Dwight Peck's personal website
Snowshoeing
in Switzerland
If
you like photos of people who've not yet learnt to ski or have progressed way
beyond that, here is a reverse-chronological index of most of the snowshoeing photos on
this website.

It's a wonderful sport -- safe, healthful, and not terribly taxing -- rather like golf in that respect, except that for snowshoeing you don't need to rent a golf cart and plaid trousers.
Scenic snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2018-2019


L'Arzière in a cold wind, 9 December |

Lost in the forest, 16 December |

Snowshoes in the swamp, 30 December |

Foul weather tourism, 16 January |

A good buffeting wind, 11 February |

Near Marchairuz, 22 February |

Scenic snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2017-2018


Mont de Bière Devant, 19 November |

Chalet de la Croix, 31 December |

Les Frasses sur Bassins, 14 January |

The Refuge du Bois Carré, 11 February |

Les Fornets sur Marchissy, 4 March |

Refuge de la Pierre à Ecusson, 14 March |

Lost in the forest, Monts de Bière, 31 March |

Lost again in the same forest, 8 April |

Semi-snow near La Correntine, 22 April |

Scenic snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2016-2017

We've living some distance from the Jura now, but still can't stay away.

First snow at Le Planet, 19 Nov. |

Grande Rolat forest, 21 Jan. 2017 |

Forests above Longirod, 11 Feb. |
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Bois du Marchairuz, 14 March |
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Scenic snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2015-2016

We've living some distance from the Jura now, but can't stay away.

First snow at Givrine, 29 Nov. 2015 |

Grande Rolat forest, 14 Feb. 2016 |

Bois de la Givrine, 6 March 2016 |

Bois de la Sauge, 20 March 2016 |

Mont de Bière, 10 April 2016 |

Le Noirmont in new snow, 1 May |

A little less scenic snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2014-2015


The forest of Grande Rolat, 11 Jan. |

Mont Roux in deep snow, 1 Feb. |

Hike to Pré du Four, 11 May 2015 |

Scenic snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2013-2014


Mont Tendre, 3 November 2013 |

Mont de Bière Devant, 10 Nov. |

Joe & Kristin at La Foirausaz |

Mont Bailly, 23 November |

Grande Rolat forest, 24 November |

Late December hikes |

Wandering in the forest, 22 December |

Christmas snowstorm at Marchairuz |

Some January hikes |

Chalet Neuf project (1), late January |

More late January hikes |

Mont de Bière in fog, early Feb. |

Chalet Neuf project (2), early Feb. |

Chalet Neuf project (3), mid Feb. |

Chalet Neuf at last, 19 February |
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Back to La Riondaz, 29 March 2014 |
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Scenic snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2012-2013


Anticipatory autumn hiking |

December hikes |

Wandering for New Year's |

Pré de Rolle hike, early January |

Forest of Grande Rolat, early Jan. |

La Barillette, mid-January |

Fontaine Valier a few times |

Early February hikes |
Mid-February hikes |

La Foirausaz in late February |

Marchairuz in early March 2013 |

Poking about near Marchairuz |

More Marchairuz poking, mid-March |

Grande Baume du Pré d'Aubonne |

The source of the Toleure |

Hunting for chamois tracks, late March 2013 |

Hapless map-reading near Marchairuz, late March 2013 |

Retracing our steps, backwards this time, still late March 2013 |

Retracing our steps even farther, Marchairuz, April Fools' Day 2013 |

Previously unexplored paths near Marchairuz, early April 2013 |

Kristin and newly explored paths near Marchairuz, mid-April 2013 |

On tiptoes in the forest, May 2013 |

Miscellaneous May walks, 2013 |

Rainy Grand Cunay, 15 May |

Wet woods, 1 June 2013 |
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Mont Tendre in June 2013 |

Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2011-2012


The sources of the Toleure bis |

Snowshoes in the rain, January 2012 |

The European Cold Wave |

Mont Bailly, and other February hikes |

Luxuriating in the March sunshine |

March 2012 views in the Jura |

Dog-walking on Grand Cunay, and more |
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Last hikes of Winter 2011-2012 |

Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2010-2011


More snow than we'd bargained for,
27 Nov. 2010 |

Beau soleil at Meylande and
Petites Chaumilles, 4 Dec. 2010 |

Blundering around in the forest
of Grande Rolat, 5 Dec. 2010 |

Christmas season hikes, late December 2010 - early January 2011 |

We're getting old waiting for the snow in January |

Kristin-hikes in February and March |
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Mont Sâla, 19 March 2011 |
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Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2009-2010


Spooky forests, Feb. 2010 |

Farms above Arzier, mid-March |

Wet snow by Neuve, 21 March |

Tearoom de la Plage, 1 April 2010 |

Mont de Bière Devant, 5 April |

Diminishing snow, 10 April 2010 |
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We never give it up: Mont Sâla, 18 April |
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Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2008-2009


Convalescent winter views, Jan. 2009 |

Above La St George, 18 January |

Kristin's visit, early March hikes |

More views in convalescence, March |

Expedition to Mont de Bière Devant |

Wandering in a snowstorm, 28 March |

Grand Cunay, 29 March 2009 |

Alison's visit, Seche d'Amburnex, 5 April |

Crêt de la Neuve, 11 April |

Easter walkabout, 12 April 2009 |

Running out of snow near Correntine |

Last rambles in the forest, 25 April |

Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2007-2008

 Scrambles
to Mont-de-Bière, early Nov. |

Above
Lac de Taney, early Dec. 2007 |

Hikes
across the Platforme, mid-December | 
Solalex
on Christmas Day 2007 |  New
Year's Day hikes and a BBC fondue |  Snowy
January hikes at Marchairuz |  Lisa-hikes
in mid-January |  World
Wetlands Day, 2 February 2008 |  Les
Echadex, 3 February |  Sèche
des Amburnex, 10 February |  Lac
de Tanay, with bronchitis |  Easter
weekend snowstorm, 21 March |  Snowshoeing
creek beds, 23 March 2008
|  Lisa-hike
to the Tearoom, 6 April 2008 |  The
search for snow: April hikes |
|  Crêt
de la Neuve, 20 April 2008 |
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Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2006-2007


Wall-clambering, 7 Jan. 2007 |

Uncertain footing, 28 Jan. 2007 |

First
decent snowstorm, 25 Feb. 2007 |

Pointe
de Poêle Chaud, 11 March |

Adventures
in the Grande Rolat forest |

Prés des Ballens et St-Livres |

Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2005-2006

 Sollier,
December 2005 | 
Christmas
hikes, December 2005 |  More
Christmas hikes, December |

Dent
de Vaulion, December 2005 |  Mont
de Bière Devant, January |

Chamois
hunting, January 2006 |

Mont
Bally, January |  The
Hike of Four Huts, January |

Farms
of the Jura, February 2006 |

Perroude
du Vaud, February |  Grandes
Chaumilles, February |  More
Jura refuges, February |

Grand
Cunay, March |  Not
Mondion hike, March 2006 |  Mondion
hike, March |  Le
Noirmont, March | |

Pointe
de Poêle Chaud, April |

Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2004-2005

Shenanigans on Noirmont
 Kristin
and Joe near Marchairuz |  Lisa
and Dante in a whiteout |  Dr
Pirri on the coldest day of the year |
 Kristin
peering at stragglers |  Dr
Pirri lost in the Jura forest |

Dr
Pirri attempting the improbable |

Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2003-2004

Drs
Pirri and Peck in perpetual snowshoe merriment, winter 2003-2004

Kristin's
visit for the Christmas season, punctuated by amusing mishaps

Snowshoe hikes, 23-26 December, oysters and lichees |

Snowshoe hikes, 27-29 December 2003 |

More hikes, 1-2 January 2004 |

Forest of Grande Rolat, 3-4 January 2004 |

Christmas season hiking in the forest of Grande Rolat, 27 December 2003 |
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Mont de Bière Devant, December & January |
Drs Pirri and Durham on the Plateforme, 25 Jan. |
Dr
Peck, Noirmont in storm, 8 February 2004 |
Mid-February hikes |

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Miscellaneous mid-winter hikes, February 2004 |
The Glacière de Saint-George, 28 February |
The Grande Baume du Pré d'Aubonne, 6 March |
Dr
Pirri, M. de Bière Devant bis, 7 March 2004 |
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Photos of the farm of Joux de Bière, 13 March 2004 |
Uncertain weather on Grand Cunay, 14 March |
Dr
Pirri, Crêt de Mondisé, 28 March 2004 |
Journey to Les Echadex, 9 April 2004 |
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Two trips to Crêt
de la Neuve, April 2004 |
The Glacière de St-Livres, 11 April 2004 |
Pré de St-Livres, 12 April
2004 |
Chamois near La Dôle, 24 April 2004 |

Scenic
snowshoe fun in the Jura, winter 2002-2003


When
to leave your snowshoes behind


A rogue's gallery of snowshoey poses over the years

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All rights reserved, all wrongs avenged. Posted 8 February 2003, updated 4 May 2018, 21 February 2022.
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