J2Ski Snow Report - December 1st 2016

Tidy BB. Yes it seems to hold the snow well. Anything below about 1800 was struggling but higher was epic. The issue they were having lower down was the snow higher up was rain at lower level. Still,, a great start to the season nonetheless. Have a good one.

You were very lucky with the weather Ade73. Unlike most of the other Tarentaise resorts such as Les Arcs, La Plagne and the 3 Valleys which get their heaviest snowfalls from the north west, Val d'Isère and Tignes can also get snow from the east/south-east via a phenomenon is known as a "Le retour d'est" (return from the east). It doesn't happen very often, but when it does there can be massive snowfall https://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/17129.page#153333 see last post.

On the northern side of the main alpine ridge we got the Föhn, which blew for second longest period on record so lots of the snow that fell earlier in November has disappeared.

Yes tigne got lucky this season. The only reason I booked was because of the amount of snow they got. It was last minute. I would never normally go that early. Usually wait until Jan. Hoping to do it again next season. It was fantastic having complete pistes to yourself over and over again. Very novel.