Pal-Arinsal
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Pal-Arinsal

Illustrative photograph — not necessarily this resort · Gabriele Romano / Pexels
1550–2537 m 63 km Piste length 31 Lifts

Pal-Arinsal is an Andorran ski area in the parish of La Massana, with 63 km of piste between about 1,550 m and 2,540 m served by 31 lifts. It was historically part of the joint "Vallnord" brand with Ordino-Arcalís, but the two have been separately operated since around 2018–2019 (now both owned by the same corporate group as Grandvalira) — they remain physically separate, non-lift-connected ski areas, joined only by a combined "Nord Pass".

Pal-Arinsal has Andorra's one confirmed true reversible cable car, the Telefèric Arinsal-Pal, linking its two base villages.

Piste breakdown by difficulty

Green Blue Red Black
31 km 24 km — km — km

True cable cars (aerial tramways)

Gondolas and chairlifts are listed above under Notable lifts. These are specifically two-station reversible aerial tramways — a distinct lift type.

Telefèric Arinsal-Pal

Coll de la Botella (Pal side) → Port Negre (Arinsal side)
Built 2001

Resort map

Verified locations only: the resort area and its named cable car stations. We don't have precise coordinates for individual accommodation listings, so those aren't plotted here — use the booking link in the sidebar instead.

Amenities

Ski school available
Kids programs available
Markets itself as Andorra's most family-oriented resort

Notable lifts

Lift Type
Telefèric Arinsal-Pal cable car (reversible aerial tramway)
50 passengers/cabin, 2,414 m line, opened 2001, Doppelmayr.
Telecabina de La Massana gondola
16 passengers/cabin, bicable, opened 2004.
Josep Serra chairlift
High-speed detachable, 6 passengers, opened 2008.
Port Negre chairlift
High-speed detachable, 6 passengers, opened 2023.
El Cubil chairlift
High-speed detachable, 6 passengers, opened 2007.

Equipment shops nearby

What the sources say

Every note below is drawn from the resort's own or an independent official publication.

Pal-Arinsal and Ordino-Arcalís are treated as two distinct resorts on this site, not one combined "Vallnord" — they have been separately operated since 2018-2019, each with its own site and phone number, despite now sharing an ultimate corporate owner.
Summit altitude has a minor cross-source discrepancy (2,537 m vs 2,560 m) — within normal margin.
Red/black piste split not separately published (8 km combined, 13%) — left null.
Night skiing not confirmed and not claimed.