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Pas de la Casa Ski Resort

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IntermediatesNoAprès skiNo
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Introduction:

The combination of skiing at a snowsure altitude and duty-free shopping has made Pas de la Casa a popular ski destination. The resort has been a spectacular success over its 50-year history, and a drag lift has since been installed by the high border crossing with France. In recent years, however, the tide of customers has to some extent switched, with people now heading out of Andorra for some now lower-priced goods and services in France, rather than vice versa.

In 2004, Pas de la Casa ski resort merged with Soldeu to form the giant Grandvalira area, the largest in the Pyrenees and one of the world's 50 largest resorts, with nearly 200km (125 miles) of piste linked by a state-of-the-art high-speed lift network.

Today, Pas de la Casa is officially just another part of Grandvalira and, despite a gradual move upmarket, it maintains its strong independent identity and reputation as a base for hardcore snow fans and après-ski devotees.

Location:

Pas de la Casa ski resort is part of the Grandvalira ski area, which takes up much of the northeastern half of the small principality of Andorra. Andorra is sandwiched between Spain to the west and France to the east in the Pyrenean mountains and is about 160km (100 miles) north of the Mediterranean Sea.

Website:
www.grandvalira.com

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