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BOOKINGS NOW OPEN FOR OUR ALL-INCLUSIVE 2025 STUDENT-ONLY BARCELONA – ANDORRA TRIP!
ANDORRA SKI WEEKENDER 2025 DATES AND PRICES:
Please contact us directly for group bookings over 20PAX and bespoke packages.
JANUARY 24th-26th EARLY BIRD €450
JANUARY 31st-FEBRUARY 2nd 2ND RELEASE €550
FEBRUARY 7th-9th 1ST RELEASE €500
FEBRUARY 14th-16th 1ST RELEASE €500
FEBRUARY 21st-23rd 2ND RELEASE €550
FEBRUARY 28th-MARCH 2nd EARLY BIRD €450
MARCH 7th-9th EARLY BIRD €450
MARCH 14th-16th EARLY BIRD €450
EARLY BIRD PRICE €450
1ST RELEASE PRICE €500
2ND RELEASE PRICE €550
All-Inclusive!
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Our students-only med to mountains trips include:
☃️ 5 days AND 4 nights (thurs & sun stay in our partner hostel in barcelona, BREAKFAST INCLUDED)
🍝 RESTAURANT DINNER IN BARCELONA
🎶 PRIVATE BARCELONA ROOFTOP PARTY OVERLOOKING THE MEDITERRANEAN FT. DJS AND DANCERS
🛀 Stay in 3* or 4* hotel in Andorra
🔥 welcome party with hoUR OF OPEN BAR
🍳 Daily delicious hot buffet breakfast
🍷 3-course welcome dinner with wine included
🚌 Return Transport between Barcelona and Andorra
🚠 2 Day Ski Pass for Pal-Arinsal Resort
⛷️ Ski equipment 🎿 boots, skis & poles 🏂 option to upgrade to Snowboard €20
🎒 SKI Or Snowboard lesson add ons for €85
🥃 Schnappy hour Après Ski Party with DJ and SHOTS at the bottom of the mountain
🎁 Goodie bag treats in every room
Key Features
The Pyrenees, Andorra
Return private bus from Barcelona to Andorra
Young at heart traveller 18+
2 nights in a 3 star hotel
2 Breakfasts and 1 dinner included
Sick après-ski parties
Stoke Travel’s STUDENT Ski break
JAN 24-26 | JAN 31-FEB 2 | FEB 7-9 | FEB 14-16 |FEB 21-23 | FEB 28-MAR 2 | MAR 7-9 | MAR 14-16 |
Stoke’s first ever Student-only Andorra trip: where we squeeze all of the best mediterranean and mountain experiences into just five days. Kicking things off in downtown Barcelona, the amount of fun jam-packed into one weekend will enrich your soul and soothe your travel-bug (but maybe damage your liver). We’ll be shredding and partying, maybe stacking it, definitely treating ourselves, and hanging out with fellow powder-loving ratbags.
We’ve worked hard to get the mix of snow sports and partying just right, splitting our time between the mountain and the après-ski* below, and we’ve found that the best formula is to have as much fun as is physically possible over the weekend and then pass out on the bus on the way home – content, a little sore, and with a small hangover. We’ll be skiing and partying, maybe relaxing, and definitely treating ourselves, as this package is specifically tailored to deliver a good dose of escapism from the pressures of uni and help you let loose with other students. Keep reading for a little itinerary of what happens on these trips.
*For the uninitiated, “après-ski”, literally after ski, refers to drinking booze after – and sometimes during – a day on the slopes.
RIDE WITH US ski and snowboard trips from barcelona to andorra
On Thursday you’ll meet up with a bunch of other wide-eyed and bushy-tailed students in downtown Barcelona, trauma bond with a vent about your study-load and get to know our new best friends for the weekend (and beyond!) – starting with a traditional Catalan Calçotada dinner before hitting the town with your local Stoke guides. In the morning we’ll brush off the dusties from the night prior, throw our luggage on the bus and ride the two-or-so hours through Catalunya and the foothills of the Pyrenees into Andorra. At the hotel there’s time to check into our rooms and have a sticky-beak around the village. We’ll break the bread, relax into the flowing wine and conversation, then end the night in a bar where it’s known to get wild (see flaming shotski below). Or for those not feeling the bar, some of us can stay behind and play board games in our cozy hotel.
On Saturday we’re up and heading across the road to the gondola, where we will start to explore Pal-Arinsal. Ski hire is included, but snowboarders are welcome too with a tiny surcharge. If you’re a first timer, or a bit out of practice, now’s the time to grab a lesson, otherwise let’s hit the lifts and spend the day whizzing around the slopes. Lunch isn’t included, but at the end of the day we’ll all be meeting at our favourite bar at the bottom of the slopes for a little bit of après-ski fun, where the DJ will be playing bangers, and we can ease out the kinks with some drinks.
Back in the hotel we will have the option to dine as a group, or grab something more intimate at one of the many spots around, if that’s what you’re vibing. Generally, as it’s a Saturday night, we’ll find our way around our favourite Andorra bars and clubs, keeping warm with some more wine, beers, some cocktails, or flaming shots for the efficient.
We’re up bright and early again on Sunday for one last day of looking wonderful on the mountain before heading back to Barcelona. We’re going to be tired, we’re going to be sore, we might even be a bit hungover, but we will be relaxed, with a smile from ear to ear, and a whole bunch of new friends.
Want to read more? Here are our Andorra facts, our backpackers’ guide to Andorra, a look at the ski slope dickheads you might find up there, and the most important – and useful – how to pick up on the ski slopes guide.
Lots of stuff to do…
Thursday A party to kick things off
- Check-in to your hostel in Barcelona. Settle in, unwind from your travelling, and get ready to meet the rest of the gang.
- Meet at blah blah restaurant for a 7pm reservation, where you’ll make fast friends with the people that you’ll spend the next four action-packed days with.
- Once everyone’s well-fed and mildly tipsy, we’ll head over to the Latin Palace for our very own private rooftop party, featuring DJs, dancers, and a stunning view of the mediterranean. From here you can choose to kick-on to the array of nightlife that Barcelona has on offer, or head back to the hostel to catch some shut-eye before the bus leaves in the morning.
Friday Hitting the road
- Check-in at 10am at Sants Bus station ready to jump on our private bus to Andorra. The journey up takes around three hours with one bathroom/snacks/drinks break on the way.
- Arrive in Andorra and check in at our 4* mountainside hotel.
- Grab our hire gear, check out the village, hit some bars, settle in for our fireplace drinks (and receive your Stoke Andorra Ski Weekender hamper).
- Welcome dinner at the hotel with bottomless wine to get to know your new mates.
- An hour of open bar in the best nightspot in town to get the party started.
- A few drinks and bed, or a few too many drinks and eventually bed, in our favourite bar(s) in the village.
Saturday Ski, Board, Après-Ski
- Breakfast at the hotel and hit the gondola across the road to reach the mountain
- Ski and board your brains out across the two resorts of Arinsal and Pal
- Check the WhatsApp group chat to see who’s meeting where for food or high-altitude drinks
- Après-ski party at the bottom of the mountian with Schnappy Hour before heading down to an outdoor terrace in the village for a crazy apres-ski with DJs. You can go to the hotel to get changed first or just rage in your ski suit
- Tonight’s dinner is up to us. We’ll be recommending our favourite spots and making plans for the group, but feel free to go your own way
- Again, sleep for the skiers or rage with the ragers/skiers. Saturday nights are always a blast.
Sunday Breaky, Ski, Back to Barcelona
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Hit the slopes for a solid half day of fun. Hit that black run that you’ve been looking at if you’re feeling brave
- Meet at the bus at 3pm for a 3:30 departure
- Evening return to Barcelona, exhausted & exhilarated (note: we usually arrive around 9pm, but sometimes traffic can slow us down a lot. Regardless, it’s your last night in Barcelona; make the most of it)
MondayBittersweet Goodbyes
- Departure day! Say goodbye to your new mates, swap contact deets, then head off to the airport.
AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED PYRENEAN TREASURE.
Squeezed in between Spain and France high in the Pyrenees, Andorra is usually omitted from most travelers’ itineraries. Well it shouldn’t be! It’s so beautiful your eyes will weep snow flakes, and right next to Barcelona.
That’s right, Andorra is tax free, so drinking, smoking and pornography is cheaper here than in other European countries. Hooray!
We will be skiing and boarding in the glorious Vallnord resort on two main slopes, check out the stats…
Pal-Arinsal: Great for all levels
- 63kms of runs: 4 green, 16 blue, 16 red, 5 black
- A snow park, 2 freestyle areas, half-pipe, boarder-cross area and slalom course
- Levels: 30% for beginners, 55% for intermediates, 15% for advanced
- 371 snow cannons covering 19 km of pistes which guarantee good conditions
Ordino-Arcalis: When it’s slush elsewhere, there is still powder here
- Resort area: 442 ha Altitude: from 1940m to 2640m
- 26 km of runs: 6 green, 6 blue, 11 red and 2 black
- Levels: 20% for beginners, 30% for intermediates, 50% for advanced
- Slalom course
RIDE WITH US – BARCELONA MEETING POINT
In front of the Catalonia Hotel on Plaza d’Espanya
Meet at 10 – 10:30am for an 11am departure.
ACTUALLY GETTING TO BARCELONA
Check GoEuro for the best deals on flights, buses and trains. One thing to remember is that Girona Airport, which sometimes yields the cheapest option, is over an hour by bus from downtown Barcelona, so try to fly into El Prat.
MEET US THERE
Hotel address and directions will be sent to guests prior to arrival. We stay in the Andorra la Vella area, and transport is provided to the slopes daily (10 min journey).
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MED TO MOUNTAINS: STUDENT SKI WEEKENDER
Andorra Ski stay includes
- Private Return (Round Trip) Transport from Barcelona to Andorra (11am Friday morning. Check in at least 30 minutes early).
- 3 days 2 nights
- Stay in 3* or 4* hotel in Andorra
- Christmas sweater fireplace welcome party
- Daily delicious hot buffet breakfast
- 3 course welcome dinner with wine included
- 2 Day Ski Pass for Pal-Arinsal
- Ski equipment – boots, skis & poles (option to upgrade to Snowboard €20)
- Après Ski Party with DJ at the bottom of the mountain
- Hamper treats in every room
Optional upgrades and add ons
- 2 day Snowboard €20,
- 2 day Ski Insurance €24
- 2 day Ski classes €85 (3 hours per day)
- Double room upgrade €20pppn subject to availability
*Note in the case that we change hotels because of capacity some amenities may not apply
Your Barcelona stay includes
- Thursday & Sunday stay in our partner hostel in Barcelona
- Breakfast everyday in Barcelona
- 1 dinner in Barcelona
- Nights out in Barcelona
Andorra Ski stay includes
- Private Return (Round Trip) Transport from Barcelona to Andorra (11am Friday morning. Check in at least 30 minutes early).
- 3 days 2 nights
- Stay in 3* or 4* hotel in Andorra
- Christmas sweater fireplace welcome party
- Daily delicious hot buffet breakfast
- 3 course welcome dinner with wine included
- 2 Day Ski Pass for Pal-Arinsal
- Ski equipment – boots, skis & poles (option to upgrade to Snowboard €20)
- Après Ski Party with DJ at the bottom of the mountain
- Hamper treats in every room
Optional upgrades and add ons
- 2 day Snowboard €20,
- 2 day Ski Insurance €24
- 2 day Ski classes €85 (3 hours per day)
- Double room upgrade €20pppn subject to availability
*Note in the case that we change hotels because of capacity some amenities may not apply
Your Barcelona stay includes
- Thursday & Sunday stay in our partner hostel in Barcelona
- Breakfast everyday in Barcelona
- 1 dinner in Barcelona
- Nights out in Barcelona
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