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The
Courchnet.Com Courchevel Snow Report
| ... (& Rock Report in the summer!) |
Our snow reports (and the summer updates) are your guide to the resort's pistes and activities, mixed in with news, views and gossip from around the slopes. We aim to offer more than just stats about snow depths, and we always give you an honest and frank account of what the snow is really like. We want to give you the best information to help you make decisions as to when and where to ski. We try and keep the reports coming regularly, especially when the snow is falling; but even when conditions aren't great we'll give you plenty of ideas and insiders' tips on where to go and how amuse yourself on the slopes. If you have any feedback on the reports please let us know.
Don't forget to check out our Video Snow Reports so you can see the conditions for yourselves!
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Email us your news; or text YOUR RESORT'S NAME to +33 (0)6 30 98 37 45 with details |
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Last snowfall:
Mon 15th March 2010 |
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Depth lower slopes:
104 cm at 1850 m |
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Cross-country trails:
Open |
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AVALANCHE HAZARD
1/5 : LOW |
Depth last snowfall:
6 cm at 2700 m |
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Depth upper slopes:
125 cm at 2700 m |
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Snow Forecast |
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SNOWPACK
The snowpack is generally well bonded and stable. |
Max. temperature:
3 °C at 2700 m |
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No. of pistes open:
99 out of
106 |
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Courchnet.Com Courchevel Snow Report
by Alan Furniss | Courchevel Snow Reporter |
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| Catwoman and Batgirl take to the slopes |
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Greetings from the Courchevel Riviera! We’ve suddenly gone from the depths of winter to spring in one short step with nothing in between. In 1850 it was around +12°c at midday and in the sunshine my skin felt like it was being fried. We’ve got great snow depth so there’s no problem with bare patches or stones anywhere. The trick with this spring weather is to get out early and ski high. It was below freezing pretty well all morning on the top half of the mountain and what a great day to be in Courchevel. The snow was soft and easy to ski on, and in this quiet part of the season, Courchevel was a completely stress free environment with wide empty pistes.
We have Prince William & Kate Middleton in the resort this week (…..with their chums as the Daily Mail puts it) so there’s a bit more of a paparazzi-buzz than when Kate Moss or the Beckhams come to Courchevel. They had lunch at the Bel Air restaurant on the big sundeck on Tuesday (see the photo in the News section) and apparently they’re both quite competent skiers.
Yesterday was St Patrick’s day so there was a lot of green everywhere and a lot of Guiness being drunk. For some reason, which I don’t fully understand, today there were an enormous number of fancy dress skiers from Batman to Superman and everything in between. There’s one thing you can guarantee in Courchevel – if you see someone skiing or boarding in a bizarre costume – they’re from the UK. It seems to be a national trait!
The sunny weather will continue for the rest of the week but we are expecting a weather front to come through at the weekend. Unfortunately this looks likely to give rain at lower levels but it will produce significant snow above 1850m. As the rain/snow line is so high, it won’t affect this weekend’s transfers from the airports and we should get a welcome addition to the snowpack. Next week will be very quiet so it looks like a great week to be here but bring a bucket of factor-40 suncream!
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Don't forget you can find out what events are on during the coming season with our What's On Calendar.
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| Off-piste Avalanche Status - More detail |
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DEGREE OF HAZARD
1/5 : LOW |
SNOWPACK
The snowpack is generally well bonded and stable. |
AVALANCHE PROBABILITY
Triggering is generally possible only with high additional loads [2] and few very steep extreme slopes. Only a few small natural avalanches (sluffs) possible. |
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[1] Generally described in more detail in the resort avalanche bullettin (e.g. altitude, aspect, type of terrain etc.)
[2] Additional load:
- High: e.g. group of skiers, piste machine, avalanche blasting
- Low: e.g. skier, walker
- Steep slopes: Slopes with an incline of more than about 30°
- Steep extreme slopes: Particularly unfavourable in terms of the incline, terrain profile, proximity to ridge, smoothness of underlying ground surface.
This is an indication of status at time of writing. Please check latest situation at the lift stations before setting out. |
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