# Sierra Nevada (Pradollano)

Spain's highest ski resort, above Pradollano: 112.5 km of pistes, snowshoeing up to the Veleta and snow without skiing, 31 km from Granada.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Sierra Nevada is Spain's highest ski resort: you ski between 2,100 and 3,300 metres, beneath the Veleta, and the base, Pradollano, is 31 km from Granada. That makes it unique in the south: you can ski in the morning and have lunch in the city, or go up by bus from Granada's station for €10 return.

## What does the resort have?

A large area: 139 pistes and 112.5 km of marked runs, with 23 green, 55 blue, 54 red and 7 black, and 1,200 metres of skiable vertical drop, the largest in Spain. It is served by 23 lifts, including two gondolas, and 459 cannons make snow on 37 km of pistes when it doesn't snow. There is a large snowpark, Sulayr, on the Loma de Dílar, cross-country and ski-touring circuits, and on some winter Saturdays, night skiing on the Río piste. You have it all on the page for skiing in Sierra Nevada.

## How much does a day's skiing cost?

Sierra Nevada sells the lift pass with dynamic pricing: it changes by calendar day and by when you buy it, and it is cheaper online and in advance. There is no fixed published rate, so check the price for the day you are going on the resort's website before you head up. Car parks are free in the pre-season and charge a daily price in winter.

## And if I don't ski?

There is plenty to do. In Pradollano, the Mirlo Blanco is a snow park with a rail-mounted roller coaster, slides, tubing and trampolines, with no lift pass: the Mirlo sledge costs from €7. For walkers, guided snowshoeing up to the Posiciones del Veleta, at 3,100 metres, with Nevadensis: three to five hours from the Albergue Universitario, from €65 per person with snowshoes and a qualified guide.

## How do you get there from Granada?

By car, along the A-395, the sierra road: about 31 km and 40 minutes without traffic. On Saturday mornings and on Sundays on the way down, queues form. With snowfall, the DGT (traffic authority) may require chains or winter tyres: check the status on 011 and the A-395 cameras on the resort's website, and carry chains.

By bus, Autocares Tocina leaves Granada bus station at 8:00 and 10:15, at 15:00 at weekends and public holidays, and at 17:15, stopping at the Paseo del Violón. It returns from Pradollano at 9:00, 16:00 and 18:30, and at 13:00 at weekends. It costs €10 return.

From Málaga, Jaén, Almería or Córdoba you reach Granada by motorway and from there along the A-395: doing it as a day trip is possible from Jaén and Málaga, but from Córdoba or Almería it is worth sleeping a night.

## Where do you park?

In three car parks with 3,932 spaces: the covered one beneath the Plaza de Andalucía, with 2,644, which exits next to the gondola; Los Peñones, with 750, next to the Inturjoven hostel; and Las Sabinas, with 513, next to the High Performance Centre. The resort's website shows occupancy in real time. A town bus links Pradollano, Los Peñones and the Albergue Universitario for €2.

## When to go?

The season starts in late November or December, when there is snow or cold enough to make it, and usually closes in April. January, February and March are the most reliable months. In April there is spring snow and sun, and fewer people midweek. If you can, avoid the December long weekends, Christmas and the Andalusia Day long weekend, 28 February: the pistes and the road fill up.

## Where to sleep and eat?

In Pradollano, the resort itself has the Hotel Telecabina and the Apartahotel Trevenque, on the Plaza de Andalucía, at the foot of the gondola, with bookings from 4 December 2026. The Albergue Inturjoven, at Los Peñones, is the budget option. For eating on the pistes, the Central Grill at Borreguiles has a menu from €14.90; on the way down, Ruta del Veleta, in Cenes de la Vega, is open on Sunday at lunchtime.

## Dónde está
- Cerca: La Alpujarra (a 16.6 km), Guadix (a 32.6 km), Priego de Córdoba and the Subbética (a 80.1 km), Sierra de Cazorla (a 97.5 km)

## Qué hacer
- **Skiing in Sierra Nevada** (7 h 30 · All levels · Beginners' area at Borreguiles): Sierra Nevada is Spain's highest ski resort: you ski between 2,100 and 3,300 metres, beneath the Veleta peak. The base is Pradollano, a mountain village in the municipality of Monachil, 31 km from Granada.
Runs, altitudes and lifts
There are 139 runs and 112.5 km of marked pistes: 23 green, 55 blue, 54 red and 7 black, with the longest run, of about 12 km, and 1,200 metres of skiable vertical drop, the greatest in Spain. They face north-west. They are served by 23 lifts: two gondolas (the Al-Ándalus leaves from Plaza de Andalucía, in Pradollano), 14 chairlifts, three drag lifts and four conveyor belts. 459 snow cannons cover 37 km of runs with artificial snow. The lifts open from 8:30 to 16:45.
Where to start
Beginners have their area at Borreguiles, mid-mountain, reached by gondola, and at Fuente del Mirlo Blanco, at the end of the Río slope in Pradollano. For children there are themed runs at Borreguiles, Montebajo and Cauchiles, a snow garden for ages 3 to 12 and a nursery for babies from 4 months.
How much a day costs
Sierra Nevada sells the lift pass with dynamic pricing: it changes according to the fare calendar and the date you buy it, and it is cheaper online and in advance. The resort does not publish a fixed rate; check the day's price on its website. For the 2026-2027 season it has published the long passes, with a discount until 15 October.
Lessons and hire
Several schools and hire shops work at the resort, in Pradollano and at Borreguiles. Nevadensis, a guiding company from Granada, gives three-hour group lessons for €55 per person and organises weekends with accommodation at the University Hostel.
Getting there and parking
From Granada, along the A-395, about 31 km of mountain road. Without a car, Autocares Tocina leaves from Granada bus station at 8:00 and 10:15 every day, also at 15:00 at weekends and on public holidays, and at 17:15; it returns from Pradollano at 9:00, 16:00 and 18:30, and also at 13:00 at weekends. It costs €10 return.
There are 3,932 parking spaces: 2,644 covered under Plaza de Andalucía, 750 at Los Peñones and 513 at Las Sabinas. In pre-season they are free; in winter the price changes by day and is checked in the calendar on the website. A town bus links Pradollano, Los Peñones and the University Hostel for €2.
- **Snowshoeing to the Posiciones del Veleta** (4 h · Fit enough to walk for several hours at altitude · Desde 45 € per person in groups of 21 to 30 (€65 for 4 to 10 people)): Snowshoes are the way to get high in Sierra Nevada without skis or a lift pass. This route leaves from the University Hostel area, above Pradollano, and climbs the ridge to the Posiciones del Veleta, old fortifications at 3,100 metres with views over the whole sierra.
The route
From the University Hostel to the Hoya de la Mora, the Virgen de las Nieves and San Juan, and from there to the Posiciones del Veleta. The guide adapts the route and the turn-round point to the group's level and the day's snow: allow three to five hours. It is high mountain in winter, with wind and cold, but with no technical sections.
What is included and how much it costs
A qualified Nevadensis mountain guide, snowshoes, poles and liability and assistance insurance. The price depends on the group size: €65 per person for 4 to 10 people, €55 for 11 to 20 and €45 for 21 to 30. It runs every day of the season; book by phone or email.
Getting to the starting point
From Granada, along the A-395 to Pradollano and then the road to the University Hostel, in the Hoya de la Mora area. The Autocares Tocina bus reaches Pradollano and the resort's town bus goes up to the University Hostel at some times, for €2.
- **Sulayr Snowpark on the Loma de Dílar** (4 h · Snowboarders and freestyle skiers; mini park for beginners · Included in the lift pass): Sulayr is Sierra Nevada's snowpark, in the Loma de Dílar area. The resort presents it as a space for snowboarders and freestyle skiers, with about 60 features including jumps, rails, boxes and tubes, spread over four sectors by level: easy (S), medium (L) and very hard (XL). It also has a cross circuit for skiing and snowboarding. The name comes from what the Arabs called Sierra Nevada, Monte Sulayr, the mountain of the Sun. You enter with the normal lift pass, with nothing extra to pay.
To start: Mini Park and Kidspark
The Mini Park, or Progression Park, is on both sides of the Loma de Dílar chairlift and is the area for getting started in snowboarding and freestyle. It has an inflatable landing bag, so the first jumps do not end on hard snow.
The Kidspark, the third space designed for families, is also next to the Loma de Dílar chairlift: three ground-level platforms where children, accompanied by their parents, start freestyle without risk and with advice from professionals. The resort does not publish a minimum age.
Getting there
From Pradollano, take the Antonio Jara chairlift and link up with the Loma de Dílar chairlift; for the other sectors, the Monachil chairlift. From Borreguiles you reach it by the Emilio Reyes chairlift and the Visera run. The park is served by the Loma de Dílar chairlift, the Monachil and a drag lift. If you drive up, see the Pradollano car parks; if you come from Granada, the Granada – Sierra Nevada bus.
Park rules
The resort publishes nine usage guidelines. The main ones: know your level and progress step by step; first check each feature and the state of the snow before jumping; wear a helmet and, if you can, back protection; check that the landing is clear before you drop in and leave it as soon as possible; do not cross the line of descent and stand outside it to take photos. If there is an accident, close the feature and notify the Piste Service. Park staff inspect the jumps and rails daily.
2026-2027 season
For this season the resort has announced that it wants to modify the landings of the big jumps on the Loma de Dílar so the sector can open with less snow, a job that was pending the environmental process with the Sierra Nevada Natural Area. The opening of each sector depends on the snow: check the piste report on the same day.
For the rest of the day, the ski resort has runs for all levels, and on Saturdays in some winter weeks you can ski at night on the Río slope.
- **Mirlo sled and the Mirlo Blanco snow park** (1 h 30 · Families with children and anyone who does not ski · Desde 7 € ride on the Mirlo Sled): Fuente del Mirlo Blanco is the snow play area of the Sierra Nevada resort, at the end of the Río slope and beside the Antonio Jara chairlift, at about 2,100 metres, above Pradollano. It is the place for anyone who goes up to the sierra and does not ski, or for children who are not yet putting on skis: slides, rings, sledges, trampolines and the Mirlo Sled, a roller coaster on rails.
The Mirlo Sled and the rest of the park
The Mirlo Sled is the main attraction: a sled that goes down a rail with banked curves and bumps, and which the park itself presents as the star attraction for anyone seeking speed. Around it there is a tubing area with rings, snow bikes, sledges, slides, children's attractions, trampolines and an ice rink. There is also a catering cabin in the area.
Hours and prices
In the winter season, the activity area, with rings, snow bikes, the children's area, tubing and sledges, opens from 10:00 to 16:30, and the Mirlo Sled every day from 10:00 to 17:15. According to the rates published by the resort, one ride on the Mirlo Sled costs from €7, 45 minutes of activities from €14 and the combined 45 minutes with a sled ride, from €21. Tickets are bought at the entrance or online. No lift pass is needed: the activities are paid for individually. Before the 2026-27 season opens, confirm prices and dates on 958 708 090, the resort's information line.
How to get up there
The park is at the end of the Río slope, above Pradollano; ask at the resort how to walk up from Plaza de Andalucía, next to the gondola. If you come by car, leave the car in the Pradollano car parks; if you come from Granada without a car, the bus from Granada to Sierra Nevada drops you in the village. Snow footwear, gloves and waterproof clothing, even if you are not going to ski.
Who it is for
For families with small children and for those accompanying skiers. If the children want to learn to ski, the resort has a nursery and school at the Cole de la Nieve. On the same Río slope there is night skiing on the dates the resort announces. For eating on the slopes, the Central Grill at Borreguiles has a set menu.
- **Night skiing on the Río slope** (2 h 30 · Skiers with the level for a long red run · Desde 13 € supplement on the day or half-day lift pass (2025-2026 season)): On some winter Saturdays, Sierra Nevada lights up the Río slope and you ski at night. It is the run that goes down from the Borreguiles area, at 2,700 metres, to Pradollano, at 2,100: 3.2 km lit with 30 floodlights, according to the resort. You go up on the Al-Ándalus gondola, which for night skiing opens from 19:00 to 21:30, with the last descent at 21:45. The resort presents itself as a pioneer in this activity.
Dates
Night skiing depends on snow and weather, and the resort announces the dates each season. In 2024-2025 it began on Saturday 1 February and the resort announced it every Saturday until 5 March; in 2025-2026 there was night skiing on Saturdays 14, 21 and 28 February. For the 2026-2027 season it has not yet published the calendar: check the resort's website before planning your trip.
How much it costs and where to buy
There is a night lift pass of its own and a day-plus-night pack. In the 2025-2026 season, the night pass could be added as a €13 supplement on the day or half-day pass (the half-day pass is valid from 13:00). It is bought online, at ticket offices and at machines, which on those nights open until 21:45. For 2026-2027, the resort has announced that anyone who buys their season or multi-day pass in advance on its website will get free night-skiing days.
What it is like
The Río is a long run that ends in the resort village itself, so the night ends at the door of the hotel or the car park. On those nights you ski on freshly groomed snow if the weather helps. Bear in mind that at night it is quite a lot colder than by day and that artificial light flattens the relief of the snow: go with a level at which you can ski a long run without problems, clear-lens goggles and extra clothing.
Some nights coincide with other plans at the resort: in 2025 night skiing shared a Saturday with the Snow Running race and with an astronomy activity in the Sulayr Room.
Where to sleep and eat
As the slope ends in Pradollano, the most convenient thing is to sleep there: the Hotel Telecabina, the Apartahotel Trevenque or the Inturjoven Hostel. If you return to Granada that night, first check the bus timetable.

## Dónde comer
- **Central Grill, at Borreguiles** (Restaurant, Sierra Nevada (Borreguiles), €). Qué pedir: the Sierra Nevada menu, from €14.90, or a rice dish of the day if you arrive before the rush
- **Ruta del Veleta restaurant** (Restaurant, Cenes de la Vega, €€€€). Qué pedir: the Mediterraneum menu (€85) for the whole table, or à la carte the octopus roasted over holm-oak smoke and the suckling lamb

## By car: By car from Granada, along the A-395
A car gives you freedom of timetable and lets you come down to eat in Granada or Cenes. In return, the A-395 gets busy at weekends and with snow it may require chains.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–150 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel Telecabina** (Hotel): The hotel
The Hotel Telecabina belongs to Cetursa, the company that runs the resort, and is in Plaza de Andalucía, the centre of Pradollano, a few metres from the Al-Ándalus gondola and the main lifts. It has single, double and quadruple rooms and a junior suite, with a full bathroom, hairdryer, safe and satellite television. It is adapted for people with disabilities and designed for families and groups.
Season and bookings
It closes out of season. For winter 2026-2027 it sells stays online from 4 December, on the resort's website, which is the hotel's official channel. The website does not publish fixed prices: the booking engine gives the rate according to the dates and number of people.
If you prefer to talk to someone, Cetursa's booking agency answers on 958 70 80 90 (option 2), Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 15:00 in pre-season, with no service at weekends or on public holidays. The same number has a customer-service option for questions about the resort.
Who it is for
For anyone who wants to sleep literally next to the lifts and get around Pradollano on foot. It is practical for families: the quadruples have a separate living room, the Cole de la Nieve takes the smallest children and, for those who do not ski, the Mirlo Blanco snow park is at the foot of the Río slope. For the day on the slopes, see the skiing in Sierra Nevada listing, with the lift pass and the levels.
Getting there and parking
Beneath Plaza de Andalucía is the covered car park, with 2,644 spaces and a winter price depending on the day; the other Pradollano car parks are further down. Without a car, the bus from Granada stops in Pradollano, a few minutes' walk away, and the town bus links the village with Los Peñones and the University Hostel.
- **Apartahotel Trevenque** (Apartment): The Trevenque is a three-star apartment hotel at Plaza de Andalucía 6, the centre of Pradollano, about 50 metres from the Al-Ándalus gondola and close to the Borreguiles gondola and the Parador chairlift. It is marketed by the Sierra Nevada resort itself, which takes bookings on its website. It has 72 apartments with kitchens, and its main advantage is a practical one: you enter directly from level -2 of the covered public car park beneath the square, without going out into the street with your skis and suitcases.
Studios and apartments with kitchens
There are three types: studios for two people, one-bedroom apartments for four and two-bedroom for six. All have a kitchen, television and free wifi, and cleaning is daily except the kitchen, which is up to you. It is the resort's option for families or groups who want to cook and not eat out every day.
Reception, ski store and fireplace
The building has 24-hour reception, a laundry, a café and, next to it, a lounge with a fireplace and views of the valley and Granada. The ski store is free, so boots and skis stay downstairs. The listing does not publish check-in and check-out times or conditions for pets: ask on 958 48 08 62.
Season and booking
Booking is done online on the Sierra Nevada website; for the 2026-27 season, online bookings were open for stays from 4 December 2026. Before opening, the resort takes bookings on 958 70 80 90 (option 2), Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 15:00.
Fifty metres from the gondola
From the door you go up by gondola to Borreguiles, where the Central Grill serves a slope menu, and to the whole ski area summarised in the skiing in Sierra Nevada listing. For small children, Fuente del Mirlo Blanco has sleds and slides, and the Cole de la Nieve looks after those learning to ski. For leaving the car, see the Pradollano car parks listing.
- **Inturjoven Sierra Nevada Hostel** (Hostel, desde 24.5 € / bed): The Inturjoven Sierra Nevada hostel is the youth hostel of the Junta de Andalucía at the resort, at Calle de los Peñones 22, next to the High Performance Centre and the slopes. It is the cheapest option for sleeping up there; it works with school groups, clubs and athletes, and accepts any traveller.
Bunks and apartments
The rooms range from singles and doubles to rooms for up to six, with beds and bunk beds, all with a bathroom: doubles for four, triples with a bed and two bunks for five, triples with two beds and a bunk for four, and other combinations. There are also double or triple apartments, with a bed and a bunk, and quadruple or sextuple ones, with two beds and two bunks. There are rooms adapted for people with reduced mobility. Free wifi and 24-hour reception.
What it costs in 2026
The 2026 rate is charged per person per night, with VAT, according to age and season. Young people up to 25 and over-60s pay €24.50 in mid season, €28.50 in high season and €32.50 in extra season; adults aged 26 to 59, €30.50, €34.50 and €38.50. Breakfast or an afternoon snack costs €4.30; lunch, dinner or a packed lunch, €10.50. Parking is paid separately per day, and a cot, €4. On some dates breakfast or half board is compulsory, and groups of more than twenty people get a discount. The season calendar is in the price table on its website.
Skiing from the door
The hostel hires out ski and snowboard equipment and manages courses; they can also be arranged at reception on arrival. For getting around without a car, see the Pradollano town bus. The skiing in Sierra Nevada listing summarises the resort and the lift pass, and for children who do not ski there is Fuente del Mirlo Blanco.
Dining room and lounges
Meals are served in a buffet dining room with large windows onto the sierra, and there is a lounge with a central fireplace. The hostel has four rooms for meetings and events, and offers long stays for anyone who wants to work or study in the sierra.
If you come up from Granada without a car, the bus from Granada to Sierra Nevada reaches Pradollano.
### Servicios
- **Car parks at Pradollano, Los Peñones and Las Sabinas**: 3,932 spaces · Covered under Plaza de Andalucía, Los Peñones and Las Sabinas · Winter price depends on the day
- **Pradollano town bus**: Pradollano – Los Peñones – University Hostel · €2 ticket · From 8:30 to 23:00, until 3:00 on Fridays and Saturdays
- **The Cole de la Nieve and the children's alpine garden**: A nursery for ages 4 months to 6 years in Pradollano and a snow garden for ages 3 to 12 at Borreguiles

## Car-free: By bus from Granada
Without a car you can ski just as well: the bus from Granada drops you in Pradollano and everything else is on foot or on the town bus. There is no road to keep an eye on and no parking to pay for.
Presupuesto orientativo: 70–130 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Telecabina** (Hotel): The hotel
The Hotel Telecabina belongs to Cetursa, the company that runs the resort, and is in Plaza de Andalucía, the centre of Pradollano, a few metres from the Al-Ándalus gondola and the main lifts. It has single, double and quadruple rooms and a junior suite, with a full bathroom, hairdryer, safe and satellite television. It is adapted for people with disabilities and designed for families and groups.
Season and bookings
It closes out of season. For winter 2026-2027 it sells stays online from 4 December, on the resort's website, which is the hotel's official channel. The website does not publish fixed prices: the booking engine gives the rate according to the dates and number of people.
If you prefer to talk to someone, Cetursa's booking agency answers on 958 70 80 90 (option 2), Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 15:00 in pre-season, with no service at weekends or on public holidays. The same number has a customer-service option for questions about the resort.
Who it is for
For anyone who wants to sleep literally next to the lifts and get around Pradollano on foot. It is practical for families: the quadruples have a separate living room, the Cole de la Nieve takes the smallest children and, for those who do not ski, the Mirlo Blanco snow park is at the foot of the Río slope. For the day on the slopes, see the skiing in Sierra Nevada listing, with the lift pass and the levels.
Getting there and parking
Beneath Plaza de Andalucía is the covered car park, with 2,644 spaces and a winter price depending on the day; the other Pradollano car parks are further down. Without a car, the bus from Granada stops in Pradollano, a few minutes' walk away, and the town bus links the village with Los Peñones and the University Hostel.
- **Apartahotel Trevenque** (Apartment): The Trevenque is a three-star apartment hotel at Plaza de Andalucía 6, the centre of Pradollano, about 50 metres from the Al-Ándalus gondola and close to the Borreguiles gondola and the Parador chairlift. It is marketed by the Sierra Nevada resort itself, which takes bookings on its website. It has 72 apartments with kitchens, and its main advantage is a practical one: you enter directly from level -2 of the covered public car park beneath the square, without going out into the street with your skis and suitcases.
Studios and apartments with kitchens
There are three types: studios for two people, one-bedroom apartments for four and two-bedroom for six. All have a kitchen, television and free wifi, and cleaning is daily except the kitchen, which is up to you. It is the resort's option for families or groups who want to cook and not eat out every day.
Reception, ski store and fireplace
The building has 24-hour reception, a laundry, a café and, next to it, a lounge with a fireplace and views of the valley and Granada. The ski store is free, so boots and skis stay downstairs. The listing does not publish check-in and check-out times or conditions for pets: ask on 958 48 08 62.
Season and booking
Booking is done online on the Sierra Nevada website; for the 2026-27 season, online bookings were open for stays from 4 December 2026. Before opening, the resort takes bookings on 958 70 80 90 (option 2), Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 15:00.
Fifty metres from the gondola
From the door you go up by gondola to Borreguiles, where the Central Grill serves a slope menu, and to the whole ski area summarised in the skiing in Sierra Nevada listing. For small children, Fuente del Mirlo Blanco has sleds and slides, and the Cole de la Nieve looks after those learning to ski. For leaving the car, see the Pradollano car parks listing.
- **Inturjoven Sierra Nevada Hostel** (Hostel, desde 24.5 € / bed): The Inturjoven Sierra Nevada hostel is the youth hostel of the Junta de Andalucía at the resort, at Calle de los Peñones 22, next to the High Performance Centre and the slopes. It is the cheapest option for sleeping up there; it works with school groups, clubs and athletes, and accepts any traveller.
Bunks and apartments
The rooms range from singles and doubles to rooms for up to six, with beds and bunk beds, all with a bathroom: doubles for four, triples with a bed and two bunks for five, triples with two beds and a bunk for four, and other combinations. There are also double or triple apartments, with a bed and a bunk, and quadruple or sextuple ones, with two beds and two bunks. There are rooms adapted for people with reduced mobility. Free wifi and 24-hour reception.
What it costs in 2026
The 2026 rate is charged per person per night, with VAT, according to age and season. Young people up to 25 and over-60s pay €24.50 in mid season, €28.50 in high season and €32.50 in extra season; adults aged 26 to 59, €30.50, €34.50 and €38.50. Breakfast or an afternoon snack costs €4.30; lunch, dinner or a packed lunch, €10.50. Parking is paid separately per day, and a cot, €4. On some dates breakfast or half board is compulsory, and groups of more than twenty people get a discount. The season calendar is in the price table on its website.
Skiing from the door
The hostel hires out ski and snowboard equipment and manages courses; they can also be arranged at reception on arrival. For getting around without a car, see the Pradollano town bus. The skiing in Sierra Nevada listing summarises the resort and the lift pass, and for children who do not ski there is Fuente del Mirlo Blanco.
Dining room and lounges
Meals are served in a buffet dining room with large windows onto the sierra, and there is a lounge with a central fireplace. The hostel has four rooms for meetings and events, and offers long stays for anyone who wants to work or study in the sierra.
If you come up from Granada without a car, the bus from Granada to Sierra Nevada reaches Pradollano.
### Servicios
- **Granada – Sierra Nevada bus (Autocares Tocina)**: From Granada bus station to Pradollano · €10 return · Three or four departures a day in winter
- **Pradollano town bus**: Pradollano – Los Peñones – University Hostel · €2 ticket · From 8:30 to 23:00, until 3:00 on Fridays and Saturdays
- **The Cole de la Nieve and the children's alpine garden**: A nursery for ages 4 months to 6 years in Pradollano and a snow garden for ages 3 to 12 at Borreguiles

## As a family: Snow for all ages

Sierra Nevada has room for those who ski and those who do not: a nursery, a snow garden, themed runs and an amusement park in the snow. What tires children most is not the slope, it is the wind up high: stay at mid-mountain.

### What works best
Mirlo Blanco: Mirlo Sled from €7, slides and tubing, no lift pass

Borreguiles: beginners' runs and themed runs such as the Pista del Mar

The snowpark's Kidspark, with ground-level platforms

Alpine garden for ages 3 to 12 and nursery from 4 months

### Where to sleep
Apartahotel Trevenque: apartments for up to six with a kitchen

Hotel Telecabina, with quadruple rooms

### Where to eat
Central Grill, self-service at Borreguiles

The apartment kitchen for dinner

### Worth knowing
Helmets for children, always

High-factor sun cream: at 2,500 metres it burns even when it is cold

The town bus links Pradollano with Los Peñones for €2

### Qué hacer as a family
- Skiing in Sierra Nevada
- Sulayr Snowpark on the Loma de Dílar
- Mirlo sled and the Mirlo Blanco snow park

## With teenagers: Snowpark, night skiing and high mountains

With teenagers, Sierra Nevada offers plenty of challenge: long red runs, one of Spain's big snowparks and, on some Saturdays, night skiing.

### What works best
Sulayr Snowpark, with the Mini Park and an inflatable bag for starting to jump

Night skiing on the Río slope, some winter Saturdays

Guided snowshoeing up to the 3,100 metres of the Veleta

The 54 red runs, once they have mastered the blues

### Where to sleep
Inturjoven Hostel, a youthful atmosphere and hostel prices

Apartahotel Trevenque if you are going as a family

### Where to eat
Burgers at D'Puro Burger or the set menu at Central Grill, at Borreguiles

### Worth knowing
Always wear a helmet in the snowpark: it is the park's motto

Night skiing only on some Saturdays: check the dates

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Skiing in Sierra Nevada
- Snowshoeing to the Posiciones del Veleta
- Sulayr Snowpark on the Loma de Dílar
- Night skiing on the Río slope

## With friends: Slopes, Snowpark and Snowshoes at 3,100 m

Sierra Nevada is the snow plan for a group of friends in the south: more than a hundred kilometres of pistes, a snowpark with modules of several levels and night skiing on some Saturdays, at the foot of the slopes and with budget accommodation.
Sierra Nevada works best when the group splits up: those who really ski, to the high pistes; those who prefer freestyle, to the snowpark; and those who want something else, to the snowshoes. Sleeping next to the slopes saves on cars and time, and apartments with kitchens let you have dinner together at home. If anyone in the group doesn't ski, guided snowshoeing or sledding in the Mirlo Blanco snow park, at the foot of the Río run, are alternatives.

### What works best
Skiing in Sierra Nevada: 112.5 km and 139 runs, from 2,100 to 3,300 m, with a dynamically priced lift pass depending on the day

The Sulayr snowpark, with around 60 modules at levels S, L and XL and a mini park to start on

Night skiing on the Río run, some Saturdays from 19:00 to 21:30, with a €13 supplement

Snowshoeing to the Posiciones del Veleta, with a guide, three to five hours and from €65 per person in groups of 4 to 10

### Where to sleep
The Inturjoven Hostel, in Los Peñones, next to the slopes, with rooms for 2 to 6 people, apartments and ski hire

The Apartahotel Trevenque, with 72 studios and apartments with kitchens 50 metres from the gondola and free ski storage

### Where to eat
Central Grill, self-service at the foot of the slope in Borreguiles, with a set menu from €14.90

### Keep in mind
The lift pass changes price depending on the day: buying it in advance works out better

Night skiing only opens on some Saturdays: confirm the date

Snowshoeing requires good fitness for several hours at high altitude

### Qué hacer with friends
- Skiing in Sierra Nevada
- Snowshoeing to the Posiciones del Veleta
- Sulayr Snowpark on the Loma de Dílar
- Night skiing on the Río slope

## Consejos

### Buy the lift pass online
With dynamic pricing, the same-day ticket office is the most expensive.

### Go up by bus
You save the A-395 queue and the parking.

### High-factor sun cream
At 3,000 metres and in Andalusia, the sun burns even when it is cold.

### For children, Borreguiles
That is where the easy pistes, the snow garden and the restaurants are.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Granada to Sierra Nevada?
About 40 minutes by car along the A-395, about 31 km.

### Is there a bus from Granada to Sierra Nevada?
Yes, Autocares Tocina from the bus station: €10 return.

### How much does the lift pass cost?
It has dynamic pricing depending on the day and the purchase date; check the day's price on the official website.

### When does Sierra Nevada open?
Normally in late November or early December, depending on the snow.

### What is there to do in Sierra Nevada without skiing?
The Mirlo Blanco park, guided snowshoeing up to the Veleta or a stroll around Pradollano.

### Do you need chains?
With snowfall, the DGT may require them on the A-395: always carry them in winter.