 Poster: A snowHead
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Anybody been? Did you like it? Good points/bad points appreciated.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Go most years for a short break, its ok for a 3 or 4 day break if you are a novice, any higher you would find it a bore after that amount of time.
Gets very busy in the spanish hols and at weekend and if its windy the lifts close.
Can get quiet warm in the afternoon and a little slushy towards the village later in the afternoon
We stay in Granada as the hotels in the village seem to be daft money for some reason,
The nightlife doesn't get going till after 2300hrs in the village, but there are plenty of bars that you can sit at after a hard days ski-ing and look at the views down the valley.
Depending on what time of year you are going you can spend a few days on the costa del sol as well as its on 2 hrs away.
Let me know if you need anymore info.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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when does it open ?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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1st dec till 4th may(depending on snow fall)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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JasonW, my mate has a nice gaff down in Sorte Grande and we are thinking about a trip there whereby we can ski a few days and if it is not up to much then we can beer it up by the marina. I will keep an eye on the web cams. cheers 
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rayscoops, thats what we do, 3 days ski-ing the off to the coast for a few days on the sauce 
Off to Sierra Nevada next Feb with my daughter to try ski-ing for the first time, she will be 6 and has been asking for past 5 months.
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JasonW, sounds excellent, I was hoping to get out pre christmas but may try for a Feb trip too if my mate agrees
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rayscoops, if i was going pre christmas I would wait before booking, last year was a great snow fall but can't be to sure
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JasonW, that is my plan, flights to Malaga will be cheap then anyway so no need to book yet. I will probably head to the Alps but I will check out SNda web cams and snow record too at the time I need to decide
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It's great if you are staying or living on the coast. A couple of days woulb be enough for a decent skier, it's very small ski area. When we were there it was bitterly cold, the skiing is at 3000m+ from memory. I wouldn't make a special trip from the UK just to ski there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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sierra nevada usually struggles with snow most years until after xmas
doesnt look a bad mountain when i walked round it last year
ive got the bonus of a place to stay and free car near malaga
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Get in a visit to the Alhambra if you haven't been (you can see the Sierra Nevada in the distance). Mind you, the traffic system in Granada is horrrific - you aren't allowed in the central area unless your hotel is in there and you then have to drive through a barrier after identifying yourself on an intercom.
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Last year parking looked to be much more difficult than previously - advice was to get up there early if on day trips. I think it was because they had so much snow they were not allowing parking on side roads. We go up by bus from Granada. When the Spanish are on holiday it can be very busy so best to avoid those times if poss. And as JasonW, says lifts are closed regularly due to high winds - we always check before setting off but if you want to set off early to park then it requires good judgement! There are several other threads on this area - have you done a search for themmillsy13?
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You know it makes sense.
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I go most years at Christmas for a couple of days. When the resort is fully opened its reallty great. With the Languna runs of the riight hand side valley the best. There are some nasty choke points on the way to the village.
The cold though can be unreal, nothing like the Alps. If its minus a few degrees on the mountain and the wind is blowing off the sea, it will cut thorugh any jacket you have. Its a martime cold not a continental one.
Other thing is that the ski boot hire is very very patchy.
Did the ski in the morning, swim in the afternoon thing once - good fun, although the Med, in March was still very cold.
Oh and stay in Granada rather than the resorts. Granada city is one of the best in Spain and has a really interesting moorsih influence. In additon its tapas bars are the best in the country.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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If you can afford it there is a fabulous small B & B hotel made from a Moorish house of the 15th century (around a tiny courtyard with timber galleries all round and a small fountain. It is situated in the gorge right below the walls of the Alhambra (I can give you details).
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