Ski Resort Guide: Pas de la Casa

Pas de la Casa is a purpose-built ski resort situated on the French border at the foot of the largest ski area in Andorra, a collection of concrete-box style apartment blocks and hotels, with most accommodation conveniently placed near the main slopes

The lift system extends from Pas over three adjacent valleys. The furthest from Pas has nothing but a lift station, but in the attractively wooded middle one is Grau Roig, which acts as the access point for day visitors arriving by road, it also makes a good base.

The local slopes are on a high, treeless, north/south ridge, with Pas de la Casa on the east side and Grau Roig on the west. To the south of Grau Roig, towards the head of the valley, is Mont Malus, a small wooded area served by a drag lift with a couple of reds and a black run through the trees. To the west of Grau Roig, a quad chair goes up to a ridge from which pistes lead into the next valley and lifts from there up to the Colada d'Enradort (2447m) and the Funicamp top station - connected to the village of Encamp by a 6km gondola. 6km of new off-piste runs (not trailed or marked), down to the gondola mid-station are now in place. The link with Soldeu also starts here, although two separate ski passes are needed.

Experts will find little to challenge them, but the black runs heading back to the resort, including the Slalom, are of a steep pitch and can be bumpy. The black run down from the top of the Mont Malus drag can be good.

Intermediates will far better, with plenty of top-to-bottom reds and blues on the main ridge.

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