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Tubo del Veleta at Sierra Nevada Ski Station

Intermediate · 841 m long with 337 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 31° at its steepest, facing NW.

31°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
841 mlength
337 mvertical
3282 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Tubo del Veleta is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Tubo del Veleta

Lifts that reach the top: Telesquí Zayas (skiing novice terrain to get there); Telesilla Laguna (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Telesilla Stadium (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 33 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Telecabina Al-Ándalus
  2. Ride Telesilla Emile Allais
  3. Ski Principiantes 1 (novice)
  4. Ski Enlace (novice)
  5. Ski Panorámica 2 (novice)
  6. Ski Paralelo (novice)
  7. Ride Telesilla Alhambra
  8. Ride Telesquí Zayas
  9. Ski Tubo del Veleta (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins La Peseta. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Telesquí Zayas (1 min), Telesilla Alhambra (5 min), Telesilla Veleta (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.