Ventoux in early May

I may have been unlucky but my outing to Ventoux in early May 2010 coincided with a spell of foul weather.  Although it was mid-teens in the valley it was well below freezing by the 15km point with icy patches and dense fog.  The road had been cleared but snow drifts were six-feet high in places.

Somehow, and despite a lack of essential things like full-fingered gloves, we made it to the summit but we had to cram into the cafe and warm up on the heaters.  A few people were showing definite signs of hypothermia.

On the way down my hands were so cold I couldn't trust myself to brake effectively so I walked a couple of miles rather than disappear over the edge and into the trees at fifty mph.

Oh, by the way, I loved every second.

*Should be ok. I've ridden the Cingles twice in early May - on 1st and 11th. Once the last couple of hundred metres of the Malaucene climb hadn't been completely cleared but it was walkable - and not a very long walk.

Good time of year to do it

*it's a mountain...you can never guarantee anything