Heavy snow in Foncebadon

[Bradypus]

I have just seen a Facebook post from Foncebadon commenting on very heavy snow there. It looks as if the Camino route will be impassable for the moment.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=902211971913384&id=100063737675485

 

[davejsy]

How beautiful though

 

[Bradypus]

Just looked at the O Cebreiro webcam. Heavy snow there too.

O Cebreiro - G24

Cámara web situada no albergue de peregrinos do Cebreiro, no Camiño Francés a Santiago, entre as elevacións dos Ancares, O Capeloso e O Courel. A zona ten unha altitude media aproximada de 1.300 metros.

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[markie6]

O Cebreiro webcam showing heavy snow too​

O Cebreiro - G24

Cámara web situada no albergue de peregrinos do Cebreiro, no Camiño Francés a Santiago, entre as elevacións dos Ancares, O Capeloso e O Courel. A zona ten unha altitude media aproximada de 1.300 metros.

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somebody on the ground give the camera wave please so we know it's live

stay safe peeps

 

[alexwalker]

O Cebreiro webcam showing heavy snow too​

O Cebreiro - G24

Cámara web situada no albergue de peregrinos do Cebreiro, no Camiño Francés a Santiago, entre as elevacións dos Ancares, O Capeloso e O Courel. A zona ten unha altitude media aproximada de 1.300 metros.

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somebody on the ground give the camera wave please so we know it's live

stay safe peeps

The camera is live. I just saw 5 pilgrims walking by.

 

[davejsy]

I know the snowline in Picos was going to be 900 meters, so I guess similar all over.

 

[davejsy]

The camera is live. I just saw 5 pilgrims walking by.

Half expecting to spot @mspath walk past!

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

I was looking to see pilgrims, instead there are children playing in the snow!

Edit: looks like an adult

 

[Bradypus]

O Cebreiro didn't look all that different when I passed through in January last year!

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

O Cebreiro webcam showing heavy snow too​

O Cebreiro - G24

Cámara web situada no albergue de peregrinos do Cebreiro, no Camiño Francés a Santiago, entre as elevacións dos Ancares, O Capeloso e O Courel. A zona ten unha altitude media aproximada de 1.300 metros.

www.g24.gal

somebody on the ground give the camera wave please so we know it's live

stay safe peeps

They are waving to the camera! A lot of people there it seems!

 

[Kathar1na]

Have a look at all the cars parked along the road. And the (modern) plastic sledges. They are not backpacks.

Just like Roncesvalles, O Cebreiro is a popular destination for an outing when there is snow on the ground. Especially on a weekend like today.

 

[mspath]

Half expecting to spot @mspath walk past!

I'm there in memory and hoping all who are there are safe and snug indoors.

 

[markie6]

Have a look at all the cars parked along the road. And the (modern) plastic sledges. They are not backpacks.

Just like Roncesvalles, O Cebreiro is a popular destination for an outing when there is snow on the ground. Especially on a weekend like today.

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not true sledders

 

[Bradypus]

Have a look at all the cars parked along the road. And the (modern) plastic sledges. They are not backpacks.

not true sledders

Does the pilgrim office have a policy about using huskies rather than horses?

 

[naplesdon]

A major storm out in the Bay of Biscay this weekend.

 

[davejsy]

not true sledders

I remember when there never used to be that many sledders. Ever since that film cool runnings came out its changed, and not for the best. I've also heard some of them don't even carry their sleds back to the top of the hill.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

How beautiful though

Yes, but much better looking at it from indoors...not walkingthe Camino in it!
That said, at home I love walking on my nearby trail in a big fresh snowfall that is clinging to the trees, but without any wind, of course.

 

[Bradypus]

in a big fresh snowfall that is clinging to the trees,

O Cebreiro. 28 January 2023.

 

[J Willhaus]

I remember when there never used to be that many sledders. Ever since that film cool runnings came out its changed, and not for the best. I've also heard some of them don't even carry their sleds back to the top of the hill.

Ok, I had a sled and so did my friends long before the movie. It was a wooden one with runners. If You could get a ride to the top, that was always the fastest way to get to make another trip down. Otherwise you just pulled your sled behind all the way up. Also had the metal saucer kind of sled (like the ine in Christmas Vacation) at one of my grandparents long before that movie, too!

 

[davejsy]

Ok, I had a sled and so did my friends long before the movie. It was a wooden one with runners. If You could get a ride to the top, that was always the fastest way to get to make another trip down. Otherwise you just pulled your sled behind all the way up. Also had the metal saucer kind of sled (like the ine in Christmas Vacation) at one of my grandparents long before that movie, too!

I'm worried this post may be very close to forum rule 6524 which forbids discussion of what a real sledder is.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Ok, I had a sled and so did my friends long before the movie. It was a wooden one with runners. If You could get a ride to the top, that was always the fastest way to get to make another trip down. Otherwise you just pulled your sled behind all the way up. Also had the metal saucer kind of sled (like the ine in Christmas Vacation) at one of my grandparents long before that movie, too!

I had all of the above...wood toboggan, wood sled with metal runners, silver metal saucer, and occasionally I went down on my back wearing my slick "vinyl" winter coat...it took a beating and mom wasn't happy.

 

[mspath]

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O Cebreiro. 28 January 2023.

Camino Frances
towards O Cebreiro
near La Laguna



November 30, 2012 on the biking path!

Shaggy with snow these huge pines resembled fairy tale phantoms .

 

[kelleymac]

Well, I live (and hike and camp) where it snows and while that's definitely a snowfall, I wouldn't call it heavy. Snow shoes or cross country skis anyone? And a sled to get down that hill!

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

What a change since yesterday..! Much of the snow is gone now. No more sledges from what I can see.

 

[Bradypus]

What a change since yesterday..! Much of the snow is gone now. No more sledges from what I can see.

Heavy rain washing the snow away now. If I had to choose I'd take walking in the snow every time.

 

[davejsy]

Potentially more snow due later today and Monday and Tuesday as freezing level is dropping again. Strong winds in some places too, so a bit of a wild week to be on a Camino.

 

[Kathar1na]

What a change since yesterday..! Much of the snow is gone now. No more sledges from what I can see.

Yes, it was short-lived. A bit more snow will apparently make its appearance again tomorrow or the day after and then day temperatures are expected to be above zero again and rain is expected.

Yesterday versus today:

 

[Joe C]

I had all of the above...wood toboggan, wood sled with metal runners, silver metal saucer, and occasionally I went down on my back wearing my slick "vinyl" winter coat...it took a beating and mom wasn't happy.

At my college, there was a tradition of "traying." It's just what it sounds like... sledding on food trays borrowed from the cafeteria.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

At my college, there was a tradition of "traying." It's just what it sounds like... sledding on food trays borrowed from the cafeteria.

Clever! Those cooks in the kitchen probably were unhappy if the trays came back dented if they were metal, or broken if made from some sort of plastic.

 

[DoughnutANZ]

Not much snow around where I live (although quite a bit further south) but I guess that the thrill of going down hill fast is relatively universal and so around here the kids grab a bit of cardboard and find a steep hill.

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or we go to the beach and do some sand surfing

Sandboarding at Te Paki sand dunes, Cape Reinga - New Zealand

No visit to the top of New Zealand’s North Island would be complete without sandboarding at the giant Te Paki sand dunes near Cape Reinga.

outthere.kiwi

 

[J Willhaus]

At my college, there was a tradition of "traying." It's just what it sounds like... sledding on food trays borrowed from the cafeteria.

We had that as well until a student was killed and the activity was stringently banned.

 

[Joe C]

Not much snow around where I live (although quite a bit further south) but I guess that the thrill of going down hill fast is relatively universal and so around here the kids grab a bit of cardboard and find a steep hill.

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or we go to the beach and do some sand surfing

Sandboarding at Te Paki sand dunes, Cape Reinga - New Zealand

No visit to the top of New Zealand’s North Island would be complete without sandboarding at the giant Te Paki sand dunes near Cape Reinga.

outthere.kiwi

Sand surfing is a thing at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, too.

 

[Bradypus]

Potentially more snow due later today and Monday and Tuesday as freezing level is dropping again. Strong winds in some places too, so a bit of a wild week to be on a Camino.

Looks like it. Falling now in O Cebreiro with ground cover again

 

[Bradypus]

More snow around O Cebreiro. A short piece in La Voz de Galicia noting that the Guardia Civil are keeping an eye out to offer help for pilgrims walking the Camino there at the moment.

And also another post on Facebook today from El Trasgu in Foncebadon on difficult conditions there.

La Guardia Civil asiste a peregrinos en la salida de O Cebreiro, cubierta de nieve por el temporal

La nevada mantiene teñida de blanco la Montaña lucense, aunque no se han registrado problemas importantes

www.lavozdegalicia.es

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[Bradypus]

Facebook post this morning about snow in Roncesvalles too.

Bureau d'accueil des pèlerins de St Jacques de St Jean Pied de Port | Facebook

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[JabbaPapa]

There's some tiny amounts of sleet coming down with the rain here today at this end of the Camino, on the French Riviera by the Italian border between the Provençal Way to Compostela and the Coastal Way to Rome.

There was snow last week on the summits of the highest peaks on the French-Italian border above Menton.

When it's not like this though, it gets quite warm.

 

[Bradypus]

Facebook post of the Cruz de Ferro recently.

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[Bradypus]

More snow in Foncebadon!

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[Camino Chrissy]

It is still Winter, so there should be no surprise to see some snow, especially at higher elevations.

 

[davejsy]

Just incase people haven't spotted this in the media section, it is a beautiful recent video from the snow at Cruz de Ferro.

 

[Pelegrin]

Yesterday, the A-6 was closed for one hour in Pedrafita do Cebreiro in both ways because of the snow.

 

[Bradypus]

Yesterday, the A-6 was closed for one hour in Pedrafita do Cebreiro in both ways because of the snow.

Just looked at the O Cebreiro webcam. The road looks clear with slow moving traffic but the ground near the albergue is pretty deep in snow.

 

[davejsy]

As a reminder of the craziness of the weather these days, it will be going from 24 degrees this weekend, to snow down to about 800 meters next week. . .