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Pirca at Valle Nevado

Intermediate · 768 m long with 199 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 22° at its steepest, facing SE.

22°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
768 mlength
199 mvertical
3529 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Pirca

Lifts that reach the top: Valle del Inca (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 51 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Bajo Cero
  2. Ride Andes Express
  3. Ski Lazo (easy)
  4. Ski Trote (easy)
  5. Ride Tres Puntas
  6. Ski Vals (easy)
  7. Ski Camino del Inca (easy)
  8. Ride Valle del Inca
  9. Ski Pirca (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lazo. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ballicas (2 min), Tres Puntas (2 min), Embalse (3 min).

See Pirca on the 3D mapAll runs at Valle Nevado
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.