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Spain’s Ski Season Opens Early With 400 Kilometers Ready for Constitution Holiday

Expanded snowmaking paired with recent storms underpins the rollout.

Overview

  • Resorts across the Pyrenees and other ranges report more than 400 kilometers of prepared pistes for the long weekend, with further openings possible as conditions evolve.
  • Aramón says all its stations will operate for the holiday with nearly 100 kilometers available after off‑season investments in new snow cannons, snow factories and water reservoirs.
  • Sierra Nevada adds the El Río run to link Borreguiles with Pradollano, reaching 18 kilometers and 10 lifts in what the operator calls its largest Constitution‑weekend offer in four years.
  • AEMET forecasts weak, occasional snowfall for Sierra Nevada on 5 December, with a snow level between 1,400 and 2,600 meters and temperatures cold enough for ongoing snow production.
  • Hotel occupancy near key mountain areas averages about 80% for the weekend, and France now enforces a no‑smoking rule on pistes, lifts and queues at its ski resorts.