Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
The mountains of the Pyrenees are stunning whatever the season. This week we've seen the beautiful autumn colours covered with the first snowfall of the winter and everyone is now itching to get their skis and snowshoes on! Whether you prefer the mountains glistening white or bathed in summer sunshine we've got the right trip for you. Our snowsheing holiday is running on the 22 February - 1...
It’s been snowing heavily in the Pyrenees for over a week now but the weather cleared on Friday and Saturday and it was time to dig the snowshoes out of the back of the cupboard for the first snowshoe outing of the season.The ski resort of Astun was our...
Snow conditions are fabulous at Formigal and the Pyrennes in general at the moment. Last Sunday Fabien and I went snowshoeing from the Cotefablo pass. Interestingly the ridge we walked along is said to be the border of the weather systems with east of the ridge being...
March 8th is women´s day in Spain and we celebrated by taking a relaxing walk in the snow. Along our trail we saw Griffon Vultures, Great Tits, Long-tailed Tits, Red Kites and pine processionary caterpillar nests. After all the wind and snow we´ve had recently here...
Fantastic snow shoeing trip today with the Sabinanigo walking club to Pic l’Iou just over the border in France. Hoy hemos hecho una excursion muy bonita con raquetas con el club de montaña Sabinanigo. Beautiful weather again and being the first weekend the...
Our friend Kerry has come over for a half term holiday and yesterday we took her on her first snowshoeing outing. Lots of snow last week but blue skies and sunshine everyday this week so we had perfect conditions. We took a route from the border to a peak called...
Last week was spent in Gran Bornard in the French Alps on a snow shoeing training course. Great location in a valley with mainly nordic skiing and snow shoeing. Great weather with sunshine each day – absolutely freezing before the sun came over the mountains...
Yesterday hiked from one of my favourite villages in the area – Aso de Sobremonte. It’s set in a hidden-away hanging valley that makes you feel like you’re a million miles away from anyone else. There’s a lovely horseshoe which just begs to be hiked.
The first big snowfall of the year has arrived and Anna and I couldn’t wait to get out on the snowshoes. After a few cloudy, snowy days the weathers cleared and we’ve wonderful blue skies. We headed over the Somport pass (north of Jaca) jus over the border into France.
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