Sierra Nevada
Spain · Andaluzja · Single resort
Sierra Nevada is a ski resort in Andaluzja (Spain). It has 110 km of downhill runs and 21 lifts. The runs go from 2100 to 3300 m (1200 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 5 km (5%)
- Medium: 50 km (45%)
- Hard: 45 km (41%)
- Expert: 10 km (9%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (5 floodlit runs)
- Steepest spot: 61% (31°)
- Mostly facing north-west (43% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 21
Gondola / cable car: 2 · Chairlift: 14
- Telecabina Al-Ándalus · Gondola / cable car · 3,300 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 2138–2688 m
- Telesilla Emile Allais · Chairlift · 3,250 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2685–2800 m
- Telesilla Virgen de las Nieves · Chairlift · 3,200 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2388–2654 m
- Telesilla Veleta · Chairlift · 2,880 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 2679–3027 m
- Telesilla Jara · Chairlift · 2,880 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 2138–2378 m
- Telesilla Laguna · Chairlift · 2,850 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 2604–3300 m
- Telesilla Stadium · Chairlift · 2,850 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2553–3052 m
- Telesilla Monachil · Chairlift · 2,830 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 2374–2822 m
- Telesilla Alhambra · Chairlift · 2,500 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2765–2914 m
- Telesilla Borreguiles I · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 2688–2786 m
On site
- 11 car parks (3 paid · 5 free)
- 39 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 3 mountain huts
- 2 ski schools
- 1 rental shops
- 15 stops
Ski schools and rental shops
- Frostrice
- Río Sport
- Reset sierra nevadad snow,ski
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 0 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 4 cm, Snow depth 3 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 2 cm, Snow depth 2 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 2 cm, Snow depth 2 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 0 cm, Snow depth 0 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 982 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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