Rapid warming, wet-snow avalanches… and a hidden weak layer on the shady side of the mountain (north’ish facing slopes above 2200 m) We’ve had record-breaking accumulations of 2 to 3 metres of fresh snow over the last 10 days in the N French Alps and...
Record-breaking snowstorms across the N French Alps, with a whopping 2 m/6 ft of fresh snow falling in less than 24 hours. Also bringing a high risk of wet snow avalanches over the next 48 hours. After a relatively poor snow season, the N French Alps (along the...
After a few snow flurries on Saturday, next week is looking sunny in the N French Alps, with GREAT spring conditions! Higher altitudes, 2300 m and above, are the best places to ski at the moment. The snow has been melting at quite a pace lately in above average...
BACK TO WINTER! (photo J. Cummings) After another weekend of very high temperatures for this time of the year, this coming week will be much cooler in the N French Alps. It will be back to winter with snow showers on and off throughout the week in the mountains...
After a weekend with very high temperatures for this time of the year, colder air will move in on Tuesday with fresh snow. Slowly clearing up for the rest of the week to become sunny and mild again by Thursday. Higher altitudes accessing 2300 m and above continue to...
Another few days of sunshine and above-average temperatures, then snowfall for the end of the week in the N French Alps & surrounding areas. Once we get 20-30 cm, it will be great, but it will also cause acute instability on steep N’ish facing slopes (West...
