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Snowsure for December 15th Trip?

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Ive just read [url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/news/snow-reports-ski-resorts-weather-conditions-france-austria/?WT.mc_id=e_DM241735&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Tra_New_WED&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_Tra_New_WED20231129&utm_campaign=DM241735][/url] and im wondering if I should book Val T now?

Can anyone see this drastically changing/being risky? If so, what resort would you recommend? Im wanting to fly to either Geneva, Turin or Milan in that order.

Thanks
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Val Thorens will be less risky than most alternatives (and not everywhere will be open by 15 December). I wouldn't swallow whole any reports in the Telegraph. Have a look at recent posts on the "weather threads" here on snowheads for more nuanced views. There's a lot of rain around to quite high altitude in the next few days - things can change for the worse, or for the better, very quickly at this time of year.
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pam w wrote:
Val Thorens will be less risky than most alternatives (and not everywhere will be open by 15 December). I wouldn't swallow whole any reports in the Telegraph. Have a look at recent posts on the "weather threads" here on snowheads for more nuanced views. There's a lot of rain around to quite high altitude in the next few days - things can change for the worse, or for the better, very quickly at this time of year.


Yeah agree, read quite an in-depth report by a SH member. Just want to book soon whilst flights are cheap, oh is a teacher so tied to half terms but they finish early this year so flights are still really cheap.
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pam w wrote:
Val Thorens will be less risky than most alternatives (and not everywhere will be open by 15 December). I wouldn't swallow whole any reports in the Telegraph. Have a look at recent posts on the "weather threads" here on snowheads for more nuanced views. There's a lot of rain around to quite high altitude in the next few days - things can change for the worse, or for the better, very quickly at this time of year.


booked flights and car. Going to book a couple hotels with free cancellation as some are able to be cancelled 2 days before arrival so nothing lost
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I'm not sure what would be risky?

Val T will be open and have plenty of skiing.

On what basis/circumstances would you not be happy to go?
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Looking at the current snow reports, it seems as though there's good snow cover over most of the Alps.
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Layne wrote:
I'm not sure what would be risky?

Val T will be open and have plenty of skiing.

On what basis/circumstances would you not be happy to go?


well ive read countless comments on threads and never see a definitive answer Very Happy but I may take your optimism and go for Val T!
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@Tjhodgson_145, as @Layne says there's not really any risk at all in reality (or at least is very minimal). Lots of snow down to resort level and another 30cm due today/tomorrow.

https://www.valthorens.com/en/webcam/webcam-rond-point-des-pistes/
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Tjhodgson_145 wrote:
Layne wrote:
I'm not sure what would be risky?

Val T will be open and have plenty of skiing.

On what basis/circumstances would you not be happy to go?


well ive read countless comments on threads and never see a definitive answer Very Happy but I may take your optimism and go for Val T!

You are right there are countless comments and questions about conditions at abc on xyz date. And whether it is "snowsure". Quite often these days with an accompanying proviso of "I know you won't be able to tell me" Laughing

Part of the problem with answering is knowing what the people want to know. And indeed even if they know what they want to know. To explain, in the last 13/14 year I have mainly skied twice a year at the arse ends of the season (having children so restricted to school holidays but try avoid Feb HT). Only once as a resort not opened at all (Les Sept Laux - Dec 2014, when we switched to Tignes last minute). We have experienced everything from pretty poor up top with white man made strips to lower villages, through to magnificent conditions with lots of powder and everything in between (hot & sunny, cloudy and cold, 2.5 days of snow, rain!). Often changing drastically days before or during the trip (for better or worse). So if you are talking about whether somewhere is snowsure are you talking about risk of not opening, risk of poor snow conditions with bare patches and strips lower down or the risk that things might not be great piste or off piste.

Anyway, Val T is the highest ski resort in Europe, has the longest season and the biggest risk you will have is if a storm blows in because of it's altitude and exposure you may be or want to be confined to barracks.
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Was in VT last season, and loads of v good stuff even when so many places were suffering elsewhere. It's so high...
For useful weather/latest round-up:

https://welove2ski.com/a-november-to-remember-snow-report/
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Given the current conditions and the forecast, I think anywhere in the northern Alps with plenty of skiing above 2000m would be safe. Probably lower too, but 2 weeks away is a bit far to be certain.
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Hey everyone last minute trip December 11
To Val Thorens but can’t seem to book a train from chambery to moutiers- anyone know why?
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