Upcoming Events! Sunday the 15th of January is World Snow Day!
The History of World Snow Day!
World snow day is celebrated on the third Sunday in January each year; the inaugural celebration started in 2012. World Snow Day, however, was the second phase of the FIS campaign to get more kids involved with snow sports. The first phase, which was called ‘Bring Children to the Snow’, began five years earlier.
The International Ski Federation
The International Ski Federation (also known as FIS—from their official French title, Fédération internationale de ski et de snowboard) is the organization that founded World Snow Day. The FIS was begun back in 1910, when delegates from ten different countries got together in Norway. Now the world’s foremost governing body for Olympic events such as skiing and snowboarding, the International Ski Federation includes at least 180 groups of different national skiing organizations.
The purpose of World Snow Day is to encourage families to make lasting memories with their children, as well as to offer opportunities for kids to have experiences with winter sports like snowboarding and skiing.
DID YOU KNOW THAT…?
The International Ski Federation established this celebration in 2007 with the goal of bringing families and people in general to the Snow and informing about the benefits of snow sports, the importance of a responsible practice and the need for being respectful and preserving the environment.
SKI RESORTS NEAR BARCELONA?
Either if you practice ski or snowboard, we bring you the main ski resorts to enjoy. Lets have them sorted by distance, from closer to further, right?
LA MOLINA – MASELLA
These two resorts make a total de 111 km of slopes and are linked by lifts; therefore, users can enjoy both resorts with the same pass. The La Molina - Masella ski resort is in the Spanish Pyrenees near the French border only 2hr drive north of Barcelona. Andorra is only around 70km to the west of the resort, but driving time is 1-1½hr. Toulouse in France is 190km to the north or 2½ - 3hr drive.
BOÍ TAÜLL
This resort is located within the Natural Park of Aigües Tortes, in the Valley of Boí, in Lleida. Boi Taull, in Spain, is a medium sized ski resort with 16 ski lifts (7 chair lifts, 9 surface lifts) that offers skiers an impressive 725 metres (2375 feet) of vertical descent. Boi Taull has 988 acres of terrain over 52 pistes with a total length of 43 kilometers (27 miles). Boi Taull is suitable for all skiers and snowboarders. There are 11 kilometers (7 miles) of cross country ski trails at Boi Taull. The nearest airport is at Barcelona and the nearest train station to Boi Taull is at La Pobla de Segur.
PORT AINÉ
There is a shuttle bus from Barcelona to this ski resort. It is located in the town of Rialp, in the Lleida Pyrenees, at the foot of Peak l’Orri (2440 meters); most of its slopes are facing north, for which they enjoy a well-earned reputation for the best snow of all Pyrenees resorts.
VALL DE NÚRIA
It is one of the most familiar and welcoming ski resorts, thanks to the service portfolio offered to the visitors in the middle of the mountains. The average snowfall forecast during week 2 of January for Vall de Núria is 10 cm. There are typically 1.8 snowy days during this week. Vall de Nuria expected weather and snow conditions during the second week of January at the middle elevation of the ski area at 2115m, based on historical averages over the last 15 years: At this time of year the normal freezing level (2002m) is very near the mid altitude of Vall de Nuria.
At WRC we love all types of sports! We hope you enjoy this special day and are able to make use of these wonderful recommendations! Happy Holidays!.
