Hi Cotty
Glad you like the site! Answers below...
Steve
Glad you like the site! Answers below...
- February is the busiest time, but also can be the most expensive (half term), March is great because normally lots of snow plus a bit warmer.
- Yes it's good for boarders, especially the park, plus some great places to ride between the slopes eg. down Les Marrades down to Hotel Crest. Arcalis is also well worth a visit (on the Vallnord lift pass) as they have awesome freeride areas.
- Arinsal isn't hugely testing, it's ideal for beginners, but there are some challenging slopes plus as per above you can head to Arcalis but also Pal has more options, which is linked to Arinsal by cable car.
- The ski school takes children from as young as four years for skiing group lessons (snowboarding is from 10 years).
- Food and drink varies, depending on what you want - Arinsal has everything from burgers & pizzas to steaks, tex-mex, sushi and Chinese plus loads of other options catering for all budgets. Drinks are cheap too, pints from €3-5, but lots of happy hours/discounts too.
- Apres ski is family friendly and lively, lots of live music, table football, pool, freebies, skiing videos etc. Not much on the shopping front though, but can take a bus into the city for excellent shopping (and good prices too).
Steve