Who is going skiing and where 2015?

[Ranger 6]

Excellent - have been watching the snow reports and quietly praying that January sees a good spread of snow falls, enough to give a really good base for the whole place.

We've never stayed in the centre, always the Riffroid or up where we are close to the Cret Du Merle. There's a couple of cafes/pubs close to you

[jock mcsporran]

Queues are mental today. It's as if they've lifted all the pass restrictions in anticipation of the dump over the weekend. It feels like most of France is here.

[Mal001]

Just booked Saalbach for the17th Jan! C'monnnn!

[brickwall]

Finally made it out on the slopes today. I was at Pre La Joux by 9, and the queues for passes and the chairlift were fairly small.

By midday it was busier and the snow conditions were horrendous, but still no mental queues for lifts. Much colder today though, so they had all the cannons going flat out. Fingers crossed for tonight and tomorrow.

[Hard-Drive]

Don't go to Val D'Isere. It's awful here. Rubbish weather, crap snow and packed pistes...

http://youtu.be/m02IDHz8B5s

[Asterix]

Just booked my Pass and airport transfer for the 11th Jan trip to La Plagne/Les Arcs - Please keep snowing!

[Mr E]

Hard-Drive said:

Don't go to Val D'Isere. It's awful here. Rubbish weather, crap snow and packed pistes...

http://youtu.be/m02IDHz8B5s

Looks horrible.

[Asterix]

Well - it is absolutely dumping it down all over The Alps!

Fan-bloody-tastic!

[Asterix]

Hard-Drive said:

Don't go to Val D'Isere. It's awful here. Rubbish weather, crap snow and packed pistes...

http://youtu.be/m02IDHz8B5s

Skiain?

[Hard-Drive]

Yup

[Asterix]

Hard-Drive said:

Yup

Good stuff

[feef]

Sat on the A40 going nowhere fast.

I have somewhat mixed feelings about this situation

[brickwall]

The view from where I'm staying:



Edit - just realised this image is live updating - any ideas how to stop it?

Edited by brickwall on Saturday 27th December 12:15

[Welshbeef]

Hard-Drive said:

Don't go to Val D'Isere. It's awful here. Rubbish weather, crap snow and packed pistes...

http://youtu.be/m02IDHz8B5s

Superb - pretty handy on the skis too , think that would take me twice if not 3 times as long to get down .

[Hard-Drive]

Welshbeef said:

Superb - pretty handy on the skis too , think that would take me twice if not 3 times as long to get down .

Aw shucks, thanks very much!

[cptsideways]

Apparently its utter chaos on the French routes towards the alps, 30,000 cars stuck going nowhere for the night. Combination of heavy snow, freezing rain, unprepared punters causing shunts, stuck lorries etc.


Any PH'ers on their way??

Edited by cptsideways on Saturday 27th December 19:00

[Asterix]

Saw that image on snowHeads - makes me tingle.

[OscarIndia]

I'm in my chalet enjoying this, feel for all those en route. apparently access to the 3 valleys, Val d'Isere and Tignes is shut.
It would be Ironic if the resorts couldn't open tomorrow with too much snow....

[The Moose]

Great. 4am wake up call for the run to the airport. fking lovely!!

[foliedouce]

The Moose said:

Great. 4am wake up call for the run to the airport. fking lovely!!

Look on the bright side, you could have spent last night in a traffic jam or worse, like many others on their way to the mountains.