We had a spectacular day up at the Plateau de Saugue today with the Explorer Pyrenees walking holiday. First we waded through the orchids to a crystal clear lake with a perfect reflection of the Cirque de Gavarnie to test our cameras with. We were then rewarded with a rare sight as an incoming weather […]
The slopes are just waiting to open on the 30th November Rob is off out on his touring skis even sooner… Winter has got off to a great start, with over 50cm of snow falling this week in Bareges, 1250m, and even more on the upper slopes. With more snow forecast over the next couple […]
It is all go for the summer season already, our guided program started on the 19th with our expert guide Julian taking the 1st Spanish Pyrenees trip of the season in the province of Aragon. This week we are running our first Taster week from Bareges and the new Cathar country walk is off to good start […]
The ski season is truly under way, with 20cm of fresh powder landing on the resort yesterday. Our guests have been getting out enjoying the pistes. While all the locals are muttering about how busy it is, those who have worked or skied in other European ski areas are looking in disbelief and saying “Queuing […]
A whopping 70cm has fallen today on top of an already amazing base layer. The Grand Tourmalet resort opens tomorrow and we’re all ready for it! Our photos say it all. Please like us on facebook (MountainBug) and follow us on Twitter @mountainbug to keep up to date with the latest photos as we take […]
N-PY have announced that the Grand Tourmalet ski resort will open this Thursday 6 December at 9am. MountainBug can offer ski accommodation from Saturday 15 December. Beat the crowds – come and ski with the locals before Christmas.
Last night and this morning Bareges received over 10cm – the first snow to truly settle in the village this season. With this much snow down here, you can imagine what it is like in the resort. Check out our Facebook page (MountainBug) as we’ll be updating it regularly with photos and news as we […]
Skiers! Want to take your skiing to the next level? Join us for a week’s off-piste skiing, January 19 to the 26. You’ll spend 5 days with an instructor, learning/perfecting your off-piste technique the best way possible – by going off-piste. You’ll explore the beautiful, remote, winter Pyrenees and also tackle the famous Pic du […]
The snow has been here on the peaks for a few weeks now and it keeps coming…at the moment the freezing level keeps rising during the day so by the time we get our cameras out, the snow line has risen. This weekend they are forecasting over 12cm of snow at between 1450m-1800m (the resort […]
The Grand Tourmalet (Bareges-La Mongie) ski resort is scheduled to open on the 24 November 2012. In preparation, NPY (the company who own the lifts and pistes) have made even more improvements to the resort: there have been works on the Beaute and Marmotte pistes, including 42 additional snow-cannons this means most of the on-piste […]