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La Playa at Sierra Nevada Ski Station

Easy · 132 m long with 41 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 19° at its steepest, facing NW.

19°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
132 mlength
41 mvertical
2562 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to La Playa

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)
  10. Ski La Playa (easy)

Where it ends

Joins El Río. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Telesilla Jara (6 min), Telecabina Al-Ándalus (6 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.