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Winter Adventures in the Pyrenees

A sunny winter’s day out in the mountains is a hard thing to beat.  And outside UK half term and French school holidays (mid-end Feb) you will have it almost to yourself.

Snowshoeing with Mandy

Mandy is offering several snowshoeing weeks over the winter:

Pyrenees New Year Special

Make this New Year an experience to remember! New Year’s Eve Pyrenean Odysseys style is a starlit snowshoe walk through the mysterious Lienz forest to a mountain restaurant for a gourmet meal. The week is spent snowshoeing, the evenings in the cosy Hotel Les Templiers.

Pyrenean Winter Magic

Valleys, markets, views and snowshoes!  Spend a week in Hotel Les Templiers and head out each day to discover a new face of the Pyrenees in winter, from cheese making and local markets to the natural beauty sites of Pic du Midi, Gavarnie and the Pont d’Espagne.

Marcadau Valley Hut Trip

Your snowshoeing week is split between the stunning Luz and Cauterets valleys – 5 nights in the comfort of Hotel Les Templiers and 2 nights in the Marcadau Refuge for a true winter mountain experience.

Encantats Hut to Hut Trek

You will be ‘enchanted’ (Encantats) by the magical beauty of these Spanish mountains! A hut to hut snowshoe trek is the ultimate winter experience.  Walk over frozen lakes, climb peaks and passes

Downhill Skiing

Use Hotel Les Templiers as your base to access the ski areas of Luz Ardiden, Domaine du Tourmalet (Barèges-La Mongie) and Gavarnie-Gèdre.  Easy ski and boot hire in Luz village.  Take advantage of the almost empty ski slopes in January, outside school holidays in February and mid-week in March.  A great value ski destination with all the charm of the Pyrenees and none of the Alps crowds.

Ski Touring

Our friends at Pyrenean Mountain Tours are offering a full ski touring program in the Pyrenees and the Alps.  If you ski well on the piste and have some off-piste experience think about joining one of their introductory trips.  If you are looking for a great ski tour check the link and join in the fun.

Winter climbing

Richard Dupont and Remi Laborde can organise all sorts of winter adventures, from ice climbing to winter mountaineering.  Let them take you to their favourite Pyrenean winter sites.