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 [...]
If you intend to climb the Cerro de Caballo which lies just above the Alpujarras spa town of Lanjaron in the Sierra Nevada, you may be interested in the following weather forecasting model. Wind speed, Wind gusts, Wind direction, Wind chill (°C), Temperature (°C), Cloud cover (%), Pressure (hPa) and expected Precipitation (mm/3h) are all [...]
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 [...]
The trekking season is well under way in the Sierra Nevada and many people have been asking us about the state of Los Tres Miles Ruta Integral in the Sierra Nevada. This is the long distance 4 or 5 day trek crossing the Sierras from Lanjaron (Alpujarras) to Jerez de Marsquesado (s of Guadix) and [...]
Windchill is a factor we take into account most times when we visit the high Sierras. We ignore it at our peril. A 32km hour wind at 0 degrees centigrade gives an effective -12.5 degree “feel” to the temperature. The chart below will help in ascertaining the dangers. Most likely from December to February each [...]
This weeks snowfall and bad weather in the Sierra Nevada has inevitably changed things. Poqueira hut guardian, Rafael Quintero reports on the latest mountain conditions and access routes. Thanks to the Rafael Quintero and CampoBase for providing the information. View the original report in Spanish including some great photos. Report dated Friday March 11th. From last night [...]
After last weeks snowfall and bad weather in the Sierra Nevada, the guardian of the Poqueira hut, situated at 2500m, reports on the latest mountain conditions and access routes. Thanks to the Rafael Quintero and CampoBase for providing the information. View the original report in Spanish including some great photos. Hello, The passage of the storm [...]
After 3 or 4 days of fresh snow the avalanche dangers are high in the Sierra Nevada. Yesterday an accident in the eastern area showed how fragile the snows are at present. Advice is to keep to easy angled slopes and away from steep ground until consolidation occurs. Yesterday, 29th January 2011, between 13:00 and [...]
The Christmas holiday period unsettled spell is set to continue bringing more snow above 2000m. In the past week we have seen average snowfalls of 1m, more in drifting NE and E facing slopes, less on SW windblown slopes. A harder crust has begun to form windslab. This new layer overlays a very hard icy, [...]
