Ski Spain

It comes as a surprise to some, given Spain’s latitude and sunny reputation, that there are around 35 resorts in which to ski Spain’s snow slopes spread right across the country. Slightly more than half of these, including most of the country’s larger ski areas, are in the Pyrenees mountains which stretch along the Eastern border with France, and also encompass Andorra. However there are smaller Spanish ski resorts in hills and lesser mountain ranges across the country and there have been artificially slopes installed on the Balleric islands and even the possibility of skiing in Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands off the coast of Africa – however the supposed ski resort of Teide there was an impressive internet hoax!

Spain’s ski resorts are characterised by friendly people, good food and late starts to the skiing day and to après skiing, which often doesn’t really get going until just before midnight.

It’s another surprise to many that lift ticket costs, at least at the top resorts, are among the most expensive in Europe at peak season too.

One of Spain’s three biggest ski areas, and its highest, as well as being the most southerly major mainland resort in Europe, is Sierra Nevada. Close to Malaga, it offers the realistic possibility of skiing or snowboarding half the day and swimming in the warm Mediterranean sea for the other half. It was host to the biggest winter sports event ever held in Spain, The World Alpine Skiing Championships in 1995, but a lack of snow led to their postponement to 1996. The centre does have a good snow record and sometimes boasts the deepest snowpack in Europe at 5 or 6 metres by the spring, staying open in to May many years. It also has a huge snowmaking arsenal.

Spain’s main cities are well located for quick trips to the ski slopes. La-Pinilla and Valdesqui are among half a dozen resorts within a couple of hours of capital Madrid, which is also home to a large indoor snow centre, popular with the Beckhams during their time in the city. Barcelona is an easy trip up to the Pyrenees and its many ski centres, and indeed many non-Spaniards fly in to Barcelona as the easiest way to get to Spanish or Andorran ski areas. However a new airport closer to the slopes at Lleida opened in 2010 after a 130 Million Euro investment to make access even easier.

Baqueira/Beret is one of the three resorts battling for top spot in Spain in terms of skiable terrain and lift ticket price. Along with Sierra Nevada the other contender is another resort in the Pyrenees, Formigal, which has invested heavily in state-of-the-art ski lifts in recent years and international sales and now claims to be Spain’s biggest ski area, just.

Baqueira/Beret however has the more established reputation and royal credentials, as Spain’s royal family holiday here most winters. There are several four and five star hotels to match this reputation and a reputation for the best in its restaurants and shops – a kind of Spanish St Moritz.
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Spain: latest snow conditions round-up


SPAIN / ANDORRA REPORT After the huge snowfalls over the first half of March that transformed the Pyrenees from snow-starved to buried-deep, it has been a drier, sunnier, warmer week, although with some showers still - but now rain down low, with more snow up high. Thanks to all that snowfall, though, there's more terrain open still than there has been all season, and the runs will stay open longer than planned, to mid-April.

Andorra's huge Grandvalira area (110/185cm / 44/74") has about 90% of its slopes open, around 200km (125 miles) of runs, the most in the region.

Summary of forecast snowfall and ski conditions for resorts in Spain. Fresh snow is forecast at 0 resorts. Powder is reported at 0 resorts and 0 are reporting good piste conditions.

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All resorts

Ski resorts of Spain, alphabetically

Resort
snow depth
top and bottom

on-piste

off-piste

Last Snow

Next 9 Days
0–3 | 3–6 | 6–9
snow (cm)
Next 5 days weather forecast.
Freezing level (m)
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed

(1649m — 2124m)

3.0 cm
66 days ago
light rain clear clear clear rain showers
Mid station 1886 m
3450m 3200m 3400m 4000m 3700m

(1658m — 2300m)

2.0 cm
67 days ago
rain showers light rain clear clear rain showers
Mid station 1979 m
3800m 3750m 3650m 4000m 3600m

(1538m — 2609m)

snow report 18 days ago

opens in 133 days 1.0 cm
58 days ago
rain showers rain showers part cloud part cloud light rain
Mid station 2074 m
4000m 3900m 3800m 4100m 3350m

(2025m — 2749m)

10 cm
61 days ago
rain showers light rain clear clear light rain
Mid station 2387 m
4000m 3850m 3750m 3950m 3600m

(1541m — 2400m)

snow report 18 days ago

opens in 140 days 2.0 cm
67 days ago
rain showers light rain clear clear rain showers
Mid station 1970 m
3800m 3750m 3700m 4000m 3600m

(1504m — 2636m)

snow report 18 days ago

opens in 140 days 1.0 cm
75 days ago
part cloud rain showers clear clear rain showers
Mid station 2070 m
4000m 3850m 3750m 4000m 3550m

(1501m — 2431m)

1.0 cm
74 days ago
rain showers light rain clear clear light rain
Mid station 1966 m
4000m 3900m 3800m 4050m 3500m

(1551m — 2200m)

snow report 18 days ago

opens in 133 days 1.0 cm
75 days ago
rain showers light rain clear clear rain showers
Mid station 1876 m
3850m 3750m 3700m 4000m 3600m

(1501m — 1951m)

snow report 18 days ago

opens in 140 days 3.0 cm
68 days ago
cloud clear clear clear rain showers
Mid station 1726 m
3400m 3150m 3650m 4100m 3850m

(1650m — 2000m)

1.0 cm
on 22 Mar
clear clear clear clear light rain
Mid station 1825 m
4300m 4350m 4450m 4400m 4250m

(1667m — 2537m)

1.0 cm
72 days ago
rain showers part cloud clear part cloud thunderstorm
Mid station 2102 m
4050m 4150m 3800m 4050m 3550m

(1500m — 2273m)

2.0 cm
89 days ago
part cloud part cloud clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1886 m
3900m 3700m 4150m 4300m 4200m

(1600m — 1723m)

4 cm
74 days ago
rain showers cloud clear clear rain showers
Mid station 1662 m
3700m 3550m 3400m 3950m 3300m

(1510m — 1800m)

Leitariegos webcam
7 cm
68 days ago
part cloud clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1655 m
3500m 3050m 3850m 4000m 4100m

(1300m — 1500m)

1.0 cm
69 days ago
rain showers rain showers part cloud part cloud light rain
Mid station 1400 m
3450m 3200m 3650m 4100m 3700m

(1500m — 1800m)

2.0 cm
70 days ago
part cloud clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1650 m
3750m 3350m 4150m 4250m 4300m

(1600m — 2535m)

snow report 18 days ago

opens in 140 days 1.0 cm
72 days ago
rain showers part cloud clear part cloud thunderstorm
Mid station 2068 m
4050m 4150m 3800m 4050m 3500m

(1m — 3718m)

1.0 cm
on 6 Feb
clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1860 m
5050m 4950m 4900m 5150m 5350m

(1530m — 2221m)

2.0 cm
84 days ago
part cloud light rain clear clear rain showers
Mid station 1876 m
3900m 3800m 3750m 4000m 3600m

(948m — 2648m)

1.0 cm
68 days ago
part cloud part cloud clear part cloud light rain
Mid station 1798 m
3350m 3150m 3600m 4100m 3750m

(1701m — 2400m)

4 cm
74 days ago
rain showers clear clear clear thunderstorm
Mid station 2050 m
4100m 4050m 3800m 4100m 3650m

(1650m — 2441m)

1.0 cm
74 days ago
part cloud part cloud clear clear thunderstorm
Mid station 2046 m
4050m 3950m 3800m 4000m 3550m

(1763m — 2178m)

2.0 cm
89 days ago
part cloud cloud clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1970 m
3900m 3800m 4200m 4300m 4450m

(1690m — 2060m)

2.0 cm
89 days ago
part cloud part cloud clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1875 m
3900m 3600m 4150m 4300m 4250m

(1399m — 2800m)

1.0 cm
58 days ago
part cloud rain showers part cloud clear light rain
Mid station 2100 m
4000m 3850m 3800m 4050m 3500m

(1500m — 2019m)

3.0 cm
68 days ago
cloud clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1760 m
3450m 3150m 3650m 4100m 3900m

(1989m — 2368m)

Sierra de Béjar - La Covatilla webcam
1.0 cm
70 days ago
clear clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2178 m
4000m 3850m 4250m 4450m 4600m

(2102m — 3300m)

snow report 18 days ago

opens in 133 days 5 cm
66 days ago
clear clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2701 m
4700m 4800m 4900m 4900m 4950m

(1749m — 2249m)

1.0 cm
58 days ago
rain showers rain showers part cloud clear light rain
Mid station 1999 m
4000m 3950m 3800m 4100m 3350m

(1701m — 2025m)

1.0 cm
on 24 Mar
clear clear clear clear light rain
Mid station 1863 m
4250m 4350m 4450m 4400m 4100m

(1859m — 2280m)

1.0 cm
76 days ago
part cloud cloud clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2070 m
3950m 3850m 4200m 4300m 4450m

(1530m — 2124m)

2.0 cm
75 days ago
part cloud part cloud clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1827 m
3650m 3500m 3700m 4150m 3850m

(1399m — 1899m)

Valgrande-Pajares webcam
2.0 cm
68 days ago
part cloud clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1649 m
3500m 3050m 3700m 4100m 4000m

(1970m — 2260m)

2.0 cm
72 days ago
rain showers rain showers rain showers part cloud mod rain
Mid station 2115 m
4100m 4150m 3850m 4050m 3500m

(1960m — 2536m)

1.0 cm
58 days ago
rain showers rain showers rain showers part cloud mod rain
Mid station 2248 m
4100m 4150m 3850m 4100m 3450m