▁of ▁marked ▁p istes , ▁ ▁of ▁marked ▁off - p iste , ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁cross - country ▁ski ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁ski ▁area . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁highest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁A ran ▁Valley ▁( N aut ▁A ran ), ▁and ▁P all ars ▁Sob ir à ▁( V alls ▁d ' À ne u ). ▁It ▁has ▁long ▁and ▁wide ▁ski ▁runs , ▁some ▁through ▁trees . ▁It ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁different ▁zones , ▁Ba que ira , ▁Ber et ▁and ▁B ona igua . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁w ester ly ▁aspect ▁and ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Py ren ees , ▁and ▁consequ ent ▁Atlantic ▁climate , ▁the ▁resort ▁of ▁Ba que ira - Ber et ▁has ▁a ▁good ▁snow ▁record ▁throughout ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁there ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁vertical ▁drop ▁and ▁an ▁extensive ▁ski able ▁zone . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁A ran ▁Valley ▁and ▁À ne u ▁Valley ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁small ▁rural ▁populations , ▁each ▁one ▁with ▁stone ▁and ▁wood ▁houses ▁and ▁ancient ▁Roman es que ▁churches . ▁The ▁resort ▁was ▁founded ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁on ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁A ran ▁Valley . ▁ ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁commanded ▁by ▁Jorge ▁Jord ana ▁Poz as , ▁Jes ús ▁Ser ra ▁Sant am ans ▁and ▁Luis ▁A rias ▁( after ▁whom ▁a ▁p iste ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁he ▁died ▁in