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.