It has been snowing in the Alps and Les 2 Alpes in France will open for 10 days from Saturday for 10 days from Saturday for a full feast of snowsports.
It's traditional end-of-October opening week sees it join Tignes, the other open French resort and offer a full on 10 days of new season gear testing, snowsport competition and events.
The resort says no official data on snow conditions will be provided until the 21st but most high slopes in the Alps have had fresh snow this week.
The biggest two events are at the weekends at each end of the open week, Enjoy the Glacier, on the 22nd and 23rd October and High Test Decathlon, on the 29th and 30th October.
These celebrate the opening of the glacier with equipment tests, meeting ski area professionals on the slopes and contests, all in a family atmosphere.
After closing again on November 1st, the resort then re-opens on the 3rd of December until the 29th of April.