Vall Fosca Interllacs
A large Pyrenean ski resort planned for the Vall Fosca and started around 2007, stopped by the Spanish property crash and environmental opposition; its half-built concrete structures are still decaying on the mountainside.
- Region
- Catalonia
- Country
- Spain
- Status
- abandoned (never opened)
- Reason for closure
- The scheme was never completed. Construction, begun around 2007-08, was halted by the Spanish property and financial crisis together with sustained opposition from environmental groups, and the resort never opened.
History
The Vall Fosca runs north from La Torre de Cabdella in the Pallars Jussà, a deep hydroelectric valley in the Catalan Pyrenees. The Interllacs project, launched around 2007-08, was to turn its upper lake country into a substantial ski resort - nine chairlifts, a three-kilometre cable car and roughly 40 km of pistes between 1,800 m and 2,600 m. It ran straight into the collapse of the Spanish property market and a determined campaign by conservation groups, and the works stopped part-built. What remains are partially constructed concrete structures deteriorating on the mountainside, one of the more conspicuous casualties of the Spanish construction boom. The valley's existing funicular to Estany Gento, built for the hydro scheme and now used by walkers, is a separate installation and was not part of the ski project. No lift was ever finished, and no dates beyond the construction period are established in accessible sources.
Lifts
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed lift | The plan provided for nine chairlifts and a 3 km cable car serving around 40 km of piste between 1,800 m and 2,600 m. None were completed |
Sources and further reading
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Location
42.4080, 0.9765