Andorra Ski Resorts Grandvalira Close Record-Breaking Season with 2.38M Ski Days

Andorra's ski resorts under Grandvalira Resorts closed the 2025-2026 winter season with their strongest performance since the group's formation, recording 2,382,805 ski days sold—a 2.7% increase over the previous year. Overall revenue rose 4.25%, driven by exceptional snow conditions that delivered historic accumulations across the domains.

Grandvalira sold 1,731,747 ski days, up 1.8% despite operating for 124 days, 10 fewer than last season. This marked the resort's best post-Covid winter and third-highest in its history. Pal Arinsal saw the largest gain at 9.1%, with 460,788 ski days sold. Ordino Arcalís recorded 193,322 passages—including holders of Andorra Pass and Nord Pass—down 3.7% due to nine full weather-related closures, though it achieved a single-day record of 3,764 skiers on 21 February and ran for 137 days from 27 November to 12 April.

Abundant snowfall played a key role, with Pal Arinsal hitting a 22-year accumulation high, Ordino Arcalís its second-best ever at 8.64 metres, and Grandvalira its fourth-best in 35 years at 716 centimetres. This kept nearly all runs open most days, boosting occupancy through advance sales and international markets. Ski and snowboard schools grew 9.7% group-wide (8-8.6% individually), restaurants 1.5%, season passes reached 22,889 users (up 8%, with 6.3% more usage), and Plus+ passes rose 11%.

Challenges included adverse weather over 10 of 18 weekends (20 at Ordino Arcalís), costing 18,000 last-minute Saturday ski days, and 55 days of disruptions on the RN-20 access road from France. A major landslide shut it for 37 days from late January to early March, plus six days for weather forecasts and 12 for farmer protests, leading to an estimated 50,000 lost ski days in Grandvalira's Pas de la Casa sector—hitting short-stay French visitors hardest, with one-day lift tickets at tills down 28% in February.

Visitor origins shifted toward internationals: US and Latin American markets up 40% since 2023-2024, boosted by Ikon Pass integration (5,500 days sold, +57%). Spaniards made up 52% (Catalans 25%, Valencians/Aragonese/Balearics 17%), Britons 17%, Portuguese 6% (up), French 6% (down), and Andorrans 11%. Digital sales climbed 6%, app users hit nearly 380,000 (+85.6%), with a new mobile lift pass introduced.

Ordino Arcalís ended on 12 April amid rain and poor visibility but drew loyal skiers, as noted by director Israel Ramonet, who called the snow-rich season positive despite closures. Resorts now gear up for summer, opening Tristaina Solar Viewpoint accesses on 6 June and full activities—like Pal Arinsal's Bike Park, Grandvalira's Mon(t) Magic Family Park, Soldeu golf, Pessons Lake restaurant, 100km e-bike trails, and Funicamp 4x4 tours—from 20 June.