In March 2017, Sierra Nevada hosted the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships.

Particularly towards the end of the season it experiences sunny days of skiing, although wind can be problematic for skiers due to Veleta's prominence and few trees.

The World Cup Giant Slalom run known as “Fuente del Tesoro” is a challenging track[5] As the resort mainly caters to locals, and less to people visiting for a whole week, it is much busier at weekends.

There are rarely any queues mid-week outside the main Spanish holidays (first week of December, Christmas through to 6 January and Easter).

Even at weekends, queues are generally fairly short by comparison to other European areas especially if the whole resort is open, allowing skiers to spread out across the mountain.

One of the cable cars and one chairlift are kept open in July and August, making it relatively easy for hikers to reach the summit of Veleta.

Also during the summer months, the National Parks office runs a minibus service from Hoya de la Mora, just above the resort village, to Posiciones del Veleta, at 3,100 m (10,170 ft).

Andalusia has a very high proportion of sunny days even in the winter and usually it is possible to ski with beautiful blue skies and warm temperatures.