by Phil | Nov 22, 2019 | Pyrenees, Skiing, Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees, Winter
Winter has arrived early in the Pyrenees and it’s been snowing for most of November in the mountains, right down to village level. Formigal and Astun ski stations both opened last Saturday (16th Nov) – I’ve never known them to open that early before. From today...
by Phil | Feb 2, 2018 | Skiing, The Pyrenees
It’s great living near a ski resort and skiing is part of the lifestlye here. On Wednesday afternoons the kids have ski lessons with the school and last Sunday we ventured out to Panticosa for our first day’s skiing with the whole family – and to...
by Phil | Jan 10, 2018 | Skiing, The Pyrenees
With the holidays over, the tourists gone and the pistes empty once again I headed up to Formigal yesterday for my first days skiing of the season. We’ve had a lot of snow over the Christmas period – a couple of really big dumps but mixed in with a few...
by Phil | Mar 5, 2014 | Skiing, The Pyrenees
by Phil | Mar 3, 2014 | Skiing, The Pyrenees
Formigal in the Valle de Tena is a great ski resort that doesn’t get enough British skiers. I ski there most weeks and there’s some superb on and off-piste skiing to be found there. There’s not much information in English on the resort so I’ve...