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Will purchase Kiev to Sofia ticket sometime during the summer. Less than 4 weeks since return from Mojave trip and already anxious to move on, having finished all major items on to-do list and now dawdling regarding remaining items. Staying in same cheap motel as usual. Very quiet room, though king-size bed means insufficient space for laying out fabrics. One big bedbug first night I was here but nothing since. Wifi extremely slow during evening and early morning, though perhaps a good thing since it discourages me from wasting time on the internet. Sat, 4 Feb While preparing Etrex 20 GPS receiver for Europe exchange USA for Spain micro-SD map card, verify GPX tracks loaded, firmware updates if any , realized this is something I really want to remove from my hiking packing list, along with associated rechargeable NiMH batteries and battery charger: a extra weight and pack space; b another item to charge in hotels; c another electronic device to fiddle with while hiking; d possibility of forgetting to exchange micro-SD map cards, similar to how I forgot those Nevada maps during my recent Mojave trip. Might have problems with running down batteries while recording GPX tracks using smartphone. In other words, if things work as I hope, weight savings of about g. If battery usage is a problem, unchanged with respect to weight. Sun, 19 Feb Put bicycle and computer into storage and immediately felt more alive: back in travel mode. Motorola sent firmware update for smartphone yesterday evening. Installed without problems, thankfully. Mon, 20 Feb Snowstorm in Sierras and President's Day holiday so not enough snowplows, so bus had difficulty getting through, almost got stuck several times, driver contemplated turning back several times, final arrival six hours behind schedule. Need to plan for huge delays like this in the future. Delay not a problem this year, because staying with friend for a few days before flight to Europe. Wed, 22 Feb Woke up in middle of night with left ear clogged with wax and possible internal infection as well. Bought earwax removal kit at drugstore, in case problem gets worse. Plan to do this for all flights henceforth. Original plan was to stay in hostal in Madrid tonight and take bus tomorrow, but jet lag means I wouldn't get to sleep, so better to keep moving and start hiking as soon as possible, like last year. Beautiful weather and scenery: sunny, mild temps, no wind, almond trees covered with pink blooms. Fell asleep about pm. Sat, 25 Feb Walked part of day with two Englishmen, in their 30's I would guess, information technology workers from London, here for a few days hiking in the mountains. One of the men spent nine months bicycle touring in South America a few years ago. He considered buying a Thorn Nomad but wanted disk brakes so built his own bicycle with a Surly frame. Decided to take a zero day and lie in bed to allow healing. Also, buttock and shoulder muscles sore from first backpacking since last May, nine months ago, so they too could use a rest. Finally, sun out and warm today, so waiting will ensure most snow gone from GR tomorrow. Mon, 27 Feb Cold symptoms diminished, though some scratchiness in throat. Snow here and there on GR between m and m elevation, but easy to walk over or around. So good choice assuming most snow gone, like today. Made a reservation in Yegen for tomorrow. Also, I keep waking up around 2am, then several hours awake before falling back asleep, then difficult to wake up at 7am when alarm sounds on phone. So jet lag persists as well. On the bright side, beautiful walking weather also persists. Made reservation for tomorrow. Feels good to be camping again. White bread starting to disgust me, body senses lack of minerals. Maybe eat more nuts if I can't get whole wheat bread or quality dark chocolate. Fri, 03 Mar Slept well. Trail overgrown with vicious wild rose thorns in places. Managed to avoid tearing shirt, but just barely. Trail will be impassable in another year if no maintenance performed by then. Furious southwest wind in afternoon, accompanied by light drizzle. Noticed bottom of hiking staff bent slightly, not sure when that happened, maybe as far back as last year. Should be okay through remainder of trip if I'm careful. Not sure how much longer that store will be in business, given mostly empty shelves. Would be a mess if no store here in La Calahorra. Sat, 04 Mar No whole-wheat bread at bakery, though woman there yesterday promised there would be. Occasional drizzle all day. Reminder: no need to carry any water out of Charches, since fuente between there and usual campsite. Windy at this campsite, but shrubs block some wind and tarp pitched low blocks more, so not a big problem. Snow on ground from last night, melting since temps today above freezing. About 6 hours or 30km hiking. Scratchy throat gone finally. Ice on tarp but not in bottle, so temps evidently near freezing. Overcast, windy and cold all day. Felt chilly during morning yoga, due to wind and low metabolism from not eating enough. Store back in La Calahorra didn't have nuts for sale, so should have bought more chocolate. Car abandoned in middle of road at m. Probably got stuck in snow, which was no longer very deep when I passed. About 6 hours or 30km hiking, similar to yesterday. Three people passed after I had set up camp on the trail at First a trail runner going downhill, then some guy walking his dog uphill who returned downhill direction later, then some guy speeding downhill on a mountain bike who came by again uphill and then again downhill. Maybe so much traffic because today Sunday. Camp on wooded plateau just before rambla in the future. Mon, 06 Mar Slept well and long again. Much warmer than last night, since temps above freezing and little wind in rambla. Feel like I need a rest day. Tue, 07 Mar Slept poorly, probably from combination of overeating chocolate, staying up late and too much time on those addictive internet forums. Wed, 08 Mar Slept well. Warm sunny and calm. Relaxing to hike without dedicated GPS, and thus not exactly count hours and kilometers. Like back when I first started hiking in Europe 20 years ago, just a guidebook, no GPS and often no maps. Also relaxing to get away from internet. Though of course nothing stopping me from turning that off in cities. If ever a situation arises where all hotels full, load up with 5L water and a day of food, and less than 1km along GR7 outside of town is sufficient privacy for camping. Fri, 10 Mar Woke up with mild headache, maybe because not comfortable sleeping indoors, maybe chemicals in hotel room, maybe eating too much chocolate lately. Camped near last year's site, a few km past Orce. Really don't want multiple electronic devices to fiddle with, and app is so much better for my purposes. So much more comfortable sleeping outdoors than in. Sun, 12 Mar Headache from Friday may have been onset of cold, because ear stopped up again. Getting lazier and lazier about Russian. Even 15 minutes sometimes feels like drudgery, though occasionally I'll do much more, so average is probably still over 30 minutes per day. Added 2 x 1L water bottles to pack, upping total capacity to 5L total. Mon, 13 Mar Light rain starting mid-morning, turning to snow in mountains, heavy rain after I checked into hostal. Right ear full of wax. Sorry I threw out bottle of wax removal chemical back in Laroles. Discovered problem with using smartphone as replacement for dedicated GPS: smartphone screen acts flaky when wet. Tue, 14 Mar Drizzling, near freezing temps and strong wind blowing right into my face in the morning. Ate lunch sheltered in drainage tunnel under road. Rain stopped by mid-afternoon and sun partially out. Camped in forest about 6km further along GR7. Sunny cool day. Mud in spots. Strong dry wind should dry out roads by tomorrow. Local pharmacy out-of-stock for ear wax removal drops. Cleared blockage by blasting ear with hot water in shower. Thu, 16 Mar Beautiful day: sunny, cool, dry wind. Three young men passed by at 6pm. Need to find better campsite next year. Ear continues free of wax blockage, 24 hours after cleaning, so that problem apparently fixed. Bought supplies in Moratalla. Made hotel reservation for Cieza for Sunday. Hotel unlikely to be full, but I want no surprises, since electronics will need charging by then. Camped same place as last year. Sat, 18 Mar Bought food in Calasparra. Left town with 5L water, after drinking 2L with lunch. Camped amid pines near Barranco de la Murta, about 5km further from Calasparra than last year. Arrived at hotel feeling fully hydrated and with about 1L water in bottles, so carried slightly too much. Better safe than sorry. Put chlorine-dioxide tablets into primary bottles as maintenance. Blasted both ears with hot water in shower, then wiped with tissue paper. Excess wax all gone. This after 4 days hiking, 3 nights camping, frequent checking of position using GaiaGPS app while hiking, at least two hours per day display lit for reading ebooks or editing text files, several hours per night listening to music over bluetooth connection to external speaker, small amount of internet usage and phone calls via cellular network cellular connectivity normally off. Conclusion: power not a problem if only using GPS for viewing current location on map not recording GPX tracks, in other words and staying in hotels at least once a week. Mon, 20 Mar Slept poorly for some reason, maybe just not used to sleeping indoors. Room very quiet, so noise not the problem. Drank 2L with big breakfast and carried 5L out of Cieza. Camped same place as last year, meaning long day, becoming dark as I set up camp. About 10km tomorrow morning to Torre del Rico, which either has a fuente or can get water there from residents. So carrying 5L out of Cieza was excessive. Maybe that much necessary on a warmer day and as little as 3L would be sufficient if cool conditions. Tue, 21 Mar Slept very well. Fuente working in Torre del Rico. Arrived there with 1. Not a very long day, so maybe do this every year rather than staying at hostal in Pinoso. Noticed tear in tarp fabric at rear pullout reinforcement patch, probably from when I stumbled over guylines a few days ago. Tarp should last remainder of trip. Unable to confirm vacancy in Vallada next Wednesday. If not, just haul a huge supply of food and water a few km out of town and get an early start on march to Collado Caroche. Thu, 23 Mar Zero day. Fri, 24 Mar Couple next door having sex all night long, woman's moans clearly audible through paper thin walls, starting around midnight, then every hour or so until 8am when they finally left. Apparently I got some sleep despite this noise, because not too tired in the morning. Movistar cellular service didn't renew for some reason, even though plenty of money in the account balance. Camped on top of mountain between Elda and Castalla. Cloudy with cool temperatures in morning, warmer as day progressed. Sat, 25 Mar Slept a bit chilly and frost on tarp in morning, so temps near freezing. No clouds, so warmed quickly once sun rose. Phone showed no SIM card. Initially, I thought this was a glitch with monthly Movistar plan renewal, since I'm just about at 30 days on that service. But in fact problem was bad hardware connection, easily fixed by removing and reinstalling SIM card. Problem might get worse in future, as I change SIM cards in the course of my travels. Bought two days food in Castalla. Camped at same location as last year. Space I had cleared for sleeping then was blocked by fallen tree and fallen limb blocked path to site, so location is stealthier than ever. Cleared a new space for sleeping. Wild boar grunting nearby for a while, just one it sounded like. Campsite not far from civilization, so evidently these beasts are getting bolder and bolder. Signs of boar digging all around the area. Sun, 26 Mar Beautiful sunny day, but that means warm temps next few days, meaning need to carry more water out of Vallada. Mon, 27 Mar Slept poorly and awoke with headache. Think I'm going to skip apartment in Vallada, to avoid possibly sleeping poorly there too. Camped a few km short of last year's campsite. Lots of dense scrub oak forest, so easy to get stealth. Only problem is finding a level cleared spot. But there are some such. Just walk around and eventually you find one. Bought some food in Bocairente. Not a lot of possible campsites along this section of GR7. Location I picked is fine in dry weather but would be muddy mess in case of rain. Heavy dew on tarp. Sun rises late where I camped, an advantage if wanting late start because not planning to go too far past Vallada. Small hole in toe of one sock. Left Vallada with 8L water 5L in the backpack, 3L carried in a grocery sack in my hand after drinking 2L with lunch, plus 3 days food. Very nice campsite about 6km from Vallada. Arrived around after leaving yesterday's camp around and then lingering several hours in Vallada for lunch, so easy to make it to today's campsite even if starting from campsite south of Vallada that I used last year. Thu, 30 Mar Slept well again. So much nicer to sleep outdoors than in hotels, but I do need hotels occasionally to wash up, charge electronics, download app and map updates over wifi. Deep water in barranco, so had to take off boots and wade, unlike last year. Numerous blown down trees blocking trail, so evidently some ferocious wind storms this past winter. Mild temps, more water would have been required if warm or hot. Fri, 31 Mar Wonderfully peaceful campsite, with absolutely no wind, so slightest sound echoes off barranco's rock walls. Sky overcast in morning, clearing later, mild temps all day. Very little dew on tarp for a change. Made a wrong turn and walked 5km extra as a result. Running water in stream and also barranco several km south of Collado Caroche. Must be wet year, because no running water in these places previous years. No water left in bottles and small quantity of medium yellow urine when I arrived at Collado Caroche spring there flowing strongly , so water I carried out of Vallada just adequate, assuming no water available along the way. Drank 2L at spring with food didn't bring enough of that, by the way , filled bottles with 4L, probably too much but mostly downhill from here. Dump it tomorrow if not needed. Arrived at campsite in valley at Even without wrong turn, today would have been long and yesterday also difficult due to heavy water load. I've thought of skipping around this section somehow, but that would also be work, and unpleasant work: waiting around for buses, stuck in cities. Whereas these long days of walking are compensated for by beautiful surroundings, solitude, peaceful campsites in the evening. Main thing is to bring more food next time. With enough food, I could spend an extra day here in the valley. By arriving before midday break at here on Saturday , I have option of continuing on if no vacancies at hostals. Also, stores might not be open Saturday evening plus a nuisance to go out in evening rather than resting in my room. Sun, 02 Apr Trail terribly overgrown for several km prior to Venta Gaeta, same as every other time I've walked this section. Good thing there aren't any ticks, or at least I hope there aren't, won't know for certain until I do a full inspection in Requena. Some men I talked to in Venta Gaeta said two years worth of rain in two months this past winter. Carried 5L water out of Venta Gaeta after drinking almost 2L with last food for day. Plenty enough to get me to El Rebollar tomorrow. Mon, 03 Apr Slept well. Frost on tarp and some ice in bottles, so temperature just below freezing at dawn. Warmed up quickly after sun rose. Bought some food and water at El Rebollar gas station store, then continued along GR7 for another few km and camped in a patch of trees. Paid for three nights. Feel like I need a rest break. Wed, 05 Apr Thu, 06 Apr Woke up with a splitting headache, maybe too much dark chocolate yesterday, maybe too much staring at the smartphone screen while diddling on the internet, maybe stuffy room. Fri, 07 Apr Today is a holiday in Requena Viernes de Dolores and I didn't buy supplies yesterday, so decided to stay another night at the hotel. Back on Monday, I scratched at my head with my finger and pulled off either a tick or a scab on a cut incurred while clambering around blown down trees earlier in the day. I couldn't tell which, just that there was blood and something black under my fingernail. Didn't find any ticks when I did an inspection Tuesday at the hotel and the wound on my head is now almost healed. Today I thought some more about this incident and decided to cut my hair very close to make it easier to see ticks on my head in the future, especially when my only way of viewing the back of my head is by photographing with the smartphone camera. Back in August, I shaved my entire head and face with a razor, to test if clean-shaven more comfortable in the heat, but didn't much like the look—resembled that of a convict or cancer patient—and so let the hair grow back. Whereas this time, I left the beard alone and used my electric beard trimmer on my head, so now there is a dark shadow rather than smooth skin like after shaving with a razor. I'm happy with this new look, though a suntan where the hair used to be would be nice. Scary moment when trimmer stopped making progress after I was only half done. After wetting hair in shower, trimmer cut much better and job was soon completely finished. Sat, 08 Apr Branch poked hole in fabric of backpack while crawling under blown down tree. First significant damage to backpack in three years usage I think. Very small hole, so shouldn't propagate and easily repaired back in Reno. Camped in open area amid pines. Cut day short and camped in forest near Alcotas. Tue, 11 Apr Doesn't appear to be a store in Andilla any more. Carried plenty of food from Chelva so don't need supplies. Another short day. Camped near Collado de la Salada. Bad campsite, because exposed to sun, which doesn't disappear behind trees until Evidently, sleep difficulty a few days ago simply due to sleeping indoors, rather than other possible causes I considered: food such as too much chocolate or illness or chemicals since problem occurs at different hotels. Difficulty only sometimes in hotels. For example, no difficulty other than second night at hotel in Requena. Very light rain in late afternoon, just a few minutes. Camped in almond orchard a few km before Mas de Noguera. Noise from nearby windmills. Both socks now have small holes. Fri, 14 Apr Slept well. Noise from windmills not much worse than would be noise from strong winds. Took a wrong turn on the way to Mas de Noguera and ended up in Caudiel. Bought three days food in Montanejos. Spotted adult tick on pants leg during rest stop, flicked it off, did inspection, found nothing. Camped on way to La Artejuela. Legs itch terribly from being scratched climbing past blowdowns yesterday and today. Like an avalanche went through whole province, except it can't really have been an avalanche, amazing that wind alone could do so much damage. Maybe all Spain like this due to storms this past winter. Sun, 16 Apr Ate too much yesterday, mainly g of chocolate cookies in addition to regular food, and so had terrible gas all night. More blowdowns on GR7 today, but at least not so much scratchy brush getting past them. Camped a km or so past San Vicente de Piedrahita. Body finally feels cleansed of that overeating Saturday. Found adult tick in my pubic area, bitten in but not yet blood-filled, so probably picked up today. Removed with tick spoon. Tue, 18 Apr Slept poorly again. Nothing to complain about regarding this hotel room, very nice and quiet in fact, I just quickly become accustomed to sleeping outdoors nowadays. Bought food then ate most of it immediately, to reduce backpack weight in the uphill stretch. Not a stealthy campsite: need to find something better. Wed, 19 Apr Slept well. Cool, cloudy and light drizzle all day, continuing into the evening. Camped amid pines best location when ground wet a few km after Vistabella. Thu, 20 Apr Slept well. Sun out in morning. Used duct tape to fix handle of hiking staff, which had come loose, and also under hat internal leather headband, to reduce wicking of perspiration into felt. Tried using stuff sack filled with jacket as pillow, versus hotel pillow, to see if that is what causes problems sleeping in hotels, but evidently didn't make much difference. Slept well. Bought two days supplies in La Iglesuela del Cid, camped on soft alpine turf amid pines on way to Fortanete, at m. Other bottle liquid because stored under backpack, in anticipation of cold temps. While sitting against tree in afternoon, noticed adult tick crawling on pants leg, crushed it against rock. Camped on way to Fortanete. Short day because weather and countryside both so beautiful that it seemed a shame not to linger outdoors. Barely enough water, should have carried more from La Iglesuela. Bottle with remaining half-liter water stored under backpack and hence liquid. Clear skies and warm once sun rose. GaiaGPS battery use with recording on less than I recall from Bulgaria, so evidently app or Android or both improved since then. Few small patches of snow still present on north slopes above m, but no snow on trail. However, thorns and blown down trees in places. Tue, 25 Apr Slept well for a change, though woke up feeling depleted of energy, probably due to undereating recently. Cloudy day. Camped in pasture on way to Cedrillas. Several hours heavy rain with thunder and lightning in the evening, afterwards quiet. Can't remember when I last had a desire to read. None of the ebooks on my smartphone currently interests me in the least. Maybe for the same reason I'm doing a good job avoiding Internet forums, per my New Year's resolution. Though I still avidly read news articles pointed to by the two email lists I subscribe to, probably 6 hours per week on that, which is down considerably from how much time I was spending on the internet back when actively participating in forums and blog comment sections. So internet addiction finally under control: knock on wood. Put chlorine dioxide tablet in each bottle: overdue on that maintenance. This inability to sleep well in hotels in becoming worrisome. Lightly snowing in the morning. That's at m: presumably slightly colder at m where I plan to camp same place as Tuesday. Both bottles stored under backpack and remained liquid. Sky partly cloudy today, with cool temps and little wind, definitely warmer than yesterday. Very short day, with lots of listening to music. Camped a few km after Mora de Rubielos. Dreaded Puente de Mayo weekend, so hotels mostly full until Monday afternoon. Sun, 30 Apr Cloudy with light drizzle in late afternoon. Camped a few km past yesterday's site, so very short day again. Mon, 01 May Cool temps, clear sky. Returned to La Puebla de Valverde for supplies. Camped on way to Camarena de la Sierra. GR8 has been re-routed, probably to get around ranch which raises fighting bulls. Long ago, during my first hike of the GR8, not knowing better and wanting to avoid a loose dog by the barn, I climbed a fence and walked across a pasture full of these fighting bulls. Fortunately, they panicked and ran from me. Hostal there closed for season, according to man who answered phone. Fri, 05 May Light rain sometime during night, sky clear by afternoon. Forced to don headnet during rest stops to avoid hordes of small flies trying to get in my eyes. For some reason, they stop bothering me after about ten minutes, maybe because all the perspiration is dried and I smell differently. Camped in mountains south of Tramacastilla. Supper was stewed meat, supposedly venison. Whatever it was, tasted delicious, possibly because my first time in years eating real meat. I eat canned sardines regularly and occasionally canned chili beans with scraps of meat, but real meat requires a restaurant and I'm uncomfortable with restaurants these days. Same 'wildness' that makes me prefer sleeping outdoors lying on the ground evidently also makes me prefer eating outdoors sitting on the ground. Hiking holds little interest for me now. I just want to spend time in nature: reading, listening to music, walking around, sitting or lying quietly. Wed, 10 May Camped same place as Saturday. Started raining lightly immediately after erecting tarp. Continued raining off and on throughout night. Thu, 11 May Very windy in morning. Guardia Civil stopped me and asked where I was from. Let me go, without asking to see passport, when I replied United States. Nice room but sink in bathroom tiny, just barely big enough to allow soaping clothes, then use shower to rinse clean of soap. Woke up a few hours later with splitting headache and nausea. Several enormous foul-smelling bowel movements, then several episodes of vomiting, leaving behind horrible taste in throat of bile and stomach acid. Crawled back into bed and managed another hour sleep, after which felt better though still mild headache. Skipped morning yoga for first time in many months. Felt weak and still suffering from headache upon leaving hotel at Sickness likely psychosomatic, from emotions stirred up by that blog I was reading, or maybe caused by staring at smartphone screen too long. Ate nothing all day, to allow body to heal. Sat, 13 May Slept well and woke feeling fine. Did morning exercises without loss of strength. Fine drizzle in morning, later clearing. Walked a few km then camped again in forest. Too nice here to want to leave. Sun, 14 May Headnet absolutely essential today for protection from small flies that target the eyes. Anyone who goes into nature without a headnet, other than perhaps in the depth of winter, is a fool: remember that. Camped after Rubiales. Shoes I bought last year here on Teruel for use in Ukraine were too dressy and had excessive heel lift and sandals I bought then were flimsy, so that I ended up preferring my boots. But dirty and torn hiking boots look out of place in the city and they stink when I take them off, yet taking footwear off is expected indoors in Ukraine, so I really need alternative footwear. I already had one dress shirt in my pack, but it is very thin fabric and might tear easily, so best to have spares. Buying clothes always stressful for me, and in Ukraine there's the language issue, thus greater likelihood of buying something wrong, so best to buy in Spain. Wed, 17 May Thu, 18 May Rained lightly much of the day, then heavy rain and hail in the afternoon, after setting up tarp, accompanied by thunder overhead. First day this trip wearing poncho for significant length of time while hiking. Poncho leaks, especially with hood tucked down back rather than over my head, and has bad condensation, but keeps most water off. Umbrella would not be an improvement. Fri, 19 May Clear sky in morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, cool temps all day, beautiful spring weather. Fabric lining heel of left boot torn and irritating foot, so ripped out as much as possible. Really wish these boots had no lining, just bare leather. Picked up water at picnic site fuente a few km before Cedrillas, then backtracked to campsite. Original plan was to camp on other side of Cedrillas, but why bother? Sat, 20 May Distant sounds of rave electronic dance music in early morning, stopping about 6am. Sunny and mild temps. Bought supplies in Cedrillas. Camped near same place as yesterday. Sun, 21 May No sounds of rave this morning. Cheaper rooms with shared bath available, but decided to splurge my last two nights here in Spain. Socks I started with have holes in toes and heels. Discarded generic bottles. Put chlorine dioxide tablet in each of primary bottles. Washed backpack and neck purse. Noticed some loose threads between shoulder pads and straps. Flight to Kiev. Comments Overall, I enjoyed this trip very much. Repeating same trails over and over each year reduces stress of excess novelty, so continue to do just that in the future. Gear issues: torn tarp; hiking staff handle and cam-lock both broken plus bent bottom section, so staff definitely needs replacement; socks just barely lasted 3 months; test spare socks test ALL gear before hike, to ensure no manufacturing defects, didn't happen but could happen; torn lining of boots; loose threads on shoulder pads of backpack; GaiaGPS worked very well, other than flaky touchscreen when hiking in rain; 2 x mAh power packs exactly enough. Idea for next year: schedule return flight from Madrid early November. Advantages: more time in Europe; more flexibility if I run out of things to do in Bulgaria; possibly lower airfare since straight round-trip between San Francisco and Madrid rather than open-jaw. Only disadvantage is extra flight to arrange, though perhaps no extra travel time, given how most fights from Sofia to San Francisco have long layovers.

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Overall: 4. Based on votes and 87 reviews. Show all 35 ratings. Username or email. Password Forgot password? Sign in with Facebook. Search resort. Sierra Nevada Lat Long: Sierra Nevada Forecasts. Users Viewed Next: Advanced. Users Viewed Next: Live. Popular Sierra Nevada Pages. Users Viewed Next: Maps. Users Viewed Next: Resort Info. Forecast Change Forecast Height. Choose Forecast. Sierra Nevada Ratings Overall: 4. Vote Snowsure: 4. Most useful. Top rated. Lowest rated. For someone from Britain that loves to snowboard, it's a good resort to get to, cheap flights to Malaga, cheap car hire and accommodation available for reasonable price. You can go for a weekend. It's not a big resort, you can get around most of it in a day if you are a good skier or boarder. It's a little run down but it's friendly. Don't expect big French resort quality lifts, some are a little slow although I know they have spent money in recent years to improve things. It's high up so a little more snowsure late in the season, but also risk of higher winds. Only 14km of piste open and they charged euros for a ski pass. Food and drinks completely over priced. Waiters were openly rude and unhelpful. Pistes had little snow and we were told that seldom if ever are all the runs open. Great views but pretty average skiing. February 20, Gerard Junot from France Very good ski resort. I have friends in Granada, and often fly there to meet them and ski. Very long slopes, up to 6 kms; very wide and safe slopes. But for Europe, not so much. That doesn't change much for me, though. Even though it doesn't always snow a whole lot due to the drier climate of Spain , when it does snow, it tends to stick around for a good bit. But if they are having a snow troubled year, they have a fleet of snowmaking guns to save the day. Its biggest problem personal opinion is its lifts. Its lifts tend to be slightly in the slower end of things, and the queues can get very backed up. The staff at Sierra are mostly nice. That's a big mostly, though. When I visited Sierra, I met a few staff who didn't seem happy. One was complaining about how long she has been at work 15 minutes after her shift started. But none the less, if you are visiting, beware, sometimes the resort suddenly closes early in the morning. So if you are traveling hours to get to Sierra, make sure to have a backup plan just in case. But if you are a local, it is a perfect resort. High winds, white out snow, few lifts open and icy conditions. Hotel at best described as mediocre. Roll forward 30 years and the ski area is extensive, the hotels expensive but cost of ski hire and passes much cheaper than France or USA. Biggest difference is access to the resort. Ski all day, jump back in the car and enjoy a restaurant meal overlooking Burriana beach back in Nerja at 8pm. Go midweek outside school holidays and you will have the resort to yourself, often in glorious sunshine. Maybe for a holiday visit book a hotel in Granada, get a hire car and check out the weather forecast. Resort is not a great place to be in bad weather but on a sunny day it really can be quite superb April 24, Sam from Gibraltar I have mixed feelings about this resort. I have managed about 20 - 30 days in total this season. Pros - Easy to get there. Cons - Slow lifts serving the main beginner bowl. It occurred to us twice, after waiting in the main gondola queue for 2 hrs to be then told the resort was not going to open. My absolute main issue with the resort is how they look after and maintain the slopes once you get out into Laguna. Its not uncommon for the stones to get kicked up when snow levels are low and then trash your skis. In conclusion, a great place for a short break at the start and end of a season with enough skiing to keep you entertained. Keep an eye on the weather as high winds will close the resort. If it has had a big dump it can provide some of the best skiing I have had. March 06, James from Spain Resort is unprofessional. They have closed it several times this season as late as 11am in the day, meaning lots of people traveled there to find it was closed. Not worth booking a holiday to, but if you live locally, it's worth it. When it has been open, it's been quite busy; at the weekend the lift queues are minutes in the busy areas. However, the pistes are wide and never felt very busy. It is a good resort for beginners, intermediates and families and the snow park looked great. However, there's not much for advance skiers. My advice, for serious skiers, would be to stick to the Alps. April 23, John from United Kingdom Took my wife and 2 five year olds to Sierra Nevada for a week at the beginning of April, mainly to introduce my boys to skiing. Booked in April hoping to take advantage of the long season they have and experience some sunny spring conditions. Unfortunately, out of 5 days we had 2 days of sun and 3 days of snow. One day was a complete white out and high winds closed the main gondola for the morning. Snowiest April for 20 years. The resort is a bit tired, broken steps in the main plaza. The ski area is great for intermediates with long green runs and plenty of blues. Be warned that late in the season not all the lifts will be open and the 3 chair lifts from Borreguiles are painfully slow. We were unlucky with the weather, but I have heard that frequent high winds can close the lifts. At just a 2 hour drive from Malaga, it's a convenient place to ski, and a great place to learn, but if you go late in the season, probably not enough for more advanced skiers. Not been up to the slopes yet as it has been a funny old season with a lot of wind. Hope to get up later this month when things calm down. Not much fun skiing in cloud and wind; been closed a lot anyway! Strange snow forecast and snow levels of 50cm on lower slopes when it is plain to see from the web that there is shed loads of snow everywhere. Been snowing for days now so levels must be the best for years! Been raining on the coast since last Weds and today is Monday. We need the rain and snow but I think now we have had enough! January 10, Bjorn from Sweden Coming from Sweden, can't believe there is such a big ski area in southern Spain. I had heard about Sierra Nevada, but always thought it wouldn't be more than a little place to ski; more a touristic attraction than a real ski resort in the sunny Andalucia. I was wrong. I enjoyed more than 80 kms of fantastic snow and modern lifts, slopes are fairly long too: the height difference is nearly mts! Snowsure: 4. Variety of pistes: 4. Off-piste: 3. Scenery: 4. Access: 4. Public Transport: 3. Accommodation: 4. Cheap Rooms: 3. Luxury Hotels: 4. Childcare: 4. Snowmaking: 4. Snow Grooming: 4. Shelter: 3. Nearby options: 2. Regional rating: 4. Lift Staff: 3. Ski Schools: 4. Hire and Repairs: 4. Beginners: 4. Intermediates: 4. Advanced: 4. Snow Park: 4. Cross-country: 3. Mountain Dining: 4. Eating: 4. Apres-Ski: 4. Other Sports: 3. Entertainment: 3. Winter Walks: 3. Ski Pass Value: 3. Value National : 3. Value Global : 3.

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