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Retorno Medio at Valle Nevado

Intermediate · 1067 m long with 160 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 18° at its steepest, facing S.

18°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1067 mlength
160 mvertical
3302 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Retorno Medio

Lifts that reach the top: Embalse (skiing novice terrain to get there); Ballicas (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Andes Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Bajo Cero
  2. Ride Andes Express
  3. Ski Lazo (easy)
  4. Ski Retorno Alto (intermediate)
  5. Ski Retorno Medio (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Retorno Bajo, Puntilla, Can Can. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed magic carpet (1 min), Mirador (2 min), Escondida (2 min).

See Retorno Medio 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.