We visited the Sierra Nevada Ski Station which is a ski resort in the Sierra Nevada in the province of Granada in southeastern Spain. The ski area is on the northwestern slopes of Veleta, the third highest peak in peninsular Spain and the most southerly ski resort of Europe.

Sierra Nevada is Europe’s southernmost ski area and the highest in Spain. With its high elevation, the skiing season can last from late November until early May but not this year. Most of the town was closed and only the final remnants of snow remained.

It is also less than 100 km (60 mi) from Motril, on the Costa Tropical, which means skiing and swimming on the same day is an option.

Before heading into the mountains, we had taken a walk around the reservoir at Melegris but this was curtailed due to heavy rain and thunderstorms.