Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
We had a brilliant snowshoeing holiday early this month, and our group of six intrepid guests had absolutely perfect conditions! It was one of those magical weeks where it had snowed all of the week preceding the trip, and then the day the guests arrived, the sun broke through and we had fantastic weather all week along with great snow underfoot.
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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.
Last week I finally got the skis out and headed out ski touring with our guide David. We've had beautiful sunny weather pretty much all January and this day was no different with brilliant blue skies overhead. We headed up to the Spanish-French border at Portalet...
Happy New Year to all of our friends and readers! Yesterday, the three kings visited every child in Spain and the Christmas celebrations here are finally coming to an end. The New Year bought good news for British holidaymakers, with a relaxing of travel rules...
With the fantastic snow in the Pyrenees at the moment, last weekend I took Isabel and Christopher on their first snowshoeing trip and also went out with Gustavo up Pelopin. Christopher was desperate to go snowshoeing with me last winter, but his feet are too small for...
With the perfect snow conditions we've got in the Pyrenees at the moment we've headed to the ski resort of Astun a couple of times in January - once on my own and once with the kids. Astun is in the Valle de Aragon, north of Jaca, right on the French/Spanish border....
Since Christmas, we've had a huge amount of snow in the Pyrenees and even down at Biescas, we had huge falls of snow every day between Christmas and New Year. It made everything look very Christmassy which was nice as this has been a holiday without as much Christmas...
Last weekend, I got the skis out for the first time this season. We've had some really heavy snow here in the Pyrenees over the last ten days, but Sunday was one of the first clear days to get out and enjoy it. The first winter outing of the season - whether on skis...
It's hard to believe with the current chaos in the world that only a few weeks ago we were out snowshoeing in the mountains and enjoying two great snowshoeing weeks! We had every weather condition imaginable from artic blizzards and whiteouts, to beautiful sunshine...