El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Tag: snowshoeing

Note – 2025-03-25 19:18

Deserts one day, high mountain snowshoeing the next. Today we have been above Capileira on our snowshoes. The snowshoeing is incredible at the moment, even though we had threatening storm clouds aroun...

Hiking, Snowshoe, Snowshoeing, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Video, Outdoors

Note – 2024-04-08 10:05

Note – 2024-04-08 10:05

Blog post (yes, they still exist! 😆) - A weeks snowshoeing in the Picos de Europa In March 2024 we headed for the Picos de Europa for a few days snowshoeing. Here is a short report about what we got u...

Spain, Snowshoeing, Mountains, Blog

A weeks snowshoeing in the Picos de Europa

A weeks snowshoeing in the Picos de Europa

In March 2024 we headed for the Picos de Europa for a few days snowshoeing. Here is a short report about what we found

Spain, Snowshoeing

Note – 2024-03-07 16:50

Note – 2024-03-07 16:50

Snowshoeing Picos de Europa. Day 3. Very windy up high so brilliant snowshoeing in deep powder through the forests near Fuente De and up to an unmanned refuge. Got back just as the rain arrived. Good...

Spain, Mountains, Mountainsnow, Snowshoes, Snowshoeing, Hiking, Adventures

Note – 2024-03-06 17:01

Note – 2024-03-06 17:01

Snowshoeing Picos de Europa. Day 2. Beautiful day again today. Headed for the hills and forests around the high road pass at Puerto San Glorio. Glorious snow conditions. Maybe change in weather for to...

Snowshoeing, Snowshoes, Spain, Mountains, Mountainsnow

Note – 2024-03-05 19:08

Note – 2024-03-05 19:08

Snowshoeing in the Picos de Europa. Day 1. Perfect snow conditions. From Fuente De cable car station we needed snowshoes until we returned 6 hours later. Ascended to Colladina de las Nieves and up the...

Spain, Mountains, Mountainsnow, Snowshoeing, Hiking, Adventures

Snowshoeing above Puente Palo

Snowshoeing above Puente Palo

The great thing about living in the foothills of the mountains is that you can take last minute advantage of snow conditions.

Snowshoeing, Sierra Nevada, Nomads

First tracks in the Barranco de San Juan

First tracks in the Barranco de San Juan

First time at mid altitude for a while and my first venture this winter into the winter snows. We've had a poor winter so far so the recent heavy snowfalls have been most welcomed. Poor visibility meant we opted for the Barranco de San Juan valley as our snowshoeing route for the day.

Sierra Nevada, Nomads, Snowshoeing