Col de Mente this morning

[Oliwoof]

We have 6 arriving this afternoon for a Pyrenees Motorcycle Tour, so I thought as there had been some snow in the mountains I would go for a ride to have a look at conditions, this is what I found!

Cheers, Phil
Pyrenees Motorcycle Tours
ride the best roads

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

We have 6 arriving this afternoon for a Pyrenees Motorcycle Tour, so I thought as there had been some snow in the mountains I would go for a ride to have a look at conditions, this is what I found!

Blimey

Is that usual for this time of year, it's not 'that' high there is it?

Andres

 

[John Armstrong]

Interesting conditions. I like to have a look every day at the Pic du Midi observatory web-cam, and there's still quite a bit of snow around on the Spanish side too.

 

[Oliwoof]

Col de Mente is 1349m but the conditions are far from normal here, 4 days ago it was up to 26 degrees then everything got worse and we now have snow at 800m. Hopefully the next few days will see the sun clear the snow off the roads so we can go out to play again!

Cheers Phil
Pyrenees Motorcylce Tours
ride the best roads but not today!

 

[gs madster]

pyrenees

Col de Mente is 1349m but the conditions are far from normal here, 4 days ago it was up to 26 degrees then everything got worse and we now have snow at 800m. Hopefully the next few days will see the sun clear the snow off the roads so we can go out to play again!

Cheers Phil
Pyrenees Motorcylce Tours
ride the best roads but not today!

hope it cleared up for june

 

[Harv]

Snow in the mountains as far down as Tortosa (Mount Caro)....even on low ground the weather swung 20 degrees in 24 hrs....however normal service is due for the weekend!

 

[Oliwoof]

Hi Harv

Just had a look where Tortosa is and it's way down! Didn't realise the the bad weather had gone so far down south. Roll on the sunshine and get this white stuff out of the way.

Cheers Phil

Pyrenees Motorcycle Tours
ride the best roads

 

[johnnyrep]

Don't forget your snow chains.

 

[sidestand]

hope it cleared up for june

Wants to clear up before June - we're down that way on 3 weeks !

 

[hooligan]

i was riding around near st jean pied de port last week.
glorious clear skies mostly
no snow till around 1500m.

roads where mostly already cleared an open.
not all though!

 

[Harv]

Just had a look where Tortosa is and it's way down

Oliwoof, you should get yourself down here, there are some seriously good roads in the area as well as a lot of trails of varying difficulty....some days I go out and think 'this is a bit testing on a big bike'...and then meet up with a remote finca owner in his Renault Kangoo complete with a dog and 4 goats!
Check out the Bot to Prat de Compte road or Roquettes to Caro on Google Earth

 

[Corp.Clinger!]

You need to get that ttr out for those roads.......

 

[David Nimrod]

I thought this thread was titled 'Creme de Menthe'

 

[Oliwoof]

You need to get that ttr out for those roads.......

I have a new plan for the TTR, going to take out the engine and fit a set of pedals.........

Will have to get down to your area Harv, looks good