Skip to content
Book & Ski
← Skiing in Spain
La Pinilla logo

Guadalajara, Spain

La Pinilla ski resort

  • Top 2,039 m
  • 12 km of runs
  • 14 lifts
Snow-covered mountains at Vallter 2000 in the Catalan Pyrenees
Vallter 2000 in the Catalan Pyrenees, Spain. Photo: Adri Magaldi / Pexels.

The short answer

La Pinilla has about 12 km of mapped runs and 14 lifts, with skiing from about 1,483 m up to 2,039 m (6,690 ft), a vertical drop of 556 m. By mapped runs it is number 15 of the 15 Spain ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD), about 78 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to La Pinilla

Private transfer Madrid Airport → Pinilla, 110 km by road, about 1 h 33 min. You book with the partner (Suntransfers); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Pinilla

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Pinilla, with prices for your dates.

See hotelsBooking.com logoBooking.com

La Pinilla 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,761 m · updated 30 Oct, 01:54 UTC

  1. Fri 3014°7°0 mm
  2. Sat 3114°5°0 mm
  3. Sun 113°5°0 mm
  4. Mon 213°3°0 mm
  5. Tue 37°0°0 mm
  6. Wed 44°-2°3.8 mm
  7. Thu 57°2°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

La Pinilla: runs from 1,483 m to 2,039 m, a vertical drop of 556 m1,6001,8002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,039 m (6,690 ft)Top 2,039 m · 6,690 ftBase 1,483 m · 4,865 ft556 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
La Pinilla logo

La Pinilla logo from lapinilla.es. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,039 m6,690 ft
Vertical drop
556 m1,824 ft
Mapped runs
12 km29 runs
Lifts
14mostly drag lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 4% (0.5 km), Easy 34% (4 km), Intermediate 62% (7.3 km)Novice: 0.5 km, 4 runs (4%)Easy: 4 km, 7 runs (34%)34%EasyIntermediate: 7.3 km, 18 runs (62%)62%Intermediate

About 38% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 62% intermediate and 0% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice40.5 km
Easy74 km
Intermediate187.3 km

Lifts

14 mapped lifts, most of them drag lifts.

Lift typeCount
Drag lifts6
Chairlifts3
Gondolas2
Magic carpets2
Platter lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD)Madrid78 km
Valladolid (VLL)Valladolid128 km
Logroño-Agoncillo (RJL)Logroño170 km
Zaragoza (ZAZ)Zaragoza210 km

Ski transfers to La Pinilla

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of La Pinilla?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,039 m (6,690 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,483 m (4,865 ft), a vertical of 556 m (1,824 ft).

How many km of ski runs does La Pinilla have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 12 km of downhill runs and 14 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to La Pinilla?

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 78 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the La Pinilla piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Madrid → Pinilla

110 km by road