Once again, not so for Andalucía! Here it's only a 2 hour drive from beach to skiing runs.
Admittedly, only some 2 months a year: the typical ski season lasts from somewhere-in-November through to somewhere-in-February.
But sometimes it goes on until early May, at which point you can really expect very long, sunny days of skiing.
(But why combine skiing with beach, if you've got the superb city of Granada or the world renowned Alhambra at only 20 kms?).
Today we are at the start of the season, so the reservation departments at all resorts in the Sierra Nevada are working overtime. It is the most southerly ski resort of Europe, and thus one catering to all aficionados of ski and snowboarding of southern Spain and Portugal. If you intend to stay overnight, make sure to make your hotel booking well in advance and as soon as you can!
Sierra Nevada means 'snowy mountain range' and snowy it is. The highest summit is the one of the Mulhacén mountain (3481 mts) and the highest ski lift goes to just below Veleta (at 3398 mts).
In case you hesitate, here are 2 handy links:
- The always updated Snow Report
- Live Web Cams
Anyone living in Andalucía, should have tried this at least once... skiing in the morning, après-ski in the afternoon.
Have fun!
Sierra Nevada is a wonderful place. I was with my family last year my children had great fun learning to ski in the snow. thanks for the links of snow reports and webcams will be very useful the next time I return
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