Browsing entries tagged with Formigal

31 Jan 2011

More snow at last ...

More snow at last ...

Winter has returned to parts of the Alps and Pyrenees over the past few days. While eastern regions have generally received the best of the new snowfalls, resorts in western Italy and the Pyrenees have…

30 Jan 2011

Nissan offers fresh tracks opportunity

Nissan offers fresh tracks opportunity

Nissan Adventure Sports is offering skiers and boarders the chance to have the slopes exclusively to themselves, using a First Tracks initiative. First Tracks (Extreme Grip) is common in the US, but less…

27 Jan 2011

New yurt for Formigal

New yurt for Formigal

In an effort to widen its choice of watering holes on the slopes, Formigal in Spain has introduced a Mongolian yurt. The new ‘hut’ La Yurta opened on 22 January, in the Portalet valley and…

5 Jan 2011

Formigal follows the Three Wise Men

Formigal follows the Three Wise Men

Formigal is still in festive mode, with a traditional offering this week, The Three Wise Men, followed by more typical January events to entertain visitors. The Spanish celebrate Three Wise Men week (or…

24 Nov 2010

Season starting in the Pyrenees

Season starting in the Pyrenees

Good recent snowfalls in the Pyrenees have prompted an early start for some resorts, on both the French and Spanish sides of the range. Formigal and Baquiera Beret are the latest resorts to announce plans…

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