La Molina
Ski resort · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
La Molina is closed for the season on these dates.
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -4°C
- Wind
- 7 kn
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 12 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -5°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 12 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
- Coldest
- -9°C
- Wind
- 5 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 12 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -4°C
- Wind
- 7 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -6°C
- Wind
- 4 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 1 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -5°C
- Wind
- 5 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 1 cm
- Depth
- 0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -2°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 8 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 2,518 mvillage 1,651 m
- 49 km of runsevery grade
- Open December–Aprilusually
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check ICGC.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 11 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -4°C | wind, 7 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 12 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -5°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 12 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m | -9°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 12 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m | -4°C | wind, 7 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m | -6°C | wind, 4 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 1 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m | -5°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 1 cm | 0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 10 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
snow by month
Snow by month
| Month | Base1,651 m | Mid2,085 m | Top2,518 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | none | none | none | -6°C |
| Jan | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -8°C |
| Feb | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -6°C |
| Mar | none | none | none | -6°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort, its town, photos
La Molina on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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Photos of La Molina
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More skiing near here
4 places
- Masella 4.1 km away
- Estació de muntanya Vall de Núria 18 km away
- Espace Cambre d'Aze 19.1 km away
- Font-Romeu Pyrénées 2000 19.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Molina
Village 1,651 m.
A ski resort with its village at 1,651 m and its top at 2,518 m. It has 49 km of runs and 17 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 866 m, from 2,518 m to 1,652 m. For beginners and families: 53% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 5 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in January, about 0.1 m at the top (2,518 m). The town to stay in is la Molina. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort.
La Molina is a ski resort in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain, in the municipality of Alp in the comarca of Cerdanya in Girona, Catalonia. Together with Masella, it forms the Alp 2500 resort.
It is the site of the first ski lift in Spain, opened on 28 February 1943, and Spain's first ski school, which opened a year later.
From the Wikipedia article La Molina (ski resort) by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 1,652 m to 2,518 m: 866 m of vertical. 49 km of runs and 17 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for La Molina.
| Beginner (green) | 6.9 km |
|---|---|
| Easy (blue) | 19 km |
| Intermediate (red) | 18 km |
| Advanced (black) | 4.7 km |
| Gondolas and cable cars | 2 |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 8 |
| Drag lifts | 3 |
| Magic carpets | 4 |
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
53% of the km of runs are green or blue.
Within 5 km of the village:
- a ski school: Escola Catalana d'Esqui, 0.2 km
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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,610–US$2,810 each
about US$1,610–US$2,810 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LEU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$482–US$998 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$194–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we price | about US$435–US$583 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$174–US$295 |
| Total | about US$1,610–US$2,810 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About la Molina its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Masella on Booking.com
7 min by car · 3 places to stay
- Beds in Queralbs on Booking.com
31 min by car · 8 places to stay
About US$74 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 18h 10m
About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LEU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 20m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.