37.09° N · 3.40° W · Sierra Nevada (Pradollano)
Sierra Nevada has 112.5 km and 139 runs between 2,100 and 3,300 metres, the greatest skiable vertical drop in Spain. You go up from Granada by car or bus, park free or cheaply in Pradollano and ski from the end of November to April, in southern sunshine.
Part of Sierra Nevada (Pradollano)
Who offers it
Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who it's for
What to bring
Map
What you have around the starting point.
More to do
Itineraries
Tips
With dynamic pricing, buying the day before at the ticket office is the most expensive.
You save the road and the parking: €10 return.
That is where the easy runs, the restaurants and most of the schools are.
Questions
112.5 km over 139 runs: 23 green, 55 blue, 54 red and 7 black.
The price is dynamic and varies by day and by when you buy it. Check the day's rate on the resort's website.
Yes, with Autocares Tocina from the bus station: €10 return.
Normally at the end of November or the start of December, depending on the snow, and it closes in April.
Yes, 3,932 spaces in three car parks; the winter price depends on the day.
Yes: there are beginners' areas at Borreguiles and at Mirlo Blanco, and a snow garden for children aged 3 to 12.
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