Valdezcaray

Location

La Rioja
Spain
42° 15' 22.0536" N, 2° 58' 13.2348" W
ES
General info: 

More serious skiers as well as beginners. Snow making covers 10% of the terrain. There's no accommodation at the centre but around 500 tourist beds within a 3km radius.

BASE: 5019ft
SUMMIT: 6971ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1952ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 9
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 6
Surface: 1

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