 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi! wondered if I could combine a few days skiing with a few days already planned in Barcelona in early Feb. 3 of us travelling. Any of you already done the trip? How long does it take? Ideas on hire companies, road conditions, all tips, in fact, gratefully received. Thanks all! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It takes 3 hours, should be lots of hire companies in the airport.
You drive out of Barcelona and go North, following a river, on a great road through a desert that will remind you of an American western movie and that will make you wonder if there will be any snow in Andorra (there will be). You pass through the capital of Andorra, Andorra La Vella, before you get to El Tarter. The Alba is a very nice Hotel there.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Doddle of a drive. Good highway, then tolled tunnel and mountains. Did it in about 3.5 hours
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Also from what I've seen good and ample parking, easy access. You'll have a great time 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I was sent a spam mail by Monarch today inviting me to fly with them to Barcelona from where I would then be able to drive to Andorra to ski in only 1.5 hours!!? 
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Thanks guys. I'll look up the Alba. Never been to Andorra before (put off by the long transfer time despise coaches). I'm abandoning the 2 planks and going as a newbie boarder this time, might even take some lessons! Is there much to do for those accompanying me (who've never skied or boarded and have ever so slightly dodgy medial cruciate ligs.)?
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whitestuff,
www.thealba.com
There's a group of us staying there at the beginning of March. Never stayed before, but have eaten there when chalet food got too much to handle
Enough to say that I want to go back!
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cheers Michelle!
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just ensure its not a national holiday as the turn the motorway into a 3 lane affair which having 3 fiat cinqicento's side by side would be a struggle they also drove like nutters which is always a worry when u are trying to return a hire car unscathed! Outside of that, as mentioned above its a great drive and shouldn't have a problem
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skinutter, judging from your location and the "characteristics" of driving around there, I'm not sure your qualification about nutters should be too much for anyone to be too concerned with 
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