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On the weather, a mixed day
Sun and cloud: the light will keep changing. Fresh snow, but worse visibility.
This is our reading of the AEMET forecast. Which runs and lifts are open is what the resort's own report says, and it changes every morning.
Podrán acompañar a los chubascos.
En ligero descenso, o máximas sin cambios. Las mínimas se podrían registrar al final del día. Heladas débiles en cotas altas.
Flojo de componentes este y sur, tendiendo a oeste con intervalos moderados en la segunda mitad del día.
4800 m
S 10 km/h
Every figure comes from AEMET's mountain forecast for Sierra Nevada, reproduced unaltered and in Spanish, the only language it is published in (© AEMET). The small line underneath is our reading of it, not theirs.
Also on the resort's own site:Beginner slopesPiste map
The report is published by the resort and is the only reliable source, so we send you to theirs instead of copying it here and letting it go stale. What we add is what to focus on when you open it.
All four links go to the official Sierra Nevada website and open in a new tab.
A powder day is the best possible news if you already ski well, and a bad idea if it's your first day. Here's what you'll find and what it means depending on where you are.
The norm first thing in the morning, once the machines have worked the piste overnight.
After it snows, especially if it's been cold with little wind.
First thing after a frosty night, or on shaded slopes the sun doesn't reach.
From March onwards, when the snow freezes overnight and softens in the sun.
When someone asks whether it's a good day, they almost always look at the centimetres of snow. But a day is ruined by two other things long before depth comes into it.
Visibility.In fog you can't make out the relief, and without relief you can't anticipate the terrain. For someone learning that isn't just uncomfortable, it's useless: you can't correct a movement you don't see coming. Before going up, open a webcam and check whether the piste is visible, not whether there's snow.
Wind.It's what closes the lifts, and with the lifts shut it makes no difference how the snow is up top. The report shows what's open; check it on the day, not the night before.
If you're unsure about a particular day, message us and we'll look at it together. We're on the mountain most days of the season.
No. The official report comes from the resort and is the only reliable source, so we link to theirs rather than copying it. What we add is how to read it for your level.
No. You learn perfectly well on a groomed piste — in fact it's the best surface for the first few days. What does affect a lesson is visibility and wind, not snow depth.
Message us and we'll look at that day's report together. If conditions don't allow a lesson that's actually worth having, it's better to move it than to spend it.
It usually surprises people, but for a first day, no. In powder the ski sinks and turning is harder, so you end up fighting the snow. A well-groomed piste is much better.
Tell us your level and your dates, and we'll put together the lesson that fits you.
Talk to an instructoror call us at +34 687 47 58 28
