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26 APRIL 2008

For anyone interested in a last slide of the season, Chamonix has announced extensions to its closing dates. La Flegere ski area has just extended its closing date for another week til 4 May. Plus Les Grands Montets is scheduled to close on 11 May this year.

Snow depths are still pretty good. The tourist office reports them as 230cm for the base of La Flegere (1895m), 200cm at the base of the Grands Monetes (2000m) and a whopping 475cm on the upper slopes (2800m).

 

15 APRIL 2008

I really don’t know what to say, except for as the season draw to a close, the snow is getting deeper … especially on the upper slopes. Unbelievable!!!

Current snow depths are reported as: 220cm on lower slopes (2000m) and 480cm on the upper slopes (2800m)

 

26 MARCH 2008

Huge snow fall since the last report has created some of the best skiing conditions of the season for the Easter weekend. The snow on piste is fantastic everywhere, lightly packed fresh snow on the pistes is an absolute pleasure to ski on. Regular snow fall has kept the off piste refreshed and prevented it getting too tracked out.

To get an idea of how much snow has fallen, just compare the current snow depths to the ones from the last entry below.

Current snow depths are reported as: 230cm on lower slopes (2000m) and 420cm on the upper slopes (2800m)

 

15 MARCH 2008

The last report finished with a promise to do a snow dance .... and I am pleased to say it worked. 

We've had quite a bit of snow recently, which has given a very welcome boost to the slopes.  Having said that, the temperatures have been higher than is normal for this time of year so, whilst its been bucketing down with snow up on the ski areas (which generally start at about 1900m +/-), our chalet's rainwater reclamation system, ahem, has been overflowing!! (altitude of just over 1000m). 

Typically the rain/snow limit has been varying between 1300m to 1800m and the result is the valley floor is looking far greener than it should but the snow on the ski areas it looking pretty good.  Just compare the current snow depths with those in the last couple of entries.  Its all looking good for easter!

Current reports:  160cm on lower slopes (2000m) and 250cm on the upper slopes (2800m)

 

25 FEBRUARY 2008

The beautiful sunny days mentioned in the last entry have continued for most of February. The nights have generally been (very) cold, which have turned into crisp mornings and then getting quite warm throughout the day. Result is the snow on the pistes has been hard packed, especially in the morning with the south facing slopes getting much softer in the afternoon, although the snow can become quite heavy on warm days.

In the last couple of weeks, new snow has been few and far between with no more than the occasional couple of centimetres here and there. Sure, the lower slopes are feeling the pinch (although snow cannon systems have been put to good use during the cold nights), but the considerable base that fell in early in the season, plus the decent snow fall we have seen since, means that the slopes are holding up remarkably well.

Needless to say we are all doing our snow dances round the fire each evening!!

Current snow depths are Snow depths are reported as 120cm on lower slopes (2000m) and 208cm on the upper slopes (2800m)

 

9 FEBRUARY 2008

After some fresh snow during the week, the clouds cleared and the sun came out.  The weather stayed cold and clear all weekend, which meant the snow was in great condition backed by wonderful views of the mountains looking at their best.  Seems the local forecast is for more of the same over the coming days, so all is set up for a good week.

Here are a couple of photos taken today that describe the conditions way better than I ever could!

  

Snow depths are currently reported as 120cm on lower slopes (2000m) and 220cm on the upper slopes (2800m).

 

12 JANUARY 2008

Sorry it’s been a while since the last post … xmas / ny is always a busy time in this business!

After the huge dumps of snow reported in the last post, temperatures stayed (very) low meaning the great pre-season conditions continued into the xmas / ny period and the piste conditions held up really well until after new year. And what's more, the snowy white conditions remained in the valley floor through out the holidays, so the whole valley looked wonderful.

The first weekend in Jan saw some very welcome fresh snow fall. Temperatures warmed up to above freezing at the bottom of the valley, meaning conditions stayed good on the main ski areas, but some of the return ski runs to the valley floor got a bit icy and suffered a little with snow cover.

Then, just as the pistes were getting a little hard, more snow started falling last night and continued throughout today. About 15cm fell at the valley floor (1000m) and approx 20-30cm up on the ski areas (2000m).

Current reported snow depths are 105cm on lower slopes (2000m) and 175cm on the upper slopes (2800m).

 

15 DECEMBER 07

In the last post I wrote "and more snow is forecast for the coming week" and, boy, did it snow this week!!!  The whole valley is looking like a proper winter wonderland, which is excellent news for xmas / ny holidays.  And the snow depths on the pistes are very respectable for this time of year, 120cm on lower slopes (2000m) and 180cm on the upper slopes (2800m).

 

8 DECEMBER 07

During this last week, we have seen a lot of precipitation (meaning rain in the valley floor and snow on the ski areas) and then last night, the temperature dipped those vital few degrees and we woke up this morning to about 25cm of fresh snow on the valley floor.  And more snow is forecast for the coming week.  All good news for the upcoming season and the Grands Montets which opens on a daily basis as of today.

Current reported snow depths are 80cm on lower slopes (2000m) and 90cm on the upper slopes (2800m).

 

25 NOVEMBER 07

THE SEASON HAS BEGUN!!!!!

The Grands Montets ski area opened for the weekend and we were sliding on the white stuff.  So, it’s official!!! The 2007/08 winter season has most definitely begun. 

 

14 NOVEMBER  07

FIRST SNOW!

The Chamonix snow ploughs were out on the streets for the first time this season!!  There was a little snow in the base of the valley late last week, but last night it started falling in style and didn't really stop for 24hrs. The first proper dump of the new season!!  About 50cm of snow fell over night in base of the valley, and the forecast is for temperatures to get colder, so it should stick around for a while. 

More importantly, all the ski areas are now covered, and not just the higher slopes. 

It all bodes well for a good season!!

 

 
     
     
     
 

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