Masella, Spain

Masella ski holidays

Established in 1967 the Spanish ski resort Masella lies at 1600 metres altitude in the Catalonia region of the Spanish Pyrenees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2537m the area is snow sure. Over 686 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 49km of trails, which equates to around 55 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Masella is Barcelona at a distance of 148km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Their 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

Beginner Trails  15 runs 17km	15%	Intermediate Trails  31 runs 33km	20%
Advanced Trails  35 runs 37km	32%	Expert Trails  13 runs 13km	48%

94 pistes and trails means approximately 117km of runs. 28 Masella lifts have capacity to transport 26413 per hour. The longest run in the Spanish ski resort is over 7km.

Of the 28 ski lifts, 8 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Masella is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 2 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 1 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.

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 ?.

Main Ski School in Masella

Masella ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Escola d'Esqui Masella and has 90 teachers teaching in Catalan, English, French, German, Spanish and taking students from a minimum age of 3.? ? 890145

Masella for beginners         gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Masella for intermediates  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Masella for expert skiers   gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Masella for snowboarding  gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Masella

Masella snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

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

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

Telemark Tuittion: Y     Telemark Rental 0      Paragliding schools: 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 0km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Masella

Masella snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 1 Indoor Ice Rink: 1 Balloon Flights: 1

Prepared Winter Walks: 40 Snowshoeing: 1 Hang Gliding : 0

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

Masella non skiing facilities also include ?.