Let’s see what happens this weekend because last weekend was a busy one for the Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue teams.
A Weekend of Rescue Call Outs
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada Ski-Season Begins
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Sierra Nevada Ski Station will open this Saturday, the 29th of November, beginning the 2025/26 Ski Season.
Preparing Roads for Winter
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Junta de Andalucía has more than five hundred personnel, 148 vehicles and 6,200 tonnes of salt to deal with winter snowfall and frost on the roads in the province of Granada.
Sierra Nevada Dressed in White
by Martin Myall •
At last, there’s plenty of snow up on the Sierra Nevada; it might not look so much from the coast, but there is, as is evident from this photo.
Rallying from Almuñécar
by Helena Molin Valdés •
The Nordic people in Almuñécar and Costa Tropical have developed their own version of a gymkhana (yincana/gincana in Spanish), a yearly ‘car rally.’
Scramble Bikers Sentenced
by Martin Myall •
The Juzgado de lo Penal de Granada has passed down a condentatory sentence against the two men for resisting authority.
The Most Gruelling Romería
by Martin Myall •
The Romería de la Virgen de las Nieves on the 5th of August is not for the faint-hearted because it is a trudge up to nearly the top of Sierra Nevada.
Busy Weekend for Rescues
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Civil Guard, mountain-rescue teams were called out five times over the weekend within the province.
Strange Timing
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Motril explained that asphalting began on Wednesday on one of the main entrances into Motril from the autovia on the eastern side of town and would be finished by the 2nd of August.
Another Otívar Waterfalls Rescue
by Martin Myall •
Two more rescues were carried out by the Guardia Civil mountain rescue teams last weekend and again, one was in the Junta de Los Ríos.