Candanchu
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Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the upper Aragon Valley of the western Pyrenees (province of Huesca, Spain). The name of the area is a corruption of "Camp d'Anjou" as this was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty. This is also located near the road on the historical Camino de Santiago.
The resort
It has 59 km of marked pistes, it's one of the earliest developed resorts of the Pyrenees, it's one of the favourite resorts of King Juan Carlos I. It's known by its very difficult steep pistes, like the one called Tubo Zapatilla. The highest point is La Tuca peak, 2400 m AMSL, with a vertical drop of 900 m.The base of the resort is a purpose-built town which includes several hotels and apartments and is situated at 1500 m AMSL. From there the main chair lifts provide access for the resort. The resort itself occupies two different high mountain valleys, defining two sectors: Pista Grande - El Tobazo, and La Tuca. The first one is the lower sector where the main town and the parking are situated, the upper La Tuca valley is accessed from there using a chair lift.
Candanchú offers a joint ski pass with the neighbouring resort of Astún.
Lifts
Almost all of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity, the resort has:
- 6 chair lifts.
- 18 ski tows.
Pistes
The resort offers 51 pistes of different difficulties:
- ██ 10 begginners.
- ██ 11 easy.
- ██ 18 intermediate.
- ██ 12 expert.
Services
- 6 restaurants.
- 1 skiing school, Spain's oldest.
- 1 snow gardens for children.
- 1 kindergarten
- 5 ski hiring stores.
External link
- http://www.candanchu.com - Official resort site.
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