Sierra Nevada Mountain Information

The last week has consistently seen several cm of snowfall every day. The existing snowpack is fairly well consolidated in places but has been overlaid by new fresh drifting. Avalanche debris has been spotted in many areas and the hazards are still high.

There is a track from the Poqueira hut up the Rio Mulhacen. This [...]

The accesses from the south have been difficult lately due to the heavy snows. However in the past week we have experienced high temperatures down here in Lanjaron (17 deg C). This has helped the freeze/thaw cycle and we now have a considerable amount of consolidation with the snow pack. Avalanche danger still exists though [...]

More snow over the past weekend has supplemented already great levels of snow in the Sierra Nevada. This is the best start to a winter sports season for many years. All the major runs in the ski area are open. There is fantastic skiing on offer.

Temperatures remaining very cold with zero degrees in Lanjaron at [...]

Trevenque (2079m) is an old favourite. We have known this peak in all weathers, at all times of the year. It stands isolated and proud on the outskirts of Granada in the Cumbres Verdes range of hills. It is not linked by ridges to any other peak, has the ideal mountain profile and has one [...]

With few access tracks to the Sierra Nevada open we had to settle for the usual route up Veleta from above the ski town in the Sierra Nevada. The snow level was about 1500m. We parked the car at the Hota de la Mora (2500m) and set off, immediately requiring snowshoes to aid progress.

We made [...]

There have been problems today in the Sierra Nevada. An avalanche trapped 3 skiers, who were eventually rescued. 1 skier suffered ligament damage, the others survived intact.

This was not too far away from the main lift areas. The risks of avalanche are extremely high at present. Do not ski away from the marked pistes! Beware!

The [...]

28th November 2008. Advice is to keep off the high mountains this weekend, the 29th and 30th November. All major weather forecasts are suggesting precipitation together with high winds. Winds of up to 136kph may be found on Mulhacen with average wind speeds of over 100kph!

There will be new snow, possibly up to 50cm above [...]

Above 2000m the Sierra Nevada is very white with little rock or ridges showing through. The snow is up to the knees in most zones but at times is as deep as 1.5m. The west flank of Mulhacen has areas with little snow due to the wind.

Very little consolidation has occurred in the past few [...]

In the last 2 days our guide, Mike Elston, has been attempting Mulhacen with 4 clients. The heavy snowfall of the past week suggested that a certain amount of snowshoeing might be necessary. The first day on the approach to the Refugio Poqueira they found snow above Cortijo Tomas, which then became deep on approach [...]

Big falls of snow over the past two days have given a great start to the winter here. With more snow to fall in the next few days and temperatures remaining low we can expect excellent skiing conditions and a good base for the winter to come.

We are going up Mulhacen today and returning tomorrow [...]