Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 16th January 2023

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 16th January 2023

A cold wintry and snowy week lies ahead for the N French Alps, even down to the valley bottoms! This is good news for off-piste skiers, with snow depths above 1800 m now approaching normal for the time of season. There’s still currently not really enough natural...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 9th January 2023

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 9th January 2023

Fantastic news – at last there is a snow-filled week ahead in the N French Alps! Following another mainly dry and sunny week across the N French Alps, it started snowing on Sunday morning (8th Jan). More significant amounts are expected on and off all week long...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 1st January 2023

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 1st January 2023

Happy new year everyone! Temperatures across the N French Alps this week are set to remain mild for this time of season, with no really significant snowfall expected. Higher resorts like Val Thorens and Tignes still have some wintry conditions above 2500 m or so....
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 25th December 2022

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 25th December 2022

There has been lots of recent avalanche activity after the rain/snow of Thursday evening through Saturday morning. The rain-snow limit of 2400m was not good for the quality of snow, but a huge help in stabilizing a fragile early-season snowpack. The best ways to...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 18th December 2022

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 18th December 2022

Plenty of instability in the off-piste snowpack at the moment, particularly above 2200 m. The current situation is best explained by the images taken by off-piste guide Andreas Bjorklund and others, which feature in this snow report. Despite this instability, it is...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 11th December 2022

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 11th December 2022

Brrrrrrr!! It is cold. But the powder is light. However, the snow depths are still not so much and there is a risk of hitting rocks. We have reports of some injuries due to contact with rocks and a park and fly. There is also some instability. The snowpack is not...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 4th December 2022

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 4th December 2022

Snow conditions in the N French Alps are generally OK for early December, although snow depths are still fairly low. There’s currently very little, if any, snow coverage below 1500 m. The good news for skiers is that temperatures have been low enough for snow...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 27th November 2022

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 27th November 2022

Following a very mild start to November, on 15th November, we were hopeful there would be a change to colder and more snowy weather. Well, the snow gods have obliged.  It is not quite as much as we expected in the last snow report.  But there is enough to do some...