Estació d'Esquí Baqueira-Beret ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Estació d'Esquí Baqueira-Beret is a ski area in Lleida, Spain. Its 153 mapped downhill runs add up to 154 km, which ranks it #1 of 42 ski areas in Spain and gives it 16.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,009 m long.

Slopes at Estació d'Esquí Baqueira-Beret

About 44% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 39% intermediate and 16% advanced or expert, which makes Estació d'Esquí Baqueira-Beret a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 36 lifts: 18 chairlifts, 7 magic carpets, 4 drag lifts, 3 button lifts, 2 gondolas, 1 t-bar, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,504 m up to 2,599 m, a vertical drop of 1,095 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 4.9 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Estació d'Esquí Baqueira-Beret

The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU), about 55 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 11 min by car; Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) is 95 km away. Nearby ski areas include Espot (20.0 km), Tavascan (4.2 km), Boí Taüll (34.9 km) and Llanos del Hospital, which together add 144 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.