Formigal Ski Resort

Formigal-Panticosa
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Location	Pyrenees, Tena Valley, Huesca, Aragon,  Spain
Nearest major city	Sabiñánigo
Coordinates	42°46′30″N 0°22′19″W / 42.775°N 0.372°W / 42.775; -0.372
Vertical	740 m (2,430 ft)
Top elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Base elevation	1,510 m (4,950 ft)
Skiable area	176 km (109 mi)
Trails	90
Longest run	4 km (2.5 mi)
Lift system	11 chairlifts, 7 ski tows, 4 magic carpets
Terrain parks	2
Snowmaking	34 km (20 mi), 550 cannons
Night skiing	1 piste
Website	formigal.com

Formigal (Spanish: [foɾmiˈɣal] ^ⓘ), officially Aramón Formigal-Panticosa, is a ski resort in the Aragon Pyrenees of northeastern Spain, near the town of Sallent de Gallego in the upper Tena Valley in the province of Huesca. The nearest international airports are in Zaragoza, Spain and Lourdes, France.

Formigal-Panticosa has 182 km (113 mi) of marked pistes. The highest point is Tres Hombres peak at 2,250 m (7,380 ft) above sea level, with a vertical drop of 740 m (2,430 ft); the majority of its slopes face north and northeast.

The base of the resort is a purpose-built town which includes several hotels and apartments at 1,500 m (4,920 ft). From there an 8-seat chairlift provides the main access for the resort. Prior to 2004 this access was provided by a gondola, informally called "El huevo" (The egg) by its users. The resort itself occupies five different high mountain valleys, defining three sectors: Tres Hombres (Sextas), Izas-Sarrios, Anayet, El Portalet and "Panticosa". Each valley is accessible by car and a bus service, with a parking and service area at its base from where the chair lifts depart.

Formigal-Panticosa hosted the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in 2008, held in late February.^[1][2]

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  Former Formigal logo
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  Sallent de Gállego

Most of the resort's 37 lifts are modern and of high capacity:

• 1 eight-seat chairlift
• 1 eight-seat cable car
• 5 six-seat chairlifts
• 9 four-seat chairlifts
• 3 two-seat chairlift
• 10 carpet lifts
• 10 ski lifts

The resort offers a variety of terrain on 147 pistes:

•   - 12 beginner
•   - 36 easy
•   - 52 intermediate
•   - 42 expert
• 5 Route
• 1 Snowpark

• 8 restaurants
• 2 ski school
• 2 snow gardens for children
• 2 kindergarten
• 5 ski hiring stores

• Official website
• Spain.info - national tourism site - Formigal ski resort - (in English)
• Ski Map.org - trail map - Formigal - 2009
• The Telegraph - video - Formigal in Spain