Posts Tagged “pyrenees”

Spring ski touring trip near Gavarnie, Hautes Pyrenees

We had a great day ski touring today up on the Plateau de Saugue. Blue skies and far reaching views resulted in some fabulous views from the top. Snow condtions: Still plenty of snow to be found with average snow depths of 115cm at 1800m and still 3.0m at 2500m! Spring conditions prevail at the […]

Spring in the Pyrenees – The first trips of Spring/Summer 2013

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 […]

Snow, ski and sun

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 […]

Today’s dump

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 […]

**Ski accommodation discounts!**

Still thinking about your skiing holiday? Not booked yet? Perhaps our Christmas week and January discounts will interest you! With a foot of fresh powder lying across the resort, we’re looking forwards to its opening on Thursday. While we’re fully booked for February at the chalet and with limited space at the hotel over peak […]

MountainBug in the Press!

The Guardian, is a national UK newspaper, which every week has a “Readers Tips” travel section. This Saturday, over their breakfasts, the people of the UK got to read about where’s great for skiing and winters-sports…and we are in there! http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/oct/26/skiing-winter-sports-snowboarding-resorts Thank you to our guests for all your support. For a small, independent business […]

Tour de France 2013

This morning the Tour de France 2013 route was announced at a Press Conference in Paris. After teasing us all with speeches and an excellent montage film of the highlights of the 2012 Tour (is it just us who still get goosebumps watching Mark Cavendish win on the Champs Elysees and Wiggo take the crown?), […]