 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
I'm off for a few days in the Jura next week, and there is a lack of snow!
Geneva is only 50km away from the accomadation..
Can anyone give some clues where I might find some snow and importantly show shoe trails! This is a trip on fatbikes, not ski's, so need the shoe trails to ride on!
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ciderinsport, 1. meteofrance forecasting 20-30 cms. 2. I presume fatbikes don't need the same continuity of snow as e.g. skis? So shouldn't anyway be an issue?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@under a new name,Thanks for the info! We are staying in Les Rousses, vitually nothing there.. It's low so not hoilding my breath! And the bikes can ride on any terrain, but having driven all that way for snow, it would be good to find some! It's our 4th year of doing this trip, the last 3 years have seen plenty of the white stuff!
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@ciderinsport, don't the snow shoers object?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@under a new name, Funny enough, no! Cycling is allowed on the shoe trails, it's just not advertised. We are a polite bunch who stop and get out the way / pass wide etc so we don't upset anyone 
On the GTJ (Grand tour du Jura) walkers, cross country skiers, dog sledgers and cyclists share the same trails!! Each seems to just respect all are welcome and get on with it.
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We go to Les Rousses each year for xc skiing. There are various different routes for the GTJ depending on mode of transport. Much of the xc skiing trail is reserved for skiers only. No dog sleds, walkers or cyclists. However polite you think you are you should not be on the skiing trails. Not sure what the rules are for the walking routes. The local piste maps have xc ski trails on one side and "raquettes, multi activites et chiens de traineaux" on the other. The raquettes GTJ is distinct from the ski trails.
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There is certainly some cross country skiing open in the Jura so can't you find some snow > 1000 meters?
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