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The snow has arrived.. colder then very cold..

Submitted by Henry on 28 January, 2012 - 17:49

  ..snow has arrived in the Northern French Alps, but it will be very light snowfalls except in places close to the Italian border: 10-15 cm forecast near the border over the next 24 hrs les than 10 cm elsewhere for tomorrow. Avalanche danger for tomorrow is steady at a 2 out 5. The temps will continue to get colder: -8 at 2000 m tomorrow max.

Snow and Cold Arriving Late

Submitted by Henry on 27 January, 2012 - 19:30
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Michael with good vis today - we thought it was going to snow!
SNOW REPORT FOR NEXT FEW DAYS
 
The snow and colder temperatures that were forecast for today will continue to arrive very slowly - quite a bit later than originally forecast.
Cloud Ceiling at 2900 m today - snow coming tonight..

HAT OFF-PISTE SNOW REPORT FOR 27 January: N French Alps

Submitted by Henry on 25 January, 2012 - 19:06
 
WEATHER FORECAST: Snow on Friday! This coming weekend and next week is looking variable i.e.
Jean Ribart's Image of the day

Local conditions in La Rosiere

Submitted by amountainchalet... on 21 January, 2012 - 22:21

Last night (20th) saw over a 1m of snow fall in the village at La Rosiere along with high winds.

Great off-piste skiing today

Submitted by Henry on 21 January, 2012 - 22:19

 

It was great around the Val d'Isère area where I was today. I've heard that conditions were similar in much of the N. French Alps. Snowpack is still suprisingly stable. See images and vid on this link

Avalanche danger again up 'High' at 4 for just about all of the N Fench Alps (Savoie, H. Savoie & Isère). My only advice is to start on low slope angles and think seriously before you go steeper than 25° - chat to locals (pisteurs, guides, instructors).
Annette by D Hopkins
D Hopkins

Snow & lots of wind today..

Submitted by Henry on 20 January, 2012 - 19:35

 

 .. more snow and less wind tomorrow! 

Skiing will be good.

Lots of wind - we were bundled up today!

Ski tour of the Col de Belleface, La Rosiere. 18/01/12

Submitted by amountainchalet... on 19 January, 2012 - 22:52

A few of us have had or eye on this couloir for a few years now. No one ever seems to ski it. In fact the only records we can find of it being climbed in the winter relate back to the war.
So with the avalanche risk down to level 1, the ski patrol informed and one day left before the next storm rolls through it would have been wrong to do anything else with a day off.
 

See video

Off-piste snow report for Friday January 20th - N French Alps

Submitted by Henry on 18 January, 2012 - 20:11
 
WEATHER FORECAST
Looks like snow starting Thursday night & continuing this weekend and into next week with some clearing in-between storms. Lots of wind on Friday - wind claming for Saturday but continued snowfalls through the day...
Barbara at the Col des Barmes de l'Ours 3100 m . Photo Wynne Aveling
Jean Ribart photo of the day!

Cracking up in Les Arcs

Submitted by topofthealps on 16 January, 2012 - 10:56

This crack in the snowpack is visible to the skier's left of the black run underneath the Bois de l'Ours chairlift in Les Arcs. It is around 2300m in altitude and fairly East South East facing. People regularly traverse above and below it to get to less tracked off piste.
 
Incidentally this was where I had my best powder skiing of the season. Last weekend they delayed the opening for avalanche control and I was in the queue of eager freeriders watching the pisteurs ski down the face before they opened it! (see picture)

off piste avalanche Henry's Avalanche Talk
off piste avalanche Henry's Avalanche Talk
off piste avalanche Henry's Avalanche Talk
off piste avalanche Henry's Avalanche Talk
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