Aragon Ski Circus Spain


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2010Services Rendered
In 2009, Ecosign began exploring the Aragón Ski Circus project, aiming to connect Astún, Candanchú, and Formigal ski resorts in northern Spain. The project would create Spain’s largest ski area, linking the Aragon and Tena Valleys through new lifts and terrain.
The Aragón Region Ski Circus study area is in northern Spain, close to the French border in the Aragónese Pyrenees.
The area encompasses the mountainous region between the Aragon Valley and the Tena Valley and includes three ski areas: Astún, Candanchú and Formigal, as well as Canfranc Estación, a historic railway terminal and tourist town. In 2009, Ecosign began exploring the potential for locating new lifts and associated ski terrain with the goal of establishing skier connections between the three resorts. The new connections could result in a “Ski Circus” which would be by far the largest ski area in Spain.


The proposed connection lifts include three sections of eight-passenger mono cable gondolas that transport skiers between Canfranc Estación, Rio Seta, Candanchú and Astún as well as to Formigal through the Cana Roya zone by means of one two-section, eight passenger, mono cable gondola with a midstation. The project would be carried out in four phases over a period of about 10 years, and an investment of 60 million euros.