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Getting rather worried abut the snow...or lack thereof.....

32 replies

Iamblossom · 16/01/2015 19:33

....anyone else? We are going to morzine in 4 weeks and I am keeping everything crossed that we have a real dumping (or 5) between now and then.....

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smokeybacon · 16/01/2015 19:36

Off to les gets in 2 weeks. There will be snow. There will be snow. I am
Checking the snow forecast almost hourly ??????????????

clam · 16/01/2015 19:42

I was in Les Gets in the summer. Is beautiful without snow! Grin

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Iamblossom · 16/01/2015 19:47

Clam...that's all very well if you don't have slidy things strapped to your feet...

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clam · 16/01/2015 21:06

I had a slidy things strapped to my behind though - a bloody mountain bike! Grin Skis might have been a safer bet, actually.

clam · 16/01/2015 21:08

We're off to the Southern Alps for half term. Not looking brilliant there either. I believe there was a dump of snow today, so around a metre of snow up the top of the mountains, but not wonderful. Still, a lot can happen in 4 weeks.

Scotslasslivinginfrance · 16/01/2015 21:12

It's snowing now... I look forward to opening the shutters tomorrow morning...fingers crossed big fat flakes fall all night Grin

anotherdayanothersquabble · 16/01/2015 21:14

Last week, conditions were poor in Les Gets and Morzine but there is 20cm of snow due this weekend and more due next weekend.

The resort were working hard and keeping what little snow was around on the pistes, but it was icy and there were bushes showing through on the steep black slopes. It will take a lot of snow for it to recover. I would recommend getting advice on what pistes are good to avoid the really thinly covered ones. However.... This weekend could change all that!!!

And, it was a completely different story in Avoriaz and the higher slopes of Champery, Chatel etc. if you have already bought Les Gets Morzine passes, you might be able to negotiate exchanging them for PdeS passes and many of the tour operators have negotiated this on behalf of their clients. The slopes were lovely and the snow was good.

You can take the super morzine up into Avoriaz but I prefer to drive to the Prodains and go straight into the middle of the resort.

clam · 16/01/2015 21:16

This has been the slowest start to a season I can remember in years.

snowmummy · 16/01/2015 21:26

What clam said.

Avoriaz should be ok though. We spent a season on Morzine and nearly always headed over to Avoriaz because no matter how good the conditions were on the Pleney side, they'd be better in Avoriaz.

Muchtoomuchtodo · 16/01/2015 22:41

We're off tomorrow. I'll try to give an update during the week.

anotherdayanothersquabble · 17/01/2015 19:40

Lea Gets have a fab clip on their Facebook site today, lots and lots of snow being shovelled!!!

massistar · 17/01/2015 21:18

We are off to Avoriaz tomorrow so am crossing fingers for a big dump!

hillyhilly · 18/01/2015 21:13

Smokey, and all others, I'm off to Les Gets in two weeks too.
Hadn't realised snow was that bad, the forecast I looked at today (only iphone) had snow for most days this week so fingers crossed.
We've stayed in Morzine the last two years and skied equally the two sides, so it'll be frustrating if we keep having to head over to Avoriaz from Les Gets this year.

anotherdayanothersquabble · 19/01/2015 08:52

This weekend was amazing!! More due this week.

Trickydecision · 19/01/2015 09:55

If it helps, we got back from Courchevel 1650 yesterday and had a brilliant week. The pisteurs did an excellent job keeping most pistes in great condition. DH and I being ancient, stayed on the 1650 slopes, beautiful corduroy, DSs and DSG enjoyed excellent conditions and tougher runs in Val Thorens and 1850. We had been very worried in advance, particularly when the transfer rep told us conditions were 'dire' and we could not ski back to the resort. Absolute nonsense! Turned out she was new and could not ski. There was a huge dump on Saturday, so anyone heading to the 3 Valleys in the next couple of weeks should have nothing to worry about.

clam · 19/01/2015 12:11

Ecellent news tricky. Glad it all worked out OK for you all. Smile

Trickydecision · 19/01/2015 14:46

Thanks, Clam. Yes the room situation sorted itself out once dear GF1 decided she could not come because of the new job and the holiday being so close on the heels of the visit to her home country with DS1. We fitted nicely into three double rooms. GF2 enjoyed her lessons and got on well, and DS2 took her out a couple of times in the afternoon when he returned from further afield. Our friend, the one who insists on having a single room, was annoyed that he had to pay the equivalent of two people for his double room, i.e. no reduction to reflect the fact that only one air fare was involved. Otherwise pretty trouble free all round after all the advance angst. If anyone wonders what Clam and I are referring to, here is the relevant info. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2248261-OK-maybe-I-am-a-stingy-tight-wad-of-a-MIL-what-do-you-think?msgid=51057240

clam · 19/01/2015 15:03

Gosh, you're brave, opening that can of worms again! Grin

Trickydecision · 19/01/2015 15:27

But this is a skiers' thread, Clam, only nice people on here.

clam · 19/01/2015 15:44

Ah yes! You ventured into AIBU before. Schoolboy error!

Trickydecision · 19/01/2015 15:54

No Clam! it was only 'Chat', but as it turned out it might as well have been AIBU.

hillyhilly · 19/01/2015 16:47

Good news, I've been worrying since I read this thread but its sounding better.
Can I ask where you are checking out for info re piste condition and depth of snow etc?

clam · 19/01/2015 18:14

I usually use www.j2ski.com

LoveDexter · 19/01/2015 18:31

My DH came back from Morzine yesterday...he'd been on snow-watch for a while before he went and in the end there were a few slopes that were closed and they had to go to a higher resort to ski on a couple of days but there was heavy snow over this weekend.

trixymalixy · 21/01/2015 23:57

Tricky, I have just read that thread and cannot believe how patient and calm you are! I would have totally lost my rag with all the nutters on there. I'm glad it all worked out ok in the end. FWIW, I would hope to be going on many more years of skiing holidays with my DC (aged 5 and 7) and paying for them if I could afford it even when they are adults.

Has anyone been to puy st Vincent this season? We're off there in a couple of weeks and worrying a bit about the snow cover.