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Arco de las Pesas at Sierra Nevada Ski Station

Easy · 294 m long with 19 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 6° at its steepest, facing N.

6°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
294 mlength
19 mvertical
2336 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Arco de las Pesas is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Arco de las Pesas

Lifts that reach the top: Telesilla Virgen de las Nieves (skiing easy terrain to get there); Telesquí Zayas (skiing easy terrain to get there); Telesilla Stadium (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Telecabina Al-Ándalus (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Alfombra Doble Borreguiles (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Alfombra El Bosque (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 75 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Telecabina Al-Ándalus
  2. Ski Principiantes 2 (novice)
  3. Ski Principiantes 1 (novice)
  4. Ski Peñones (easy)
  5. Ride Telesilla Veleta
  6. Ski La Peseta (easy)
  7. Ski Amapola (novice)
  8. Ride Telesquí Zayas
  9. Hike Circuito de Esquí de Montaña
  10. Ski Circuito de Esquí de Montaña
  11. Hike Circuito de Esquí de Montaña
  12. Ski Circuito de Esquí de Montaña
  13. Ski Puerta Elvira (easy)
  14. Ski Puerta Monaita (easy)
  15. Ski Arco de las Pesas (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Puerta de Fajalauza. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Telecabina Al-Ándalus (3 min), Telesilla Jara (4 min).

See Arco de las Pesas on the 3D mapAll runs at Sierra Nevada Ski Station
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.