It's now the 3rd disappointing start to the ski season in a row. This week sees:
- Thousands of seasonal workers out of work
- Chamonix-based skiers crossing the border to ski in Courmayeur
- Mountain-biking and summer walking trails back on the agenda
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| Cyclists can get their bikes out of the garage and have a go at the Col de la Colombiere. Le Dauphiné says the locals have seen nothing like it since the 1960s |
Against this backdrop, things are looking quite good in Les Arcs. Val d'Isere & Tignes are also skiing well, as are the Haute Maurienne resorts.
The November snowfalls were basically big enough to enable the pisteurs to protect the pistes above 2000m, while snowmaking has meant that you can still ski down to all the resorts.
The upshot is that:
- Conditions in Arc 2000 are pretty good, while some of the slopes on the Peisey/1800/1600 side (such as Reches and Renard) are in decent shape. No skiing below Bois de l'Ours, which is near-unprecedented
- You can ski over at La Plagne, where again the pistes in the main bowl above Plagne Centre/Bellecote are mostly open and skiing well. All Les Arcs ski passes for 3 days or more now include a day in La Plagne so this excursion is well worth considering...
- ...provided you can confidently ski red runs. The slopes in La Plagne are busier and more crowded, with skiers of varying abilities jostling for position. And the run down to the Vanoise Express is icy and downright dangerous at the end of the day
Snow is on the horizon for next week, but it's not clear yet whether it will provide much by way of respite.
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| Arc 1800/1600 snowpark is up and running, 26 Dec |
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| Arc 1800 front de neige, 24 Dec |
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| Mont Blanc from Aiguille Rouge, 24 Dec |
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| Panic on the slopes of La Plagne, 27 Dec |
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