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Diagonal Balsa at Sierra Nevada Ski Station

Easy · 702 m long with 64 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.

19°steepest 50 m

6°average pitch

702 mlength

64 mvertical

2662 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Diagonal Balsa

Lifts that reach the top: Telecabina Borreguiles (skiing novice terrain to get there); Telecabina Al-Ándalus (skiing easy terrain to get there); Alfombra Doble Borreguiles (skiing easy terrain to get there); Alfombra El Bosque (skiing easy terrain to get there); Alfombra Maitena (skiing easy terrain to get there); Alfombra Doble Dauro (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, easy skiing needed):

Ride Telecabina Borreguiles
Ski Diagonal Balsa (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Zahareña. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Telesilla Stadium (2 min), Telesilla Jara (8 min), Telecabina Al-Ándalus (8 min).

See Diagonal Balsa on the 3D map All 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.