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Ordino-Arcalis

Ski resort · Andorra

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Ordino-Arcalis is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-6°C
Wind
5 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-6°C
Wind
5 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-5°C
Wind
6 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
3 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
4 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
12 kn

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
2°C
Wind
5 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 2,628 mvillage 1,938 m
  • 27 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 SMA.

Forecast and score for each day at Ordino-Arcalis
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-5°Cwind, 10 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-6°Cwind, 5 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor2 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-6°Cwind, 5 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor2 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-5°Cwind, 6 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 3 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 4 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 12 knots
Mon 9Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°Cwind, 5 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

best in Mar

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,938 mMid2,283 mTop2,628 mColdestat the top
Novnone0.1 m0.1 m-5°C
Dec0.2 m0.3 m0.3 m-6°C
Jan0.2 m0.5 m0.5 m-8°C
Feb0.4 m0.8 m0.8 m-6°C
Mar0.3 m0.6 m0.6 m-6°C
Aprnone0.4 m0.4 m-2°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

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 Ordino-Arcalis

Žába loves winter and skiing - panoramio
Near Ordino-Arcalis, 1 km away. Photo: žába, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Andorra2008
Near Ordino-Arcalis. Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ordino-Arcalis

Village 1,938 m.

A ski resort with its village at 1,938 m and its top at 2,628 m. It has 27 km of runs and 11 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 688 m, from 2,628 m to 1,940 m. For beginners and families: 41% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 3 km of black, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.8 m at the top (2,628 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Arinsal. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

The ski area

Runs from 1,940 m to 2,628 m: 688 m of vertical. 27 km of runs and 11 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Ordino-Arcalis.

Runs
Beginner (green)5.6 km
Easy (blue)5.2 km
Intermediate (red)13 km
Advanced (black)0.5 km
Expert0.7 km
Ski routes and freeride1.7 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars1
Chairlifts4
Drag lifts5
Magic carpets1

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

41% of the km of runs are green or blue.

No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.

The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.

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$1,590–US$2,770 each

about US$1,590–US$2,770 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LEU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Lift pass5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we priceabout US$435–US$583
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$174–US$295
Totalabout US$1,590–US$2,770

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

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Closest

Arinsal

about 15 min by car · 21 places to stay

See 21 places to stay in Arinsal · Booking.com

About Arinsal its beds, food and every spot near it

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 17h 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.