The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Encamp

At la Solana you can find low stress skiing where you can enjoy the company of your friends, the snow and the sun. It's also a good place to develop or experience good off-piste with very gentle slopes on a rolling terrain....

With large gaps between pistes, the Pla de les Pedres area has great easy terrain conditions for off-piste cruising. Dropping rightwards into the area just before the steep section of Serra de les Solanelles....

A quick, fun and fast connection through the woods of Soldeu to get to the El Peretol area. Riding down Serrat de la Possa piste, keep going straight down when it turns left....

Ride down the Serra de les Solanelles piste and go past the Tritó piste. After the junction between the Serra de les Solanelles and Tritó pistes count a couple of snowguns, jump the fence and the games are on....

An area with great and easy access through the forest with a unique alpine synergy. The run is accessible from the far side of Pastora or from Port (before dropping back to Pas de la Casa) and offers great safe alpine terrain through a scattered forest with great fun terrain such as little steep slopes and rolling areas....

Just amazing! These are lines that you will remember. At the hard left corner of the Isard piste, which is accessed from the Encampanada draglift, you have to hike up the ridge on your left....

Having easy access from the Rossinyol piste's first right corner (or from hiking up the ridge at the end of the top section of Rossinyol) this area has great potential. It's definitely not for a real beginner although you can find easy lines down through the short steep walls, pillows, trees, rolling terrain, drops and wide sections....

At the top of Portella charilift turn left, walk west for a few minutes, approaching Serra de Portella. Just behind the top station there is a rolling access into the bowl....

From the top of the Llosada chairlift start riding the Guineu piste. Descend the piste for 200 meters, then a flat area starts on the right side. From there you will be able to see a meteorological station....

This is a fun, easy access off-piste area for intermediate riders. It's steep and terrain awareness is an issue as there is rocky terrain and few little cliffs on the lower left....

A great 4.5 hour route for advanced and well trained explorers. From the top of the Montmalús T-bar, face south and you will see Montmalús peak and the northern ridge straight ahead....

At the top of the Costa Rodona turn chairlift left and face the Coll Blanc pass. Facing north from there a ridge should go down on your left. Ride beside the Estadi Francesc Viladomat piste briefly on the very right side and then start dropping right; usually a couloir takes shape there but its not always a good reference....

The Pic Blanc area is located on the southern face of Pic Blanc just below Pic Blanc chairlift. There are 3 main access to the area: The first is below the top station, traverse to the left and get into the area....

From Portella, the slope which rides the Circ d'Envalira, look to find the unique Bony d'Envalira at the southern part of the ring. There the slope will turn right, that's when you will go ahead and walk up the little roller and drop straight down to Clot T-Bar or Montmalús T-Bar....

If you are riding the resort you can get up to Costa Rodona chairlift and ride down to the mountain road pass and cross the road. On the far left side (coming down from Costa Rodona), or on the road way to Grau Roig, there is a parking....

If you are riding the resort you can get up to the Costa Rodona (Pas de la Casa area) or Antenes (Grau Roig) chairlifts and ride down to the mountain road pass and cross the road where the gas station and the hotel are....

This area is a popular line for the locals as it has easy access and usually very good snow conditions. Drop to the Portella pass on the Rossinyol piste and turn to the right to access a wide slope with scattered trees....

From the top of either the Cubil or Lac de Cubil chairlifts start riding the Moretò red run. From there start traversing to the left (a quick heads up - there is a large flat area in the middle which can be avoided be traversing really hard)....