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The
Valdinet.Com Val d'Isere Snow Report
| ... (& Rock Report in the summer!) |
Our snow reports (and the summer updates) are your guide to the resort's pistes and activities, mixed in with news, views and gossip from around the slopes. We aim to offer more than just stats about snow depths, and we always give you an honest and frank account of what the snow is really like. We want to give you the best information to help you make decisions as to when and where to ski. We try and keep the reports coming regularly, especially when the snow is falling; but even when conditions aren't great we'll give you plenty of ideas and insiders' tips on where to go and how amuse yourself on the slopes. If you have any feedback on the reports please let us know.
Don't forget to check out our Video Snow Reports so you can see the conditions for yourselves!
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Email us your news; or text YOUR RESORT'S NAME to +33 (0)6 30 98 37 45 with details |
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Last snowfall:
Thu 11th March 2010 |
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Depth lower slopes:
125 cm at 1850 m |
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Cross-country trails:
Limited |
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AVALANCHE HAZARD
2/5 : MODERATE |
Depth last snowfall:
3 cm at 3500 m |
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Depth upper slopes:
198 cm at 3500 m |
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Snow Forecast |
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SNOWPACK
The snowpack is moderately well bonded on some steep slopes[1] otherwise generally well bonded. |
Max. temperature:
-11 °C at 1850 m |
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No. of pistes open:
154 out of
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European Winter X-Games in Tignes
Once again the weather forecast was a mile off, and we experienced glorious sunshine all day. /the conditions were perfect for day two of the European Winter X-Games.
The X-Games in Tignes kicked off with practice rounds throughout Wednesday morning, and the first final that evening. The Men’s Skiing Super-Pipe was the event and the level of competition was extremely high. The two favourites were clearly the French boys, Kevin Rolland from the neighbouring resort of La Plagne, and the local boy from Tignes, Xavier Bertoni. Another big name in this even was Simon Dumont from the USA. The French cleaned up the event with Rolland in first, and Bertoni in second much to the crowds delight. This was a great event to watch with some amazing tricks being pulled.
Today the Men’s Slope-style final took place at midday under the shining sun. Travice Rice, Andreas Wiig and Mikkel Bang were some of the big names taking to the slopes for the competition. Eric Willet took the gold medal pulling some amazing corked spins. Sage Kotsenburg took silver with Marco Grilc in bronze. Travis Rice was, surprisingly, down in 7th place.
The event in the evening was the Women’s Super with the Australian Torah Bright in second place and American, Kaitlyn Farrington, taking the gold with a switch nine.
Tomorrow is the big one with four finals taking place, and rumours flying around that the legendary Shaun White will be turning up for a slope-style demonstration.
The Women’s Ski Slope-Style takes place at half nine in the morning tomorrow. The Women’s Snowboard Slope-Style takes place at half eleven with the only British Rider in the competition, Jenny Jones taking to the slopes to compete. Jenny is one of the favourites to win and I’m sure all the British seasonaires will be there to support her.
Lunch time is when the Men’s Skiing Slope-Style takes place, with the American wonder kid, Bobby Brown heading up the competition along with TJ Schiller, also of the USA. This will be a very intense event, and I know, from seeing some of the riders at the London Freeze competition, that it will be well worth watching.
The Women’s Skiing Super-Pipe is at four in the afternoon with the likes of Sarah Burke from Canada dropping into the pipe to show off their skills. This is followed by the big event of the competition, the Men’s Snowboard Super-Pipe final. Shaun White normally dominates this event, but as he is not on the start list, the competition has been opened up completely.
I think the majority of support over here will be for the French man, Matthieu Crepel, the number one French snowboarder at the moment. I am really looking forward to this event as the competition will be intense, and the level of riding extremely high. The Women’s Snowboard Super-Pipe is good, but the Men are amazing in the pipe. I was disappointed not to see Shaun White on the start list, but hopefully rumours of his demonstration are true.
If you’re in Espace Killy this week I’d definitely suggest heading over to watch the competition, and if not, you can catch all the finals on the TV. It is free to get into the competition grounds or you can watch from the slopes.
During the day there are also extreme Snow-Mobile demonstrations which are fantastic to watch and involve back-flips and no-hand jumps!
If you’re not into this kind of thing though, the slopes are empty and the skiing is fantastic, it’s a good week to be skiing as everyone seems to be watching the competition. The unexpected sunshine also makes the slopes a great place to be whether spectating or just skiing,
This is an amazing week to be out here so make the most of it and have an amazing holiday!
Check out what to do around town once the lifts have closed with our Apres Ski Report - a weekly round up of what's hot and where to party in Val d'Isere!
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| Useful Information |
Piste map for Espace Killy (in pdf format)
Current opening status for Val d'Isere Pistes & Lifts
Val d'Isere Webcam Index
We will be keeping this Val d'Isere snow report updated two to three times a week during the winter season, and weekly during the summer. If you want even more up-to-date news on the ski conditions, check out our video snow reports or why not sign up for our Dump Alert? We'll email you each time it snows enough to significantly change the skiing conditions. It's great to know that the snow is falling in the run-up to your holiday, and it might even allow you to book a last-minute weekend when the snow is particularly good. The service is free, and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.
Useful Links
Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research
French Avalanche Research Institute
Meteo France - Mountain weather and avalanche conditions bulletins (in French)
Henry's Avalanche Talk - popular avalanche training sessions based in French Alps as well as translation of current avalanche conditions
PisteHors.com - Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding News in English for the French Alps. Excellent coverage of avalanche safety and advice. |
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| Off-piste Avalanche Status - More detail |
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DEGREE OF HAZARD
2/5 : MODERATE |
SNOWPACK
The snowpack is moderately well bonded on some steep slopes[1] otherwise generally well bonded. |
AVALANCHE PROBABILITY
Triggering possible with high additional loads [2] , particularly on the steep slopes indicated in the resort avalanche bulletin. Large natural avalanches not likely. |
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[1] Generally described in more detail in the resort avalanche bullettin (e.g. altitude, aspect, type of terrain etc.)
[2] Additional load:
- High: e.g. group of skiers, piste machine, avalanche blasting
- Low: e.g. skier, walker
- Steep slopes: Slopes with an incline of more than about 30°
- Steep extreme slopes: Particularly unfavourable in terms of the incline, terrain profile, proximity to ridge, smoothness of underlying ground surface.
This is an indication of status at time of writing. Please check latest situation at the lift stations before setting out. |
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