There’s (Still) Fresh Powder In The Alps!
There’s (Still) Fresh Powder In The Alps!
Published : 25-Apr-2012 04:55
OK most of us are looking ahead to winter 12-13 now, but anyone who can afford to pop over to Europe in the next few weeks will find that most of the diminishing number of ski areas still open can boast substantial fresh snowfalls, again, in the past week.
April has not only been cool and moist in Blighty, it has been dumping down on the Alps and the Dolomites with several resorts including Val d'Isere and Chamonix reported to be waking up to about a foot of fresh snow every morning.
There is some differences of opinion between the reports from the resorts themselves of abundant new white stuff, and slightly less glamorous reports from some skiers and boarders in resort who say powder stashes can be found, but that rain however must also be endured at lower elevations and that sometimes it just isn't pretty.
Although on the other hand one first hand report from Verbier said it was perfect conditions, empty slopes and fresh powder.
For the record, some of the numbers are as follows...four feet (1.2m) of snow in the past seven days claimed by La Clusaz, two feet (60cm) at Solden, 18 inches (45cm) in the past 48 hours at La Plagne and a foot (30cm) in Risoul/Vars.
Verbier is among a long list of some of Europe's best ski areas scheduled to close this weekend.
Also on the list are Cortina, Val d'Isere, La Plagne, Meribel, Courchchevel, Les 2 Alps, Alpe d'Huez and La Clusaz.
After the weekend only Chamonix, Tignes and Val Thorens will be open for one more weekend in France, Cervinia in Italy and glacier resorts like Engelberg and Zermatt in Switzerland and the Pitztal and Stubai glaciers in Austria.
This weekend will also see big season ending events across Europe including festivals at Are in Sweden, Solden in Austria, Hemsedal in Norway, a giant water sliding concert in La Clusaz where competitors will try to break the 150m+ record and a big Mariah Carey concert at Ischgl on Monday.
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