The first ski lift in Andorra was inaugurated back in 1957 by Spanish ski champion, Francesc Viladomat. He wired up a truck engine to a 2km rope tow and created a run of 480 vertical metres.

This is Andorra, a tiny landlocked principality that's nearly all vertical, ... Want to ski Europe on a budget? Try tiny Andorra on for size . Updated: Feb. 26, 2011, 6:13 p.m.

Ski Guide: Andorra. ... The area is geographically linked to the 28 lifts of Soldeu but a continuing feud between the two resorts means, annoyingly, ...

I have been skiing precisely once, on a school ski trip when I was a kid. I was terrified on the chair-lifts, as the instructors would often leave the bars up, presumably to impress the 12-year ...

It's a great place for kids to learn to ski. Once it arrived, the modern bus was a very comfortable ride – and we got into Andorra La Vella bus station a good 20 minutes ahead of our 3 hour ...

Andorra, located between France and Spain, is less than 20 miles from border to border. Its mountains rise higher than 9,000 feet, and they're home to some 125 miles of ski slopes.

While I’m sure other resorts attract a wholly different crowd, in Andorra at least, everyone’s welcome on the mountain ––– and I for one am a ski convert. The need-to-know ski slang ...

This small independent country in the Pyrenees, which was once governed by one prince in Spain and another in France, has been an important ski destination for British skiers since the early 1970s.