December 17th, 2008 - Posted by: Powder Monkey
Tignes gets Buried under 1m of Snow!
Following reports of the Grand Montets opening ahead of schedule due to a early heavy snow fall in Chamonix, the early season snow just keeps coming. Tignes and Val d’Isere were the recent benefactors of a 1 metre dump of snow! Check out these shots of the snow mayhem on Monday.
Where did I park the car?
Wading waist deep
Shoulder height outside the Alpaka
The superb conditions have buoyed the ski industry in these challenging economic times. Tony, owner of the excellent Alpaka hotel and bar in Tignes (pictured above) told me he has had hundreds of hotel enquiries in the last week. And right across the French Alps ski resorts are reporting 70-90% occupancy for the holiday period. As ever, January is quiet and there are some bargain basement deals to be had.
Tags: Tignes, Val d'Isere
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June 10th, 2009 at 9:14 am
[...] frequent heavy snowfalls, often at low altitude, and spread fairly evenly over the winter months. Mid-December saw a massive dump of snow of 1.5-2.5m dropped on ranges bordering Italy. Hefty snowfalls were also recorded on or around 6th [...]