Valdesqui
Also known as: Valdesqui, Estacion Alpina de Cotos
Sierra de Guadarrama; near Madrid
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Valdesqui - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
~Beg 41 / Int 48 / Adv 11
Dedicated beginner areas + snowpark
Snowpark, competition piste; summer activities (Cosmoaventura)
- (not documented)
Yes - Escuela de Esqui (since 1973); rental + repair
Beginner/intermediate friendly, gentle wide runs, no serious expert terrain
Snow & season
Med - 9 guns / ~1.2 km snowmaking; otherwise natural-snow dependent
Typically late Dec to late Mar/Apr
Jan-Feb
Peak Christmas/New Year, Feb (Spanish half-term), weekends; midweek quieter
Gentle N-facing groomers
Snow-dependent; crowded weekends
The mountain
~22 km
~22-24 km (29 runs)
Limited; snowpark
Busy weekends (Madrid draw)
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~EUR 33-42
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Madrid-Barajas ~70-80 km / ~1 h 15-30 drive; shuttle bus available
Shuttle bus; road
Main cafeteria at Cota 2000 (indoor + 2 terraces)
Base services
Madrid / Rascafria hub
Patrol & safety
Ski patrol/rescue; avalanche risk low
Hospital General de Villalba, Collado Villalba (est)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.