37.10° N · 3.39° W · Sierra Nevada (Pradollano)
A guided snowshoe route on the north face, from the University Hostel to the Posiciones del Veleta via the Hoya de la Mora and the Virgen de las Nieves. Nevadensis runs it every winter day, with a qualified guide and snowshoes included.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who it's for
What to bring
Map
What you have around the starting point.
More to do
Itineraries
Tips
From 11 people upwards the price drops €10 a head.
Starting from Pradollano or the Hostel saves you the road at dawn.
Questions
Not in snowshoeing, but you do need the fitness to walk for several hours at altitude.
From €65 per person in groups of 4 to 10, with guide and equipment.
Every day of winter, when there is snow.
At the Sierra Nevada University Hostel, above Pradollano.
Geocaliahttps://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada/things-to-do/snowshoeing-to-the-veleta-positions
