A long sweeping red with blue characteristics, starting from Les Portelles link area at 2552 m (8372 ft), and providing the access route to the
FreeRide Area.
La Balma can also be easily combined with
La Canaleta to create a continuous
3 km (2 mile) leg-burner all the way to
Arcalís base station.
Traffic heading to
La Portella d'Arcalís also shares the wide top section for around 150 m (164 yd), before spilling off the col to the skier's right;
La Balma swoops ahead-left and cruises towards the get-on point for
Els Feixans button tow, which serves the
FreeRide Area. Freeride fun can also be had in the open powder fields and boulder hucks off most of the skier's left-hand side of
La Balma too; there is also a blue-graded link piste (called
La Bassa) towards
La Coma chairlift, off to the skier's left just before you reach the
FreeRide Area draglift.
La Balma ends by cruising down to meet
La Basera and
La Canaleta, both of which make home runs to Arcalís base station.
