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caron-a wrote:could it please stop snowing just for 5 mins!

...from the forecast, Jan's unlikely to see the sun until Wednesday! :-)

Ok, I think we've done this one folks - some thought-provoking contributions very sensibly reminding us all to take care; especially when we may (unwittingly or otherwise) have others looking to us for advice.

Have a great holiday Hoop, push your mates to invest in their skiing (instruction is much better value than beer!), and don't take responsibility for them.

...and have a great Christmas! 8)

Fierce Fohn winds last weekend stripped much of last weeks powder from the off-piste, but left superb, fast, piste skiing on a smooth base for Monday.

Monday night brought a much better-than-forecast snowfall of 20-30cm of very light powder right down to the village. The Balme and Fernuy sectors of La Clusaz have been closed this week (preserving the snow for the Xmas trippers we assume) but there was plenty of boot-deep fluff to be had on Beauregard and top-to-bottom on l'Aiguille. With virtually no-one about there was still plenty of un-tracked snow on the lower runs by the time lunch came around.

Expecting good things, we headed for Le Chinaillon (Le Grand Bornand) for the afternoon and weren't disappointed - light powder all over everywhere so it didn't matter that half the ski area was shut here also. Too much snow, too little time...

Apparently the whole Chinaillon sector will open on Friday for the first time this season; firm base, fresh snow and cold temperatures promise to deliver... 8)

To cap it all my son (11) skiied the whole day in the powder with us - and we almost kept up with Gravite Dave and his orange trousers... :lol:

There are still places available in chalets out here for next week, so if you fancy swapping your tinsel for powder...

Indeed. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings to all. May all your Christmases, or at the very least all your ski trips, be exceedingly white...

I have it on good authority that he'll be back with us again in a week or two. :wink:

Right here... 8) We list half a dozen Apartments and
Chalets in Livigno here - http://www.j2ski.com/ski_resorts/Italy/Livigno_ski_chalets.html from a quick glance most are still available.

You might get some luck with B&B by going via the Tourist Office.

HTH,

Looks like the same again for Sunday / Monday - another big snow storm across much of Switzerland, Italy and the mid to Southern French Alps. Still cold too, though with a possibility of slight warming (to average temperatures - don't panic!) as we head for Christmas.

I think Trencher's taken his off-season diet a bit too far this time...