26.11.2008
Automne 2008 - Autumn 2008
Just a quick note with some commentry on the October 2008 photos. We often have family to stay at this time of year and I am always amazed at how beautiful it is. There are no tourists to be seen which is a pity because the colours are fabulous (you can pick your altitude to some extent so that you will see some autumn color no matter when you come in October). This year we were particularly lucky because there was some early snow around the 25th October which made it all even prettier. As you can see from the photos we we able to get up to the carpark in the Cirque de Troumouse which is above 2 000m and also got up to the Saugé Plateau. October is also a great time of year to be eating in local restaurants because there is a mass of local produce available.
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25.11.2008
Neige dan Les Pyrénées / Snow in the Pyrenees
Neige dans Les Pyrénées
La saison d’hiver commence tôt dans les Pyrénées. Depuis cinq semaines nous avons eu de la neige en altitude (en haut de 1500m) chaque semaine. C’est fabuleux pour les stations de ski au tour de nous (Luz Ardiden, Barèges-La Mongie et Gavarnie-Gedre). Deux fois la neige a tombé dans Luz village à 700m (aujourd’hui c’est tout blanc au tour). Alors, bienvenue l’hiver. Ça va pas dire que le réchauffement du climat est un mythe, juste que chaque année il nous arrive quel que chose de différent est que on va avoir des bonnes et des mauvaise années dans les années à venir. Alors profitée cette année qui semble d’avoir très bien commencée. En plus, les Pyrénées français sont une destination bien moins chère que les Alpes - de quoi réfléchir quand les infos économiques sont de plus en plus instables.
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Snow in the Pyrenees
The winter season has started early in the Pyrenees. For five weeks we’ve had snow above 1500m every week. It started mid October and has been white ever since. This is fabulous news for the three ski stations around us (Luz Ardiden, Barèges-La Mongie et Gavarnie-Gedre). Twice snow has fallen in Luz village at 700m (today it is all white outside). Welcome to winter! Of course this doesn’t mean that global warming has disappeared off the radar – just that we’ll have good and not so good seasons in the years to come. So take advantage of the great snow this year and get to the Pyrenees. It is a great credit crunch beater as well – skiing in the Pyrenees is about half the price of skiing in the Alps. For everything (accommodation, ski hire, lift passes, lessons). Check out our mid-week winter deals which represent great value for money.
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