I started to run into snow and ice on long stretches shaded from the sun. My tires were slipping and I considered turning around - but I promised myself I would descend the crazy parts by foot.
Col des Glieres starts only about 15 miles from home. It’s a beautiful hair-pinned route up the side of a mountain past a superb cliff waterfall. Steepish in parts with 6 kms at 9% or more.
Up top is the Plateau des Glieres. During WW2, this plateau was generally inaccessible in winter [...]
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