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La Plagne. Montalbert
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Here are the dates of the first natural snowfall in MONTALBERT (1350m) of each season for the last 14 years.

2005/2006 28th November
2006/2007 22nd November
2007/2008 7th November
2008/2009 29th October
2009/2010 08th November
2010/2011 16th November
2011/2012 05th December
2012/2013 28thOctober
2013/2014 10th November
2014/2015 9th December
2015/2016 21st November
2016/2017 9th November
2017/2018 8th November
2022/2023 23rd November
2023/2024 9th November (followed by torrential rain storm)
2024/2025 21st November




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Interesting spread of dates boredsurfin.
I remember 2011/12 well, but forgot about the late start to 2014/15. I think that was the year we gave up with skiing and went off to Conflans for a day.
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That's terrific, @boredsurfin - I find myself unable to remember what happened what year! They all kind of merge into one, but my overall conclusion is that it's pointless worrying about snow fall in November. Not that that stops me reading the weather thread and looking at webcams......
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@Origen, Indeed it all blends in over the years. I know one year it snowed in November but by Christmas we were only skiing on man made ribbons of snow. Must look out the photo's to establish what year it was - that's my job for today sorted Very Happy
Found it! Photos show the ribbons on Boxing Day 2015 and then huge snowfall started on New Years eve and the season was saved
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Limited opening of the altitude villages this coming weekend
Details here
https://en.la-plagne.com/pre-opening-december-7-8-2024?_gl=1

A selection of runs will be open on 7 and 8 December 2024, for just €25. Plenty of time to remove dust from skis before the official opening on 14 December.

Ski lifts open from 9.10am to 4.10pm.
TC Funiplagne
TS Lovatière
TS Bécoin
TS Boulevard
Indian carpet
The Boulevard chairlift and the Indians' carpet are freely accessible.

Open tracks
Mira
Réservoir
Ramy
Bridge
Boulevard
Ecartée
Marie-chantal
Puy Du fou
Carina
Capella
Pavane
Mont st Sauveur
Samba
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Well spotted boredsurfin snowHead
Also interesting the number of restaurants and sports shops that will be open.
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@Jonpim, I imagine a few of the restaurants will be ready to take some cash .... Toofy Grin
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Excellent first skiing day of the season for us, the whole area was nicely busy, but still fresh powder to be found on the edges of quite a few pistes. Lots of locals coming up for their first family ski of the season - most headed for restaurants at 12:30 on the dot snowHead
Only the main piste down to Montalbert open which has relied heavily on its snowmakers. The little pistes through the trees were mostly closed, the fairy tale Lupins with the wooden carvings was open but with very thin cover. I suspect it will close until after next weekends snowfall.
Chatting to our local Tourism Director in the summer he assured me that at least two EV charging points were being installed, well, they have been, BUT EdF haven't connected them and won't give a date when they will!
In a way nice to know that Nationalised industries haven't changed since the 1960's.
Really looking forward to seeing SW Trains back home being re-nationalised! Laughing
Tomorrow we are off down to the valley (a 10 minute trip) to do some shopping, so will charge up the car whilst in E Leclerc, who have a bank of Tesla chargers open to all.
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Heavy rain all day, green slopes showing through, nothing so sad as rain in a ski resort.
BUT heavy snow and wind since 16:00 GMT now all lovely and white again and due to continue snowing through the night and tomorrow.
Must be good news as they have put all the Gondolas in their garage tonight. (Only done when wind and or snow is going to be 'bad' )
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At least 18 inches of fresh snow in the last 24 hours and tonight all the snowmakers are blasting away!
What do they know that we don’t? Eh oh!
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boredsurfin wrote:
At least 18 inches of fresh snow in the last 24 hours and tonight all the snowmakers are blasting away!
What do they know that we don’t? Eh oh!


Trying to make a mix of natural and technical snow that will last (a lot) longer than just natural snow when compacted on-piste by the bullies.

Such an ideal snow mix should be the perfect base that lasts until the end of the season in April.
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