Niremont, HB/FR-033
January 8, 2014 Paul, HB9DST
Summary: An easy hike in any snow conditions, but today with a special guest.
Today was a very special SOTA activation for me. Toni, for the first time on snowshoes, accompanied me up to Niremont (HB/FR-033). And who knows if we'll ever be able to do something like this again together? Conditions were great: warm temperatures about 5 C, sunny and a well-packed snowshoe trail the entire way up to the summit. Perfect for a beginner. The hike up the 400 meters of elevation along a distance of 5.5 km took a tad over 2 hours. It's an easy hike with no dangerous grades anywhere on the trail, no matter how much snow. Because it has been so warm recently, I was at first worried we wouldn't have any snow at all -- but we did have more than enough to make things interesting. Toni mastered the snowshoes quickly, had a great time and particularly enjoyed the scenery. On the way home, we stopped and bought some local cheese named after the summit (Niremont); the special thing about it is that the wheel of cheese is bound in spruce bark. Finding that cheese was a special end to a wonderful day.
I spent time on 40 and 30 meters, made roughly 30 contacts, one S2S (to DM/TH-003).
Following the well-packed snowshoe trail.
The snowshoe trail is well marked throughout. There is a parking lot near Moillertson for those who drive.
Father/daughter SOTA team (only he has a license, though).
Toni enjoying her first trip on snowshoes. As you can see, we are following Trail #7 (see maps at the end of this report.)
My operating position on the summit.
A regional specialty: Niremont cheese, bound in spruce bark.
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1200 m Le Radzy 1100 m Distance: 2,6 km arking des Pueys arking des Pueys 1000 m P Niremont Gros Niremont P Temps de marche: ~2 h 50 (8.5 km)
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roll roll Distance: 3,5 km Vé Vé Bocliou 1000 m Les La Cierne au Les Temps de marche: ~1 h (3.5 km)
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860 m oux e e 1300 m Distance: 2,7 km
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