Sierra Nevada | |
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![]() Pradollano village at Sierra Nevada | |
Location in Andalusia, Spain | |
Location | Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain |
Nearest major city | Granada – 42 km (26 mi) Málaga – 164 km (102 mi) |
Coordinates | 37°05′N 3°24′W / 37.09°N 3.40°W |
Vertical | 1,200 m (3,940 ft) |
Top elevation | 3,300 m (10,830 ft) |
Base elevation | 2,100 m (6,890 ft)[1] |
Trails | 115 - 100 km (60 mi)[1]![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lift system | 2 Cable cars 17 Chairlifts 2 T-bar lifts 2 Magic carpets 1 Ski tows |
Snowmaking | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) 390 cannons |
Website | sierranevada.es |
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The Sierra Nevada Ski Station is a ski resort in the Sierra Nevada in the province of Granada in southeastern Spain. The ski area is on the northwestern slopes of Veleta, the third highest peak in Peninsular Spain and the most southerly ski resort in Europe.
The resort hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996 and occasionally hosts World Cup races, the last being the women's technical races in 2007.[2] In recent years World Slope and Freestyle events took place at the site, which also hosted the 2015 Winter Universiade, the world university games. In March 2017, Sierra Nevada hosted the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships.