Madrid's mountains get real snow most winters, and two ski stations sit about an hour from the city. Valdesquí has the biggest beginner area and a kids' ski school, and Navacerrada has gentle first runs. When the snow is thin or the forecast is bad, an indoor snow room in town keeps the day on.
A large ski station in the Sierra de Guadarrama, with beginner slopes near the base, a ski and snowboard school and gear rental. Most of the 29 runs suit confident skiers, so it fits kids who have had a first lesson or are about to take one. It opens only when snow lies, and a free shuttle links it to Puerto de Cotos.
The closest ski station to Madrid, at 1,765 meters on the Sierra de Guadarrama pass. It has gentle beginner runs, a conveyor lift for first timers, a ski and snowboard school and gear rental. Non-skiers come for the snow itself and the mountain scenery. Bus 691 from Moncloa runs right up to the pass.
A real-snow slope covering 18,000 m² inside the Madrid Xanadú mall, kept between -6°C and -2°C all year. Kids ride giant rubber donuts down three ice tubing lanes, try snowbikes, or learn to ski and snowboard on the beginner slope before moving up to the expert run, the chairlift and the snowpark jumps. Boots, skis or board, and a helmet come with every ticket.
Madrid's mountains get real snow most winters, and two ski stations sit about an hour from the city. Valdesquí has the biggest beginner area and a kids' ski school, and Navacerrada has gentle first runs. When the snow is thin or the forecast is bad, an indoor snow room in town keeps the day on.
A large ski station in the Sierra de Guadarrama, with beginner slopes near the base, a ski and snowboard school and gear rental. Most of the 29 runs suit confident skiers, so it fits kids who have had a first lesson or are about to take one. It opens only when snow lies, and a free shuttle links it to Puerto de Cotos.
The closest ski station to Madrid, at 1,765 meters on the Sierra de Guadarrama pass. It has gentle beginner runs, a conveyor lift for first timers, a ski and snowboard school and gear rental. Non-skiers come for the snow itself and the mountain scenery. Bus 691 from Moncloa runs right up to the pass.
A real-snow slope covering 18,000 m² inside the Madrid Xanadú mall, kept between -6°C and -2°C all year. Kids ride giant rubber donuts down three ice tubing lanes, try snowbikes, or learn to ski and snowboard on the beginner slope before moving up to the expert run, the chairlift and the snowpark jumps. Boots, skis or board, and a helmet come with every ticket.
