Snow Guide
Snow GuideEstância de Ski da Serra da EstrelaRuns › Pisto do Variato

Pisto do Variato at Estância de Ski da Serra da Estrela

Intermediate · 652 m long with 97 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 16° at its steepest, facing NW.

16°steepest 50 m
average pitch
652 mlength
97 mvertical
1972 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Pisto do Variato is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Pisto do Variato

Lifts that reach the top: decomissioned (skiing novice terrain to get there); Telecadeira da Torre (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride decomissioned
  2. Ski Pisto do Variato (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Pista da Loriga. Nearest lifts from the bottom: decomissioned (1 min), Telecadeira da Torre (1 min).

See Pisto do Variato on the 3D mapAll runs at Estância de Ski da Serra da Estrela
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.