Huesca · Spain · ski area
Candanchu ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Candanchu is a ski area in Huesca, Spain with 33 km of mapped downhill runs and 24 lifts, between 1,514 m and 2,238 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 33 km
- Lifts
- 24
- Top elevation
- 2,238 m
- Vertical drop
- 724 m
- Nearest airport
- LDE · 62 km
Slopes by difficulty
61 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 13 Drag lifts
- 6 Chairlifts
- 4 Magic carpets
- 1 Button lifts
Candanchu is a ski area in Huesca, Spain. Its 61 mapped downhill runs add up to 33 km, which ranks it #9 of 42 ski areas in Spain and gives it 3.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 539 m long.
Slopes at Candanchu
About 34% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 34% intermediate and 32% advanced or expert, which makes Candanchu best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 24 lifts: 13 drag lifts, 6 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 1 button lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,514 m up to 2,238 m, a vertical drop of 724 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Candanchu
The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), about 62 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 21 min by car; Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is 68 km away. Nearby ski areas include Le Somport, Astun (34.4 km), Formigal (104.3 km) and Panticosa (18.6 km), which together add 157 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Candanchu
- 1 LDE62 kmstraight line
- 2 PUF68 kmstraight line
- 3 PNA90 kmstraight line
- 4 BIQ110 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Candanchu
- 2 kmLe Somportup to 1,699 m
- 5 kmAstun34 km of slopes · 17 lifts · up to 2,272 m
- 11 kmFormigal104 km of slopes · 25 lifts · up to 2,263 m
- 18 kmArtouste
France7.9 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,037 m - 24 kmPanticosa19 km of slopes · 15 lifts · up to 2,202 m
- 25 kmGouretteFrance30 km of slopes · 12 lifts · up to 2,453 m
- 27 kmLa Pierre Saint-Martin, San Martingo HarriaFrance25 km of slopes · 13 lifts · up to 2,146 m
- 27 kmLa Contienda, La Contiendako eski pistakup to 1,734 m
- 29 kmLarra-Belaguaup to 1,709 m
- 32 kmCauterets Pont d'EspagneFrance2.9 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,745 m
- 33 kmCauterets Cirque du LysFrance25 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 2,419 m
- 34 kmEspace Nordique du Val d'AzunFrance1 lift · up to 1,388 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.