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Top 5 - Black ski slopes in Spain

Published: Feb 7, 2023

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1 The Best Black slopes in Spain

1.1 Canal Amplia in Cerler

1.2 Luis Arias in Baqueira Beret

1.3 Hell in Formigal-Panticosa

1.4 The Visera in Sierra Nevada

1.5 Fonda track in the Masella

1.6 Bonus Track – Off Tracks: Zapatilla tube in Candanchú

Spain has a total of 33 ski resorts with a multitude different slopes. For this reason, it is difficult to determine the ranking of the best, since skiing is also a very subjective experience; so you'll have to try them and decide.

Next, we present our top 5 black ski slopes in Spain that we have created considering several important factors, such as the slope and the difficulty of descents.

The Best Black slopes in Spain

If adrenaline and maximum emotions are your thing, nothing better than knowing which are the most recommended Black slopes in Spain Here we have reviewed the top ones for you to have a great time!

Canal Amplia in Cerler

Cerler is one of the most beautiful ski resorts in Aragon and is located in the Benasque Valley, in the same natural park where the highest peak in the entire Pyrenees is located: The Aneto. In Cerler there's slopes for all levels and all tastes, but one of the most famous is its black slope called Canal Amplia that comes down from Mount Galliner ;-)

Estación de esquí Cerler - Pirineo Aragonés

Cerler ski resort – Aragonese Pyrenees

To get there you will have to go by chairlift to the top of Galliner and begin the descent along the red track called Canal de Gallinero. On the right hand side you will find a detour in which the direction is indicated to reach one of the best black pistes in Spain, the Canal Amplia.

The beginning of the slope begins along the side of the mountain without too much slope, but with quite a few potholes that could make you jump, until you reach the beginning of the descent: that is the part that makes most inexperienced skiers give up going down the slope. one of the steepest black slopes in the country.

Canal Amplio track in Cerler

The slope offers a drop of 690 meters to reach the foot of the mountain and is only recommended for users who practice advanced skiing, as it is a free ride area where skiers reach very high descent speeds.

Luis Arias in Baqueira Beret

Luis Arias was the promoter who had the idea of creating one of the best ski resorts in all of Spain: Baqueira Beret, in the Arán Valley of Catalonia .

Pista Luis Arias en Baqueira Beret

Luis Arias track in Baqueira Beret

This visionary was the country 's winter sports champion and he realized that the enclave where the slopes are now located was a place with good quality snow, where it was not too cold for skiers and that offered descents of different levels.

So he decided to create his ski slopes in that location and now they have become one of the most famous in the whole country. The slope that bears the name of the founder of the ski resort has a drop of 564 meters and a length of 2 kilometers , therefore, it can be said that the degrees of descent are quite extreme!

Due to its orientation towards the north , it is a skiable slope from the beginning of the season until the end, thanks to its good quality of snow.

The Luis Arias track begins very calmly, with little slope and a very wide space, but after a few meters it abruptly narrows and begins a very steep descent. That is what has made it one of the best black tracks in the country .

Hell in Formigal-Panticosa

Formigal-Panticosa is a ski resort that is located in the Aragonese Pyrenees, very close to the border with France , therefore, you can find a multitude of expert skiers from both countries, enjoying some of the best slopes in the area. .

¿Te atreverás con Formigal-Panticosa?

Will you dare with Formigal-Panticosa?

The location of this ski resort means that many of the slopes are only suitable for expert skiers.. That is why it has not become a family place, but it is still one of the best places to perfect the technique of this sport, only suitable for the most skilled!

Estación de esquí de Panticosa

Panticosa Ski Resort

This is the case of the El Infierno slope, which is a double diamond black level ski slope, which means that only the triple diamond black slopes surski pass it in difficulty. So, it is only recommended for those skiers who are really experts in this sport , since it can be quite dangerous.

El Infierno is a track with good quality snow and a very steep slope that will allow you to descend the Portalet hill at full speed and making some very pronounced curves. This track can be reached by chairlift, but if you want even more excitement, you can ask the Ski Ratrack , a kind of snow truck, to drop you off at different starting points, to discover new descents.

The Visera in Sierra Nevada

La Visera is one of the most impressive slopes in the Sierra Nevada ski resort ! This ski area is located in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, between the provinces of Granada and Almería and is the highest mountain range in Europe, after the Alps.

La Visera en Sierra Nevada

The Visera in Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada offers a large ski area with more than 130 ski slopes of different levels, but its greatest attraction is the unevenness offered by its black ski slopes.. The area offers some other highly difficult slopes , such as Fuente del Tesoro and Tubo del Enebro, but the most characteristic of the ski resort is, without a doubt, La Visera .

This slope has become one of the icons of Sierra Nevada and there is no one who has been to this ski resort for the first time and has not been amazed by the unevenness that this black slope offers at first sight.

The track is only 225 meters long, but reaches a slope of up to 63º at some points. To add difficulty to the descent, this track is also full of potholes and changes in the texture of the snow, which is why it is only suitable for experts in this sport.

Fonda track in the Masella

We finish our top 5 of the best black pistes in Spain in the natural environment of the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park in the Catalan Pyrenees.

The track starts at the top of the Tosa mountain and has a drop of 290 meters in just 900 meters of travel ; therefore, it is a very short track, but very steep, so you will descend at great speed and in a matter of minutes you will find yourself at the foot of the mountain.

Pista Fonda La Masella

La Masella Fonda Track

In addition, one of the biggest attractions of this descent and what makes it exciting, but at the same time dangerous, are the potholes that the mountain shows that will make you fly through the air due to the speed at which you are descending.

Pista Fonda La Masella

La Masella Fonda Track

For this reason, this slope is not only recommended for those expert skiers, but you have to have several notions of jumping , to be able to go down it without problems.

Once you have descended the Pista Fonda de la Masella, we recommend that you take a look at its two sisters that are very close to it and that are also double diamond black slopes : La Extrema and La Canal, which offer risky descents and full of adrenaline ;-)

Bonus Track – Off Tracks: Zapatilla tube in Candanchú

The Zapatilla Tube is an off-piste track that is located in the Candanchú ski resort in the Aragonese Pyrenees and is a myth known by the most amateur skiers.

Pista Tubo de la Zapatilla en Candanchú

Zapatilla Tube Track in Candanchú

When you arrive you realize that it is one of the narrowest and steepest descents that you have ever faced and that it shows difficulties even for the most expert skiers.

The average slope ranges between 90% and 65% and it is at the end, when the terrain becomes narrower, practically simulating a tube, that is when as a skier you must take out all your weapons and demonstrate your skill.

Pista Tubo de la Zapatilla en Candanchú

Zapatilla Tube track in Candanchú

It is advisable to make your first descents here with someone who already knows it and take into account its danger, since in the event of a fall the lack of control will be total.

Before going up to the beginning of the Zapatilla Tube, it is good that you ask about the snow conditions because it is an area with avalanche danger , which is only recommended to access when the snow conditions are good.

Now you know the top 5 black slopes in Spain , so you can pack your backpack, take your skis and embark on an adventure in some of the most beautiful winter landscapes in the country! Always remember to check our Esquiades.com website to be informed of the latest updates on the main ski resorts in Spain and benefit from the best offers.

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