Sant Joan de l'Erm
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Sant Joan de l'Erm is a Catalan
ski resort
located in the Castellbò valley, in Montferrer i Castellbò
.
This Nordic skiing
resort is in the midst of forests of Scots Pine
, Mountain Pine
and fir
, and the trails range from 1,700 meters high in the refuge of Basseta to 2,050 m of Prat de Montaner from which you can reach Portainé.
The ski resort opened in 1970. Altogether has 50 km of trails for skiing
. They are divided according to difficulty:
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
located in the Castellbò valley, in Montferrer i Castellbò
Montferrer i Castellbò
Montferrer i Castellbò is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Urgell, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.Montferrer i Castellbò towns:*La Seu d'Urgell Airport or Andorra-Pirineus Airport*Aravell*Bellestar*Montferrer de Segre*Sant Joan de l'Erm...
.
This Nordic skiing
Nordic skiing
Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....
resort is in the midst of forests of Scots Pine
Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris, commonly known as the Scots Pine, is a species of pine native to Europe and Asia, ranging from Scotland, Ireland and Portugal in the west, east to eastern Siberia, south to the Caucasus Mountains, and as far north as well inside the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia...
, Mountain Pine
Mountain Pine
Pinus mugo, the Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine, is a high-altitude European pine, found in the Pyrenees, Alps, Erzgebirge, Carpathians, northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in the north of the range in Germany and Poland, and as high...
and fir
Fir
Firs are a genus of 48–55 species of evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range...
, and the trails range from 1,700 meters high in the refuge of Basseta to 2,050 m of Prat de Montaner from which you can reach Portainé.
The ski resort opened in 1970. Altogether has 50 km of trails for skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
. They are divided according to difficulty:
- Green circuit: 7 km
- Blue circuit: 15 km
- Red circuit: 26 km
- Black circuit: 2 km
- Skating circuit: 18 km