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Sierra Nevada

Location

Granada

Spain

37° 5' 33.3384" N, 3° 23' 29.4468" W

See map: Google Maps

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General info:

Sierra Nevada is located in Southern Spain in the Penibético Mountain Range and close to the Mankind Heritage City of Granada. Sierra Nevada is at an altitude of 2100 m with lifts going up to 3282 m. The ski resort is divided in 6 ski areas: Veleta, Laguna de las Yeguas, Borreguiles, Loma Dílar, Parador y Río. There are 30 lifts (2 Gondolas, 15 Chairlifts, 5 Surface lifts and 8 Magic Carpets) and 103 pistes (16 green, 35 blue, 43 red, 9 black). The combined skiing area is 94.8 km. The lift capacity is 49545 skiers/hour. Sierra Nevada also offers 1 Snowpark and 1 Activity Area called Mirlo Blanco. The ski season lasts from December to April.

BASE: 6896ft
SUMMIT: 10843ft
VERTICAL DROP: 3930ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 22
Gondolas: 2
Chairs: 27
Surface: 3

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: €42.50
6 DAYS ADULTS: €229.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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