Lles (ski resort)
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Lles ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...

 is located in Lles de Cerdanya
Lles de Cerdanya
Lles de Cerdanya is a village in the comarca of Cerdanya, province of Lleida, Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. It is located on the border with Andorra and with the other Spanish comarca of Alt Urgell.It is home to two ski resorts, that of Lles and of Aransa....

, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...

, north-eastern Spain
Spain
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Lles is crossed by the Orri stream, where Orri lake pitches, on the foot of Tossa Plana de Lles (2,916 m).

The resort opened in 1970. Altogether has 35 km of trails for skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

 located between elevations of 1,900 and 2,335 m. They are divided according to difficulty:
  • Green circuit: 11 km
  • Blue circuit: 8 km
  • Red circuit: 6 km
  • Black circuit: 3 km
  • Skating circuit: 13 km


Also has a circuit for walkers and snowshoeing. The green circuit of Autopista passes through the refuge of Pradell and connects with Aransa
Aransa
Aransa is a Catalan ski resort located in Arànser, in the municipallity of Lles de Cerdanya, opened in 1986.Surrounded by the mountains of Tossa Plana de Lles and Pic de Sirvent , is in the basin where the Lakes of the Pera pitch to Segre River.There are 32 km of trails for Cross-country skiing...

ski resort. In this circuit Lles-Aransa takes place the Pyrenees Walk, a Cross-country skiing competition held every year at the beginning of the year.

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