El Urogallo at Valgrande-Pajares
Easy · 680 m long with 181 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 30° at its steepest, facing NE.
30°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
680 mlength
181 mvertical
1776 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
El Urogallo is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to El Urogallo
Lifts that reach the top: El Tubo (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Cueto Negro (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Valle del Sol (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Cinta Zona Alta (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Brañillín (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Cueto Negro
- Ski Baby (novice)
- Ski Peña Negra (intermediate)
- Ski Diagonal (intermediate)
- Ski El Urogallo (easy)
Where it ends
Joins El Tubo, El Río. Nearest lifts from the bottom: El Tubo (1 min), Cinta Zona Baja (3 min), Cueto Negro (3 min).
See El Urogallo 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.