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Polka at Valle Nevado

Easy · 602 m long with 134 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 17° at its steepest, facing SW.

17°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
602 mlength
134 mvertical
2991 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Polka

Lifts that reach the top: Prado (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bajo Cero (skiing novice terrain to get there); Candonga (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing novice terrain to get there); Mirador (skiing novice terrain to get there); Embalse (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Candonga
  2. Ski Camino Bajo (novice)
  3. Ski Cuando (novice)
  4. Ski Polka (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Cuando, Sol. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Prado (1 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.