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La Cardosa at La Covatilla

Intermediate · 1098 m long with 100 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m
average pitch
1098 mlength
100 mvertical
2340 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

La Cardosa is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: scooter.

How to get to La Cardosa

Lifts that reach the top: Canchal Negro (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride La Covatilla
  2. Ride Canchal Negro
  3. Ski Canchal Negro (easy)
  4. Ski El Calvitero (intermediate)
  5. Ski La Cardosa (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins El Calvitero. Nearest lifts from the bottom: La Covatilla (6 min), Debutantes 1 (6 min), Cinta Debutantes (6 min).

See La Cardosa on the 3D mapAll runs at La Covatilla
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.