Sierra Nevada Opens Ski Season – Among First In Spain

Sierra Nevada, Spain’s southernmost awesome skis resort, officially opened its 2025/26 wintertime play connected Saturday, November 29, for skiers and snowboarders pinch 7 kilometres of neatly groomed runs successful nan Borreguiles area – nan champion inaugural time skiing successful nan past 4 years.

Operator Cetursa Sierra Nevada confirmed that 9 lifts will beryllium moving from time one: nan 2 main gondolas (Al Ándalus and Borreguiles), 5 chairlifts and 2 beginner magic carpets. The skiable vertical driblet stands astatine 355 metres, pinch snowfall depths betwixt 20 and 40 cm of hard-packed snow. Resort authorities person issued a beardown informing against skiing off-piste owed to utmost crystal consequence successful unmarked areas.

Recent dense snowfall brings earlier skis season

The opening comes aft weeks of intensive snow-making whenever temperatures allowed, mixed pinch caller earthy snowfall that has provided a unchangeable base. “We are delighted to connection nan astir complete opening time successful caller years,” a Cetursa worker said. “Conditions are fantabulous for precocious November, and our snowfall accumulation teams stay connected standby to thicken nan screen successful nan coming days.”

Other than skiing, nan edifice has rolled retired its afloat scope of wintertime activities from time one. In Pradollano, nan Mirlo Blanco activity park, nan Mirlo toboggan tally and nan ice-skating rink are each open, while up successful Borreguiles visitors tin bask snowfall slides and nan Central Grill and D’Puro Burger restaurants.

Ski slopes unfastened for business.
Credit: Sierra Nevada FB

Ski resorts unfastened this weekend

Sierra Nevada’s early commencement places it among nan first awesome Spanish resorts to unfastened for nan winter. Baqueira Beret, La Molina, Formigal-Panticosa, and Astún besides lifted their chairs for nan first clip this season, while Masella (which opened connected November 26) and respective French Pyrenean resorts specified arsenic Les Angles (November 28) sewage nan jump by a fewer days.

Looking ahead, nan Granada position plans to support runs unfastened regular until nan accepted closing play astir April 26, 2026, pinch nan anticipation of hold if snowfall conditions stay favourable – arsenic has happened successful colder caller seasons.

For galore skiers successful confederate and cardinal Spain, today’s opening is nan unofficial commencement of winter. With favourable play upwind forecasts and much acold fronts connected nan horizon, Sierra Nevada expects beardown visitant numbers correct from nan opening weekend.

Tickets and nan latest snowfall reports are disposable connected nan charismatic Sierra Nevada and Infonieve websites. Forfaits travel successful astatine astir €42 per big per day, though location are various offers.