Expansion of Sierra Nevada Ski Resort

Tourist authorities and local businesses want to see the Sierra Nevada Ski Resort expanded. The idea is receiving opposition from ecologists who are against the idea because the resort is inside a National Park and any changes on the limits of the ski station will need to be approved by local government.

The Mayor of Granada said he would support an expansion which he considered could be carried out ‘with absolute respect’ for the environment. He thought that local villages such as Niguelas, Guejar Sierra and Lanjaron where population numbers have been falling could also benefit.

But Javier Egea from Ecologistas en Acción said he wanted to limit vehicular access to the resort and noted that the pistes are generally empty Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Spanish Mountaineering Federation also opposes any expansion of the ski resort.