by Phil | Jan 9, 2019 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena
At the weekend Ruby and I headed out for my first hike of the New Year from the border at Portalet. The weather was beautiful – cold but with clear blue skies and sunshine. As long as you don’t want to ski we’ve had brilliant weather over Christmas...
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 18, 2018 | Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees
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...
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 | Aug 8, 2017 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
This superb Pyrenees nature and wildlife guide is now available to order from the Hike Pyrenees website – click here for details. A superb new book on Pyrenees wildlife in English has been published and is a must for any nature lover visiting the Pyrenees. This...
