• Home
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Privacy
  • Property
  • Contact
  • Sitemap

Logo

Navigation
  • Ski Resorts
  • Where to Ski
  • How to Ski
  • Snow
    • Snow Report
  • Gear
    • Ski Clothing
    • Ski Equipment
  • Family Skiing
  • Ski Holidays
  • Deals
  • Summer

The Best Time of Year to Ski Courmayeur

By Paddy O'Powder | on January 14, 2013 | 3 Comments
Ski Holiday
The Best Time of Year to Ski Courmayeur | Welove2ski

Photo: © Paddy O’Powder.

After nearly two weeks of no snow, Courmayeur is finally back in the swing of things with a series of snowfalls that have gone completely against both the run of play and the local forecaster’s predictions.

The effects of microclimates on snow conditions often come up in discussions around ski resorts and this weekend the Italian side of the Mont Blanc region provided plenty of talking points:

– Next to no snow fell in the village of Courmayeur, yet just 4km away at at the top of the Toula Glacier 3300m a massive 90cm came tumbling down.
– The nearly resort of La Thuile got a dusting of about 10cm whilst its neighbouring French ski area of La Rosiere was gifted with a very decent 50cm.

The Best Time of Year to Ski Courmayeur | Welove2ski

Sunday mid-morning on one of Courmayeur’s busiest runs. Photo: © Paddy O’Powder.

Last Sunday morning the sun came out, there was no wind and one of the best days of the season was born. Piste and off-piste were in prime condition with a delicious 30cm of dry powder and – best of all – there was no-one around. Days in the mountains rarely get better than this: no queues for the lifts and nothing but untracked snow to float through beneath the staggering scenery of Mont Blanc’s southern flank.

Mario Ravello of the Courmayeur Mountain Guide Office was out running a Freeride Clinic for some Italian guests. They told me that they’d skied for years on piste before finally plucking up the courage to try the powder. As Mario said: “What a day to learn!”

The Best Time to Ski Courmayeur | Welove2ski

A local boarder checking out a descent. Photo: © Paddy O’Powder.

Regular readers will know that Courmayeur has several large freeride areas that offer everything from gentle runs that are perfect for a first day out with a mountain guide, to world-class descents that can test the gnarliest of cliff jumpers. In fact next weekend sees the Swatch World Freeride Tour roll into town with some of the world’s best freeskiers throwing themselves down descents that would appear to be unskiable to a normal human being – it promises to be an exciting event.

Share this story:
  • tweet

Tags: Ski Holiday

Recent Posts

  • On Snow and Under Ice

    April 15, 2023 - 0 Comment
  • Morzine – For Skiing and Non-Skiing

    March 8, 2023 - 0 Comment
  • Six Reasons We Love Going to St Anton by Train

    February 1, 2023 - 0 Comment

Related Posts

  • 7 of the Best Wines to Sip on A Dolomites Ski Trip

    January 24, 2023 - 1 Comment
  • The Secrets of the Alta Badia Piste Map

    February 12, 2022 - 0 Comment
  • Seven Snowy Reasons to Look Forward to Winter

    November 17, 2021 - 0 Comment

Author Description

3 Responses to “The Best Time of Year to Ski Courmayeur”

  1. January 14, 2013

    welove2ski Reply

    Could now be the best time to ski Courmayeur? https://t.co/oAOCIMIq

  2. January 15, 2013

    nzerem Reply

    @fredy_owen toula it is then!

    https://t.co/CvReFqQI

  3. January 15, 2013

    Steinadler31 Reply

    The Best Time of Year to Ski Courmayeur https://t.co/MYT4NS1C

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Free Updates

Join 16,000 clever people who get the latest Welove2ski content delivered to their inbox

RSSSubscribe 0 Followers 10135 Fans

The Loveometer

Zermatt: Cool Chalets, Certain Snow and The Majestic Matterhorn
100 %
Tweenager Tips: How to Enjoy Ski Holidays with Older Kids
98 %
How to Go Green On Your Ski Holiday
98 %
St Anton, Austria: Wild Nights, Steep Pistes and Challenging Backcountry
97 %
Weird and Wonderful Ski Fads and Fashions
94 %
  • Home
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Privacy
  • Property
  • Contact
  • Sitemap
© 2020. All Rights Reserved. Created with love by WL2S