View of the pistes from the base.

Cotos railway station.

The base of the area from the top.

Valdesqui is a ski area situated near the town of Cercedilla in the Sierra de Guadarrama near Madrid (Spain). The area is close to the Navacerrada resort (Madrid) and there have been projects to link the two areas, stopped by ecologist movements. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Peñalara and its reflection in a glacier lake. ... Satellite Map of the Sierra de Guadarrama. ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... A chairlift A chairlift is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... A ski tow, also called rope tow, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers uphill. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A ski area is a place where one goes to participate in the sports of skiing and snowboarding. ... Satellite Map of the Sierra de Guadarrama. ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Ecology is the branch of science that studies the distribution and abundance of living organisms, and the interactions between organisms and their environment. ...

The resort

It has 21 km of marked pistes, it's the biggest area of the Sistema Central chain. The highest point is "La Bola del Mundo", 2280 m AMSL, with a vertical drop of 400 m. A piste is the name given to a marked ski-run or path down a mountain for the purposes of skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. ... Map of the major geographic features of the Iberian Peninsula. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ...

The base of the area is situated at 1860 m AMSL. From there the chair lifts provide the access for the different pistes. The resort itself occupies a high mountain valley called "Valle del Noruego". The valley is accessible by car, with a parking and service area at its base from where the lifts depart.
By train from Madrid there is a Cercanías line that stops at Cotos. From there shuttle bus services province access to the resort. The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A chairlift A chairlift is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... It has been suggested that Local trains be merged into this article or section. ... Cercanías Madrid is the commuter rail service who serves Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area. ...

Lifts

Many of the resort's lifts are modern and of high capacity, the resort has:

• 5 chair lifts.
• 11 ski tows.

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Pistes

The resort offers 29 pistes of different difficulties:

•      12 begginners.
•       14 easy.
•       3 intermediate.

Services

• 2 restaurants.
• 1 skiing school.
• 1 snow gardens for children.
• 1 kindergarten
• 1 ski hiring stores.

Parking area at the base of the resort.

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External link

• http://www.valdesqui.es - Official resort site.
• http://www.madrid-guide-spain.com/madrid-ski.html ENG - Directions and prices for Skiing in Madrid