Excellent Ski Conditions All over the French Alps
There has been just about two metres of snow during the last seven days. The snow was so heavy that chairlifts were stopped, the railroad train was stopped at the Chamonix train station and not going onwards to Argentiere. Several roads have been closed and avalanche warnings published.
This is in direct contrast to a couple of seasons past, with the unbelievably warm February weather conditions, mud appearing on ski slopes, and reports that global warming would mean the end of snowboarding in France. The report from winter 2005 admonished that climate change could make ski holidays far too expensive for the majority of holiday makers, with one-third of ski resorts going bust and the disappearance of glaciers. Scientists assert that it is nearly impossible to attribute the seasonal differences in the weather to the off shoots of global warming.
So we may be experiencing the longest recession in nearly 30 years, and the Sterling has plummeted to more levels against the euro, but the conditions are fantastic, and the latest reservations highlight that people are enthusiastic to take of advantage of the supreme conditions with our ski accommodation full. This season is undoubtedly the best in eight seasons, and many are announcing it is the finest skiing conditions in ten winter seasons.
All the same recollect that big dumps like these mean significant avalanches risks.
