Masella spain
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Masella Spain.
Masella Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1967 the Spanish ski resort Masella lies at 2537 metres altitude in the Catalonia region of the Spanish Pyrenees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Masella ski area is snow sure. Over 686 snow cannons ensure artificial Masella snow making covers 49km of ski trails, which equates to around 55 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Masella (Spain) is Barcelona at a distance of 148km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Masella ski season runs from December to May.
SNO-man says
Linked to La Molina in the Arc 2500 area and close to the French and Andorran borders, Masella is located on the northern slope of Tosa d'Alp overlooking the Cerdanya Valley. It is located only 90 minutes from Barcelona. Off slope facilities include a discotheque, sauna, gym and heated indoor pool.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Masella Spain
Beginner Trails
 15 runs 17km |
15% |
Intermediate Trails
 31 runs 33km |
32% |
Advanced Trails
 35 runs 37km |
37% |
Expert Trails
 13 runs 13km |
13% |
Masella Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Masella Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 117km |
| total length of Masella trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Masella ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2537m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1600m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1600m |
| centre of Masella ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 935m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 935m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Masella
Skiing Masella you'll enjoy 94 pistes and trails and that means approximately 117km of ski runs. Masella lifts number 28 with the capacity to uplift 26413 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Spanish ski resort of Masella is over 7km long.
Masella Ski Area
Masella ski area has 15% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 32% intermediate, 37% advanced ski slopes and 13% for expert skiers - the most difficult Masella piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Masella after dark.
Masella for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Masella
If you snowboard Masella you'll want to know that, of the 28 ski lifts in total, 8 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Masella snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Masella snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 1 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Masella for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Masella Apres Ski
The apres ski Masella scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
12 apres ski bars 6 restaurants 1 bowling 3 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 4 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 3 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 4 horse riding 40 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 2 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Masella for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Masella Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Masella resort - ski Masella by any other name
The Spanish ski resort of Masella ski resort is also known as Tossa d'Alp and has the following common misspellings:
Masella ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Masella ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Masella ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Masella for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall