It will remain relatively cold for the foreseeable future with further chances for snow at times. Right now, the heaviest and most widespread snowfall is likely to be on Sunday. This time there is more snow in the forecast for the northern French Alps.
Alpe d'Huez is one of France's biggest and best-known Alpine ski resorts, ranking alongside other top French resorts such as Val d'Isère for extent and variety of slopes. Alpe d’Huez lies on a sunny plateau, with amazing slopes in all directions reaching to the far corners of this ski area and neighbouring villages of Auris, Villard Reculas, Oz en Oisans and Vaujany. The slopes go down to 1100m and up to 3330m, while its glacier ensures snow cover is sufficient for a long season that stretches from early Decembe..
Set high above the Tarentaise valley La Rosière is a traditional style ski resort which enjoys stunning views across the Isere Valley and across to Les Arcs. It has the benefit of being sited on the sunnier yet still snow-sure southern side of the domain. It's south facing slopes give it the reputation as one of the sunniest resorts in France, while it's altitude and snow making facilities ensures guaranteed snow cover December till April. La Rosiere is renowed for being a warmly welcoming, family-friendly, good..
Les Gets lies in the Massif du Chablais at the western end of the massive Portes du Soleil ski area, just below Lac Léman and is therefore easy to reach from Geneva. Les Gets is a great place for a last-minute break. With access to 650 km of slopes spread across 12 villages in both France and Switzerland, the vast Portes du Soleil area offers near-limitless skiing amid fantastic scenery. Border crossings are seamless. There’s something for everybody in Les Gets and the Portes du Soleil ski area: tough ..
Austria’s little known gem, Obertauern, is hardly an hour's drive from Salzburg Airport. It has an infectiously friendly laid-back atmosphere and with generally quieter slopes than the big name resorts it’s no surprise that this destination is gaining in popularity fast. Situated in the Salzburgerland region of the Austrian Alps and nestled within the scenic peaks of the Tauern mountain range, Obertauern was originally just a mountain pass before it became a ski resort. At 1750m it is one of Austria's highest sk..
Ik vond dit een prachtig skigebied. Wat een mooi uitzicht over de hoge Zwitserse bergtoppen. De gletsjer Plaine Morte vond ik heel erg mooi. Door het weer (de volledige week VOL zon!) was er 's middags wel wat pappige sneeuw. maar omdat wij buiten he..
Verbier rocks! We stayed in the Belette apartment. Fantastic location near the medran lift and Camilla the chalet host was brilliant. Food was excellent and the accommodation was very comfortable. The skiing is some of the best in Europe. To get the ..
Don't go to Fiesch unless you can't get anywhere else. The skiing is so limited and to get between the resorts can require a lot of poling. You need to be careful that you don't ski too low as one of our groups did and had to pole for 20 mins to get ..
The skiing in Alpe d'Huez is greay with a good mix of challenging blacks, good reds and lots of excellent blues. There is also extensive off-piste and it's well worth getting a guide or instructor to take you out. Alpe dHuez has an extensive ski area..
Als u naar een rustig skigebied wil met alle mogelijkheden en betaalbaar, moet u beslist eens naar PRAPOUTEL gaan, wij komen er al meer dan tien jaar en het bevalt ons nog steeds. Het is een prachtig ski gebied met een groot funpark voor jong en oud!..
Very small only 10 km of pistes. I like skiing in this resort but in comparison with other close situated resorts its below average. Snow quality was poor due to lack of fresh snow. The last day we had fresh snow which resulted in enormous waiting li..
With the commercial increasing pressure on ski resorts to open early and with good skiing conditions, snow farming has been recognized as one of the most powerful and eco-friendly way to achieve this. Faced with rising temperatures, ski resorts are preserving last year’s snow by storing it under tarps or saw-dust. It’s a low-tech way to start the next season with an inherited base and colder ground temperatures. The methods have proven successful for multiple resorts and are an important part to their success in the weeks before Christmas.
