Tignes will open for skiing and boarding this coming Saturday 19th October according to a press released published on the French version of its site.
The Grande Motte glacier had been due to open at the end of September but for the second year the resort delayed that, blaming a lack of snow cover, for which it blames climate change.
"The recent precipitation, despite their limited nature, make it possible to program an opening of the Grande Motte glacier on Saturday 19th October . This partial opening of the domain, under satisfactory safety conditions, remains reserved for skiers of a good level," the resort statement reads, continuing, "Given the mild climate, the glacier remains under close surveillance and the safety commission will meet regularly to reassess the situation."
Currently J2Ski is forecasting some big snowfalls on high slopes in the Alps over the next week, with some areas potentially seeing more than a metre of snowfall if it arrives as models currently predict. However the biggest falls are expected further east, although Tignes may get 40cm or so.
Les 2 Alpes is due to open for a week, the weekend after on the 26th, although it too has been forced to cancel opening its slopes several times in recent years due to lack of snow cover so early in the season.
Around a dozen glacier ski areas are already open for the 19-20 season in Austria, Italy and Switzerland.