You can have all the right clothing, equipment and supplies, as well as being young and fit, but still get into trouble on top of a mountain; it’s called altitude sickness.
Altitude Sickness Crisis
by Hugh MacArthur •
Sierra Nevada
News on Sierra Nevada, the ski resort and other activities
Christmas at The Top
by Louise Powell •
Sierra Nevada is going full Christmas with plenty of activities up there, with concerts and even a traditional Christmas market.
Skiing From Today
by Louise Powell •
The Sierra Nevada winter resort begins the 2024/25 ski season today for skiers; it had been opened last week or other activities!
Ski Station Opens Soon
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Chairman of the Sierra Nevada Entrepreneurs Association, Ordoño Vázquez, said yesterday that the ski-station businesses are organising themselves with an eye to the season beginning on Saturday.
Sierra Nevada
by Vivienne Hughes •
This time it has snowed in earnest up on the Sierra Nevada, bringing the skiing season just a little bit closer.
At Last Snow
by Hugh MacArthur •
These rainfalls in the province have left their mark on the Sierra Nevada – not a lot, but it will probably be a trend as the autumn comes in.
Snow on the Sierra
by Martin Myall •
Before you start rushing around looking for your skiing equipment, it was a sprinkle of snowfall that lasted only about a quarter of an hour before melting.
Elderly Driver Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 70-year-old man had to be rescued yesterday after his car crashed down a barranco, some 20 metres deep within the municipality of Güéjar-Sierra.
A String of Rescues
by Martin Myall •
Few people would argue that having an active life in our senior years is not a good thing, but hiking around the second highest peak of Sierra Nevada in your late 60s could be viewed as reckless… however.
The Stars are Never Brighter
by Martin Myall •
When the snows disappear on the slopes of the ski station, activity does not cease (for better or for worse) because August is when hundreds flock to see the shooting stars.