The Navacerrada slopes are saying goodbye for good. This was announced in the Supreme Court’s ruling, which requires the Regional Government of Castile and León to dismantle the ski resort in the natural park.
This is the final resolution to a situation that began in March 2021, when the Ministry of Ecological Transition announced that it would not renew the land concession due to the significant environmental impact of the slopes.
After several years in which the Regional Government of Castile and León has sought to maintain its facilities and after initiating several legal proceedings, the Administrative Chamber of the High Court has dismissed the appeals filed by the regional government and ordered the closure of three slopes.
The end of the concession
Specifically, the three slopes located onland belonging to the Autonomous National Parks Agency (OAPN)— Escaparate, Telégrafo, and El Bosque—will have to say goodbye to all their skiers.
Although the Regional Government of Castile and León and the company in charge of the facilities have filed various appeals, the Supreme Court has issued a clear ruling, deeming their arguments insufficient.
The closure of the slopes will help mitigate climate change and will be beneficial for the environment, as Ecologistas en Acción noted on its website: “We hope this decision will serve to act responsibly in the face of the climate and environmental polycrisis we are experiencing,” they write.
However, this change will also affect all sports, tourism, and hospitality businesses that have been operating around the slopes for years and will now have to rethink their direction.
