Les Arcs Season 2014 - 2015, New Thread for this season starts on page 29.

Evening all! Just got home so a very quick update tonight and I am off to bed.

Today was blue sky, very cold and great powder again. Despite the cold I managed to take a few photos today so I will post them tomorrow and I think they are worth waiting for!

Having spent the past few days on the Les Arcs side of the Paradiski area we went over to the La Plagne side today hunting for more untracked snow.

We found some, loads of the stuff in fact! After making our way down to Champagny via a long off piste route which was almost totally untracked, we headed over to Plagne Centre with a detour down the face under the Verdon Sud chair. Then back up and down the face on the other side finishing with the Indian gully into Plagne Centre for a bit of fun! We are all big kids at heart!

Headed back to Bellecote La Plagne and up above Les Coches before making a few runs on that side then down through the forest to the Vanoise Express.

A final quick route from the top of the Derby Chair above Peisey Vallandry all the way down to Arc 1800 then back up and down through the meadows above Arc 1600 finishing at the Mid station of the Funicular and home.

Another great day comes to an end. The many pistes we crossed today were all in great condition following the recent snow and anyone coming out is in for a treat. The off piste is amazing right now, the cold temps are keeping it light and fluffy everywhere.

Photos will be posted later tomorrow. Take a look at the waist deep powder at times. I am not joking!! Enjoy!!.

I am just about to post the photos from yesterday in the Jan 2013 Album Two over on the Les Arcs Winter page. Take a look in about an hour if you are interested.

Hope you all had a fun day today out in the snow wherever you are!!

Here are the photos I like the best from yesterday.


Not perhaps tthe best picture of the day, but I love the atmosphere this one creates at the start of the trip down into the valley far below.


Powder everywhere!!


Some of us dream of powder like this!


Now that is deep powder!

Hope you like these few photos. There is more snow on it's way so we will get to do this all again next week. Quite a winter this is turning out to be!

Just got back from a weekend in Verbier. They have good snow over there as well.

Driving up the valley tonight it did seem that quite a bit of snow has melted lower down. It will be interesting to see how much it has changed in the last few days.

I look forward to meeting up with some of those that have just arrived, see you on the hill tomorrow. I just heard there might be a bit of fresh powder in the morning.

Although it's nice to visit other places, it is good to be back and what a nice way to be welcomed home today. 'POWDER DAYS!!' What more can we ask for.

It was another blue sky powder day. Started off a little cloudy, but the sun broke through and then it just kept on shinning!!

On our very first warm up we managed to find fresh untracked powder where normally it would all be tracked out. It is not very busy! That was the start and we did not look back. Found more good powder off the Arpette ridge in both directions and then headed up the Varet gondola and more untracked snow.

After an excellent start to the morning we headed into the Col de Chal by a different route and had more fresh powder most of the way down to the track in the forest although as we neared the forest the sun had done it's job and the fresh snow was starting to turn under it's glare.

Finally arrived back in Peisey and headed to 'La Vache' for a very nice lunch.

Then it was time for more untracked snow if we could still find some. Although within the resort area most places are now tracked, the snow quality was still excellent and we did manage to find a few untracked places hidden away. After a play in the soft snow amongst the trees it was time to head for home and a well earned drink.

Another fun day comes to an end and more powder awaits tomorrow. If you are thinking of coming out, hurry up and do so. The pistes are in great condition everywhere right now and the off piste is really light and fluffy.

If you are interested in seeing what we did today, take a look at the photos in the 'Jan 2013 Album Two' on my Les Arcs Winter facebook page, I think one or two of the pics today are the best yet this season, but then I guess I would. Enjoy!!

The photos I like from today!


Powder!!


Steep and Deep!

this is a cheesy question. Do people who buy top branded ski wear always wear the same brand jackets and pants or do they mix a top brand jacket with a different branded ski pant?

SnowCrazy or others... we are looking to book a second week somewhere, possible 1800, and we had penciled in 9/3 but what availability there is currently across europe seems to be fairly expensive compared to 16/3. My question is what would snow and temp conditions be like on 16/3?
I know it is only 7 days difference and no one has an accurate crystal ball - so trying to see what the experts think :-). We were in Ischgl 2 years ago 2nd week in march and it was pretty ropey down towards the resort - needed water ski's rather than snow ski's.

When will these powder days end. Not for a while yet I hope! Today was another powder day. This time on the Bellecote.

After spending yesterday in Les Arcs it was time for a change. We headed up early and went over to the Bellecote bowl via the Roche de Mio face and then did a couple of laps of the bowl in mixed conditions. Sometimes the snow was untracked powder, other times it was wind blown and a couple of times we dropped on a few rocks, ouch! But the funniest times were when 'other people' skied into a few holes or bumped over ridges which were hard to see in the flat light (it is always funny when it is not you doing this and nobody gets hurt, just have a laugh about it afterwards!).

Then the blue sky broke through and we could see the untracked powder lines from the ridge just waiting to be skied.

An hour or so later we reached the Bauches Chair having found plenty of places to make our own lines and stopped for a very late lunch before heading off the top of the Dos Rond ridge down into the waterfall gully and finally back to the Vanoise Express and onto the Altiport for a last drink and home.

With the cold temperatures right now the snow on and off piste is holding up well and there is still plenty of powder around. Tomorrow should be another good day.

If you would like to see the photos of today, take a look in the Jan 2013 Album Two on my Les Arcs Winter facebook page. Enjoy!

These are the photos I like best from today!


The Roche de Mio Face behind them.


Nice powder!


The final gully, watch out for the holes!!