Ordino Arcalis, Andorra
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AirVuz contributor Rescuedron, who hails from Spain's Catalonia region, brings us this excellent drone video from Andorra, a tiny country in the heart of the Pyrenees Mountains. The video was filmed at the Ordino Arcalís ski resort, which lies in the northernmost part of the principality, just a few km/mi from the French border. Located about a three hour drive northwest of Barcelona, the resort is known for its extensive back country trails and is also very popular with hikers and mountain bikers in the summer months.
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Ordino Arcalís is an Andorra ski resort that, due to its peculiar and hard ascent, is frequently used as the end of the stage of the great events of the international cycling calendar. Ordino Arcalís is a ski resort located in the parish of Ordino, north of the Principality of Andorra. The station was created in 1983, with 4 ski lifts. In recent years it has grown to 29 km of slopes. It is known for being one of the places where the best snow is preserved in the entire Pyrenees, for its quality and for being a world leader in off-piste, thanks to the international events that have taken place in recent years in its mountains, such as the development of tests for the Freeride World Tour, a benchmark event in this discipline, and others from https: //www.freerideworldtour.com/eve ... lower category, included within the world circuit. During the summer it is known for being a superior mountain pass. La Coma has been three times (1997, 2009, 2016) the final goal of Le Tour de France. In addition, it is known for its hiking and mountaineering routes, which allow hikers to access high-mountain landscapes, highly valued for the wealth of views and the exceptional nature of the orography.