Astun, Spain

Astun ski holidays

Established in 1971 the Spanish ski resort Astun lies at 1700 metres altitude in the Huesca region of the Spanish Pyrenees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2300m the area is not snow sure. Over 115 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 13.2km of trails, which equates to around 7 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Astun is Pamplona at a distance of 138km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to April.

SNO-man says

The futuristic and fully-equipped purpose-built centre is located in a treeless valley above Candanchu. One of the unsuccessful candidates for the 2002 Winter Olympics and put in a bid for 2010, there is a slalom stadium and ski jump at resort.

Alpine Downhill Runs

Beginner Trails  25 runs 1.5km	51%	Intermediate Trails  13 runs 12.9km	40%
Advanced Trails  22 runs 17.1km	45%	Expert Trails  9 runs 7.5km	15%

49 pistes and trails means approximately 39km of runs. 14 Astun lifts have capacity to transport 16300 per hour. The longest run in the Spanish ski resort is over 6km.

Of the 14 ski lifts, 10 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Astun is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 100 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

9 apres ski bars 6 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Climbing, Fishing, Shooting, Ski Jump.

Main Ski School in Astun

Astun ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Escuela de Esqui Y Snowboard de Astun and has ? teachers teaching in French, Spanish and taking students from a minimum age of 4.? ? 373289

Astun for beginners         gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Astun for intermediates  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Astun for expert skiers   gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Astun for snowboarding  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Astun

Astun snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Astun: 0km X C ski trails, Lessons available? N

Easy XC Ski Trails: 0km     Intermediate XC Trails: 0km   Difficult XC Trails: 0km

Telemark Tuittion: N     Telemark Rental 0      Paragliding schools: 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 0km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Astun

Astun snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 0 Indoor Ice Rink: 0 Balloon Flights: 0

Prepared Winter Walks: 10 Snowshoeing: 0 Hang Gliding : 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 0km Paragliding schools: 0

Astun non skiing facilities also include Climbing, Fishing, Shooting, Ski Jump.