sierra nevada

Transfer Time

2 Hours from Toulouse Airport

Best For

Beginners, Intermediates & advanced

Skiing

170 km / 36 Lifts

Ideal For

Couples, Famillies & Groups

BAQUEIRA AT A GLANCE

Located at the top of the Sierra Nevada, the resort is located at 2100 m with skiing up to 3398 m. It is the southernmost resort in Europe and is unique in its style. From the summit of Veleta, at 3398 m, there are wonderful views over the Mediterranean and on a clear day as far as Africa. Malaga airport is 80 miles away, which makes Sierra Nevada a perfect getaway or two holidays in one, why not spend a couple of days exploring Granada, the Andalusian city at the foot of the mountains, or the beach and a skiing holiday?

Pradollano is the main base. Located at 2100m, it competes to be one of the highest resorts in Europe. Pradollano is a modern and elegant village, similar to the resorts in Colorado, without cars, with many shops, bars and restaurants. All our apartments are located very close to the main cable car.

2 gondolas rise from the village to the central station of Borreguiles. On the right, a cableway leads to a fabulous area for beginners: Catifa Màgica, while the left cableway leads to the upper part of the main llogaret.

square!

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

Why Duncan loves Baqueira

One of the great things about Baqueira is how quiet the ski area is in the morning. The Luis Arias is a great piste for getting the blood going - officially a black but in reality a steep red, but glorious all the same. If conditions allow then the 'Lakes' off piste has to be done - starting from the Cap de Baqueira down a rock walled couloir then opens up to beautiful wide snowfields ending up at the 2 chair lifts at Orri.

Heading over to Tuc de la Lanca - the highest point is always quiet - don't be put off by the drag tows - they open up some wonderful piste skiing with a choice of a red or black down to Cap del Port. The cafe here serves great cake and coffee! A couple of laps of the Peulla chair then I tend to head over to the far side. Tuc de Costarjas offers some wide open fast pistes as well as some off piste off to the left as you ride up the chairlift. Apres ski beer down at The Baqueira Bar right at the foot of the home run is well earned!

WHY WE LOVE BAQUEIRA


  • Great snow conditions with a long season
  • Relaxed vibe
  • 4 distinct mountains to explore
  • Great off piste

Beginners

Sierra Nevada is an ideal place to learn to ski, the open area for beginners and the ski instructors help make learning to ski a quick, fun and painless exercise! After a couple of days, beginner skiers will soon find the confidence to tackle some of the long, wide blue runs accessed by easy chairlifts. By the end of the week, they should be dealing in the 18 green runs and 42 blue runs perhaps even tackling some of the "easier" red runs.

Intermediates

With a vertical of 1200m and 105km of marked pistes spread across the vetoed mountain, Sierra Nevada is an ideal intermediate ski area. There are more than 120 slopes to have a crack including 53 red runs. From the central station, take the Valeta chair to warm up on the fast and captivating blues back to Borreguiles. Then head to Laguna de las Yeguas: from the top of the Laguna chair, pause for a minute to enjoy the views over the Mediterranean and see if you can see Africa. Then how about the Aguila trail that drops 1200m over 25.6 kms back to the main bubble lift at Pradollano.

One trick up Sierra Nevada's sleeve is the openness of the ski area. The mountain is made up of a series of open meadows with some attractive slopes: it is the perfect place to venture off-piste, relatively safe, nice open slopes and never too far from a piste.

Advanced

Fabulous for a few days, a cheeky weekend or to combine some skiing with a city or beach break. Great vertical drop, open runs and acres of off piste to explore make Sierra Nevada an interesting and cost effective alternative in the Alps. There are 7 black runs, a couple can get very bumpy. While not the biggest and most demanding ski area, Sierra Nevada has enough range to keep adventurous skiers happy for 3 or 4 days.

Family Skiing

Baqueira offers skiing for every level - where there is a black (for the kids!!) there is always a blue for Dad and Mum cruise down!

Ski Schools

BB Ski School is a British run ski school offering group and private lessons for children and adults from beginner all the way through to advanced skiers wishing to venture off piste

Ski Hire

With standardised pricing and ski shops close to all our hotels we can offer great value ski or snowboard hire throughout Baqueira

In the Snow >

Other activities

Skidoos take on a new dimension at Baqueira - as do dog sleighs - explore uninhabited valleys miles away from anyone! Visit the old Roman town of Viehla just 8kms down the valley from Baqueira. Explore the area on snowshoes or just relax in the hotel spa!

Our Recommended Hotels in baqueira

Pradollano | sierra nevada

3 Star, right opposite the lift

baqueira Enquiry form