No Such Thing as Bad Weather: Snowshoeing in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions

Written by Ian Spare
Published on February 11, 2015

“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900)

This isn’t the … Continue reading →

Winter Clothing Tips From a Snowshoe Guide

Written by Ian Spare
Published on December 20, 2014

Regular readers of Snowshoe Magazine will have seen my pictures from around the Swiss Alps before but may not have realised that, in winter at least, snowshoeing is my work. I’m an International Mountain Leader (IML) and I lead groups … Continue reading →

Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard Hospice: A Night with the Monks

Written by Ian Spare
Published on March 3, 2012

Working as a snowshoe guide here in Switzerland means I get to go to some amazing places and share those places with lots of interesting people. But out of so many great trips there’s one that is very special. The … Continue reading →