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Espolón de la Alcazaba at Sierra Nevada Ski Station

Intermediate · 223 m long with 84 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 27° at its steepest, facing NW.

27°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
223 mlength
84 mvertical
2678 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Espolón de la Alcazaba

Lifts that reach the top: Telesilla Stadium (skiing intermediate 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 27 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 Diagonal de San Juan (intermediate)
  8. Ski Águila (intermediate)
  9. Ski Universiada (intermediate)
  10. Ski Espolón de la Alcazaba (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Ribera del Genil. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Telesilla Stadium (2 min), Telesilla Jara (7 min), Telecabina Al-Ándalus (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.