| The Pyrenees are known for being a skier's nirvana. | | | | gave Grandvalira one of its most successful seasons |
| Located on the borders of Spain and France, they | | | | in recent memory. |
| offer skiers some of the best slopes in the world. | | | | Skiers at the close of the season enjoyed a meter |
| Though many visitors choose to stay in either Spain | | | | of snowpack and powdered snow. With the snowfall |
| or France, there is one more option. For the best in | | | | and artificial snow creation the resort was able to |
| skiing, services and hospitality, the tiny country of | | | | maintain 100% percent ski lift use and 95 percent |
| Andorra should be your holiday destination. It's got | | | | slope use, some of the highest numbers in the |
| everything that you need at half the price. | | | | Pyrenees region. These conditions kept skiers coming |
| Andorra is located in the Pyrenees surrounded by | | | | from all around the globe, and a reported 1,512,000 |
| Spain and France. Once an isolated and unknown land, | | | | skiers enjoyed the slopes over the course of the |
| it is now a highly prosperous country because of its | | | | season. |
| tourism industry. At an average of 83.5 years, the | | | | Another reason that Grandvalira experienced such an |
| people of Andorra claim the highest life expectancy in | | | | increase in tourist traffic was the celebration of Pas |
| the world. Because of its position within the | | | | de la Casa's fiftieth anniversary. Pas de la Casa was |
| mountains, the country doesn't have much in | | | | the original name of the ski resort that was |
| common with the rest of Europe, except for Spain | | | | integrated into Grandvalira. To celebrate this, |
| and France. It's gone through many changes over the | | | | Grandvalira presented a full schedule of events for |
| years, like being occupied by France and declaring | | | | visitors. They included various sporting events, a |
| war on imperial Germany during World War I. | | | | skier's statue inauguration, and a week dedicated to |
| Today, Andorra enjoys its status as the skiing | | | | the history of the resort's cuisine. Even Mickey |
| tourist's hotspot. Nine million visitors come to the | | | | Mouse got in on the action by making an appearance |
| country every year to enjoy its slopes and | | | | at the ski and snowboard school for photos. |
| world-class resorts. Its duty-free status is another | | | | In recent years, France and Spain have had their |
| reason that it has so many visitors, as goods can be | | | | share of tourists, but Andorra has also been a very |
| purchased much cheaper than in the rest of Europe. | | | | popular winter destination. From skiing the many |
| Grandvalira, the largest ski resort in Andorra, is | | | | kilometers of slopes to shopping for luxury items in |
| getting more visitors every year. The resort reports | | | | duty free shops, the tiny country of Andorra has |
| an increase of twelve percent this past season over | | | | something for every winter vacationer. Its tiny size |
| the 2006-7 skiing season. Thanks to an abundance of | | | | makes it ideal for focusing on skiing. Hopefully, next |
| snowfall and artificial snow creation, the resort | | | | year's season will be even better than the last, and |
| opened earlier than usual. This fact combined with | | | | the snow will keep coming down. |
| great conditions toward the end of the skiing season | | | | |