Archive for November, 2008

2008.11.29-30: Un bon weekend d’hiver

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Making skating look easy isn’t easy:

Local spirit of the season:

Plein de pistes sont ouverts:

Et ‘seasons greetings’ de Bärn:

2008.11.23 – Jura ski: ouvert!

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Jura, somewhat unknown capital of excellent xc classic and skate pistes:

Conditions day 1: better than ‘practicable’, almost ‘bon’.

2008.11.22 – Trop peu pour skating…

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Unfortunately not enough snow for local skating tracks.

But, by chance, enough, but not too much snow, for a ride in backyard trails.

2008.11.16 – Velo + raquettes

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

In between seasons what to do?  bike + snowshoes is better than neither…

Still in Switzerland…

Too early for skis for my taste, snowshoes perfect for today:

Seebergsee view:

Careful planning and some luck to get or avoid snow as needed:

Cold but fast transport: