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Diagonal de Cauchiles at Sierra Nevada Ski Station

Intermediate · 652 m long with 52 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 12° at its steepest, facing NW.

12°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
652 mlength
52 mvertical
2934 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Diagonal de Cauchiles

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

From the base area (about 24 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Telecabina Al-Ándalus
  2. Ski Principiantes 2 (novice)
  3. Ski Principiantes 1 (novice)
  4. Ski Peñones (easy)
  5. Ski El Río (easy)
  6. Ride Telesilla Stadium
  7. Ski Rebeco (easy)
  8. Ski Diagonal de Cauchiles (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Águila, Zacatín. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Telesilla Stadium (3 min), Telesilla Virgen de las Nieves (7 min), Telesilla Jara (8 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.