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Ski the sun in the Sierra Nevada... If it's good enough for the King of Spain and his family you'll be in good company when you come to ski and snowboard in The Sierra Nevada Mountains, Europe's southern most ski resort.
It's high here too, with five months of snow, 87km of pistes, 79 runs and a snowpark for the boarders. Plenty of chair lifts and 2 cable cars will whisk you to the top of the fabulous Sierra Nevada peaks.
There's even night skiing at weekends and on Bank Holidays when the Spanish, who take après ski even more après into the morning than anywhere else, crowd the resort. In the main ski centre of Pradollano in the Parque Natural of Sierra Nevada you will find many English speaking ski instructors and if you don't like partying then certainly choose Monday to Friday for your quiet skiing lessons and discovering the terrain at your leisure.
Everything you need for skiing in the Sierra Nevada can be hired on a daily basis; you don't need to buy a package deal. And the ski schools cater for everyone from beginners, to experts who want to touch up on their style and be shown the layout of the mountains before they venture off. Equipment hire for a day's skiing is an incredible 21Euros a day, snowboards for 24E and a lift pass for the whole resort is 32E; children, pensioners and the disabled receive one third discount.
For a change why not book a sleigh ride across the mountains and enjoy the thrill of been pulled along by a team of handsome huskies. If you'd like to take a look at the skiing or download a piste map go to Sierra Nevada Ski..........
Snowfall is not a problem in the Sierra Nevada because forty-eight snow cannons ensure that there is snow right through the season. When you drive up each day after your leisurely breakfast in the morning sun, there's plenty of parking and no hassle - this is Spain, relaxed and friendly.
Preferably ski during the week unless you're oblivious to traffic and don't mind people-watching in lift queues, because all of southern Spain comes out to play here in the weekend sun which shines pretty well all the time - Take Note: the Sierra Nevada has more hours of sunshine than any other European ski resort; when it snows and the wind blows (rarely) take pleasure in your other activities and avoid Pradallano, the Sierra Nevada's skiing village; but make sure you're there the next day for that life time experience of skiing fresh powder, doing head plants and laughing till you drop.
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