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Review of snowboarding and skiing in Sierra Nevada Spain.

Sierra Nevada Ski Holiday Facts

Established in 1964 the Spanish ski resort Sierra Nevada lies at 2102 metres altitude in the Granada region of the Spanish Sistema Penibetico. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 3305m Sierra Nevada ski area is snow sure. Over 25 snow cannons ensure artificial Sierra Nevada snow making covers 30km of ski trails, which equates to around 35 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Sierra Nevada (Spain) is Malaga at a distance of 161km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Sierra Nevada ski season runs from December to May.

SNO-man says

Spain's highest lifts and resort, and site of the 1996 Ski World Championships following a huge investment in infrastructure improvements. Purpose built in the 1960s and '70s, facilities include underground car-parking and a high altitude training camp.

alpine downhill runs to ski in Sierra Nevada Spain

Beginner Trails
 4 runs ?km
8%  Intermediate Trails
 18 runs ?km
40%  Advanced Trails
 18 runs ?km
40%  Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km
11% 

Sierra Nevada Resort & Holiday Info

Beginners learning to ski
Intermediate Skiers
Expert Skiers
Snowboarders
Apres Ski
Family friendly
Snowsure
Ambience
Value for money
Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day)€? - €?
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort
Ski Resort OpensDec 2012
Ski Resort ClosesMay 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Ski Area Sierra Nevada Mountain

Downhill Ski Runs86km
total length of Sierra Nevada trails
Longest lift serve Run5.9km
longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift
Ski Slope OrientationN
direction Sierra Nevada ski areas face
Top Altitude3305m
top station of highest ski lift
Bottom Altitude2102m
bottom of lowest ski run
Resort Altitude2102m
centre of Sierra Nevada ski resort
Vertical Drop1198m
total descent from top lift to bottom piste
Skiable Vertical^v 1198m
can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served

Skiing in Sierra Nevada

Skiing Sierra Nevada you'll enjoy 45 pistes and trails and that means approximately 86km of ski runs. Sierra Nevada lifts number 19 with the capacity to uplift 31965 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Spanish ski resort of Sierra Nevada is over 5.9km long.

SNO-man says

Sierra Nevada Ski Area

Sierra Nevada ski area has 8% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 40% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 11% for expert skiers - the most difficult Sierra Nevada piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 60%. You can't ski Sierra Nevada after dark.

Sierra Nevada for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Snowboarding in Sierra Nevada

If you snowboard Sierra Nevada you'll want to know that, of the 19 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Sierra Nevada snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Sierra Nevada snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

SNO-man says

Sierra Nevada for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Sierra Nevada Apres Ski

The apres ski Sierra Nevada scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:

28 apres ski bars 30 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Aerobics, Badminton, Basketball, Canyoning, Fiesta, Indoor Football, Handball, Hang Gliding, Hiking, Indoor Running track (130m straight sprint track), Mountain Biking, Power Lifting, Rollerblading, Scuba Diving, Shot Putt, Ski Mountaineering, Table Tenn.

SNO-man says

One of the Sierra Nevada´s most exciting features, night skiing was introduced in 1994 with lighting along the El Rio slope (3km/545 vertical drop), its normally open Fridays and Saturdays. There is also a Slalom course (1,100m vertical drop). Skiing and lift schedules are established according to the time of sunset. However, a minimum of an extra two hours of skiing will be available along a freshly groomed course. The Montebajo Sport Club is a fantastic facility of 3,000 square metres. The club´s five floors include a 130 person capacity conference room with simultaneous translation equipment and full range of audio-visual equipment, recreation hall, meeting rooms, work rooms, Gymnasium with workout programmes, aerobics, weight training and state-of-the-art equipment, multi-purpose gym for practicing indoor sports, massage rooms, saunas, turkish baths, jacuzzi, indoor/outdoor swimming pool and solarium. Centro de Alto Rendimiento - High Performance Athletic Training Centre (CAR), located at 2,320 meters above sea level, has been specially designed for the high altitude training of athletes of all disciplines. The centre, in an ideal location for testing the limits of the human body, has the latest state-of-the-art equipment which it provides for athletic federations and clubs as well as individual athletes for a perfect training programme. High altitude training has been scientifically proven to provide physiological and constitutional benefits to athletes. The CAR is also available to the resort´s visitors, skiers and other athletes during special times, according to the centre´s regular athletic training programme. The centre's facilities include a 6-lane indoor running track with a 130m straight sprint track. It has an adjoining track room for high, long and triple jump and pole vault and a multi-purpose gym for volleyball, basketball, handball, tennis, badminton and indoor soccer as well as a weight and power lifting room. The sports medicine facility is equipped with electrotherapy, strength and clinical analysis testing facilities. When the snow melts there are outdoor jogging tracks at 1,800, 2,300 and 2,600 meters altitude, 6-lane outdoor running track, 400 metre artificial turf field and a shot putt area. Throughout the winter season Sierra Nevada also offers a number of different activities including table tennis, hang-gliding, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, rollerblading, scuba diving classes, ski/golf packages and adventure skiing.

Sierra Nevada for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

More Sierra Nevada Snow Ski Area and Resort Information

Sierra Nevada resort - ski Sierra Nevada by any other name

The Spanish ski resort of Sierra Nevada ski resort is also known as Sierra Nevada Veleta and has the following common misspellings:

Sierra Nevada ski area has ski slopes which face N

The direction which the various Sierra Nevada ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.

- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Sierra Nevada ski resort has ski slopes facing N.

Sierra Nevada for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Sierra Nevada reviews, 3.8 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.
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