Overview
- Nine alpine stations in Catalonia are operating after an Arctic cold spell, with Masella opening on November 26 and resorts reporting dozens of pistes and kilometers available.
- Baqueira-Beret and other major Catalan areas call this the best start since 2019, and ski licenses in Catalonia have risen from about 10,000 to 12,000 year over year.
- Holiday crowds are flocking to Catalan slopes with natural snow reported around 40 centimeters in places, and operators express strong confidence for the bridge and upcoming holidays.
- In Asturias, Valgrande-Pajares offers roughly 3.4 km with snow near 20 cm and faces ongoing outages on the El Brañillín chairlift linked to suspected electrical faults, with repairs underway.
- Fuentes de Invierno has close to 5 km open with four of five lifts running and is expected to stay open through the holiday period if rain does not arrive, providing a welcome boost to local businesses.