Whilst we can't predict the weather one thing we do know for sure is that once New Year week is over the slopes are very, very quiet. Coming from Australia where January is the main holiday period this is something that still takes a bit of getting used to. Even in busy periods it is easy to avoid queues across the Three Valleys by planning your day carefully but the joy of skiing wherever takes your fancy without having to think about bottlenecks or what time ski schools deposit their pupils is sheer joy. Today we skied the popular Choucas piste all by ourselves and this morning found plenty of corduroy, untouched runs in Courchevel as late as 10.00am, a time by which most pistes have usually been visited.
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| Not a soul on Choucas Piste |
Following a fall of approx 20cm on Saturday we have had a sunny week with mild temperatures. Despite this the snow on Piste is in excellent condition with just some softening in late afternoon at the lower levels. Off Piste is currently not recommended due to the unstable nature of the snow pack. The weather forecast suggests a change is about to arrive and this morning we certainly felt it with a chilly wind blowing at the top of Mount Vallon. The chill was worth putting up with though as a couple of centimetres of fresh snow made the runs down Mt Vallon extremely enjoyable.
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| Sunny but clouds gathering |
