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I have two days in the area, weekend 15th/16th April. Will have been in soldeu all week, and am thinking about going somewhere else within a couple of hours (have car) for the weekend. Not at all familiar with the Pyrenees- anyone have suggestions for the better resorts around there late in the season?
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The snow may well be awesome but check when they close the pistes. Because they close them when they say they will, regardless of how much snow there is (my brother once called me in mid May to tell me he was snowboarding down the middle of the street in Soldeu, there was so much snow coming down. Couldn't get up the mountain though.)
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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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@pandora, any particular resorts you'd recommend?
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Seems like Masella is the only one still open after the 17th of April
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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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Masella.
Apart from Grandvalira, it's doubtful that anywhere else would be worth a special trip at that time of year. But of course, everything depends on the weather... keep an eye on the Pyrenees Snow Report thread.
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Thanks @Pyremaniac, Masella isn't too far from Soldeu either so looks like a good/or only option for now (weather permitting obviously)
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You can try Baqueira if Masella snow condition is too poor . Masella is definitively too close to Mediterranean Sea, in April you never know. Anyway, this winter we had have huge eastern storms, so it has nice snow for the moment.
Baqueira slopes are 2h15min from Soldeu (if you left your car at Cap del Port Bonaigua parking, you do not need to go to Baqueira parking itself).
Baqueira is top ranked, as GrandValira is. IMHO Masella is in a little lower rank. Anyway, in April, always check snow conditions before choosing one resort or the other
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@SergioBCN, Baqueira is closing on the 17th April
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Right but as I understood it was about the weekend before Baqueira closing
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I mean 15-16 april
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I'm looking for somewhere 16th and maybe 17th too, almost all of the resorts I contacted close that weekend and I don't really want to ski anywhere that's shutting that day or the next. Masella plan to close between 25th and 1st May so sounds like it's in a better position than the others
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I can promise you that the closing dates are not related to lack of snow (although of course it's impossible to predict the snow levels this far in advance). It's simply the economies of how the ski business works... Most people in the vicinity of the Pyrenees are thinking about the beach rather than the mountain by mid-April. There's usually metres of snow about, but enjoyed only by the ski tourers.
But I maintain that Masella is indeed a very good option, because of its due-north orientation, the shadiness of its tree-lined runs, and its great pisting and snowmaking. It'll probably have less snow than Andorra and Baquiera, but what it does have will hopefully be in acceptable shape. So FWIW I think you're making the right choice!
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Mon 27-03-17 18:58; edited 1 time in total
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Okay thanks for the info @Pyremaniac, will see how it is closer to the time. Hopefully I'll find something
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You know it makes sense.
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Ok, understood, then I concur with Pyremanic, Masella is the best option(and possibily the only one open)
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