Thank you, Snow Gods – for creating such a cracking Easter week of skiing in the Alps. Moderate to heavy snowfall between Thursday and Sunday, combined with cool temperatures, have done the...
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1. The excellent snow record La Rosiere, together with the linked resort of La Thuile on the Italian side of the Petit St Bernard pass, is a secret snow pocket. Thanks to a micro-climate created by...
There’s fresh snow falling in the Alps today – with more to come over the weekend. Temperatures are going to stay fairly cool too, given the time of year. So if you’re heading out there for an Easter...
It’s spring. So we shouldn’t be surprised that, in the Alps, the sensational snow of last week has been followed by a thaw. The rise in temperatures at the weekend was pretty sharp, too: in high...
Heavenly and Squaw Valley are the big names that dominate Lake Tahoe’s international ski market – and rightly so. But three others that are relatively unknown have some remarkable skiing. Now’s...
Being asked to provide a guide to the ‘best’ off-piste in Meribel is a rather unenviable task since it really comes down to personal preference. But at the risk of being shot down in flames I’ll...
It’s been a week to remember in the Alps. As you probably know already, the southern half of the French Alps were walloped by a mighty storm on Sunday and Monday, and Serre Chevalier notched up 120cm...
The forecast was spot on. The snow came yesterday and it’s been falling heavily across the Alps ever since. I’m writing this on Monday afternoon and in places the accumulations are now significant...
There are of course many great ski areas around the world, but few come close to the mind-blowing range of off-piste skiing to be enjoyed on both the French and Italian sides of Western Europe’s...
At last! The big freeze has reached the Alps. Temperatures have dropped through the floor, and across the northern half of the region there’s been fresh snow, too. It’s not what you’d call a dump –...
