February 9th, 2010 - Posted by: Powder Monkey

Half Term Snow Conditions – What to Expect

Next week, February half-term, is one of the most popular for British skiers to hit the slopes. If you are among those heading for the French or Swiss Alps for the holidays you are likely to find excellent snow conditions wherever your chosen resort. If December was a little disappointing snow-wise January was outstanding with decent snowfalls on an almost weekly basis – making for current snow depths in excess of 3m in some areas, notably Chamonix. The most recent dump of snow on last Friday (05/02/10) was also one of the heaviest of the season so far with up to 50cm of fresh falling across a whole host of resorts including Tignes, Val Thorens and La Plagne in France and Verbier, Zermatt and Saas Fee in Switzerland.

http://www.snow-forecast.com/maps/dynamic/france

A further dusting of snow is forecast over the course of the week and temperatures in resort are expected to plummet to well below freezing come the weekend (-25° in Val d’Isere, France -24° in Zermatt, Switzerland – don’t forget your thermals). The sub sub-zero temperatures should keep the snow in optimum condition for the holiday week even at lower at altitudes so there won’t be any need to brave the highest, most exposed lift in resort to access the best snow. The avalanche risk in many places remains at level three (marked) on the five point scale (one – low risk, five high risk) so caution should be exercised when venturing away the marked runs.

If this has whet your skiing appetite but you haven’t booked your half term ski holiday, it’s not too late – Snowjet have a few remaining seats on Chambery flights and Sion flights departing on Sunday 14th Feb.

For more detail about the snow conditions in your chosen resort visit www.snow-forecast.com.

Tags: Avalanche Risk, Chamonix, Half Term Skiing, Saas Fee, Snow Condtions, Tignes, Val d'Isere, Verbier, Zermatt
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