Environmental Sustainability

Optimised artificial snow production methods – In recent years, Baqueira Beret has been prioritising snow production and lower energy consumption. The actions taken in this area led to a 33% reduction in energy consumption. The Resort’s machinery rooms have also seen upgrades, resulting in 20% less consumption compared to the original components.

Efficient lighting – One of the pillars in reducing energy consumption is lighting, which is why Baqueira Beret has also made improvements in this regard. In recent years, lighting has been upgraded in the gondola lift parking, with the old fluorescent lights replaced with tubes that use LED technology, reducing their original consumption by 20%.

Hotel Montarto: efficient insulation and lighting – At the Montarto Hotel, where, during a comprehensive remodelling, many improvements were made to the energy efficiency and insulation, reducing heat and energy consumption by 10%.

Improved Restaurant Insulation – The windows in the 5 Jotas Restaurant were replaced to reduce energy use, and resources were allocated in the Cafeteria 2.200 to reduce the electricity used for heating and improve the insulation; a set of measures that also applies to the electricity used in the ski lifts.

A ski resort such as Baqueira Beret generates a considerable amount of waste, which must be managed effectively.

Recycling in restaurants and works – In recycling waste from works (taken to landfills in a controlled manner), recycling in restaurants and cafés (providing separate waste collection points for both customers and workers), the commitment to reusable passes (replacing the old single-use passes with reloadable cards), with the aim of reducing waste and the emissions created manufacturing them, and in wastewater management.

Reloadable instead of single-use passes – Two seasons ago, Baqueira Beret switched to reusable passes, replacing the old, single-use format with the reloadable BaqueiraPASS and BaqueiraTICKET cards in order to reduce waste and the emissions associated with their production.

Baqueira Beret resort is aware of how important it is to preserve the mountain and minimise the environmental impact of all our activities, which is why, before any project is undertaken, they conduct a detailed environmental study to ensure the best integration with the environment.

As part of the resort’s operations, the terrain that has been altered from its natural state has been replanted, laying down topsoil and sowing grass to restore the affected landscape; pipes have been built to collect rainwater and snowmelt so they do not cause uncontrollable erosion within the resort; and helicopters are used to transport works and construction elements, or to upgrade the ski lifts, instead of using the slopes and paths, thus reducing the environmental impact.