It may be a sizzling 25 deg C down here in Lanjaron, in the Alpujarras but the ski touring and mountaineering will remain good up high in the Sierra Nevada until at least the end of May. Indeed, there has been so much snow this year that we are hoping to ski off Veleta back to the cars in mid-June!
Our confidence in the reliability of the remaining 10 weeks of the ski touring season is such that we have invested in some new equipment. We have always purchased our skis from Hagan Skis . They have proved a tough and reliable ski for the last 10 years. Hagan specialise in skis for the touring market. We have invested in Hagan Stag’s, which have replaced the older Alpin Tour Carve’s. The new skis have been bought from Desportes Nomadas in Durcal, where we always get good sound advice.
In addition we have bought boots from Garmont. We have used Garmont G-lite’s before so had no qualms about bying the Summit boots. They are very light and comfortable. We use them for both on piste and off piste days. Once tried you will never want to return to the old downhill boots!
are these Garmont boots really stiff enough for downhill skiing as well? Have a good time tourskiing in sierra nevada. I’ve never been there in the winter, only on a summer hike once…