So I moved to Val Thorens with the Snowheads people.
Sunday and yesterday were incredibly warm. Monday I had a guiding/instruction session with a local pro. He took us on some just ok north facing high areas. To show us contrast between just ok and incredibly bad he took us on a run down the south facing off piste area from the top of VT to the Orelle valley. There were 5 of us in the group. Two were good skiers. The other three of us are average. Even the instructor had real difficulty making turns in the terrible snow. I didn’t fall but came close a few times when my skis were just sinking into the nothing snow.
Note the brown Saharan snow. They must not have got the storms we got in Tignes/Val last week.
We traversed over a big glide track. The guide was not concerned as the snow was “stabilising due to the decreasing temps”. I don’t know why he took us on that expedition. It proved nothing really.
Last night it froze hard and the forecast is for winter temps the next few days. There is no way there will be any chance of off piste (I’m booked for two guiding sessions) in the next few days. It’s bullet proof. So today I went for a tour to Courchevel in poor visibility.
The best of the weather below.
Sunday and yesterday were incredibly warm. Monday I had a guiding/instruction session with a local pro. He took us on some just ok north facing high areas. To show us contrast between just ok and incredibly bad he took us on a run down the south facing off piste area from the top of VT to the Orelle valley. There were 5 of us in the group. Two were good skiers. The other three of us are average. Even the instructor had real difficulty making turns in the terrible snow. I didn’t fall but came close a few times when my skis were just sinking into the nothing snow.
Note the brown Saharan snow. They must not have got the storms we got in Tignes/Val last week.
We traversed over a big glide track. The guide was not concerned as the snow was “stabilising due to the decreasing temps”. I don’t know why he took us on that expedition. It proved nothing really.
Last night it froze hard and the forecast is for winter temps the next few days. There is no way there will be any chance of off piste (I’m booked for two guiding sessions) in the next few days. It’s bullet proof. So today I went for a tour to Courchevel in poor visibility.
The best of the weather below.