Autumn is a strange season in the Sierra Nevada mountains. A season of great contrasts that can bring unexpected difficulties for walkers and trekkers. Summer changes to winter very quickly here. This article describes what to look out for and how to deal with it. The Contrast 23rd September 2012 So there we were, sat [...]
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A report on the snow and mountain conditions in the Sierra Nevada, Spain. This is issued by the Junta de Andalucia in their Safety Campaign for the Sierra National Park mountains this winter. Information as at March 8, 2012. All areas Very irregular distribution of the snow, hard snow areas / frost / ice, bare ground [...]
Read MoreThe following mountain condition report was issued by the Junta de Andalucia in their Safety Campaign for the Sierra National Park mountains this winter. Information at February 24, 2012. All areas Very irregular distribution of the snow, hard snow areas / frost / ice, bare ground (rock). Lower areas no snow. Hoya de la Mora [...]
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The following mountain condition report was issued by the Junta de Andalucia in their Safety Campaign for the Sierra National Park mountains this winter. Information at February 2, 2012. All areas Variable states. Hard ice, neve, wind blown, powder. Some charged slopes. Even lower elevations will have some snow/ice. Hoya de la Mora – Veleta Access [...]
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At the end of the year it is always interesting to look at the extremes, averages and trends in the years weather. Our weather station in Lanjaron, Alpujarras has provided the following information for 2011 (2010 figures in brackets). Temperatures – nothing too different on the maximums and minimums, but interesting to note that 2011 [...]
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The following mountain condition report was issued by the Junta de Andalucia in their Safety Campaign for the Sierra National Park mountains this winter. Information at December 29, 2011. Original information in Spanish provided by Mammut Sierra Nevada All areas Ice, snow, ice, snow and snow crust vented. Thin snow in lower elevations. Hoya de [...]
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Latest report from the guardians at the hut.. You can see more and photos at http://campobasefm.com/refugiossn/poqueira/ Poqueira Wednesday October 26 photos of the access, the environment and the area of peaks after these first snow of the season. All this can change quickly, as more snow is expected at high levels throughout the day Thursday. Access [...]
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A summary of the weather high and lows, ups and downs, for September 2011 from the Alpujarras Weather Station based in Lanjaron is shown below. Highlights – the highest temperature was 32.6 (lowest 11.7 ). A total of 1.8mm of rain fell over 2 days. The highest wind gust was 42.5kmh. Previous year - the highest [...]
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A summary of the highs and lows for August 2011 from our weather station set in Lanjaron, Alpujarras, Andalucia. Links to the station which is live on the internet during daylight hours can be found below. Records for the month of August 2011 You may also be interested in: Visit the Lanjaron weather station live [...]
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A summary of the highs and lows for July 2011 from our weather station set in Lanjaron, Alpujarras, Andalucia. Links to the station which is live on the internet during daylight hours can be found below. Records for the month of July 2011 You may also be interested in: Visit the Lanjaron weather station live [...]
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