Aransa, opened in 1986, is a
Catalan ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area–a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North Am ...
located in
Arànser, municipality of
Lles de Cerdanya.
Surrounded by the mountains of Tossa Plana de Lles at and Pic de Sirvent at , the resort is in the basin where the Lakes of the Pera pitch to
Segre River
The Segre ( ; ) is a river tributary to the Ebro (''Ebre'' in Catalan) with a basin comprising territories across three states: France, Andorra, and Spain.
The river Segre, known to Romans and Greeks as Sicoris, and to the Arabs of Al-Andalus ...
.
There are of trails for
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ...
located from in elevation.
*Green circuit: 5 km
*Blue circuit: 7.5 km
*Red circuit: 10 km
*Black circuit: 5 km
*Ride circuit: 8 km
The red circuit, El Mirador, reaches the highest point with an excellent view on the ''
comarques
The comarques of Catalonia (singular ''comarca'', , ), often referred to in English as counties, are an administrative division of Catalonia. Each comarca comprises a number of municipalities, roughly equivalent to a county in the United States. ...
'' of
Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell () is a ''comarca'' (county) in the Alt Pirineu region, in Catalonia, Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de ...
and
Cerdanya
Cerdanya (; , ; , ) or often La Cerdanya is a natural region, natural comarca and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain. Historically it was one of the Catalan counties, counties of Catalonia.
Cerdanya has a ...
and over the Cadí Range.
External links
Official website
{{Ski resorts in Catalonia
Ski areas and resorts in Catalonia