Formigal, a ski resort in the heart of Huesca

ByTravesía Pirenaica
View of Formigal ski resort from the Collado piste / Photo: Willtron (Wikimedia commons)
View of Formigal ski resort from the Collado piste / Photo: Willtron (Wikimedia commons)

Formigal is the major resort in the Aragonese Pyrenees. With an area of 2,300 hectares, it encompasses four Pyrenean valleys (Tres Hombres/Sextas, Izas/Sarrios, Anayet and Portalet) and offers 137 skiable kilometres, with no less than 38 black and 33 red pistes, as well as 19 blue and 7 green ones. It is part of the Aramón group.

This huge ski area, which is accessed via four separate parking areas linked by free transport, also has a wide range of gastronomic and leisure facilities, with more than 25 places to eat or have a bite to eat between meals - at somewhat high prices, of course - as well as two children's gardens and a sledging area where you can take the kids to enjoy while you ski or relax in the sun.

If you are tired of going to the same places on holiday, you don't have to worry any more. You should know that there is a wide variety of options, especially in the Pyrenees. If you want to know one of the best destinations you can choose for your skiing trip is the ski resort of Aramon Formigal. In this place you will not only be able to enjoy skiing, but you will also be able to enjoy all the advantages that this place has to offer and spend a different kind of time with a touch of total relaxation.

This resort is located near the municipality of Sallent Gallego, in the Tena Valley. This small place has a geological history, as it rises in the valley formerly known as "Tres Hombres", which is now called Crestas. To the north it borders the neighbouring country: France.

If you are a fan of nature and above all of skiing, do not hesitate for a second to visit Formigal, although in Spain and in the Pyrenees there are many ski resorts, this one is currently one of the largest in the world. Pyrenees. It is specialised for all the different snow sports, its ski slopes have an extension of 137 kilometres. It also has a toboggan run, a toboggan run and a rackets And if you like adventure and the extreme, you can attend the off-piste events.

In addition to all of the above, it is impossible to miss some of its tracks, such as: Tubers, Snow Park and Video Slalom.

The resort offers lessons for beginner skiers, sale, rental, maintenance and restoration of all necessary skiing equipment and of course, an important point such as medical services.

Surely you are thinking of that family member who doesn't like sports, or doesn't like snow. This little frozen paradise not only offers fun for snow sports fans, but also for those people, who are fond of gastronomy and relaxation.

Another feature that makes it a very convenient place is that a children's playground has been installed, so that the youngest members of the family can enjoy themselves in the same way as their parents or older siblings.

When visiting Formigal, one should not forget to be careful, both with the environment and with the ecology of the place.

Useful data

  • Km skiable: 137.
  • Tracks: 97 (38 black, 33 red, 19 blue and 7 green).
  • Ski lifts: 21, including an 8-seater chairlift.
  • Maximum altitude: 2,250 m.
  • Minimum altitude: 1,510 m.
  • Day pass price: 42 € (half day, from 1 p.m.: 34 €; afternoon, from 2.30 p.m.: 16.50 €).