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Thursday, 21-4-2011

Posted on: Thursday, April 21st, 2011 in: daily

This is the last report of the season 2010/2011
After more than 5 month skiing in the 3-Valleys we decided to go to our other home in The Netherlands.
The rest of the season (2 weeks) will bring no major change in the snow conditions. The hope for a white dump, we are waiting for since January, […]

Wednesday, 20-4-2011

Posted on: Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 in: daily

Again a beautiful day with much sunshine and moderate winds.
The condition of the pistes changes day by day in a direction that not favourable for the upcoming Dutch week.
The forecast for some snow above 2300/2500 during the weekend will only give some relieve for the higher pistes.
Tomorrow I will post for the last time of […]

Tuesday, 19-4-2011

Posted on: Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 in: daily

More clouds and less intense sunshine but still nice weather.
The piste Campagnol, the left run down Mont Vallon in Mottaret, was in a relative good shape. Soft snow, allmost empty and only some minor bad spots.
The right run down Mont Vallon, Combe de Vallon, was closed at 14.00 hour. Before that time you have to […]

Spring 2011

Posted on: Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 in: special

Spring in Val Thorenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icb1nOcm42Q

Monday, 18-4-2011

Posted on: Monday, April 18th, 2011 in: daily

A beautifull day just like yesterday.
It is very crowded in Val Thorens during this Eastern Week.
At the end of the day all lower pistes are in worn out.
Every night it seems still possible to restore these pistes with lots of harvested snow.
The pictures of this Monday can be seen at :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/123_456/sets/72157626525571476/

Sunday, 17-4-2011

Posted on: Sunday, April 17th, 2011 in: daily

The last week of the season in LM has been started.
Several restaurants and residences are already closed.
The pistes are quiet and you can hear the screaming of the marmottes again.
Snowconditons of the pistes are roughly unchanged after a night with some frost.
The weather with a jolly combination of a blue sky with bog white clouds.
The […]

Saturday, 16-4-2011

Posted on: Saturday, April 16th, 2011 in: daily

 
Sunshine and clouds. Temperature 5 degrees above zero at 3000 meter and moderate winds.
Incredible good piste Grand Lac : icy underground with a topping of 2 cm fondant.
It was not so busy as during the days of last week. Well prepared pistes and after 11 o’clock fairly good skiing conditions on all higher piste.
Pictures of […]

Friday, 15-4-2011

Posted on: Friday, April 15th, 2011 in: daily

 
A morning with sunshine and a afternoon with clouds and light snowfall.
Good skiing in Val Thorens on some fresh snow on the higher pistes.
The temperature at night dropped below zero: -4 at 2000 m and -8 at 3000 m.
 
Pictures of this Friday can be seen at :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/123_456/sets/72157626378925611/

Thursday, 14-4-2011

Posted on: Thursday, April 14th, 2011 in: daily

Very grey and flat light. Totally clouded sky with some minor snowfall.
Temperature around freezing point at 2000 meter.
Some fresh snow, a few centimeters, in Val Thorens.
The TC Bruyeres did the ride to the top this afternoon in just less then a hour, due to technical difficulties.
On most critical spots the snowcanons try to cover the […]

Wednesday, 13-4-2011

Posted on: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 in: daily

A beautifull sunny day, but no skiing in t-shirt, it was much colder.
Last night it was several degrees below zero and the some of snowcanons were operational.
On other places the rest of the snow outside the pistes has been moved to the pistes.
It is called “snow harvesting”.
On several relative good pistes is very crowded, because […]