Valdezcaray is a
ski area situated near the resort town of
Ezcaray in the upper
Oja Valley
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of the
Sierra de la Demanda,
Iberian System
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(province of
La Rioja,
Spain).
The resort
It has 22 km of marked
pistes, and is a growing family resort which has greatly improved its facilities in recent years. The highest point is ''San Lorenzo'' peak at 2125 m
AMSL
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The comb ...
, with a vertical descent of 600 m.
The base of the area includes the basic ski services and is located at an altitude of 1530 m
AMSL
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The comb ...
. From there, the main
chair lift provides access to the pistes. All the hotels and apartments are in the resort town of
Ezcaray, 13 km downhill from the ski area.
Lifts
Almost all of the resort's lifts are new and high capacity. The resort has:
* 6 chair lifts.
* 1
ski tow
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.
Pistes
The resort offers 24 pistes of different difficulties:
* 6 Beginner.
* 6 Easy.
* 10 Intermediate.
* 2 Expert.
Services
* 2
restaurants.
* 1 skiing school.
* 1 ski hiring store.
See also
*
Picos de Urbión
External links
* http://www.valdezcaray.es - Official resort site.
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Ski areas and resorts in Spain
Sports venues in La Rioja (Spain)