La Directa at Sierra Nevada Ski Station

Easy · 1717 m long with 116 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 6° at its steepest, facing N.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to La Directa

Lifts that reach the top: 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); Alfombra El Bosque (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Alfombra Maitena (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Alfombra Doble Dauro (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 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. Ski Termópilas (easy)
7. Ski Rebeco (easy)
8. Ski Granados (intermediate)
9. Ski La Directa (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Águila, unnamed easy trail, Puerta Elvira, Circuito de Esquí de Montaña. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Telesilla Virgen de las Nieves (2 min), Telecabina Al-Ándalus (4 min), Telesilla Jara (4 min).