Jun
18
2011
Spanish Highs ski guide, Jens Foell, takes clients in search of late season snow high on the slopes of Cerrillo Redondo and the upper Lanjaron valley, Sierra Nevada.
Read More»Apr
05
2011
We enjoy Cerrillo Redondo and Tajos de los Machos. They form our “back garden! Both are accessible from dirt tracks above the spa town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarras and give good winter mountaineering and ski touring. Puente Palo at 1700m is the normal start point but we have found a higher access this year [...]
Read More»Feb
20
2011
Video from our guide, Jens Foell and clients Andy Ward and Joe on a recent exhilarating ski descent from the summit of Mulhacen, highest mountain in Spain. Setting off from Capileira and staying at the Poqueira hut overnight. You might feel frustrated when you come on a ski touring holiday to the Sierra Nevada and [...]
Read More»Feb
03
2011
First time ski tourers in the Sierra Nevada find this out the hard way as they have a tough first days backcountry skiing! In mitigation for the abysmal skiing it must be stated that they were some of the most difficult mountain conditions for skiing. Filmed on Cerrillo Redondo above Puente Palo 2nd February 2011
Read More»Jan
07
2011A long, tough day’s ski touring up the 3085m peak of Tajos de los Machos in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountain range. Made more difficult by remote access and hard icy conditions. More details about ski touring and backcountry skiing in the Sierra Nevada Also read our Trip Reports
Read More»Jan
07
2011
Shows a marvellous day’s ski touring on the south side of the Sierra Nevada. Good weather, great snow conditions and best of all, no other people! The ultimate way to travel in the mountains! With good snowsure conditions from December to May, the Sierra Nevada is one of Europe’s best areas to learn the basics [...]
Read More»Jan
07
2011
Skijoring with our husky, Khumbu in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains and being chased downhill by a mad Leonberger dog called Bruno!
Read More»Dec
16
2010
Hard to believe but it’s a sizzling 35 C in Granada and you can still ski! Difficult though when chased by a mad leonberger and rampaging siberian husky.
Read More»Dec
13
2010
A walk up through the pistes of the Sierra nevada ski resort and then a glorious ski along the Loma de Dilar finishing in the Cumbres Verdes mountains near Granada. Ski touring in the Sierra Nevada
Read More»Dec
13
2010
A simple ski touring day sampling the delights of backcountry skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada on the Loma del Dilar near the ski centre.
Read More»
