Soldeu Ski Resort

Soldeu is part of the Grandvalira ski region, which also incorporates close neighbour (and former arch rival) Pas de la Casa and four other resort bases.

Although all the ski villages are well linked into the ski area and each has its own facilities, it's important to be aware that they are all a few miles apart by bus. Thus Soldeu and El Tarter, for example, which are sometimes lumped together as one resort name, are in fact two separate villages a little way apart.

The combined area has rapidly grown to be one of the world's 50 largest, with an exceptional fleet of state-of-the-art high-capacity chairlifts and swish gondolas. Despite this rapid expansion, Soldeu has maintained high environmental standards and is one of the few resorts worldwide that has adopted the ISO 14001 international environmental management system.

Soldeu ski resort has also moved dramatically upmarket, opening a selection of extremely nice hotels and other quality services. As the price of the weekly lift ticket has risen to match, it can no longer realistically be thought of as cheap - with the exception of its well-publicised duty-free shopping.