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Practical information
Program:
Day 1 :
- 8.15 am: Meeting at the Formiguères ski resort
- 8h45: Distribution of equipment, chairlift ride (compulsory sky pass + 8 EUR / pers to pay on spot)
- 9h: Approach walk with snowshoes to the refuge des Camporells 2240m of altitude, place of the bivouac for the igloos.
- 12h: Arrival at the site. Meal from the bag (not included, bring your own picnic).
- 1.30 pm : Making of the igloos and the bivouac, introduction to survival in a snowy environment.
- 19h00 : Hot meal at the Camporells' guarded refuge (Assistance from the welcome chalet to be paid on site: dry toilets + evening meal + breakfast in the guarded refuge +30€/pers. to be paid on site, by cheque or cash).
- 9.30 pm: You can finally snuggle up in the warmth, inside the sleeping bags designed for extreme temperatures (provided), in your personal igloo (1 igloo for 2 to 4 people) fitted out for the occasion.
Ambient temperature in the igloo: from 1 to 3 degrees.
Day 2:
- 8.00 am: Wake up and breakfast in a guarded refuge facing the sunrise!
- 9am: Crossing of the frozen lakes and panoramic return to the vehicles with snowshoes.
- 12h00: End of the activity.
- Learn how to build an igloo.
- Discover the basics of survival in a snowy environment.
After the activity, on Sunday afternoon :
- Agood meal at the restaurant "La Brocante" 06.47.32.71.44 at La Cabanasse
- Possibility of a dogsled baptism in Matemale, on reservation at Alaskan Forever 06 79 66 05 66 or in Font-Romeu at Alaskan Team or Saint-Pierre dels Forcats Les Traîneaux du Cambre 06.75.36.61.94
- Bathing in the hot springs waters of St. Thomas, Llo or Dorres...
Reservation of a night in an igloo in private on request.
- snowshoes and sticks
- sleeping bag and insulating floor mats
- toilets + shower
- mid-mountain guide
- snow shovel
- picnic day 1
- transport on site
- sleeping bag sheets
- (Assistance from the welcome chalet to be paid on site: dry toilets + evening meal + breakfast in the guarded refuge +30€/pers. to be paid on site, by cheque or cash).
- comfortable ski clothes
- hiking shoes
- water and snack
- picnic
- backpack (minimum 50L)
- life blanket
- sun glasses
- sleeping bag sheets
- hat, gloves
- change of clothes
- toilets