Destination Aragon
Nordic skiing is a sport that offers the chance to enjoy the snowy mountains of a different kind which are also very peaceful. This sport is becoming more and more popular because the technique is simple, it allows for fun and adventure as well as good exercise and it takes people to places they would probably not have visited without such a motivation.
The newly created Association of Aragon Nordic Spaces integrates eight circuits of the skiing community. Seven of them are located in the Pyrenees and one on them is in the Universal Mounts in the province of Teruel. This organization aspires to be a stable entity that includes the different Nordic areas of Aragon to develop this sector via tourism and sport, combining efforts to constantly improve and reclaim the Nordic areas within Aragon. Overall, the eight Nordic spaces in Aragon added 41 more tracks since last winter and managed to attract tourists from all over Spain and Europe.
The excellent location of these circuits can offer some of the most spectacular landscapes of Aragon. Nordic spaces Linza, Oza-Gabardito and Lizara are in the Natural Park of the Western Valleys, near the municipalities of Anso, Hecho and Aragüés Port. There is also the Candanchú circuit in the heart of the Valle del Aragón. The nearby National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido circuit is located in Fanlo Valley and the Pineta, in Bielsa.
Llanos del Hospital is located in the Benasque Valley, in the Parque Natural Posets-Maladeta. Finally, in the province of Teruel is Muela de San Juan, located in the Sierra de Albarracín, at 1,836 meters high above the sea. The Association is open to the incorporation of any new circuit that may arise or may resume its activity.
Although skiing is the star sport in the Aragon Nordic spaces, their tracks can also be used to practice many activities and sports disciplines, from the increasingly popular snowshoeing, sledding, ice climbing, dog sledding and even making igloos. Furthermore, the eight circuits have establishments that rent all the necessary equipment to practice these activities.
Once winter arrives, so does the beautiful white snow. The land here takes on a heavenly look and adventure sports enthusiasts rush to this place to enjoy an adrenaline rush in the cold winter snow. The snow is an enjoyable treat to people of all ages and tastes. Aragon is indeed a destination to which it is worth going on vacation.