Verbier Today 17.11.12

Verbier is open again this Weekend, this time both Lac de Vaux and the run from Attelas down to Ruinettes. Photos from today: Lac de Vaux is beginning to freeze over:



and the run down from Attelas was in good condition:



The snow line is about 1800m south-facing and about 150m lower north-facing. It's snowed already right down to the valley floor but so far not stayed. Temperature at La Tzoumaz (1500m) was 3C nighttime, 7C daytime yesterday. The piste conditions were good with little sign of wear - so the the base for the so-far-unopened higher areas in the 4 valleys looks good.

Overall a very nice day's skiing, not that many people - sunny and bright but not too warm. All it needs now is for the temperatures to drop a bit and for some snow to fall and stay down at the 1500m level.

<sighs> Looks great

I never saw lac de vaux when I was there as i presume it was frozen.
That run down at ate las was our morning warm up, I remember it well.
Looks great

Also, the Olympic cafe at Attelas had no card-readers and wasn't accepting plastic payments at all - cash only. Not even debit cards. Even locals seemed surprised. Be worth knowing if this is for the season and whether it's a general trend.