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

[Iamblossom]

....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.....

[PatriciaHolm]

A huge dump due in the French Alps this week! DH is currently rejigging his calendar to accommodate a last minute weekender in early Feb.....should be fab for those going for half term.

[Phoenixfrights]

There is some serious snow forecast for this week and over the weekend. Great news for those of you going out this weekend (although take extra vittles in case the transfers go tits up )

[massistar]

We are just back from Avoriaz and the conditions were perfect. It snowed a lot last weekend and the beginning of the week. Wed/thurs was blue skies and fresh snow. Perfect!

[hillyhilly]

Thank you Much, that's great to hear, I'm going on Friday, cannot wait!

[Muchtoomuchtodo]

We got back yesterday - we skied most of the Portes du Soleil and conditions were generally excellent after the big dump on the day that we arrived.

A few slopes were closed still, and on some of the busier ones the ice underneath would be more obvious as the day went in but we had an amazing week.

There's plenty more forecast for later this week. Have fun those who are yet to go.

[mrsmalarkey]

We are at Valloire in France, there is a good amount of snow and the resort is working hard to keep runs skiable. It snowed on Saturday which was great and it was lightly snowing on and off all day yesterday on the slopes. The weather forecast has predicted snow most days but our experience so far has been that that the forecast isn't very accurate!

[Trickydecision]

Trixymalixy,

[trixymalixy]

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.

[LoveDexter]

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.

[clam]

I usually use //www.j2ski.com

[hillyhilly]

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?

[Trickydecision]

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

[clam]

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

[Trickydecision]

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

[clam]

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

[Trickydecision]

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]

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

[Trickydecision]

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.

[anotherdayanothersquabble]

This weekend was amazing!! More due this week.

[hillyhilly]

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.

[massistar]

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

[anotherdayanothersquabble]

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

[Muchtoomuchtodo]

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

[snowmummy]

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.

[clam]

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