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The Sierra Nevada Ski Station 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. The resort hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996 and occasionally hosts World Cup races such as the last were women's technical races in 2007. In recent years World Slope and Freestyle events have made a very successful appearance here. It was also host to last year's 2015 Winter Universiade, the world university games. ==Description== Sierra Nevada is Europe’s southernmost ski station, and the highest in Spain. With its high elevation, the skiing season can last from late November until early May. Particularly towards the end of the season it experiences sunny days of skiing, although wind can be a problem due to Veleta's prominence and few trees. The resort is situated from the city of Granada, and is accessed by the A-395. It is also less than from Motril, on the Costa Tropical, which means skiing and swimming on the same day is an option. The nearest bigger city is Málaga, is accessed by the highway A-7/European route E15 (Málaga-Motril), highway A44/ European route E902 (Motril-Granada) and then route Granada-Sierra Nevada Ski Station. At the foot of the slopes there is a resort village, Pradollano, which stretches up a hill to the north of the pistes. The bottom of the village is at about above sea level, while the summit is just below . Pradollano is home to a large number of shops, including many that sell or rent ski equipment, souvenir shops and a small supermarket. There is also a variety of ski schools, restaurants, cafés, bars and nightclubs. The mid-station Borreguiles, which is served by two cable cars that run from the bottom of Pradollano, is at . Here there are a few cafés and restaurants, a ski school, a few hire shops and lockers. The resort is run by a private-public enterprise called ''Cetursa Sierra Nevada, S.A.''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sierra Nevada Ski Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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