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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Recent Eyeball Snow Reports for Spain

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)
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon

(1649m — 2124m)

snow report 9 days ago

8 cm
10 days ago
1.0
light snow light rain rain showers part cloud clear
Mid station 1886 m
1950m 2300m 2250m 2300m 2650m

(1658m — 2300m)

snow report yesterday

4 cm
5 days ago
3.0
light rain rain showers mod rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 1979 m
2200m 2650m 2400m 2500m 2750m

(1538m — 2609m)

snow report yesterday

120
105
Spring snow 12 cm
5 days ago
1.0
part cloud part cloud light rain rain showers part cloud
Mid station 2074 m
2000m 2750m 2400m 2550m 2600m

(2025m — 2749m)

snow report yesterday

Boi Taull webcam
5 cm
5 days ago
3.0
cloud light rain thunderstorm part cloud clear
Mid station 2387 m
1700m 2650m 2350m 2500m 2500m

(1541m — 2400m)

snow report yesterday

160
30
Spring snow 3.0 cm
5 days ago
3.0
light rain rain showers light rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 1970 m
2150m 2600m 2400m 2500m 2750m

(1504m — 2636m)

snow report yesterday

Cerler webcam
160
40
Spring snow 7 cm
5 days ago
3.0
cloud light rain light rain rain showers part cloud
Mid station 2070 m
2050m 2650m 2400m 2550m 2600m

(1501m — 2431m)

snow report yesterday

8 cm
5 days ago
1.0
cloud cloud mod rain rain showers part cloud
Mid station 1966 m
1750m 2650m 2400m 2500m 2550m

(1551m — 2200m)

snow report yesterday

Formigal webcam
170
30
Spring snow 6 cm
5 days ago
4.0
light rain rain showers light rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 1876 m
2100m 2650m 2400m 2500m 2700m

(1501m — 1951m)

snow report yesterday

10
Spring snow 8 cm
10 days ago
1.0
light snow light rain light rain cloud clear
Mid station 1726 m
1850m 2250m 2150m 2350m 2600m

(1650m — 2000m)

snow report 11 days ago

1.0 cm
12 days ago
cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud cloud
Mid station 1825 m
2450m 2600m 2300m 2600m 2700m

(1667m — 2537m)

snow report yesterday

1.0 cm
2 days ago
part cloud part cloud thunderstorm cloud rain showers
Mid station 2102 m
2100m 2900m 2600m 2550m 2500m

(1500m — 2273m)

snow report 9 days ago

4 cm
10 days ago
5.0
light snow light rain light rain part cloud clear
Mid station 1886 m
2050m 2400m 1950m 2500m 2500m

(1600m — 1723m)

snow report 5 days ago

1.0 cm
5 days ago
light rain part cloud light rain rain showers clear
Mid station 1662 m
2550m 2750m 2450m 2500m 2850m

(1510m — 1800m)

snow report 10 days ago

Leitariegos webcam
3.0 cm
10 days ago
light rain light rain light rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 1655 m
1850m 2200m 2100m 2400m 2550m

(1300m — 1500m)

snow report 5 days ago

1.0 cm
5 days ago
rain showers thunderstorm part cloud cloud clear
Mid station 1400 m
2050m 2500m 2250m 2350m 2700m

(1500m — 1800m)

snow report 10 days ago

1.0 cm
10 days ago
light rain mod rain light rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 1650 m
1700m 2200m 2050m 2300m 2550m

(1600m — 2535m)

snow report yesterday

140
30
Spring snow 1.0 cm
2 days ago
part cloud part cloud thunderstorm cloud rain showers
Mid station 2068 m
2100m 2850m 2600m 2550m 2500m

(1m — 3718m)

snow report 30 days ago

1.0 cm
on 6 Feb
rain showers part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 1860 m
3000m 3500m 3350m 3750m 4000m

(1530m — 2221m)

snow report yesterday

Panticosa webcam
5 cm
5 days ago
4.0
light rain rain showers light rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 1876 m
2050m 2650m 2400m 2500m 2700m

(948m — 2648m)

snow report 9 days ago

10 cm
10 days ago
1.0
snow showers light rain rain showers light rain clear
Mid station 1798 m
1950m 2400m 2200m 2300m 2600m

(1701m — 2400m)

snow report yesterday

1.0 cm
2 days ago
part cloud part cloud mod rain cloud rain showers
Mid station 2050 m
2150m 2800m 2500m 2600m 2550m

(1650m — 2441m)

snow report yesterday

4 cm
5 days ago
part cloud part cloud mod rain part cloud rain showers
Mid station 2046 m
1900m 2750m 2400m 2550m 2500m

(1763m — 2178m)

snow report 9 days ago

1.0 cm
10 days ago
6.0
light snow mod rain cloud part cloud part cloud
Mid station 1970 m
1950m 2300m 1950m 2500m 2500m

(1690m — 2060m)

snow report 9 days ago

2.0 cm
10 days ago
5.0
light snow mod rain light rain cloud clear
Mid station 1875 m
2050m 2350m 1950m 2500m 2500m

(1399m — 2800m)

snow report yesterday

10 cm
5 days ago
2.0
part cloud light rain light rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 2100 m
1950m 2700m 2400m 2550m 2550m

(1500m — 2019m)

snow report 9 days ago

San-Isidro webcam
8 cm
10 days ago
1.0
light snow light rain light rain cloud clear
Mid station 1760 m
1800m 2200m 2150m 2350m 2600m

(1989m — 2368m)

snow report 9 days ago

Sierra de Béjar - La Covatilla webcam
1.0 cm
10 days ago
21.0
light snow heavy snow light snow cloud part cloud
Mid station 2178 m
1800m 2100m 2000m 2450m 2550m

(2102m — 3300m)

snow report yesterday

Sierra Nevada webcam
300
50
Packed powder and groomed snow 8 cm
9 days ago
2.0
2.0
cloud snow showers part cloud part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2701 m
2750m 2600m 2750m 2850m 2650m

(1749m — 2249m)

snow report yesterday

11 cm
5 days ago
part cloud part cloud mod rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 1999 m
2050m 2800m 2450m 2550m 2600m

(1701m — 2025m)

snow report 10 days ago

1.0 cm
10 days ago
cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud cloud
Mid station 1863 m
2550m 2600m 2350m 2600m 2700m

(1859m — 2280m)

snow report 11 days ago

10 cm
12 days ago
13.0
light snow light snow cloud part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2070 m
1950m 2300m 1950m 2500m 2550m

(1530m — 2124m)

snow report 9 days ago

8 cm
10 days ago
3.0
light snow rain showers light rain part cloud clear
Mid station 1827 m
2100m 2450m 2200m 2350m 2650m

(1399m — 1899m)

snow report 9 days ago

Valgrande-Pajares webcam
6 cm
10 days ago
light rain light rain light rain cloud clear
Mid station 1649 m
1750m 2150m 2150m 2400m 2600m

(1970m — 2260m)

snow report yesterday

1.0 cm
2 days ago
part cloud part cloud light rain light rain rain showers
Mid station 2115 m
2200m 2900m 2650m 2550m 2500m

(1960m — 2536m)

snow report yesterday

Vallter 2000 webcam
1.0 cm
2 days ago
part cloud part cloud light rain light rain rain showers
Mid station 2248 m
2250m 2900m 2650m 2550m 2500m