A wet first half to the week, with humid-heavy snowfall above 2500 m and rain below. Lower temperatures at the mid/end of the week will help to bring some snow lower down (and hopefully more conditions like in the photo above). The lower temperatures will help to...
Brrrr, the flowers have had it, but what a great snowy start to the ski season in the N French Alps, surrounding areas like Swiss Valais and in the S French Alps too ! Snow depths at altitudes above 2400 m, which were already good, are now looking great at around 120...
What a fantastic week it’s been for off-piste skiing in the N French Alps. The week ahead looks like it should be great too, with beautiful smooth spring snow conditions coming into place at last! Off-piste snow depths and skiing conditions above 2000 m are good...
What a week it’s been in the N French Alps full of fresh snowfall, sometimes rain, high winds and fluctuating temperatures. Above 2000 m, off-piste snow depths are now about normal for the time of season (and a lot better than they were a month ago). You can...
After large amounts of fresh snowfall down to around 1300/1500 m on Sunday & Sunday night, off-piste snow depths will have improved hugely by Monday, particularly above around 2000 m, where up to 50 cm of fresh snow is expected. Below 2000 m, off-piste conditions...
Is it safe? It depends on you (‘safe’ if you apply the prevention points here: https://henrysavalanchetalk.com/off-piste-quick-reference/ ) Last week saw plenty of avalanche activity in the Northern French Alps, many of them triggered by skiers....
