Refusal to learn or a penchant for novelty seems deeply ingrained in us. This appears to be the case in Tenerife. After a winter with no snow on Teide for the first time in the last 108 years, anticipation waned and people seemed resigned to not climbing Spain’s highest peak this year to witness the snow.
But no. The weather, just as spring arrived, brought snow to Tenerife’s summits through a DANA phenomenon. Of course, who would miss the opportunity to spend most of the day on Teide, especially since the snowfall began from Friday dawn until today.
This Saturday, the Council announced the closure of access routes via La Esperanza and La Orotava due to ice forming on both roads. They further stated that the routes would remain closed until cleared by maintenance personnel. True to the announcement, the Tenerife Council later confirmed the reopening of these two roads once the ice had been cleared and the roads were in optimal condition for traffic flow.
However, as night fell, temperatures dropped again. From early Sunday morning, the Tenerife Council announced the closure of Teide’s access routes once more due to the same reason: ice formation.
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[–>The access routes remain closed, but enthusiasts are undeterred and have started ascending the southern road in the hope that this route might still be accessible. Unfortunately, they were wrong. This has resulted in the road becoming congested, with dozens of vehicles parked on the sides, waiting for the route to reopen like it did on Saturday, which was closed again on Sunday along with the northern access routes to catch a glimpse of the snow before sunset.
