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 Paso de los Machos on the south side of Cerro de Los Machos where the old road cuts through a small pass (Routes 23, 31, 32). This area is normally heavily loaded with snow in winter, and the path is used as a quick and easy approach from Carihuela to Mulhacén or the Poqueira/Caldera areas. If heading for Refugio Poqueira, a safer descent is via Loma Pua, Pico de Sabinar and cut through the Terreras Azules below Pico del Púlpito.

 Barranco de San Juan (Route 23), whose proximity to Hoya de la Mora and low altitude increase the risk to mountain-goers. It’s usually full of wind-blown snow after major snowfalls; there are lots of small localised dangers but a massive avalanche in February 2011 has increased awareness of the potential for large-scale slides here. The main route up Veleta (Route 21) totally avoids the valley.

It goes without saying that good mountaineering and avalanche awareness practices should be observed on all routes in the high mountains. There’s a useful online tutorial at www.avalanche.org; and ‘Be Avalanche Aware’, run by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service, provides a good online resource at www.beaware.sais.gov.uk. However, the above blackspots should always be avoided or bypassed.