{"id":97153,"date":"2026-02-19T14:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=97153"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:18:06","slug":"diving-in-a-snowy-canyon-the-craziest-winter-adventure-is-in-the-pyrenees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/diving-in-a-snowy-canyon-the-craziest-winter-adventure-is-in-the-pyrenees\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving into a snow-covered canyon? The craziest winter adventure can be found in the Pyrenees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between ice, rock and white water, Saint-Lary-Soulan<\/a> (Pyrenees<\/a>) offers an extraordinary winter adventure. With helmets on their heads and full-body neoprene on their backs, the most daredevil climbers set off into a snow-covered canyon for an icy experience of abseiling, translucent pools and frozen waterfalls. It's a raw, spectacular experience, far from the beaten track.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Pyrenees, when the mountains freeze under the frost, some people choose not to stay on the slopes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Saint-Lary, a handful of adventurers are swapping skis and snowshoes for a full neoprene suit, a balaclava pulled tightly around their face and a well-fitting harness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head for a canyon nestling in the foothills of the Mont-Perdu massif, a UNESCO World Heritage site, for a truly unique experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scenery is immediately striking. Partially frozen waterfalls form natural sculptures, snow covers the banks and the water is always strikingly clear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the first few metres, it's clear that there's much more to the experience than a simple water ride. Snow slides, icy pools, abseiling, zip lines and optional jumps - from one to six metres - punctuate your progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Available for children aged 10 and over, 50 euros for half a day <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each passage requires commitment and concentration, and each pause offers a moment of suspended contemplation of the canyon's raw beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supervised by local professionals, the activity takes place over half a day, generally between 1pm and 3pm, with an immersion in the water of 1h30 to 2h depending on the pace of the group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything is provided on site: full wetsuit with balaclava, helmet, neoprene booties, self-draining bag, waterproof canteen, harness and ropes. All you have to do is let yourself be guided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suitable for children aged 10 and over, winter canyoning <\/a>is aimed at thrill-seekers, as well as those looking for a different way of discovering the mountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abIt's not about pure performance, it's about experience. The idea is to experience the mountains in a different way, as close as possible to the water and the rock, even in the middle of winter\u00bb.\u00bb <\/em>says one of the instructors, between two abseils. The price is set at 50 euros per person for half a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entre glace, roche et eau vive, Saint-Lary-Soulan (Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es) propose une aventure hivernale hors normes. Casque sur la t\u00eate, n\u00e9opr\u00e8ne int\u00e9gral sur le dos, les plus t\u00e9m\u00e9raires s\u2019\u00e9lancent dans un canyon enneig\u00e9 pour une immersion glac\u00e9e faite de rappels, vasques translucides et cascades fig\u00e9es. Une exp\u00e9rience brute, spectaculaire, loin des pistes balis\u00e9es. Dans les Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, quand<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":97177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[139,341,356],"class_list":{"0":"post-97153","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-loisirs","8":"tag-loisirs","9":"tag-pyrenees","10":"tag-saint-lary-soulan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97153"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97178,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97153\/revisions\/97178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}