Formigal-Panticosa Ski Guide (2026/27): Season Pass, Hotels, Restaurants & Getting to the Tena Valley

The back story

Season 2026/27: Dates not yet announced by Aramón (22 Oct 2026); check aramon.com/formigal-panticosa · Ski area: 182 km, 147 slopes (11 green, 40 blue, 50 red, 41 black) and 5 itineraries; 38 lifts, including an eight-seat chairlift and an eight-seat gondola (aramon.com) · Altitude: 1,145 m to 2,265 m · Top viewpoint: The summit of Tres Hombres, looking to the Midi d’Ossau, Balaitús and the Picos del Infierno (valledetena.com) · Season pass 2026/27: Ski Pirineos (six resorts incl. Astún and Candanchú): adult €1,059 until 19 Nov 2026, then €1,279 (aramon.com) · Opened: 1964 (valledetena.com)

The back story

Formigal-Panticosa: the back story

Formigal-Panticosa·In depth

How a valley of shepherds and farmers bet on snow in 1964, and became the biggest ski area in the Aragonese Pyrenees.

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Lift passes, ski schools and hire

182 km in two sectors

Formigal-Panticosa ski area

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski resort·€€

182 km of runs and 147 slopes between 1,145 and 2,265 metres, 38 lifts and 800 snow cannons, run by Aramón; 2026/27 dates to be announced.

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Six resorts, early price to 19 Nov

Ski Pirineos season pass 2026/27

Formigal-Panticosa·Season pass·€€€

Aramón’s season pass for Formigal-Panticosa, Cerler, Javalambre, Valdelinares, Astún and Candanchú: adult €1,059 until 19 Nov 2026, then €1,279; weekdays €719.

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More than 200 instructors

Escuela Española de Esquí de Formigal

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski school·€€

The Formigal ski and snowboard school, with more than 200 qualified instructors: private and group lessons, weekly and weekend courses, telemark and snowbike.

Urb. Formigal, 22640 Sallent de GállegoExplore View on map
From four months

Formigal-Panticosa snow gardens

Formigal-Panticosa·Childcare·€€

Two snow gardens: Anayet for children from four months to seven years, and Panticosa from two to seven, with snow activities from age three.

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Full adult kit €21 a day online

Formigal-Panticosa ski hire

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski hire·€

Aramón’s own hire at Sextas, Anayet, Sarrios, Portalet and Panticosa: full adult ski kit €21 a day online, child €15.50, high-end €31, with damage insurance included.

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A 2.5-km floodlit sled run

Tobogganing at Formigal

Formigal-Panticosa·Night activity·€€

On Thursdays and Saturdays the Sallent chairlift reopens after closing; aperitifs at Cantal Panoramic, then a 2.5-km floodlit wooden-sled run to Sextas and on to Marchica.

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Where to stay, every budget

Who it suits. On a budget: Full adult ski hire booked online costs €21 a day and a child’s €15.50 (aramon.com, 2026/27); the free ski bus links the villages, and apartments in Formigal and the Tena Valley are bookable with passes through the operator’s own travel desk. Mid-range: Snö Formigal or Snö Aragón Hills at the foot of the slopes, or Snö Villa de Sallent in the old village of Sallent de Gállego. Luxury: The Gran Hotel at the Balneario de Panticosa, a thermal spa at 1,636 metres, then Las Mugas: a snowcat ride, snowshoes and a night at 1,800 metres.

Thermal spa at 1,636 m · In depth

Balneario de Panticosa, Gran Hotel

Formigal-Panticosa·Spa hotel·€€€€

A belle-époque spa hotel of 1896 at 1,636 m above Panticosa, renovated by Rafael Moneo, with its own marble thermal spa (adults only), the Termas de Tiberio circuit next door and El Lago restaurant over the Ibón de Baños.

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Torreón suites; pets welcome

Snö Villa de Sallent

Formigal-Panticosa·Four-star hotel·€€€

A four-star hotel in the Tena Valley with spacious rooms and Torreón suites, double doors for privacy and pets allowed.

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152 rooms, duplexes

Snö Aragón Hills

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski hotel·€€

A recently remodelled hotel of 152 rooms in Formigal, including two-level duplexes, with a spa and a transfer to the slopes.

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Family rooms for four

Snö Formigal

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski hotel·€€

A Formigal hotel with exterior rooms from singles to quadruples for families, a heated pool, gym and transfer to the slopes.

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The cheapest beds in the valley

Viajes Aramón apartments

Formigal-Panticosa·Apartments with pass·€

Apartments in Formigal, Escarrilla, Bubal and Jaca sold by the resort’s own travel desk with passes included, the most economical way to stay.

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Restaurants and mountain huts

MICHELIN star (Guide 2026)

Canfranc Express

Formigal-Panticosa·Gastronomic restaurant·€€€€

A one-star restaurant in the MICHELIN Guide Spain 2026, served in a 1928 train carriage in the historic Canfranc station, now a Royal Hideaway hotel.

Avenida Fernando el Católico 2, 22880 Canfranc-EstaciónExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide 2026

Cambium Pirineos, Sallent de Gállego

Formigal-Panticosa·Regional restaurant·€€

Aragonese Pyrenean cooking with a new perspective in the centre of Sallent, with the Olla Tensina and Summum seasonal menus (MICHELIN Guide Spain 2026).

Plaza del Valle de Tena 7, 22640 Sallent de GállegoExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide 2026

Vidocq, Formigal

Formigal-Panticosa·Contemporary restaurant·€€€

Fusion cooking close to the slopes, Aragonese mountain recipes with Thai notes from small local producers, as a single seasonal menu (MICHELIN Guide Spain 2026).

Avenida Huesca, 22640 Sallent de GállegoExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand (MICHELIN 2026)

Lavedán, Tramacastilla de Tena

Formigal-Panticosa·Regional restaurant·€€

A high-mountain eatery in a former stable, cooking market produce with the flavours of the Tena Valley; Bib Gourmand, MICHELIN Guide Spain 2026.

Navero 19, 22663 Tramacastilla de TenaExplore View on map
By snowcat, 16 places

La Glera

Formigal-Panticosa·Mountain cabin·€€€

A 16-seat cabin reached only by snowcat, serving valley stews, grilled meats and wines chilled in the snow; adults €105–€132, children €59.

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Grilled meats at Sarrios

Asador Montañés, Sarrios

Formigal-Panticosa·Mountain grill·€€

The mountain steakhouse at Sarrios, with the resort’s best selection of grilled meats.

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Pizza at 2,000 m

Trattoria Cantal Panoramic

Formigal-Panticosa·Mountain restaurant·€€

Italian cooking and pizzas at 2,000 metres with the best views of the Pyrenees, at the top of the Sallent chairlift.

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Eskimo sushi and a cabin with charm

El Iglú and Cabaña Izas

Formigal-Panticosa·Mountain huts·€€

An igloo for “Eskimo sushi” and duck ham, and Cabaña Izas, one of the most charming corners of the resort.

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Après-ski and bars

DJs at the foot of the slopes

Marchica

Formigal-Panticosa·Après-ski·€€

Formigal’s famous après-ski at the foot of the slopes, with music, DJs and sun, and the Marchica Grill.

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A night at 1,800 m

Las Mugas

Formigal-Panticosa·Mountain experience·€€€€

A snowcat ride to 1,800 metres, a guided snowshoe walk, a dinner featuring MICHELIN-starred cooking, a night on the mountain and a ski pass the next day.

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Veuve Clicquot and Aperol

Terraza Boutique Sarrios

Formigal-Panticosa·Terrace bar·€€€

A new terrace corner at Sarrios that breaks with tradition, with Veuve Clicquot and Aperol.

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Gastro and wine

Garmet Lounge by M Experience

Formigal-Panticosa·Wine lounge·€€€

An elegant new lounge cabin in Formigal with a strong food-and-wine offer.

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Food and electronic music

M The Club

Formigal-Panticosa·Club·€€

A contemporary space in Formigal mixing food and electronic music.

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Shops

Outdoor and mountain

Masonet Sport, Formigal

Formigal-Panticosa·Outdoor shop·€€

An outdoor and mountain shop in Formigal, listed by the Tena Valley tourist board.

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Formigal

Boutique Nepal, Formigal

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski shop and hire·€€

A Formigal ski shop with equipment hire, listed by the Tena Valley tourist board.

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Formigal

Sport Tebarray, Formigal

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski hire·€

Ski and snowboard hire in Formigal, listed by the Tena Valley tourist board.

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Sallent village

Casbas, Sallent de Gállego

Formigal-Panticosa·Mountain gear·€€

Mountain equipment hire in Sallent de Gállego, listed by the Tena Valley tourist board.

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Formigal

Pic Negre – Shusski, Formigal

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski hire·€

Ski and snowboard hire in Formigal, listed by the Tena Valley tourist board.

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Spas and wellness

Thermal waters at 1,636 m

Termas de Tiberio, Balneario de Panticosa

Formigal-Panticosa·Thermal spa·€€€

The thermal centre of the Balneario de Panticosa, open to day visitors, one of three thermal spaces at the 1,636-metre spa.

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In Formigal

Snö Aragón Hills spa

Formigal-Panticosa·Hotel spa·€€

The spa at Snö Aragón Hills in Formigal.

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Heated pool

Snö Formigal pool and gym

Formigal-Panticosa·Hotel wellness·€€

The heated pool and gym of Snö Formigal.

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At the Balneario de Panticosa

Balneario del Quiñón

Formigal-Panticosa·Thermal baths·€€

One of the three thermal spaces of the Balneario de Panticosa.

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Getting there

Formigal – Sallent – Panticosa

Ski bus, Formigal-Panticosa

Formigal-Panticosa·Ski bus·€

A free, continuous ski bus: Formigal village – Sextas – Anayet daily 8:15am–5pm, Panticosa hotels to the gondola 8:45am–5:30pm, and a Panticosa–Sallent–Formigal link.

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Hotel plus pass

Viajes Aramón booking centre

Formigal-Panticosa·Travel desk·€

The resort’s own booking centre for hotel or apartment plus pass, with holiday packages for the main 2026/27 dates.

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Near the Portalet border

By road to the Tena Valley

Formigal-Panticosa·By road·€

Formigal is in the north of Huesca province, a few kilometres from the French border at El Portalet; Aramón’s site plans routes from Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Huesca, Pamplona, Bilbao and Valencia.

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Property: the neighbourhoods

At the foot of the slopes

Formigal village

Formigal-Panticosa·Neighbourhood

The resort village at 1,550 metres, built around the ski area from 1964, with a chalet quarter above, hotels, apartments, bars and shops.

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The old village

Sallent de Gállego

Formigal-Panticosa·Neighbourhood

The historic village and municipal seat by the Lanuza reservoir, with a 16th-century Gothic church and restaurants, on the ski bus to Formigal.

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The second sector

Panticosa

Formigal-Panticosa·Neighbourhood

The village with its own gondola and sector, a quieter base linked to Formigal by bus, with the Balneario above.

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Valley villages

Escarrilla and Tramacastilla de Tena

Formigal-Panticosa·Neighbourhood

Smaller villages of the Tena Valley between Sallent and Panticosa, with apartments and the Lavedán restaurant.

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