Best tips for skiing in Formigal-Panticosa

If this season you consider skiing in Formigal, in the Aragonese Pyrenees, you may already know that it is the resort with the largest ski area in Spain, without considering those of the nearby Andorra, also in the Pyrenees.

Formigal is located in the Valley of Tena, in the center of the Pyrenees de Aragon, and its tracks joined to those of Subscribe make up a squiable dominio de 182 kilometers with 147 tracks total.

Buthow to go to Formigal-Panticosa? where is better to ski? where can I park? that type of tracks Is there in each area? which are the tracks for beginners?

Below you have some Useful tips for skiing in Formigal, in Aragon.

How to get to Formigal in the Aragon Pyrenees

La Formigal ski resort is north of Huesca, from where you have to go along the A-23, and when you reach Sabinanigo you have to take the A-123 that takes you to Biescas y Sallent de Gállego.

In the same valley that leads you to Formigal you will pass next to the ski resort Subscribe separated by only 14 kilometers, and with which it configures the aforementioned squiable dominio.

If you go by car from Madrid to Formigal, it will take just over five hours (477 km), and if you dare to go from Barcelona, it is four and a half hours (360 km).

After the recent opening of a new section on the N-260, from the Basque Country You can reach Formigal in less than 3 hours, and from Pamplona, ​​in two hours.

How high is the Formigal-Panticosa ski resort?

The elevations of the Formigal-Panticosa station They have a minimum height of 1.1145 meters and a maximum of 2.250 meters.

How many ski slopes are there in Formigal-Panticosa?

At Formigal-Panticosa ski area you can ski for a total of 147 tracks, which extend along four valleys.

Of them, 12 are green slopes, 36 are blue slopes, 52 are red slopes and 42 are black slopes, with a number slightly higher than that of Baqueira Beret.

How many kilometers of artificial snow slopes does Formigal-Panticosa have?

The Formigal-Panticosa station is equipped with 550 cannons with a total of 47 kilometers of artificial snow slopes.

Family leisure area in Formigal

In the family leisure area Portalet Park located in the Portalet Valley, with an area of ​​10 hectares, offers, among other attractions, dog sledding excursions, igloo construction, snowbike or sleigh trains.

How many ski lifts are there in Formigal?

In this Aragonese ski resort you have a total of 37 lifts, with 19 chairlifts (including one with 8 seats and four with 6 seats), 8 ski lifts and 10 conveyor belts.

The skiing capacity of the station is 53.500 skiers/hour.

Here you can consult all the ski rates in Formigal-Panticosa for the purchase of lump sum at ticket offices.

Best ski slopes in Formigal

The Formigal ski slopes They extend through four valleys, which you arrive at successively from the small town of Formigal.

They are all connected to each other by at least one blue and one red run, so anyone can move from one valley to another by skiing.

In all Formigal ski areas You find easy clues and, specifically, the track of the river Fridays, the one on the chairlift of two of chamois and the track Anayet They are wide and easy, highly recommended for beginners and children.

Skiing in Formigal: Sextas area

The first of the ski areas that you find is Fridays, which is the closest to the town of Formigal, from where you can get there by means of a little train. Parking is next to the road.

As the road goes up to the different areas, you will find more abundant snow and in better condition.

If there is a lot of snow, in the area of ​​the Sextas Valley It is totally advisable forest track (red), which runs between trees and offers beautiful landscapes.

But yes, there must be a lot of snow, and it is also better to go first thing in the morning because they usually close in the afternoon when the snow is scarce.

In that same area of Fridays you have the Tres Hombres track, which is where the competitions are held.

With a very significant slope, if the slopes are very frozen you will find yourself facing a wall that is very difficult to pass; There is an alternative detour to avoid it, but you have to be careful because it is not well signposted.

Skiing in Formigal: Sarrios area

In the next valley, east of Fridays, do you have chamois, where the area of ​​the great falls stands out, and where the snow park, with railings and other attractions for users of the snow.

It is an area where several red slopes descend in parallel along the slope and are accessed by skids.

Skiing in Formigal: Anayet area

At Anayet Valley, the star track is known as Anayet, a very wide blue, easy, but with some interesting slope.

It is a slope that everyone likes, regardless of whether you ski well or badly.

Skiing in Formigal: Portalet area

The last valley you find is portals, already next to the border with France.

It is the least familiar and is where you can practice the ski retrack, a towing system by which a snow plow lifts several skiers up a slope that can only be accessed in this way.

If there is virgin snow, that is the best area of ​​the Formigal station for the skiers with the best level, because the virgin snow accumulates. But yes, it is a difficult area, only for expert skiers.

An obvious piece of advice before you go is to know if there is snow in Formigal, and how many tracks are open…and which are they.

Where to park in Formigal: best parking

When you arrive at Formigal, you find a roundabout with the detour to the town of Formigal, access to the first of the car parks, the Fridays, or the road towards France and the other car parks and ski areas.

Each valley has its own parking lot, and, in order, you find the ones in Fridays, chamois, Anayet y portals.

In the first (Fridays) and the last (portals), he car park you find it next to the road; In the other two you have to turn off the road.

Of the latter you should know that for get on chamois, the second parking lot of the station, you have to ascend a mini pass, which when it is very snowy can be dangerous, so it is sometimes closed because it has complicated curves.

Also, if it is snowing, the car can skid. Without a doubt it is the most complicated area to access from the Formigal station.

On the other hand, the other parking lots the one you have to deviate from the road, the one Anayet, has good access, there are very few curves and it is easy to get to.

In total, in Formigal there are 6.000 parking spaces at the foot of the slopes. You should also know that there is a bus (Sky Bus) that links all the areas of the Formigal station.

Where to look for a hotel or apartment in Formigal-Panticosa

Considering your accommodation is a getaway, below are some useful tips on where to look for hotels and apartments for skiing in Formigal.

In this article you find information with the advantages and disadvantages of staying in the different towns near this ski resort in the Aragonese Pyrenees.