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 | Mar 1, 2019 | Guided walking holidays, Pyrenees, Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena
Last week we ran our first snowshoeing holiday and it was a brilliant week with excellent routes, fantastic views and sunshine every day! We did five routes during the week – three in the Valle de Tena, one from Somport and one in the Ordesa Valley. There were...
by Phil | Nov 29, 2018 | Snowshoeing, 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...
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 26, 2017 | Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees
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...
