The Sierra Nevada is one of the most famous sights in Andalusia. The Sierra Nevada, which has much to offer, but the main attraction is the skiing. This is the most important ski resort in the Costa Tropical and one of the best in Spain. The Sierra Nevada is located in the mountains Penibética in the heart of Andalusia. It is the most southern ski resort in Europe and has some of the highest peaks of the Iberian Peninsula. The Sierra Nevada, located in the Sierra communities Guejar, Monachil, Dilara and in Granada. The village of the station known as Pradollano and lies at an altitude of 2100 m.
Skiing in the Sierra Nevada
There are several ski courses in the Sierra Nevada, which were adapted from the two American and European. These courses are over 61km of ski pistes, extending over more than 39 different types of slopes with 6 spectacular way off course.
With a height difference of 1300 m, the Sierra Nevada snow in areas that are the different types of skiers. So, whether a beginner or expert, you can ski. These are the same titles that were already in the Alpine Ski Championships in February 1996 in Spain.
Mountain of the Sierra Nevada
It has a new change in the Sierra Nevada, Costa Tropical Station, with the introduction of a new chairlift to replace the previous Montebajo lift. With the introduction of new transport capacity of the lift system to 31,965 people in an hour. This remarkable achievement was made possible with the help of 19 lifts, including 12 chairlifts (4 of them are removable), 2 gondolas and 5 lifts. The lift system is operational by the general public from 09.00 until 0430pm every day, but you should always have their schedule, especially in poor weather conditions. These lifts also on Friday and Saturday evening when skiing in the evening.
Services Ski Station in the Sierra Nevada
One of the most important events in the Sierra Nevada, Costa Tropical Station is the latest investment in the development of snow. Snow, considered the largest in the country and can easily compete with some of the best in Europe. This system is capable of creating snow, even if no snow, and the Sierra Nevada is the ski slopes.
In a new move, the same system was in the upper regions of the ski courses El Zorro. In the last two years there has been an increase in the number of weapons in the Sierra Nevada resort some 200 guns, the 187 high and low pressure of 13 units, which can be roughly 1940 cubic meters of snow per hour.
Night skiing in the Sierra Nevada
Skiing at night is one of the main attractions of the Sierra Nevada and is also one of the most interesting options. Night skiing on the Sierra Nevada, Costa Tropical, for the first time in 1994. This was due to fire the entire length and width of the slope of El Rio (3km/545 height difference) was followed by the slalom (1100 m height difference).