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Hi Daved, I will try and leave some untracked powder for you, but I cannot be sure!! If you fancy meeting up for a beer and maybe a ride send me aPM.

Sorry folks no update this morning, the details did not arrive in time and I had to go out.

It is snowing lightly down to Bourg right now and although the vis was not the greatest today, the snow is amazing and loads of it. You can still easily ride down to Bourg from Arc 1600 if you know the way. But do be careful off piste, the snow is very unstable out there right now.

I will try to add some pics tomorrow.

Anyone coming out by car will need to have chains as they are stopping people driving up to the stations as the roads are getting worse tonight. The roads are quite bad already higher up. There is snow settling on the side roads around Bourg now.

Tomorrow should be amazing as they 'SAY' the weather might improve. I hope so. Time to get the camera out!!

I really hope when I get back after Christmas the updates each morning arrive in time before I leave for the hill. Sorry no update again this morning. Next post will be after Christmas.

But!!! What a fun day we had. Loads of fresh powder!! Blue sky and little wind. Perfect :D . We spent almost the whole day playing in the safer off piste areas.

Started with a few runs around the Arpette Lift to warm up. Then over towards the snow park to see what is happening. They should have at least some of it open very soon.

Then back up to the ridge and down to the Altiport for some great sandwiches. Very nice. You must go and try their special for 7 Euros!! :-D

Over to Arc 2000 side after lunch and a couple of runs down the middle ridge. Fun, but they are putting in the sledge course again , very bad!! :twisted:

Time to follow the sun, so over to the Vallandry side and in the bowls above the forests before going down through the trees to the Derby Chair. Made a couple of loops and then we headed off piste all the way back to Arc 1800 and the Vagere Chair, which had just broken when we arrived. :evil:

Finally the group split, some to the bar, whilst others skied down the blue track back to Arc 1600 and home.

Here is one photo of the many jumps people tried today. If you got it wrong it did not hurt with all this fresh powder!! :-D



What a great day!! More Photos in the new 'December 2012 album' over on my Les Arcs Winter page. :D

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Looks great chris, cant wait to get there.....10 sleeps to go!

My last update before Christmas as I am having a break for a few days.

I just heard that the snow fell most of the day yesterday and it is looking good today with fresh powder everywhere and you can easily get down to Bourg if you know the way off piste.

The snow depth at Arc 1600 is 115cm, at Arc 2000 about 143cm, at the top of the Transarc around 174cm and at the top of Aigle Rouge a massive 335cm so I think I am safe in saying there will be plenty of snow for quite a while.

Needless to say the roads are slippy and you might well need to have chains if you are driving up the mountain, but getting to Bourg should be ok.

I am sure those out over the Christmas period will keep the posts coming.

Merry Christmas for anyone out over the festive period and I will start posting again later next week.

Bonne Noel!!

And a merry Xmas to you too!...we look forward to service resuming after the holidays...I might even get to meet the mythical Snowcrazy next month

First day back after my Christmas break and very nice it was too!!

Started over in Arc 1600 for a little warm up about 10.30am and then headed over to Arc 2000 bowl to meet the others for an early lunch (for me anyway, they had all been out skiing since first lifts) at the Bulle. With blue sky and loads of snow after another 20+ cm a couple of days ago, we went searching for some nice snow. managed to find some good areas off the varet and up on the Grand Col before heading back to Arc 1950 and then Malgovert for a little play in the Piste Nature before finally heading back to George's Wine bar in Arc 1950 for a well earned drink.

Although the resort is very busy, it is still possible to avoid some lift queues and the off piste areas and some piste natures are not busy so there is plenty of room to enjoy yourself.

The bad weather they mentioned in the morning report never arrived and the blue sky stayed all day. Tomorrow promises more of the same. It is great to be back out in the snow!

Anyone coming out, the roads are clear and although busy, the traffic is moving around the valley without a problem. Right now you do not need chains to get up to the resort stations. More snow is promised in the next few days!! Conditions are excellent right now! Next update tomorrow with photos I hope. Sorry forgot the camera this morning!

snowcrazy2005 wrote:Right now you do not need chains to get up to the resort stations.

Tell that to the brits in the blue skoda we watched trying to get up to the chantel area of 1800 yesterday, the five or so cars behind him were steadily backing up as he was sliding backwards.
Onlookers were tutting and shaking there heads - bloody brits.

I would put money on the fact that the brits did not have suitable tyres. I suspect nice Alloys with low profiles and big shiny surfaces on the tyre at contact point :evil: