Plan your trip · Beginners
Learning to ski in Andorra
Andorra is one of the easiest places in Europe to learn: every resort has ski schools and beginner areas, and the slopes are three hours from Barcelona. Here is how to plan a first ski week without surprises.
From €356 fixed price per vehicle, not per person
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- Secure payment
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3ski areas, each with a ski school
- 9:00lifts open
- 2 h 55 - 3 h 25El Prat to the ski bases
- Licensed drivers
- Insurance included
- Invoice in your name
- GPS tracking
- Fixed price
Where to stay
A base with a beginners’ area close by
For a first week, the most useful thing is not having to carry skis far. El Tarter and Grau Roig in Grandvalira have easy slopes near the hotels; Canillo has a gondola up to a beginners’ area; Pal, above La Massana, has gentle wooded runs. See where to stay for skiing and which resort.
Pas de la Casa and Arinsal also have beginner zones, but they are livelier towns, better suited to groups of friends.
The price is live in the search box
Choose your airport and your ski base, add people, suitcases and ski bags, and book and pay on this page.
Before you go
Book lessons, hire and pass together
- Book ski school lessons before you travel: group lessons fill up in the school holiday weeks.
- Hire skis, boots and a helmet near your base, and collect them the evening you arrive; see ski hire.
- A beginner usually does not need the full area pass on the first days: check the options on the resort website and in lift passes.
- Plan the first morning with the first-day guide: lockers, lift pass collection and meeting point of the school.
The transfer
Arrive the day before your first lesson
If you land in the morning or early afternoon, you reach the base in time to collect your hire gear the same evening and start the lesson rested. Your driver tracks the flight and you have 60 minutes of free waiting from landing. Without your own skis, a suitcase each is usually enough, so a saloon or a minivan does the job: the search box shows only vehicles where everything fits.
Useful addresses
Ski schools and snow gardens
Ski school
Escola Grandvalira
Grandvalira: Encamp, Canillo, El Tarter, Soldeu, Grau Roig, Pas de la Casa
Group and private lessons in every sector. Book the week before you travel and tell us which meeting point you need in the morning.
Ski school and snow garden
Escola Pal Arinsal
Pal and Arinsal
Lessons for children and a snow garden for the youngest, a popular choice for families staying in La Massana.
Ski school, freeride and heliskiing
Escola Ordino Arcalís
Ordino Arcalís
Lessons, guided freeride and the heliskiing sold by the resort itself.
Information for our customers. We have no commercial agreement with these businesses.
Official sources
- Grandvalira · season, lifts, schools and snow report
- Pal Arinsal · season, lifts, schools and snow report
- Ordino Arcalís · season, lifts, schools and snow report
Frequently asked questions
Is Andorra good for beginner skiers?
Yes. All three ski areas have ski schools and beginner areas, and many hotels are close to easy slopes.
Do you sell ski lessons?
No. We only do the transfer. Lessons are sold by the ski schools of each resort.
Can you stop at a hire shop on the way?
A short stop can be arranged; tell us when you book.
Is the price per person or per vehicle?
Per vehicle, with tolls included. Each vehicle carries up to 8 passengers; for bigger groups the search box offers several vehicles leaving at the same time.
Do ski bags and child seats cost extra?
Yes, both are priced extras that you add in the booking, and you see the full price before paying.
Ready for the snow?
Fixed price per vehicle, tolls included. 60 minutes of free waiting at the airport and free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Completed services only. Figures rounded down and updated every hour.
Included in your fixed price
- Fixed price per vehicle, no meter, no surprises
- Tolls and parking included
- Free waiting: 60 min at the airport, 30 min at the cruise port and Sants station, 15 min at any other address
- Real-time flight tracking
- Meet & greet: driver with a name sign at arrivals
- Luggage help, no card surcharge
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