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Samba at Valle Nevado

Intermediate · 494 m long with 141 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 22° at its steepest, facing S.

22°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
494 mlength
141 mvertical
3358 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Samba

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

From the base area (about 16 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

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

Where it ends

Joins Camino Bajo, Momia. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed magic carpet (3 min), unnamed magic carpet (4 min), Andes Express (4 min).

See Samba 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.