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El Descenso at La Parva

Intermediate · 1414 m long with 347 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 23° at its steepest, facing SW.

23°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1414 mlength
347 mvertical
3440 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to El Descenso

Lifts that reach the top: Las Águilas (skiing easy terrain to get there); Piuquenes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Tórtolas (skiing easy terrain to get there); Nevada (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Franciscano (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 35 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Las Vegas
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ride Franciscano
  4. Ski La Muela (easy)
  5. Ride Piuquenes
  6. Ski Manantiales (easy)
  7. Ski Piuquenes (easy)
  8. Ski El Descenso (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Tubo Barros Negros, Barros Negros, Camino Mirador, JC. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Las Águilas (2 min), Alpha (5 min), Flores (5 min).

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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.