Aragonese Pyrenees

Aragonese Pyrenees has several ski resorts can be categorized into:
Valle de Aragon, and Astun Candanchu.
Valle de Tena in Formigal and Panticosa.
And farther Biescas Valley with Cerler as the highest point.

The first two, the valley of Aragon and Tena are receiving more visitors, both for its easily accessible and because it gives the advantage to have class 4 stations separated only by 40 km and with the advantage of have plenty of lodging and complementary tourist towns like Jaca, capital of the area, Sabinanigo, Bisecas, etc.

Cerler Biescas in the Valley is more isolated, although it is an ideal place for skiing in winter or summer holidays.

Each area, each station has its own personality and therefore it is important to know to make the right decision in each case.

Skiing in Aragon Prineo

Skiing Astun:

Astun is in Huesca, in the Aragonese Pyrenees, next to France, a few miles from Candanchu and only 30 km from Jaca. This station was established in 1976 and obtained documentation of Quality Tourism in 1999, renovandosele in 2001.

Astun is a station with a morphology that makes it particularly attractive, since it is a circus mountain sides finish all in the very center of the station, this makes it particularly suitable for both long ski descents open to snowboarding . It is one of the stations recommended for beginners.

The station has:
3 green runs of 745 meters.
14 blue with 13.1 km
22 red 17.2 km
9 black of 8.1 km
Permanent circuit skiing 4 km in the Interlaken area.

Have a reasonable operational capability for the ski area:
13 lifts with a capacity of 15780 skiers per hour.
10300 chairlifts for skiers per hour.
Lifts and tapes for 6000 skiers per hour.

Ski courses Astun

Astun has two schools:
Valley Ski School Astun found in the building in central Nevado tracks. Tel 974 373 138. Over thirty years of experience teaching skiing and its evolution, including the snowboard courses, and of course, the ski-Carving, “the technique of the third millennium.” Without neglecting the remote, cross-country skiing, the background and methods freeride. Ski School Astun
Ski and Snowboard School in Astun, In the House building in central Astun the station. 974 327 000. Offers group lessons for skiing and snowboarding weekends (4 pm Saturday and 2 on Sunday) and workshops this week to learn and improve their level of skiing, are classes of 15 hours per week spread over Monday to Friday at 3 hours . Ski group offering two-day advanced Fun-Carving skis,

Rental of material Astun

You can rent all types of material:
Carving
Snowboard
Helmets, poles, skis, boots, etc.

Skiing Candanchu:

Candanchu is in Huesca, in the Aragonese Pyrenees, very near the Somport linking Spain with France, near Astun station and only 30 km from Jaca.

Candanchu is one of the oldest ski stations of Spain, and got the Q for Quality in June 2006. Canchanchu Another important feature is the magnificent natural protection against the wind, this makes it particularly appreciated the lack of strong gusts wind even in hard days of winter.



It is an ideal destination for family ski as Candanchú has a broad base of simple tracks ideal for beginners, also the location of the cafe in track Grande allows parents to effectively control the development of their children. But his tracks are interesting for all levels of skiing:
Track is great for newcomers to the area which is accessed without mechanical means.
White Tuca advanced declines.
Tobazo for those looking for steeper slopes.
Expert skiers can try the famous Tube Trainer and Loma Verde.
And cross-country skiing, travel time between Candanchú-Le Somport at the station.

Candanchu station has:
10 green runs.
12 blue.
19 red.
12 black.
His ability to tape, chairlifts and ski lifts is estimated at 21,000 people per hour.

The station also has several restaurants, nightclubs, supermarkets and shops to complement the hard days skiing or mountain sports.

Ski courses Candanchu

Candanchu has the oldest ski school in the country, was created over 50 years.
Classes are offered in the following ways:
Alpine Skiing.
Snowboard.
Cross Country Skiing.
Telemark.
Ski Mountain.
Ski racing.
Kids Ski.

Whatever the type or level of the student, Candanchu Ski School offers the ultimate experience, material and variety of slopes to suit every student.