Where others suffer hardships with snow, the Massana station celebrates this Carnival weekend in style, with a wide range of activities and 100% of the ski lifts open
More than 60 days in a row in which Vallnord – Pal Arinsal opens the station 100%. This Carnival weekend won’t be an exception, it will also do so with the total opening of its facilities. In total, they will make available to customers 47 tracks, 27 in Pal and 19 in Arinsal, as well as all 31 lifts. Currently, skiers can enjoy some snow thickness ranging from 100 centimetres of snow at low elevation and 150 at high altitude. Also, the cable car that connects Pal with Arinsal will be available to all skiers at the station.
If you do not know Vallnord Pal Arinsal, here we leave you a video (2017), with which you will get an idea of how you will spend this year’s Carnival parties:
La Capa, the longest black track with a slope of 1000 meters, has been open since December 26, 2019, an almost record opening with a total of 11,000 passages and fantastic conditions. The Snowpark will also have its doors open with the 3 levels: initiation, intermediate and expert.
Activities to enjoy the carnival in the snow
In alternative activities the 13 activities will also be available for those who want it. This weekend, in the Pal sector, customers can find inflatables for the little ones and at the same time, all the activities opened. These are the best options to enjoy the snow without skiing. The sled park, one of the favorite activities of the little ones, will also be open in Pal and Arinsal throughout the week. As for the Skimo circuits, Vallnord – Pal Arinsal will have 4 open and the racket circuits, there will be 4 as well.
In gastronomy, 100% of the restaurants in the station will be open to all customers. In total, up to 13 restaurants will be available during the day with several options to choose from. Sandwiches and hamburgers and more elaborate menus or dishes à la carte, there are many choices. But the gastronomic options do not end in the day but Vallnord – Pal Arinsal is committed to the high mountain dinners available in the restaurants of Pla de la Cot, Coll de la Botella and Xalet Igloo.
If you want to know the forecast they have for this weekend in Vallnord Pal-Arinsal, take a look at the quadrant they have sent us, it looks great!

Carnival in Vallnord Pal-Arinsal
Vallnord – Pal Arinsal is strongly committed to holding track events. On this occasion, he also joins Carnival, a very lively holiday.
This year, the station does it with a new digital lottery. In order to participate, users must register in the SkiAndBike APP of Vallnord – Pal Arinsal and vote the department they like best.
The online participation will be on February 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and among all the people who have voted, they can win 1 day pass for two people, 1 dinner for two people in the Pla de la Cot or Xalet Igloo or 1 Ski & Bike sweatshirt. But as always, the station invites everyone to come in disguise to enjoy a few different days.
Buy your ski passes online and forget about queues
These high season days and being the strongest time, Vallnord – Pal Arinsal recommends that all customers avoid queues in the collection of ski passes. The online purchase offers many benefits to the skier public. All reservations made more than 48 hours in advance enjoy a 15% discount on their day pass and reservations made with 24 hours in advance, a 10% discount .
The receipt received by the skier, may be included 24 hours a day in any of the ski vending machines located at the accesses of the station and thus save time.
In total, the station has 7 ski pass machines. Go to one of them and save yourself the wait for your ski pass and just worry about skiing.