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A listing of the various ski runs in the Sierra Nevada Ski Area in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the province of Granada in southeastern Spain.
Difficulty | Count | Length (km) |
---|---|---|
Green | 18 | 7.8 |
Blue | 40 | 40.7 |
Red | 50 | 48.2 |
Black | 8 | 4.9 |
Uncoded | 3 | 2 |
Total | 119 | 103.6 |
Type | Count |
---|---|
Cable cars | 2 |
Chairlifts | 17 |
T-bar lifts | 2 |
Magic carpets | 2 |
Ski tows | 1 |
Area | Name | Vertical (m) | Length (m) | Surface (m²) | Snow produced (m²) | Difficulty |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Borreguiles | Amapola | 75 | 382 | 12224 | Green | |
Borreguiles | Collado a Borreguiles | 150 | 1061 | 15664 | 13283 | Blue |
Borreguiles | Diagonal Balsa | 50 | 714 | 8563 | Blue | |
Borreguiles | Diagonal Cauchiles | 40 | 528 | 3168 | Red | |
Borreguiles | Diagonal de San Juan | 80 | 643 | 4431 | Red | |
Borreguiles | Espolón Alcazaba | 60 | 174 | 4874 | Red | |
Borreguiles | Granados | 395 | 1394 | 58240 | 58240 | Red |
Borreguiles | La Laja | 130 | 586 | 16411 | Blue | |
Borreguiles | La Peña | 80 | 439 | 14942 | Green | |
Borreguiles | La playa | 40 | 141 | 5079 | Blue | |
Borreguiles | Morillas | 205 | 759 | 26835 | 6255 | Red |
Borreguiles | Pala Entrenamiento | 150 | 699 | 22394 | Blue | |
Borreguiles | Panorámica II | 175 | 1005 | 52265 | Green | |
Borreguiles | Paralelo | 70 | 413 | 18180 | Green | |
Borreguiles | Peñones | 223 | 1022 | 42393 | Blue | |
Borreguiles | Perdiz | 230 | 1467 | 87822 | 79259 | Green |
Borreguiles | Peseta | 115 | 768 | 33812 | 23929 | Blue |
Borreguiles | Piñata 1 | 0 | Green | |||
Borreguiles | Piñata 2 | 0 | Green | |||
Borreguiles | Principiantes I | 114 | 806 | 80582 | 80582 | Green |
Borreguiles | Principiantes II | 114 | 792 | 79156 | 79156 | Green |
Borreguiles | Principiantes III | 95 | 661 | 52906 | Green | |
Borreguiles | Principiantes IV | 20 | 254 | 12711 | Green | |
Borreguiles | Principiantes V | 10 | 129 | 5683 | Green | |
Borreguiles | Rebeco | 505 | 2327 | 114,867 | 114,867 | Blue |
Borreguiles | Termópilas | 35 | 182 | 2182 | Blue | |
Borreguiles | Torrecillas | 105 | 543 | 13042 | Blue | |
Borreguiles | Tubo de Borreguiles | 190 | 1061 | 24418 | Blue | |
Borreguiles | Variante Morillas | 145 | 633 | 23301 | 6620 | Red |
Borreguiles | Zacatin | 165 | 500 | 16014 | Red | |
Borreguiles | Zorro | 370 | 1850 | 93473 | 93473 | Blue |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Arco de las Pesas | 25 | 289 | 1731 | 1731 | Blue |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Copa del Mundo | 340 | 45347 | 45347 | Red | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Directa | 120 | 1748 | 10489 | Blue | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Divisoria | 150 | 805 | 12880 | Red | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Escape | 103 | 579 | 6979 | Blue | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | María José Rienda | 285 | 975 | Red | ||
Cahuchiles - Parador | Paco Fdez Ochoa | 240 | 954 | 42021 | Red | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Puerta de Fajalauza | 40 | 268 | 1607 | 1607 | Blue |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Puerta Elvira | 65 | 729 | 4375 | 4375 | Blue |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Puerta Monaita | 40 | 580 | 3482 | 3482 | Blue |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Sol y Nieve | 450 | 1775 | 64051 | Red | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Sol y sombra | 85 | 297 | 8329 | Red | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Universiada | 640 | 2289 | 78534 | Red | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Variante de Paco | 110 | 360 | 12969 | Red | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Variante de Rienda | 60 | 296 | 11838 | Red | |
Cahuchiles - Parador | Ventisquero Cauchiles | 145 | 938 | 33766 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Carnero | 190 | 981 | 38683 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Carril del Collado | 5 | 363 | 2176 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Cartujo | 315 | 2251 | 79934 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Collado Alto | 135 | 463 | 16676 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Collado de la Laguna | 50 | 274 | 4379 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Cuesta Artesillas | 70 | 549 | 7116 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Dorada | 390 | 992 | 51603 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Fraile | 110 | 445 | 14246 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Henry | 135 | 685 | 30131 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Lagunillos | 335 | 1076 | 38719 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Las Cornisas | 40 | 258 | 7216 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Los Bancos | 200 | 960 | 26883 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Monaguillo | 240 | 1293 | 41370 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Mottaret | 165 | 789 | 31558 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Olímpica | 695 | 3476 | 169,143 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Pala de las Artesillas | 65 | 332 | 6646 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Puerta Laguna | 110 | 312 | 8730 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Solana | 255 | 1238 | 19815 | Red | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Tajos de la Virgen | 155 | 522 | 14629 | Black | |
Laguna Las Yeguas | Trucha | 613 | 2277 | 158,405 | 14506 | Red |
Laguna Las Yeguas | W | 335 | 955 | 34396 | Red | |
Loma de Dílar | Boulevard Loma Dilar | 40 | 458 | 4581 | 4581 | Blue |
Loma de Dílar | Cantera | 22 | 243 | 1459 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Cascajar | 65 | 297 | 5941 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Cecilio | 105 | 770 | 33873 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Diploma | 175 | 950 | 22860 | Black | |
Loma de Dílar | El Paso | 35 | 159 | 5711 | Black | |
Loma de Dílar | El Puente | 200 | 863 | 48348 | Red | |
Loma de Dílar | Estrella de las Nieves | 60 | 431 | 15511 | 15511 | Green |
Loma de Dílar | Fuente del Tesoro | 285 | 942 | 49014 | 49014 | Black |
Loma de Dílar | Genciana | 60 | 442 | 10610 | Green | |
Loma de Dílar | Iniciación Montebajo I | 6 | 67 | 1345 | Green | |
Loma de Dílar | Iniciación Montebajo II | 11 | 122 | 1465 | Green | |
Loma de Dílar | Loma Dilar | 670 | 3833 | 164,055 | 147,096 | Blue |
Loma de Dílar | Manzanilla | 190 | 751 | 15021 | Red | |
Loma de Dílar | Mirador | 160 | 533 | 22377 | Red | |
Loma de Dílar | Monachil | 160 | 564 | 24830 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Montebajo | 370 | 1995 | 66604 | 37892 | Blue |
Loma de Dílar | Morenita | 55 | 293 | 5858 | Red | |
Loma de Dílar | Neveros | 265 | 913 | 43899 | 43899 | Black |
Loma de Dílar | Peñón de Dilar | 305 | 1698 | 52588 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Piornos | 160 | 705 | 28220 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Poniente | 150 | 978 | 35223 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Prado de las Monjas | 300 | 1148 | 68854 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Radiotelescopio | 125 | 635 | 20442 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Trampolín | 115 | 438 | 15754 | Black | |
Loma de Dílar | Tubo del Enebro | 170 | 493 | 17733 | 17733 | Black |
Loma de Dílar | Variante El Puente | 90 | 341 | 13656 | Red | |
Loma de Dílar | Víbora | 160 | 677 | 25834 | 25834 | Blue |
Loma de Dílar | Villén | 260 | 1139 | 44990 | 28580 | Blue |
Loma de Dílar | Violetas | 250 | 1046 | 78426 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Visera | 120 | 436 | 20931 | Black | |
Loma de Dílar | Vuelta Zahareña | 40 | 466 | 2798 | Blue | |
Loma de Dílar | Zahareña | 200 | 1144 | 49115 | 49115 | Blue |
Parque Sulayr | Half Pipe | 80 | 165 | 10309 | ||
Parque Sulayr | Ski / Snowboard Cross | 235 | 1138 | 68280 | ||
Parque Sulayr | Slopestyle | 160 | 726 | 43560 | ||
Río Monachil | Burladero | 55 | 220 | 7906 | Blue | |
Río Monachil | El Río | 550 | 3258 | 180,883 | 180,883 | Blue |
Río Monachil | Levante | 155 | 1169 | 16518 | 11789 | Blue |
Río Monachil | Maribel | 360 | 2088 | 58495 | 58495 | Blue |
Río Monachil | Ribera del Genil | 85 | 999 | 5993 | 5993 | Blue |
Río Monachil | Zaragatillo | 30 | 271 | 2165 | 2165 | Green |
Tierra de Sueños | DreamLand Jardín de Nieve | 5 | 120 | 2392 | 2392 | Green |
Veleta | Águila | 1170 | 6180 | 167,221 | 73729 | Red |
Veleta | Cordón | 350 | 1153 | 50719 | Red | |
Veleta | Descenso Damas | 85 | 245 | 6856 | Red | |
Veleta | Descenso Hombres | 170 | 797 | 20717 | Red | |
Veleta | Lastrón | 220 | 805 | 22564 | Red | |
Veleta | Panorámica | 350 | 1116 | 58011 | Red | |
Veleta | Tobogán | 71 | 786 | 4718 | Red | |
Veleta | Tubo del Veleta | 350 | 1146 | 47687 | Red | |
Totals | 119 | 21,502 | 103,658 | 3,879,404 | 1,381,413 | |
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