December temperatures in Spain break new record highs, putting ski season at risk
FOR THE THIRD time this year, Spain has seen a monthly temperature record smashed, after the mercury reached 29.9ºC on Tuesday in the southern city
Spain’s Sierra Nevada ironically receives biggest snowfall of the year a month after ski season ended
THE rain and stormy weather that is currently sweeping across Spain left heavy snowfall in Sierra Nevada yesterday, May 22. The ski resort is currently
Spain’s Sierra Nevada gradually reopens after unusually strong winds force closure
STRONG wind gusts forced the Sierra Nevada ski resort to close on Saturday as a major storm blew into the Granada mountains. The strong winds
Spain’s Sierra Nevada opens slopes for expert skiers and snowboarders
THE Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada has opened the amazing runs of the Laguna de las Yeguas area, restricted to expert skiers and snowboarders
Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski resort closes Christmas period with nearly 160,000 visitors
THE Sierra Nevada ski and mountain resort closed the Christmas holidays—from December 22 to January 6—with more than 158,000 visitors. Of the almost 160,000 visitors,
Spain’s Sierra Nevada opens El Rio piste and reaches 30 kilometres of skiable slopes—plus new Alhambra chairlift goes into service
SIERRA NEVADA now exceeds 30 skiable kilometres thanks to the opening of El Rio piste. The opening of Sierra Nevada’s most emblematic slopes, El Río,
Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski resort hits 100% capacity for first time this season
THE southernmost ski resort in Europe, Sierra Nevada, has reached full capacity for the first time this season. This past Wednesday, December 28, the ski
First snowfall of the season in Spain’s La Covatilla ski resort
THE ski resort of La Covatilla, located in the Sierra de Béjar, within the municipality of La Hoya, in the province of Salamanca, has recorded
Spain’s Sierra Nevada exceeds its all-time record of advance ski pass sales
SIERRA NEVADA’S Ski, Snowboard and Mountain Resort, nestled on the north facing slopes of Spain’s third highest mountain, has surpassed this week its all-time record
Extension of current coronavirus measures in Spain’s Andalucia postpones opening of Sierra Nevada ski resort
THE Junta’s decision to keep current COVID-19 measures in place until December 10 means that travel to Sierra Nevada is off limits. The measures announced
Two killed in car accident on the road leading to the Sierra Nevada
Five others were left injured after the three car pile up
Slippery slope
Protesters demand an end to new artificial snow scheme in the Sierra Nevada
On top of the world
One of Europe’s highest resorts, for the first time ever there are more than 100kms of runs in the Sierra Nevada, writes Jon Clarke