Brief description :
3 ou 5 days
grade : easy to moderate
location : Capcir (Eastern Pyrenees)
accomodation in mountain huts
equipment provided (snowshoes, poles, kit ARVA)
The Capcir region near Font Romeu in the Eastern Pyrenees is on an ancient high glaciar plateau where the minimum altitude is as high as 1600m (higher than Ben Nevis !). It’s a great place for snowshoeing with vast white of snow just waiting to be trampled. We’ll be crossing frozen lakes, walking between the mountain pines and sleeping in mountain huts far from everything. Try it !
We offer either a 3 day or 5 day holiday.
Trip details :
3 days :
Day 1 : gentle climb to the Bouillouses hut and lake
Day 2 and 3 : round trip under the Puig Peric with night at the Camporells hut.
5 days :
Day 1 : gentle climb to the Bouillouses hut and lake
Day 2 : we’ll head for the Camporells hut via a peak that will give us a view over the entire Capcir region.
Day 3 : round trip to discover the frozen estanys (lakes)
Day 4 : Coma de Grava valley
Day 5 : we’ll make our way back down but via a climb to the estany d’Auda
Accomodation and porterage
In mountain huts. In the winter time, the dormitories of mountain huts are often not heated but the keepers provide plenty of blankets. The atmosphere in a hut in the winter is something special and is, in itself, well worth the trip. The keeper will cook us great hot meals with plenty of soup to warm you up after a day snowshoeing.
Porterage : you’ll be carrying a medium to large-sized bag (40-50 litres) with your warm clothes and picnics (no sleeping bag, the huts provide blankets).
Grade - easy to moderate
This trip does not contain any obligatory hard climbs (maximum of about 400m in a day) - we can always do more if wanted ! However, you’ll quickly discover that snowshoeing is quite a bit more tiring than summer walking because you have to lift your feet so much higher.
Prices :
3-day holiday : 261 €/guest (approx. £232)
5-day holiday : 460 €/guest (approx. £410)
Guaranteed departure : minimum 4 guests. Equipment provided (snowshoes, poles, kit ARVA).
Our price includes guiding, transfers by minibus around Luchon, equipment (snowshoes, poles, kit ARVA), accomodation and meals (from the evening meal on day 1 to the end of the trip). The price does not include flights or any other means of travel to and from the meeting point at the start and end of the holiday.
Transfers from airports to Luchon are not included but can be arranged at an extra cost.
Habilitation tourisme N° HA 031 09 0003.
