Well it seemed to snow off and on all night, and forecast temperatures were even lower for today. But, a few other pilgrims and I decided to head out of Montbonnet to the at least the first major stop, St. Privat. That turned out to be largely a pleasure as it was mostly in protected forest, about 6 inches or so of snow on the ground, but protected from the wind. There were some exposed parts, and they were pretty chilly. I found that the hose to my water bladder had frozen. A stop in St. Privat for some tea got things warmed up and then it was onward to Monistrol. Locals explained that the trail had too much snow pack, and we were told to avoid a downhill section that is particularly treacherous even in summer. So we ended up with about 6 of us walking down the road, but very little traffic and still beautiful. Here are pictures from today.