Everything about Candanch totally explained
Candanchú is a
ski resort situated near the town of
Canfranc in the upper
Aragon Valley of the western
Pyrenees (province of
Huesca,
Spain). The name of the area is a corruption of "Camp d'Anjou" as this was originally the site of a military camp of the French
Angevin dynasty. This is also located near the road on the historical
Camino de Santiago.
The resort
It has 59 km of marked
pistes, it's one of the earliest developed resorts of the Pyrenees. It's known by its very difficult steep pistes, like the one called
Tubo Zapatilla. The highest point is
La Tuca peak, 2400 m
AMSL, with a vertical drop of 900 m.
The base of the resort is a purpose-built town which includes several hotels and apartments and is situated at 1500 m
AMSL. From there the main
chair lifts provide access for the resort. The resort itself occupies two different high mountain valleys, defining two sectors:
Pista Grande - El Tobazo, and
La Tuca. The first one is the lower sector where the main town and the parking are situated, the upper
La Tuca valley is accessed from there using a chair lift.
Candanchú offers a joint ski pass with the neighbouring resort of
Astún.
Lifts
Almost all of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity, the resort has:
Pistes
The resort offers 51 pistes of different difficulties:
10 begginners.
11 easy.
18 intermediate.
12 expert.
In addition there's a 35 km cross-country ski circuit shared with the adjacent Somport resort, in France.
Services
6 restaurants.
1 skiing school, Spain's oldest.
1 snow gardens for children.
1 kindergarten
5 ski hiring stores.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Candanch'.
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