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.
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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