El Infierno at Formigal
Expert · 1110 m long with 321 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 53° at its steepest, facing NE.
53°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
1110 mlength
321 mvertical
2222 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
El Infierno is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to El Infierno
Lifts that reach the top: Ratrack (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 77 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Sallent
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ski Río (easy)
- Ski Pala Furco (intermediate)
- Ride Crestas
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Tres Hombres (intermediate)
- Ski Descenso (intermediate)
- Ski Agua (intermediate)
- Ride Tramacastilla
- Ski Descenso (intermediate)
- Ski Tubo Superior (advanced)
- Ski Izas (easy)
- Ski Sarrios (easy)
- Ride Collado
- Ski Anayet (easy)
- Ski Midi (intermediate)
- Ski Tubo de Anayet (advanced)
- Ski Pecariza (advanced)
- Ski La Carbonera (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Garmet
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ski Corona (intermediate)
- Ski Batallero (easy)
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ride Espelunciecha
- Ski Rinconada (easy)
- Ski acceso Ratrack (easy)
- Ride Ratrack
- Ski El Infierno (expert)
Where it ends
Joins La Losa. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Espelunciecha (4 min), Batallero (4 min), Cinta Snowy (5 min).
See El Infierno on the 3D mapAll runs at FormigalMeasured 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.