Related Regions: Spain, Granada, Sistema Penibético

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Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada is located in Southern Spain in the Penibético Mountain Range and close to the Mankind Heritage City of Granada. Sierra Nevada is at an altitude of 2100 m with lifts going up to 3282 m. The ski resort is divided in 6 ski areas: Veleta, Laguna de las Yeguas, Borreguiles, Loma Dílar, Parador y Río. There are 30 lifts (2 Gondolas, 15 Chairlifts, 5 Surface lifts and 8 Magic Carpets) and 103 pistes (16 green, 35 blue, 43 red, 9 black). The combined skiing area is 94.8 km. The lift capacity is 49545 skiers/hour. Sierra Nevada also offers 1 Snowpark and 1 Activity Area called Mirlo Blanco. The ski season lasts from December to April.

Elevation

Summit

10843ft
Vertical Drop

3930ft
Base

6896ft

Terrain

Beginner Runs

14%

Intermediate Runs

35%

Advanced Runs

43%

Expert Runs

Runs

65 MILES

Longest Run

4 MILES

Lifts

Total Number Of Lifts: 22
Gondolas & Trams: 2
Eight Person Lifts: 0
High Speed Sixes: 5
High Speed Quads: 0
Quad Chairs: 16
Triple Chairs: 3
Double Chairs: 3
Surface Lifts: 3

Tourist Office

18196 Granada

Spain

Phone: 34 958 249100

sierranevada@cetursa.es

Important Dates

Projected Opening Ski Season: 12/01/2010

Projected Closing Ski Season: 05/02/2011

Sierra Nevada Reviews

by nunonunes 13th January 2011
- Overall Rating 4
- Family Friendly 4
- All Mtn. Terrain 4
- Terrain Park 4
- Nightlife 5
Not huge, but good fun

Pros: Good snow, fun pistes, excellent night life
Cons: Not much diversity in runs
by cosi 22nd November 2009
- Overall Rating 5
- Family Friendly 5
- All Mtn. Terrain 5
- Terrain Park 5
- Nightlife 5
Pros: todo
Cons: habeces hay poca nieve
by anonymous_user 28th February 2008
- Overall Rating 3
- Family Friendly 3
- All Mtn. Terrain 3
- Terrain Park 3
- Nightlife 4
Sierra Nevada Review

Sierra Nevada is a good resort with both pros and cons. Pros: it can guarantee snow (due to mix of altitude and 200+ canons), it has some nice runs (mostly easy red... [! full_review
by Patrick Thorne 28th February 2007
- Overall Rating 4
- Family Friendly 3
- All Mtn. Terrain 5
- Terrain Park 4
- Nightlife 5
Sierra Nevada Review

Generally regarded as Spain's top ski resort, Sierra Nevada stands alone in the Penibetic mountain range in Andalucia, far from the country's other 30 or so ski areas, the majority of which... [! full_review