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Javalambre

Ski resort · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Javalambre is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
4 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
0°C
Wind
6 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
2°C
Wind
10 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
3°C
Wind
8 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
3°C
Wind
8 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
7°C
Wind
10 kn

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 7 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 2,004 mvillage 1,850 m
  • 8 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check the European avalanche services (EAWS).

Forecast and score for each day at Javalambre
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°Cwind, 5 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 4 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°Cwind, 6 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°Cwind, 10 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°Cwind, 8 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°Cwind, 8 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m7°Cwind, 10 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

snow by month

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,850 mMid1,927 mTop2,004 mColdestat the top
Decnonenonenone-2°C
Jannonenonenone-5°C
Febnonenonenone-3°C
Marnonenonenone-2°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Javalambre

Village 1,850 m.

A ski resort with its village at 1,850 m and its top at 2,004 m. It has 8 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 331 m, from 2,004 m to 1,673 m. For beginners and families: 88% of the km of runs are green or blue. Within 5 km of the village: a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The town to stay in is Camarena de la Sierra.

Sierra de Javalambre ) is a 29 km (18 mi) long mountain range in the Gúdar-Javalambre comarca of Aragon and the Rincón de Ademuz and Serrans comarcas of the Valencian Community, Spain.

Highway N-234 winds its way between Sierra de Javalambre and Serra d'Espadà reaching the coast at Sagunto and the Autopista AP-7.

From the Wikipedia article Sierra de Javalambre by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 1,673 m to 2,004 m: 331 m of vertical. 8 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Javalambre.

Runs
Beginner (green)1.4 km
Easy (blue)6.0 km
Intermediate (red)1.0 km
Lifts
Chairlifts3
Drag lifts4
Magic carpets2

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

88% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a ski school: Escuela de Esqui Powder Javalambre, 0 km

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,600–US$2,780 each

about US$1,600–US$2,780 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MAD, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$971
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$194–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Lift pass5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we priceabout US$435–US$583
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$174–US$295
Totalabout US$1,600–US$2,780

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Camarena de la Sierra

Closest

Camarena de la Sierra

about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Camarena de la Sierra · Booking.com

About Camarena de la Sierra its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$74 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MAD, direct, then 5h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.