Le Salève in the COLD
I am trying to get myself motivated for climbing in the cold. Actually, the climbing is fun. It’s the descents that can be awful.
Browsing: Snow
Col de Crozet
Col de Crozet is in the middle of a tiny ski station in the Jura mountains above Geneva.
Col d’Ornon, Alpe d’Huez, and Above
It’s tough to say much about Alpe d’huez that hasn’t been said a hundred times before. But I will say that October is a fantastic time.
Col de la Joux Verte Col de Bassachaux
The plan was to cycle up Col de la Joux Verte.
I knew the road was still closed, but it’s been so warm we thought with mountain bikes that we’d be OK.
Col du Sac is Open?
At the turn, I told Eric it would be impossible to reach and totally covered in snow.
He gave me a half-smile. I knew we were going up.
Col des Pitons – Cycling (and pushing)
Unfortunately the snow was very soft up high and almost impossible to ride on.
So I ended up pushing for several kilometres. Nice hike though. 🙂
Col des Glieres – West Side
That funny white thing with wings is a giant monument to the French Resistance.
Glieres was a major base in WW2 for the Maquis.
Col des Prés
Pré means meadow in French – so Col des Prés clumsily translated means “mountain pass of the meadows.”
Col de Solaison
Col de Solaison seems only to be there for the pleasure of tourists, and amateur climbing cyclists in particular.”
– Atlas des Cols des Alpes
Snow: Le Saleve and Col des Pitons
Up top there was about a foot of snow, but it was hard and seemed rideable so I continued on.