El Retorno, Diagonal at Valgrande-Pajares
Easy · 196 m long with 23 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 15° at its steepest, facing SE.
15°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
196 mlength
23 mvertical
1787 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
El Retorno, Diagonal is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to El Retorno, Diagonal
Lifts that reach the top: Cueto Negro (skiing novice terrain to get there); Valle del Sol (skiing novice terrain to get there); Brañillín (skiing novice terrain to get there); Cinta Zona Alta (skiing novice terrain to get there); El Tubo (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Cueto Negro
- Ski Baby (novice)
- Ski El Retorno, Diagonal (easy)
Where it ends
Joins El Retorno, El Muro, Valle del Sol I, Valle del Sol II, La Fuente. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Fuente la Reina (2 min), Valle del Sol (2 min), Cinta Zona Baja (5 min).
See El Retorno, Diagonal on the 3D mapAll runs at Valgrande-PajaresMeasured 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.