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El Retorno at Valgrande-Pajares

Easy · 1070 m long with 152 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing NE.

13°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1070 mlength
152 mvertical
1766 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to El Retorno

Lifts that reach the top: Cueto Negro (skiing easy terrain to get there); Fuente la Reina (skiing easy terrain to get there); Valle del Sol (skiing easy terrain to get there); Brañillín (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cinta Zona Alta (skiing easy terrain to get there); El Tubo (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Cueto Negro
  2. Ski Baby (novice)
  3. Ski El Retorno, Diagonal (easy)
  4. Ski El Retorno (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Peña Negra, Valle del Sol I, Pasos de Martinelli, Arandanera, Los Galgos, El Retorno, Arandanera. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Fuente la Reina (1 min), Valle del Sol (1 min), Cinta Zona Baja (3 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.