The Sierra Nevada still has some old snow remaining, unusual for this time of year. Particularly affected is the section SE and below the col de Cariguela and the traverse to Paso de los Machos. By the time you reach Loma Pelada little remains. Also the north side of the Tajos de la Virgen ridge [...]
Some of the normal walking and trekking routes in the Sierras are still badly affected by snow. Underneath a soft initial 6 inches of top surface there is at times hard snow/ice. The crossing below the Tajos de la Virgen is risky without crampons. We have noticed many parties expecting summer trekking that have neither crampons [...]
Yes, I know it’s June, but there is still plenty of snow fun to be had in the Sierra Nevada. An early start meant we managed to catch the best snow conditions and had a great days climbing around the Cerro de Caballo above Lanjaron in the Alpujarras.
Although we are in mid-June, the Sierra Nevada, as previously reported, has lots of snow and many objective dangers remaining from the last winter. Yet another accident occurred yesterday in the Cerro de los Machos area. The utmost care is required as the accident occurred in a zone of steep, consolidated and possibly icy snow. [...]
Outside the tapas bars of Lanjaron temperatures reached 30 degrees. 2500m above we donned our duvet jackets as an icy wind tore across the white snow filled plateau. Such are the contrasts this year in southern Spain’s Sierra Nevada, a legacy of the worst winter weather in living memory.
As can be seen from the photo taken a few days ago from the Cerro de Caballo, winter still has the Sierra Nevada firmly in it’s grip. This may affect forthcoming treks such as the famous “Los Tres Miles” trek which aims to cover all the major 3000m plus peaks of the range in a 5 day push.
The bad winter just past has left the Sierra Nevada with a legacy of snow covered mountains ideal for mountaineering and backcountry skiing even though we are nearing the end of May!
Yes the bad weather has returned, just as we were getting used to the normal winter conditions of sun and snow. There is fresh snow above 2700m and the moderate falls will continue for the next few days. Good news for all Sierra Nevada mountain enthusiasts. We had been enjoying perfect neve in the early [...]
Some spanish friends are reporting dangerous avalanche prone conditions with cracks appearing in the snowpack due to the high temperatures. The Elorietta hut area and slopes below should also be avoided (see http://www.spanishhighs.co.uk/snais.html) The photo below was taken today from Trevenque and shows the Tajos de la Virgen ridge leading to The Pico del Cartujo. Some avalanche [...]
Heavy, fresh snowfall followed by high temperatures have brought a high avalanche risk to the Sierra Nevada. There are large areas of wet snow, especially below 2600m. Above that there is danger from cornice collapse, especially on the ridges of Tajos de la Virgen and the abseil descent from Los Posiciones into the Coral del Veleta.
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