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Sierra Nevada Resort Reviews

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Sierra Nevada Ratings

Overall: 4.0. Based on 133 votes and 92 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.1

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Sierra Nevada is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.2

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Sierra Nevada has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.4

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.2

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.5

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Sierra Nevada

Public Transport: 3.9

  • There are no buses or taxis to Sierra Nevada
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.5

  • No places to stay in/near Sierra Nevada
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.9

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.4

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Sierra Nevada

Ski in/Ski out: 4.4

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.1

  • There are no child care facilities at Sierra Nevada
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.4

  • Sierra Nevada relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.6

  • There are no snow groomers at Sierra Nevada
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Sierra Nevada are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.1

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Sierra Nevada is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.3

  • If snow conditions are poor at Sierra Nevada, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.4

  • Sierra Nevada usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 3.9

  • The staff at Sierra Nevada are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Sierra Nevada are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.2

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.6

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.6

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.5

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.6

  • No intermediate terrain at Sierra Nevada
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.2

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 4.3

  • Not even a kicker at Sierra Nevada
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.4

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Sierra Nevada
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Sierra Nevada has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.0

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.3

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.4

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.7

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.8

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.6

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.3

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.5

  • Overall, Sierra Nevada is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.5

  • Overall, Sierra Nevada is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 13, 2014
Mike Warrington from Ski Spain Spain
Well, two mates and myself went up yesterday: 12th Feb 2014 with the prospect of some good skiing (having had some serious dumps of snow recently). The weather forecast was good with clouds clearing, lovely sunny day thereafter and winds decreasing. How wrong can you be! Got up there, yes cloudy. Had a couple of runs to get used to skis again, bit of lunch and then packed it in. Clouds and rain came down and very unpleasant. Coming down, in the car, the clouds had descended considerably down the road. Yes, beautiful sunshine in Granada and along the coast. Oh well, another day perhaps.
February 03, 2014
Matt Fox from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brilliant ski resort. Having skied in all the Andorran, Bulgarian and some Austrian, I would not go past the Sierra Nevada. Great skiing, fabulous facilities and as usual in Spain the people are very friendly. Accommodation can be pricey and the lift pass is steep. However, the ease of access to the resort, only 1.5hrs max from Malaga airport more than make up for this.
January 20, 2014
Sofía
Our first year visiting this fabulous skiing resort and I must say it was amazing. The setting, the mountains, the slopes, our skiing teacher and the best thing our lodge. Inside Plaza Sierra Nevada apartments are located at the best part of Pradollano; centric, modern, fully equipped, ski lockers and great service. All we needed was attended to. Heating is great, you can control it yourself, baby crib for our baby and a baby seat as we skied. Animal friendly! Definitely will repeat and definitely coming back to Inside Plaza Sierra Nevada .
December 09, 2013
Mike Warrington from Ski Spain Spain
Well, what a difference a year makes. A totally different start to this season than last year. Whilst the resort is open there is very limited skiing because of the total lack of snow or rainfall. We have had no significant rainfall since May of this year and the snow on the slopes is principally man made. I have not been up to the resort yet as there is no point until, or even if, we get any significant snowfall. Other European resorts as yet do not look overloaded with snow either. Hopefully, we will get snow soon, but none is on the horizon!
April 10, 2013
Mike Warrington from Ski Spain Spain
Hi. Yes, its me again! Just had a glorious day up on the Sierra Nevada. Not a cloud in the sky, good snow, although did get a bit 'mushy' lower down by the afternoon and finished the day chickening out of coming back down the Rio, instead opting for a lift in the cable car! Would recommend anyone thinking of some late season skiing to get up there this week as next week and after until May it is a 'three day week' Friday, Sat, Sunday. Sun strong so do not forget your suncream!! Good tans to be got!! Thats me for this season---have a great summer all.
March 29, 2013
Mike Warrington from Ski Spain Spain
As I posted on 22nd March, the weather continues to be very frustrating and I have not made a return ski trip yet. The winds in the entire area have been very strong over the past few weeks, from the mountains down to the sea. The problem, as I see it, is that the jet stream is over this part of Europe rather than its usual more northerly track and until it moves back north I can see these winds continuing. This is the reason also northern Europe is experiencing colder weather and snow, which is unseasonable for this time of year. Just get a few thousand of us out there one night, look at the sky and blow like heck, the jet stream may shift then!
March 22, 2013
Mike Warrington from Ski Spain Spain
This season has, and is continuing to see good falls of snow but this has not been enjoyed at times because we have seen extraordinary periods of high winds and the forcast for the coming days is for this to continue. I went up a couple of weeks ago and was disappointed, from a lovely day at village level the cloud hung over the mountain making it uncomfortable to ski and disorientating; I gave up. It was also very cold and windy. Hoping for things to calm down in April!
March 06, 2013
Mike Warrington from Ski Spain Spain
Lots and lots of new snow lately, and windy at times. I live in Spain, an hour's drive away. The site is what it is and as there is nowhere else around you have to make the most of it. No one must compare it to other Alpine resorts : Courcheval, Morzine, La Tania etc, but the runs are good and generally well pisted, not crowded if you are able to go midweek (Tues Weds Thurs). Well worth a visit for a good day's skiing but not for a week's skiing. They have just extended the season into May as there is so much snow! Enjoy.
March 01, 2013
Terry from Ski Spain Spain
Hi everyone, I do agree with much of the negative aspects of the place but just got back from a long weekend in Sierra Nevada. Staying with friends in a nice clean and warm apartment (not expensive). Made full use of the shuttle bus in resort and the chairlift in town. Glad to say that the views out are 1000 x better than the views towards the resort. Had some early issues with town planning maps, 150 steps and a blizzard, but that's another story. The skiing, after the fresh snowfall, was great. We skied off-piste all day in glorious sunshine. Finished the day with vino caliente in cosy and atmospheric crescendo bar. I have to say, a weekend's skiing with friends doesn't get much better than this. Until the next one that is. P.S. the hot chocolate on the terrace of Suite Nevada is to die for. Maybe see some of you there.
February 26, 2013
Jose from Ski Spain Spain
This resort is almost the only option for people living in the south half of Spain. It makes it an extremely crowded place, with expensive accommodations and the most expensive ski-pass in Spain. You won't see a tree in the whole station. And it is almost as difficult to see any signs of the name and difficulty of slopes as it is to see a tree. The signage is terrible and anyone who does not know the station has a high probability of ending up lost within it. By the way, if you are able to find a map of the station, do not place trust in the colors of the slopes, there are "red" slopes that are almost blue in all its extension, "blue" slopes that have red non-marked areas inside. Given all this, Sierra Nevada is an entertainment complex located near a historic city worth visiting, with many miles of tracks and really good facilities. So enjoy it.