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El Retorno, Arandanera at Valgrande-Pajares

Easy · 12 m long with 3 m of vertical, averaging 11° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
12 mlength
3 mvertical
1645 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to El Retorno, Arandanera

Lifts that reach the top: Fuente la Reina (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cueto Negro (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 10 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Cueto Negro
  2. Ski Baby (novice)
  3. Ski El Retorno, Diagonal (easy)
  4. Ski El Retorno (easy)
  5. Ski Los Galgos (easy)
  6. Ski El Retorno, Arandanera (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Arandanera, El Retorno, Los Galgos, Valle del Sol I. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Fuente la Reina (1 min), Valle del Sol (1 min), Cinta Zona Baja (4 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.