M+P in Spectacular Spain: Sierra Nevada

A few weekends ago, we went to the mountains outside of Granada, the Sierra Nevada. Here is the official Sierra Nevada video. There is a ski area called Pradollano, and from the bus station in Granada, you can get there in about an hour. Phoebe and I went on a Sunday. Phoebe has never really seen snow (once when she was around 18 months old, but she doesn't remember that), and we wanted to go see the snow and play. Here she is in the snow:

Since we are not skiers (obviously, since she's never seen snow), we went to a recreational area called Mirlo Blanco where you can rent sleds and inner tubes to slide down the slopes. Here she is coming down the slope in a tube:

There was not a lot of snow, but we were able to build a tiny snowperson, only about a foot tall!

Several of Phoebe's friends from school go to Sierra Nevada every (or many) weekends to ski. We have had several invitations to return--and perhaps to try skiing--so we will update this post if we go back to ski some day.

UPDATE:

The last day of ski season was April 27, and some wonderful friends took us to Sierra Nevada to ski. Here are some pics of Phoebe skiing.