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Deep Blue Skies and Deep Fresh Powder to you all.

And thank you all for making my life a lot less ordinary! :lol: :lol:


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Blue Bird Day = Clear blue skies and fresh, deep snow.

European snowfall moderated a little this week, compared to the previous few weeks, but fresh snow has still fallen in many resorts in the past few days. Conditions are excellent across almost all the Alpine area now, although more snow is needed in the far South.

Scattered snow has improved conditions in North America a little although most resorts could still do with more. Milder weather in Scotland has caused resorts to close temporarily but more snow is expected.

European Weather and Snow This Coming Week

More precipitation is heading for The Alps for the end of this week and into the weekend and, once again, we encourage anyone travelling in the Northern Alps on Saturday (in particular) to pay attention to the forecasts.

Throughout tomorrow (Friday) and most of Saturday, heavy snow will affect much of the Northern and Western Alps. The French and Swiss Alps will again get the largest snowfalls, which could exceed 50cm in 24 hours in places and may cause serious disruption to mountain roads.

Initially the snow will fall to quite low levels, although the temperature will rise on Saturday to bring rain to some lower resorts - it is very difficult to predict how the exact mix of rain and snow will play out but we'd expect quite heavy, wet snow at low altitude with the best snow above about 1,800 metres.

Temperatures should fall again by Monday, with a further significant snowfall looking likely then.

Further out, following a brief settled period early next week (possible Blue Bird Tuesday for many resorts!), more episodes of snow appear to be lining up in the forecast models and, although beyond the reliable forecast timescale, it is looking like quite a snowy start to the New Year.

Oh yes. 8)

jimmi85 wrote:Would you be prepared to risk no snow, fewer runs and older lift systems (i think?) if it meant you saved 60-70% on a French ski holiday?

I wouldn't, no, but I'm not you... 8) It sounds like you're asking the right questions but most of them have answers that only you can provide!

Smaller resorts have a lot of advantages for building familiarity and confidence in early skiers / boarders and it sounds as if your GF is thinking that way. Maybe you can look at a week in a small resort, developing skills, as an investment for the future?

If you want the snow in France then find one of the smaller resorts and go there - prices are generally much more reasonable if you go where the Tour Operators don't.

Of the other countries you mentioned, I'd look at Slovenia and add Slovakia to your options - always good to try somewhere new, and I've heard good things about both.

The forecast snow is now well within the 48-hour window, and has been consistently predicted by just about every model run over the past few days. So very high confidence in at least the initial falls.

Looks like potentially heavy snow for Friday and Saturday across much of the Northern Alps and possible Blue Bird day Tuesday!

Yesterday we sent out over 5,000 Powder Alarms, and today's Snow Mail (leaving shortly) will require your attention! This is not a drill...

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The spam (for that is what it was) has been removed.

As you were.

A Very Merry Xmas to one and all - eat, drink and eat some more... I think I have a serious mince pie problem already...

Yo ho ho - so who else has got NORAD's Santa Tracker running on another screen? He's on his way... :lol: :lol:

Dave Mac wrote:Anyway, who was it that first told me this? (Not the eddy current effect, the tree lee-side light powder deposition) Couldn't have been....... you admin?

Nah, I think you told me... I dismissed it as just an excuse to poach my lines... :lol: