seventeenth March 2026
It’s Spring within the Alps after the snow of final weekend. Blue sky and heat temperatures abound.NEW
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We left our base in Morzine and headed to the linked resort of Avoriaz the place the solar has made a welcome return.
Nonetheless, the temperatures have shot up.
Avoriaz, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
Right here’s PlanetSKI’s James Cove:
And right here is Avoriaz within the distance ‘mixing’ in to its environment.
Avoriaz, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
It’s a little bit of a marmite resort with many both loving the structure of hating it.
Right here it’s up shut.
Avoriaz, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
Avoriaz, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
Avoriaz, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
The nice and cozy temperatures continued and when James headed again to Morzine it was +15c at 15.30.
He’s been staying on this slightly elegant trying constructing, Le Chablais, in Morzine.
Morzine/Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
“It’s considerably much less grand inside, however with a room for 3 individuals coming in at €50 a head we at PlanetSKI aren’t complaining,” mentioned James.
“It’s proper within the centre of city, 5-minutes from the primary carry and the worth features a hearty breakfast.
“If you wish to save your cash for extra fascinating issues than sleeping then I’d completely advocate it.”
Morzine itself retains its village environment, although there is no such thing as a snow on the town for the time being.
Avoriaz, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
The resort dwelling run is slightly, er, sketchy.
A single run stays open to the city, so it’s nonetheless doable to ski down into Morzine on the finish of the day.
Avoriaz, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
“I don’t ski on the town, so I’m not bothered within the slightest that there is no such thing as a snow at resort degree,” added James
“I care concerning the snow on the slopes and right here in Morzine they at the moment stay in wonderful situation for the time of yr.”
Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
Subsequent on this PlanetSKI alpine highway journey we’ve headed spherical to remain in Les Will get for a number of nights – it’s an 11 minute drive.
Quite lower than we often do on certainly one of our PlanetSKI highway journeys.
It was only a case of shoving all of the gear within the boot, slightly than packing it in neatly.
Morzine/Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
James used to ski in Les Will get 30-years in the past when his household have been younger – manner earlier than PlanetSKI was even a twinkle in his eye.
He retains an enormous smooth spot for the resort.
The three-strong PlanetSKI staff is staying with Ski Weekends within the fabulous Chalet Marjorie.
Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
He’ll be posting about his go to in a report on the finish of the week – Les Will get: Then & Now.
One factor is for certain – the chalet expertise bears little resemblance to what’s was a number of a long time in the past.
Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
Do test again…
Tuesday seventeenth March
We begin right now with an replace from the resort of Gausta, in Norway.
See extra right here about Gausta:
Gausta. Picture c/o Norway – House of Snowboarding
Gausta. Picture c/o Norway-House of Snowboarding.
We could have a full replace from the Alps later because the climate warms up with the solar again.
PlanetSKI editor, James Cove, stays in Morzine/Les Will get in France.
It’s trying slightly good.
Morzine/Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
Monday sixteenth March
The most recent storm has handed with some advantageous climate returning to the Alps.
“The remainder of this week can be comparatively calm within the Alps, with loads of sunshine but in addition some areas of cloud drifting round,” mentioned weathertoski.co.uk.
“Temperatures can be on the cool facet, which means that freeze-thaw cycles can be much less excessive than they could in any other case be presently of yr.
“In the direction of the weekend there may be the possibility of some additional snow within the south-western Alps.”
The most recent storm has induced ‘appreciable’ threat of avalanches in components of the Alps.
One particular person has died in France with one other injured.
The avalanche threat is ‘appreciable’ in components of Switzerland, France and Italy.
Sunday fifteenth March
The forecast storm has delivered in locations.
1m of snow is reported to have fallen in components of western Italy and the south of Switzerland.
Zermatt and Saas-Price have seen as much as 1m of recent snow, accompanied by some excessive winds.
Resorts within the Monte Rosa space in Italy have performed properly.
Many different components of the Alps have additionally seen snow, with 10-30cm above 1,600m throughout some components of the French Alps.
There was much less snow at decrease altitudes than anticipated.
PlanetSKI is now in Morzine the place snow fell, however not within the portions anticipated with a dusting of round 5cm on the slopes.
It has although been very welcome.
Morzine/Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
Morzine/Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
In Morzine the ‘Rock the Pistes’ occasion is underway.
Morzine/Les Will get, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
And let’s not neglect the Jura mountains to the north of Lake Geneva that appeared good on Sunday.
The Jura mountains. Picture © PlanetSKI
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