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

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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Ski resorts of Spain, alphabetically

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snow depth
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on-piste

off-piste

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snow (cm)
Next 7 days weather forecast.
Freezing level (m)
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

(1649m — 2124m)

snow report 25 days ago

2.0 cm
26 days ago
part cloud rain showers part cloud cloud part cloud light rain mod rain
Mid station 1886 m
3350m 3250m 2800m 3100m 3300m 2750m 2650m

(1658m — 2300m)

2.0 cm
on 13 May
clear light rain rain showers light rain part cloud light rain heavy rain
Mid station 1979 m
3250m 3000m 2750m 2850m 3050m 2900m 2800m

(1538m — 2609m)

snow report yesterday

opens in 42 days 2.0 cm
26 days ago
clear cloud light rain cloud rain showers light rain mod rain
Mid station 2074 m
3250m 3050m 2850m 2800m 3100m 3100m 3000m

(2025m — 2749m)

snow report 25 days ago

1.0 cm
26 days ago
clear part cloud light rain part cloud part cloud light rain mod rain
Mid station 2387 m
3150m 3000m 2850m 2850m 3150m 3100m 2900m

(1541m — 2400m)

snow report yesterday

opens in 49 days 2.0 cm
on 13 May
clear light rain rain showers light rain part cloud light rain heavy rain
Mid station 1970 m
3250m 2950m 2800m 2850m 3050m 2900m 2800m

(1504m — 2636m)

snow report yesterday

opens in 49 days 1.0 cm
26 days ago
clear cloud rain showers cloud rain showers rain showers mod rain
Mid station 2070 m
3250m 3000m 2850m 2950m 3100m 3100m 2950m

(1501m — 2431m)

snow report 25 days ago

1.0 cm
26 days ago
clear part cloud light rain part cloud rain showers light rain mod rain
Mid station 1966 m
3200m 3050m 2850m 2750m 3100m 3100m 2950m

(1551m — 2200m)

snow report yesterday

opens in 42 days 1.0 cm
on 5 May
clear light rain rain showers light rain part cloud light rain heavy rain
Mid station 1876 m
3200m 2950m 2800m 2850m 3100m 2900m 2800m

(1501m — 1951m)

snow report yesterday

opens in 49 days 1.0 cm
26 days ago
part cloud mod rain clear light rain light rain light rain light rain
Mid station 1726 m
3300m 3200m 2900m 3100m 3300m 2650m 2550m

(1650m — 2000m)

1.0 cm
on 22 Mar
clear cloud cloud clear part cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 1825 m
2950m 3150m 3500m 3550m 3600m 3750m 3750m

(1667m — 2537m)

snow report 24 days ago

1.0 cm
25 days ago
clear cloud rain showers part cloud rain showers light rain mod rain
Mid station 2102 m
3100m 3100m 2900m 2800m 3050m 3150m 3000m

(1500m — 2273m)

2.0 cm
on 21 Apr
clear cloud part cloud cloud cloud light rain mod rain
Mid station 1886 m
3100m 3100m 3300m 3300m 3450m 3350m 3200m

(1600m — 1723m)

snow report 24 days ago

1.0 cm
25 days ago
clear cloud rain showers cloud part cloud light rain light rain
Mid station 1662 m
3350m 3200m 2600m 2600m 2950m 2600m 2600m

(1510m — 1800m)

snow report 26 days ago

1.0 cm
26 days ago
part cloud light rain cloud light rain rain showers light rain light rain
Mid station 1655 m
3300m 3050m 3300m 3200m 3350m 2700m 2600m

(1300m — 1500m)

1.0 cm
on 11 May
clear light rain part cloud cloud cloud light rain light rain
Mid station 1400 m
3350m 3250m 2800m 3050m 3200m 2650m 2700m

(1500m — 1800m)

2.0 cm
on 10 May
part cloud light rain rain showers light rain light rain light rain light rain
Mid station 1650 m
3250m 3350m 3550m 3300m 3400m 2950m 2700m

(1600m — 2535m)

snow report yesterday

Masella webcam
opens in 49 days 1.0 cm
25 days ago
clear cloud rain showers part cloud rain showers light rain mod rain
Mid station 2068 m
3100m 3100m 2900m 2800m 3050m 3150m 3000m

(1m — 3718m)

1.0 cm
on 6 Feb
part cloud part cloud clear clear cloud clear clear
Mid station 1860 m
4450m 4650m 4700m 4600m 4500m 4500m 4450m

(1530m — 2221m)

2.0 cm
on 26 Apr
clear light rain rain showers light rain part cloud light rain heavy rain
Mid station 1876 m
3200m 2950m 2800m 2850m 3100m 2950m 2850m

(948m — 2648m)

snow report 26 days ago

2.0 cm
26 days ago
clear light rain part cloud light rain part cloud light rain light rain
Mid station 1798 m
3300m 3050m 2850m 3050m 3200m 2500m 2500m

(1701m — 2400m)

4 cm
on 6 May
clear cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud mod rain
Mid station 2050 m
3200m 3000m 3000m 3050m 3150m 3150m 3100m

(1650m — 2441m)

1.0 cm
on 6 May
clear cloud light rain part cloud part cloud light rain mod rain
Mid station 2046 m
3200m 3000m 2850m 2850m 3150m 3150m 2950m

(1763m — 2178m)

2.0 cm
on 21 Apr
clear cloud part cloud light rain cloud light rain light rain
Mid station 1970 m
3150m 3150m 3300m 3300m 3500m 3500m 3250m

(1690m — 2060m)

2.0 cm
on 21 Apr
clear cloud part cloud cloud cloud light rain light rain
Mid station 1875 m
3150m 3150m 3300m 3300m 3450m 3450m 3250m

(1399m — 2800m)

snow report 25 days ago

1.0 cm
26 days ago
clear cloud light rain cloud rain showers light rain mod rain
Mid station 2100 m
3250m 3050m 2850m 2900m 3100m 3100m 2950m

(1500m — 2019m)

snow report 26 days ago

1.0 cm
26 days ago
part cloud mod rain clear cloud light rain light rain light rain
Mid station 1760 m
3300m 3200m 2900m 3050m 3300m 2650m 2550m

(1989m — 2368m)

Sierra de Béjar - La Covatilla webcam
1.0 cm
on 10 May
part cloud cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud mod rain
Mid station 2178 m
3200m 3400m 3600m 3500m 3500m 3650m 3250m

(2102m — 3300m)

snow report yesterday

opens in 42 days 5 cm
on 14 May
rain showers part cloud part cloud clear clear clear clear
Mid station 2701 m
3300m 3450m 3900m 4100m 4150m 4300m 4200m

(1749m — 2249m)

snow report 25 days ago

2.0 cm
26 days ago
clear part cloud light rain cloud rain showers light rain mod rain
Mid station 1999 m
3250m 3100m 2850m 2700m 3050m 3100m 3000m

(1701m — 2025m)

1.0 cm
on 24 Mar
clear cloud part cloud part cloud clear cloud part cloud
Mid station 1863 m
2950m 3100m 3500m 3450m 3650m 3750m 3750m

(1859m — 2280m)

1.0 cm
on 4 May
clear cloud part cloud light rain cloud light rain light rain
Mid station 2070 m
3150m 3150m 3350m 3350m 3500m 3550m 3300m

(1530m — 2124m)

snow report 26 days ago

1.0 cm
27 days ago
clear light rain part cloud rain showers light rain cloud mod rain
Mid station 1827 m
3200m 3050m 3200m 3150m 3400m 3050m 2900m

(1399m — 1899m)

snow report 26 days ago

Valgrande-Pajares webcam
1.0 cm
26 days ago
part cloud light rain clear light rain cloud cloud light rain
Mid station 1649 m
3250m 3200m 3200m 3100m 3400m 2700m 2500m

(1970m — 2260m)

snow report 24 days ago

2.0 cm
25 days ago
clear cloud rain showers cloud rain showers light rain light rain
Mid station 2115 m
3200m 3150m 2950m 2800m 3000m 3200m 3000m

(1960m — 2536m)

snow report 24 days ago

3.0 cm
25 days ago
clear cloud rain showers cloud rain showers light rain light rain
Mid station 2248 m
3200m 3200m 2950m 2800m 3000m 3200m 3000m