- Candanchú
Infobox ski area
name= Candanchú
picture= Candanchu1.jpg
caption= General view of the resort town inautumn .
location=Pyrenees ,Spain
nearest_city=Jaca
lat_degrees= 42|47|17|N|0|31|40|W
lat_minutes= 47
lat_seconds= 17
lat_direction= N
long_degrees= 0
long_minutes= 31
long_seconds= 40
long_direction= W
top_elevation= 2400 m
base_elevation= 1500 m
skiable_area= 59 km
number_trails= 51
longest_run=
liftsystem= 6 chair lifts. 18ski tow s
snowfall=
external_link= http://www.candanchu.com|Candanchú is a
ski resort situated near the town ofCanfranc in theHigh Aragon of the westernPyrenees (province of Huesca,Spain ). The name of the area is a corruption of "Camp d'Anjou" as this was originally the site of a military camp of the FrenchAngevin dynasty. This is also located near the road on the historicalCamino de Santiago .The resort
It has 59 km of marked
piste s, it's one of the earliest developed resorts of the Pyrenees. It's known by its very difficult steep pistes, like the one called "Tubo Zapatilla". The highest point is "La Tuca" peak, 2400 mAMSL , with a vertical drop of 900 m.The base of the resort is a purpose-built town which includes several hotels and apartments and is situated at 1500 m
AMSL . From there the mainchair lift s provide access for the resort. The resort itself occupies two different high mountain valleys, defining two sectors: "Pista Grande - El Tobazo", and "La Tuca". The first one is the lower sector where the main town and the parking are situated, the upper "La Tuca" valley is accessed from there using a chair lift.Candanchú offers a joint ski pass with the neighbouring resort of
Astún .Lifts
Almost all of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity, the resort has:
* 6 chair lifts.
* 18ski tow s.Pistes
The resort offers 51 pistes of different difficulties:
*10 begginners.
* 11 easy.
* 18 intermediate.
* 12 expert.In addition there is a 35 km
cross-country ski circuit shared with the adjacentSomport resort, inFrance .ervices
* 6
restaurants .
* 1 skiing school, Spain's oldest.
* 1 snow gardens for children.
* 1kindergarten
* 5 ski hiring stores.External links
* http://www.candanchu.com - Official resort site.
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