Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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madskier27, right across Grau Roig and Soldeu....all reds
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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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madskier27, from what I can remember the blacks are quite easy in Grandvalira, if you're confident on reds you will be fine.
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Thanks guys. I noticed Soldeu had some longer looking reds and blues, so might head over that way.
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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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IIRC it goes all over to Encamp(?), but it's pretty much all the same. JMO.
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madskier27, ski all over, all the runs are manageable for most.
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madskier27, if you're comfortable on reds, just get out there and explore the whole resort in your first couple of days to find the bits you like. It's a big space but easy to orient yourself on since it's 5 or 6 parallel and relatively short valleys.
Grandvalira's a great resort for the level you're at. Some of my favourite easier reds include Serrat Pinos and Pla de les Pedres in the Encamp sector (basically the valley between Grou Roig and Soldeu); in that valley there's also a sort of winding natural "halfpipe" blue piste called Riu de les Solanelles which is fun. Fun harder reds include the ones going down through the trees towards Soldeu village, and the ones coming down from the highest peak above El Tarter (called Tossa de la Llosada). Whilst you're at that end of the resort, try out the new red called Isards from the new Emcampadana lift, which also serves some great off-piste itineraries (which used to have to be hiked to or dragged to by the tractor). Oi remember when it were all just fields...
The steepest pistes are in Pas and on the Pas side of Grou Roig, but I've never found them to have much character. The longest runs are on the Soldeu-Tarter side.
In other seasons I would say that Grandvalira is a great place to start (or continue) learning off-piste. In years with less snow and with many consecutive days without snowfall it's pretty safe all over. This year though, the Pyrenees is getting dumped on, the snow levels are better than usual at this time of year, and the avalanche warnings are higher. Be careful. If you don't know what that means, then stick to the very shallow stuff such as that "halfpipe" valley.
Like everywhere in the Spanish and Andorran Pyrenees, the food on the hill is not typically great, but you should have lunch at the cabin on the red run Camí de Pessons (Grou Roig) which is chilled out with a nice view and decent pizzas.
Enjoy.
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Good call Pyremaniac, Riu de les Solanelles was one of my favourite runs when we were there, spent most of one afternoon messing about round there
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Thanks for the help everyone!
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