Andorra today is a modern and extensive ski region that has changed almost beyond recognition from the Andorra of just a few decades ago. Once the almost automatic destination for fun-loving skiers and snowboarders in search of a cheap and cheerful ski holiday, lively après-ski, and plenty of duty free shopping, the principality (just 180 square miles) took the decision a few years ago to upgrade its hotels, tidy up loose ends in its rather disparate ski areas, build a whole new generation of state-of-the-art lifts, take its snowmaking capacity to another level, and in general re-invent itself..