Your author: Powder Monkey November 23rd, 2008 - Posted by: Powder Monkey

Is This the Best Start to the European Ski Season Ever?

The snow fell in abundance this weekend right across the Alps. Here in Chamonix we got as much as anywhere but we are still waiting on the lifts to open. The lifts usually open at weekends as soon as the conditions are good enough and at the moment the official line from Compagnie du Mont Blanc, who manage the lifts in the valley, is that they aren’t. The advance purchase of my season pass wasn’t wasted though as Chamonix’s Swiss resort partner Verbier is open for business.

We’d heard that the lifts in Verbier had been shut all day on Saturday due to high winds and the forecast for today was for more of the same, so when we set out we didn’t have very high expectations. But fortunately this time the forecasters got it wrong: no wind to speak of, hardly a cloud in the sky and 20-30cm of fluffy, light powder.

Check out this video of Powder Monkey doing what she loves best.

November 23rd, honestly.

We skied Verbier in November last year and thought it was pretty special but today really was something else. Given today’s awesome conditions and skiing the powder in Cervinia 2 weeks ago, I am wondering if this is the best start to European ski season EVER…



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One Response to “Is This the Best Start to the European Ski Season Ever?”

  1. The Snow Lies Deep in Verbier in November Says:
    November 25th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

    [...] out these amazing shots of the powder in Verbier on Sunday 23rd November. Nobody was in the mood to hang around for the photographer with the snow [...]

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