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Pyrenees Snowshoeing holiday

Pyrenees Snowshoeing holiday

Guided snowshoeing holiday in the Pyrenees in February 2025. If you’re dreaming of a unique winter escape, snowshoeing in the Pyrenees is the perfect way to explore Spain’s majestic mountains while enjoying a peaceful, nature-filled holiday.

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Snowshoeing holiday in the Pyrenees

Snowshoeing holiday in the Pyrenees

Next February we are running a guided snowshoeing holiday in the Valle de Tena. We've been asked about this lots of times by readers of the blog, so hopefully some of you will be able to come and join us for this advenure! Snowshoeing is brilliant fun and requires no...

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Snowshoeing from Cotefablo to Toronzué (2263m)

Snowshoeing from Cotefablo to Toronzué (2263m)

The great snow conditions continue in the Pyrenees and yesterday we got the snowshoes out. The weather didn't look that great up the valley so we headed across to Cotefablo - the pass halfway between Biescas and Ordesa/Torla. It's south of the high cliffs of the...

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Snowshoeing in Candanchu

Snowshoeing in Candanchu

What are you thinking about doing this weekend? I wondered the same question last week and I decided to go snowshoeing. On the border with France, at the head of the Valle de Canfranc there are some fantastic snowshoeing routes. I decided to go to “El Bosque de las...

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Snowshoeing to Refuge de Larry, Aspe Valley

Snowshoeing to Refuge de Larry, Aspe Valley

This week we took advantage of the perfect weather in the Pyrenees to accomplish a project Phil had in mind for many years: an overnight snowshoeing trip in Aspe Valley, staying at the remote - but cosy! - Refuge de Larry, an unwardened mountain hut run by French...

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Out in the Valle de Aspe

Out in the Valle de Aspe

The 6 January is one of the most import bank holidays in Spain. On the biblical calendar it is known as Epiphany but in Spain it is mainly known as “dia de reyes”, the day when the three kings come back to earth and give presents to children, as Santa Claus does in...

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Snowshoeing Pic Peyreget

Snowshoeing Pic Peyreget

The really warm weather we've been having in October and November finally broke and snow's arrived to the Pyrenees. Gustavo and I chose a great day to head out for the first snowshowing trip of the season. We headed to Pic Peyreget (2487m) just on the French side of...

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First snowshoe trip of the season

It's been snowing heavily over the last week in the Pyrenees and yesterday got out on the snowshoes for the first time this season with Rafa and Emilio. We headed up to the ski station of Formigal and set out from there. Sunny lower down but cloudy with a freezing...

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Snowshoeing in the Ordesa Valley

Ordesa has had lots of snow this winter and you can snowshoe straight from the Pardera car park where there's several feet of snow. The valley looks beautiful in the snow and I've been over there a couple of times in the past few weeks - one time with Anna and Isabel...

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Snowshoeing at La Cuniacha

La Cuniacha animal park keeps animals that are or were once indigenous to the Pyrenees. They've lots of rare species including european lynx, bison, iberan ibex, wolves and lots of different types of chamois and deer. It's a great place to visit any time of year but...

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