Col du Tourmalet June Snow

Yesterday was the coldest June day on record for the Hautes Pyrenees. The previous record was in 1948. Thankfully after 10 days of bad weather we are now returning to more seasonal temperatures.

Col du Tourmalet. 20th June 2010, fresh snow.

4 of our guests cycled up to the summit despite the cold. Keith, Bill, Jack & Len from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA. This town is at an altitude of 1900m so they are used to the cold.

Col du Tourmalet, fresh snow.

Coming out of La Mongie on the eastern slope of the col, 3km from the summit, fresh snow from earlier that morning.

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