A sunny start to the week with temperatures way above average for the time of season. Cloudier with very light snowfall from Wednesday. Snow depths above 1800/2000 m are very good for this time of season, and there’s some fantastic off-piste & ski touring...
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....
After the last few days of wild stormy weather, it looks like being a much calmer week ahead in the Northern French Alps, with a little fresh snowfall and then turning sunnier from mid-week. Off-piste snow depths have now risen considerably at high altitudes (2400 m...