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More Snow!

17 February 2011

There was more heavy snow above 1000m this morning, it is forecast for up to 20cm on the peaks today and more again on Saturday. Down here in Saint Savin it is raining heavy. View the webcams on Pic du Midi. You might like:ChristmasOlive couldn’t resist any more, Christmas is officially on. Stage 16Mike Leaman from Newport in Wales [...]

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Luz Ardiden in Winter.

16 February 2011

More fresh snow last night. I was up Luz Ardiden by 10:00am, it was -5° but nice in the sunshine. View the photo album of Luz Ardiden in winter. You might like:Feast of Saint SavinOctober 9th is the feast day of Saint Savin, the saint which our village is named after. Savin is sa…Spin [...]

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The Fun Never Stops

15 February 2011

The fun never stops here in the Pyrénées, skiing again on the Tourmalet today, with much better weather. You might like:Vallées des GavesThe Vallées des Gaves is one of the most remarkable places on earth. Saint Savin, the village we liv…Crash!!!We currently have a group of 17 cyclists from Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland. This photo [...]

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Skiing on Col du Tourmalet

14 February 2011

After our recent summer like weather, winter has returned for a brief spell before spring will finally settles in next week. There is still plenty of snow for skiing on Col du Tourmalet, Luz Ardiden, Gavarnie and Cauterets. In fact there was 10cm of fresh snow last night and the same is expected again tonight. I left [...]

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Spin up Col du Soulor.

6 February 2011

Went for a spin up Col du Soulor this afternoon. It was very warm and sunny in the Pyrénées today, the temperature in Saint Savin was 20°c (68°f), while on Col du Soulor it was 14°c (57°f). Not much snow up there now. The ski stations on Col du Soulor and Hautacam will close tomorrow, [...]

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Special Offer

4 February 2011

Special offer: For skiing and or cycling holidays during February & March, €50 per night for b&b + evening meal with drinks. Free return transfer for Lourdes airport or train station. €10 per person per day return transfer to any of the following ski stations, Hautacam, Tourmalet, Gavarnie, Luz Ardiden, Cauterets or Soulor. For 3 or [...]

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Ski Stations Open

29 November 2010

All the ski stations in the valley except Hautacam were open at the weekend, with good snow reported at all stations. 3000 skiers were reported on the Tourmalet on Saturday, with 1500 at Luz Ardiden and 2500 at Cauterets. Approx 50% of the slopes were open. The managers of Tourmalet, Luz and Cauterets said they expect to [...]

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Ski season closing

1 April 2010

For Easter weekend all the ski areas in the Lavedan valley remain open except Hautacam, whose facilities were wrecked by Xynthia on 27th February. All the Ski stations will close on Sunday April 25th.You might like:Col du Soulor & Col d’AubisqueWent for a drive up to Col d’Aubisque this evening. Purchase posters or prints of above image…Winter in [...]

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Xynthia, the perfect storm.

1 March 2010

The Pyrenees were hit by a big storm on Saturday, called Xynthia it brought death and destruction to much of western Europe especially the west coast of France, 50 people are reported dead. In the Pyrenees a number of people died from falling trees and many roads are blocked by trees and rock falls. We were without [...]

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Skiing at Hautacam

23 February 2010

Skiing at Hautacam today, photo taken at Col de Tramassel.You might like:Joyeux Noël.We wish all our customers and website visitors a happy Christmas and prosperous new year. Bonfire NightLa Fete de Saint Jean is celebrated in the village of Saint Savin with a bonfire, it has been done t…Little Séan & Big SéanOn a recent visit to [...]

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Moon Rise over Hautacam

3 February 2010

Just about midnight the full moon came up from behind Hautacam, as seen from one of our bedrooms. You might like:Col du SoulorToday was 16°c with warm sunshine so I took the chance to ride my first big col of the year. The Col…Clean Bike Marc Wouters of Naas Cycling Club in Ireland, cleans his [...]

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Winter Wonderland.

8 January 2010

Lots of snow this weekend and very cold temperatures again so no cycling for at least a week. We are getting it easy, the rest of Europe sounds much worse, particularly Ireland and UK where normal life appears to have stopped as a result of snow and ice. View the full photo gallery of winter in Saint Savin, January [...]

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Cold Snap

17 December 2009

We are experiencing a cold snap at the moment, today is the 5th day temperatures have not risen above 0°c. It is -2°c in Saint Savin this afternoon but a rather chilly -13°c on Pic du Midi. Night time temperatures up there are down to -20°c, while here in Saint Savin we have had -8°c. Check out [...]

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Col du Tourmalet meaning

8 December 2009

The interpretation of the name is most often given as “Bad trip” or “Bad detour”; this would be fair enough if the name came from the French language. Tour being the same in English, a trip or circuit, and “mal” being the French word for “bad” which derives from the Latin word “malum”. It is [...]

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