Pas de la Casa

Not ideal for families, long transfer (over 3 hours), resort one of those that's built up the side of the mountains rather than one in the valley that's all level, so lots of uphill walking to do, which is exhausting when you first arrive as you're not used to the altitude - it kills the lungs & legs, though by the end of the week it's not really a problem!! If you're a first time skier be careful which accommodation you choose as it can be a long and uncomfortable walk to the beginner slopes & ski school meeting points if you've never skied before, not too bad if you can ski as you can get on to the slope fairly easily and ski over to the meeting point. If the ...  Read the complete review

This was my first experience of skiing and I can safely say that I will be going again (but not back to Pas de la Casa). It has been described as the Ibiza on Snow and as a general indication of what you can expect this is not far wrong. The facilities are fine. Plentiful chair lifts, good runs up and over the main resort into neighbouring resorts and the snow is pretty reliable. I was lucky to have gorgeous weather there in March which certianly made the experience a delight. Lessons are widely available and all the instructors speak English. Mine (Ricard) was a true character and a joy to learn with. Others were more fierce and less understanding ...  Read the complete review

Pas de La Casa Mexican Night - Advantages: None - Disadvantages: Poor Food, Poor Drink, Poor Night

I'm lying back in a deckchair. Beside me is the love of my life of over 25 years. between us is a table. On the table are two glasses of beer. The deckchairs are on a sundeck facing south. from the sundeck can be seen a panorama of spectacular mountain peaks, below which are miles of perfect snow. the sun pours down on us from a startling blue cloudless sky. I am forced by the heat to strip down to my tee-shirt. And I think, "Life doesn't get much better than this!". So, where is this paradise? we are in Andorra. specifically, this suntrap is outside La Solanelles panoramic restaurant at the top of the gondola up from Encamp which ...  Read the complete review

You know how it is at Christmas. Will we go to your parents or mine? Will we have everyone around to our house or have a nice quiet time on our own? This year we decided to give all the relatives the brush off and head for the snow. We wanted to be guaranteed a proper festive scene but where to go? At this time of year everywhere with any sort of decent snowfall and a bit of an incline becomes a ski resort. We had no real passion for the idea of sliding down a mountain with two narrow strips of mdf strapped to our feet but what the hell, we decided that we would give it a try. A quick look on the net revealed an excellent website. SkiMcNeill.com ...  Read the complete review