by charles_lehmann | Sat 18 Mar 2023 | Prealps, Snoeshoes tour
For this destination in the mountains of the Pays d’en Haut, it had been planned with the group to leave from Gérignoz to go up on snowshoes to the Cabane de la Sarouche. That was without considering the very weird winter we experienced. Normally, during this...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 29 Jan 2022 | Prealps, Snoeshoes tour
Das Ziel, das ich Ihnen hier vorstelle, ist in vielerlei Hinsicht interessant. Es ist ein Gipfel von bescheidener Höhe und dessen Hänge nicht sehr steil sind, was ihn zu jeder Jahreszeit sehr zugänglich macht. Nur wenige Gräben erfordern beim Überqueren etwas...
by charles_lehmann | Wed 24 Feb 2021 | Jura, Snoeshoes tour
À la suite de ma tentative du mois précédent (voir Les Echadex – Destination Montagne), je m’étais décidé à tenter à nouveau cette randonnée. Entretemps, un fort redoux avait sérieusement fait fondre le manteau neigeux. De sorte que cette fois, j’étais parti sans...
by charles_lehmann | Tue 26 Jan 2021 | Jura, Snoeshoes tour
I had often gone for a hike in this sector of the Jura Vaudois, whether without snow, or in winter on snowshoes. But until then I had always started either from Bassins or from Saint-George. By consulting the map, I realized that starting from the heights of Marchissy...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 23 Jan 2021 | Jura, Snoeshoes tour
The toponym of Frasse is quite common in French-speaking Switzerland and neighbouring France and it can have two meanings: either a crack or a woodcut. In this case, the Frasses chalet which is above Bassins owes its name to the second meaning since no large crack is...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 9 Jan 2021 | Jura, Snoeshoes tour
Should we say La Neuve or A Neuve? I couldn’t find a plausible explanation. Anyway, the summit located right next to this chalet is worth a little detour, because it is surprising. When one climbs the Crêt de la Neuve, the view is often hidden by the trees, and...
