Auron, FR: 02/05/18

[ChrisC]

My UK friends have become very tired of mid-winter rain, especially in the French Alps.

One said: never again Val Thorens in February and waking up to liquid precip. Very rare - but once it happens it can be should crushing.

They were looking into Colorado for a future trip. However, I had to warn them it required a summer/spring commitment due to the Epic/Ikon Pass Duopoly.

And rain can be problematic a lot of places in the American West:

• Top-to-bottom possibilities: Whistler, Tahoe, NW, BC
• Bottom: Jackson, Park City, other NW areas

Almost always safe in Colorado or Cottonwoods. Perhaps NM (but low snowfall).

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Perhaps NM (but low snowfall).

Correct. I've never heard of rain in NM. The U.S. version of the Maritime Alps?

Wow, NCP in Val Thorens?