It comes alive in the winter months as a ski town, and is part of the Grand Valira ski resort, the largest in the Pyrenees with 205 km (127 mi) of ski runs.[1] According to The Sunday Times, Soldeu is one of the three best budget skiing resorts in Europe.[2] The ski area links to Encamp, Canillo, El Tarter, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa. The Soldeu Ski School has a large number of native English speaking instructors and has won awards for the quality of its tuition.
The village is at an elevation of 1,710 metres (5,610 ft) above sea level and the top of the ski area is at 2,580 m (8,465 ft). The gondola from the village rises to 2,250 m (7,380 ft), where the ski and board schools as well as restaurants are located. From there, it is possible to ski to the top of the El Tarter gondola or the village of El Tarter itself via the blue-rated 'gall de bosc' run.
The village has various hotels, bars, restaurants, as well as ski and snowboard shops. It is more family orientated than neighbouring Pas de la Casa. The native language is Catalan.
World Cup racingedit
Soldeu hosted World Cup alpine events for the first time in February 2012. Three women's races were scheduled, two giant slaloms and a slalom. The additional GS was due to a cancellation at Courchevel in mid-December,[3][4] but was also cancelled at Soldeu due to extremely high winds on Friday.[5] Women's races were hosted again in 2016: a super-G and a combined in late February.
The World Cup finals (nine events) of 2019 were held Soldeu in mid-March. There is also a possibility to host Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics with other events in nearby European countries in 2030 or later.
^S Newsom (2009). Three of the best budget resorts—Europe's top ski resorts are hideously expensive—but we have a solution, The Sunday Times, 4 October 2009. (Last accessed 2009-10-08)
^worldcupsoldeu.com - 2012 World Cup races - accessed 2012-01-31
soldeu, catalan, pronunciation, sulˈdew, village, resort, andorra, pyrenees, mountains, located, parish, canillo, july, 2010location, andorracoordinates, 57694, 66722, 57694, 66722country, andorraparishcanilloelevation1, population, 2012, total1, class, notpag. Soldeu Catalan pronunciation sulˈdew is a village and ski resort in Andorra in the Pyrenees mountains located in the parish of Canillo SoldeuSoldeu in July 2010SoldeuLocation in AndorraCoordinates 42 34 37 N 1 40 2 E 42 57694 N 1 66722 E 42 57694 1 66722Country AndorraParishCanilloElevation1 710 m 5 610 ft Population 2012 Total1 109 Soldeuclass notpageimage Location in Europe Contents 1 Overview 2 World Cup racing 3 References 4 External linksOverview edit nbsp The town and ski resort base in March 2007 It comes alive in the winter months as a ski town and is part of the Grand Valira ski resort the largest in the Pyrenees with 205 km 127 mi of ski runs 1 According to The Sunday Times Soldeu is one of the three best budget skiing resorts in Europe 2 The ski area links to Encamp Canillo El Tarter Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa The Soldeu Ski School has a large number of native English speaking instructors and has won awards for the quality of its tuition The village is at an elevation of 1 710 metres 5 610 ft above sea level and the top of the ski area is at 2 580 m 8 465 ft The gondola from the village rises to 2 250 m 7 380 ft where the ski and board schools as well as restaurants are located From there it is possible to ski to the top of the El Tarter gondola or the village of El Tarter itself via the blue rated gall de bosc run The village has various hotels bars restaurants as well as ski and snowboard shops It is more family orientated than neighbouring Pas de la Casa The native language is Catalan World Cup racing editSoldeu hosted World Cup alpine events for the first time in February 2012 Three women s races were scheduled two giant slaloms and a slalom The additional GS was due to a cancellation at Courchevel in mid December 3 4 but was also cancelled at Soldeu due to extremely high winds on Friday 5 Women s races were hosted again in 2016 a super G and a combined in late February The World Cup finals nine events of 2019 were held Soldeu in mid March There is also a possibility to host Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics with other events in nearby European countries in 2030 or later References edit Grandvalira Soldeu Grandvalira grandvalira com 2011 S Newsom 2009 Three of the best budget resorts Europe s top ski resorts are hideously expensive but we have a solution The Sunday Times 4 October 2009 Last accessed 2009 10 08 worldcupsoldeu com 2012 World Cup races accessed 2012 01 31 FIS Alpine com 2012 Soldeau races accessed 2012 01 31 Ski Racing com Strong winds cancel women s World Cup GS in Andorra slalom rescheduled 2012 02 10External links edit nbsp Media related to Soldeu el Tarter at Wikimedia Commons Official website of Grandvalira Soldeu Andorra 42 34 37 N 1 40 02 E 42 57694 N 1 66722 E 42 57694 1 66722 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soldeu amp oldid 1190347464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
