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Mon 21 February 2011 Jezmond

Im a novice boarder but keen to learn and prior to coming here my experience of boarding has been in banff, canada. My girlfriend was of the opinion that having seen some of the best already then Sierra Nevada might be a disappointment. Well i thought it was a lot better than i had expected. The resort itself was bigger than expected and the facilities on the slopes were really quite good. For the beginner like me there were 4 very well maintained and accessible green runs with a nice Blue run nearby. The snow was pretty hard packed in places though despite the resort having had a good drop of snow a few days before. The people there were pretty helpful also. One thing i found was that accomodation was pretty expensive for what you get, nightlife was ok. Overall this is a great place to visit if your "in the area" - i think a week or more might be too long here, however the proximity of Granada, and the coast would help broaden the visit.

Good things come in small packages!!!

Thu 5 January 2006 printer
Im studying in malaga at the moment so i get up to sierra nevada about twice a month and i have been so pleasantly surprised by it! I really expected it to be tiny and just not very good but the park setup is great, loads of different rails and there are some lovely natural hits all over the place. Everytime i was there we always stay in granada so i cant really comment on the nightlife side.... yet! Overall, it is small in comparison to the alps, but for the south of spain you cant ask for much more.

for the family

Fri 16 December 2005 al
great value and great begginers runs.during week days its almost so quiet its your own mountain.biggest draw back is that it only gets two or three good falls of snow a year so its mostly hard packed on the best runs but the intrepid should be able to find some treats if they look behind the top lifts.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 19
Gondolas: 2
Chair lifts: 15
Drag lifts: 2
Other lifts: 2 Magic carpets
Max people per hour: 41,755
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 79
Total ride area: 84km
Longest run: 6 km

Top lift: 3300m
Vertical drop: 1198m
First lift: 2102m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 47%
Red runs: 47%
Black runs: 6%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
Half day 29.5 euros
1 Day pass 37 euros
5 days 157 euros
Season 700 euros
Lift times:9.00am to 4.30pm

Snowfall

Artificial snowmaking coverage: 31%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: weekend 4hr group lesson 39 euros
Private lessons 30 euros per hour
Snowboard Hire: Board & Boots 24 euros for a day, 70 euros 5 days
Night Riding: : Saturdays 19.00 to 21.30 11euros