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Long sunny ridge in the Alps - What to expect in terms of snow quality
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hello,

We are due in Les Deux Alpes a week and a half from now (~25Jan).

Following the recent dump of snow, the weather forecast has been for low temperature and sunny skies.

I am recent to skiing so wondering what conditions will be after 2 weeks of "good weather" with sun and low temperatures but 0 or very minimal snowfall. (for mostly on-piste skiers).

Thanks!


Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 15-01-25 15:19; edited 1 time in total
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@Yona, If it's been below 0 the whole time, the snow is likely to be good, what could effect the pistes more, is the amount of wind they have or haven't had. If it's been cold a lot, they'll also have been making snow too.
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Most of the pistes will be fine I'd have thought.

The ones that will catch you out are either super high traffic steeps (e.g. blue runs down to big lifts that have a steep section that everyone cuts turns in every day) and runs lower down that have patches of shade and light.

Both of those could be icy and might not be fun for new skiers.

Main pistes in general though will be fine given how much snow the piste bashers have to work with, particularly high up.
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Thanks guys!
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Although I confess that I, like many Snowheads, are a bit obsessed with the value of good tuition, I'd suggest that you think about whether a couple of private lessons would be worthwhile. It can be particularly helpful when conditions aren't ideal and you lose confidence. Here's a specific recommendation. Charlotte is a great instructor.

https://www.les2alpes.com/winter/offers/independant-instructor-easiski-les-deux-alpes-en-winter-2958647/
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It's too soon to tell, 25th is still 10 days away. That's a lifetime in weather forecasting. Nothing really reliable beyond 3-5 days away

Sure, there might be a trend developing, but a slightly different actual situation tomorrow compared to the situation calculated by the weather model could result in a substantially different forecast calculation after that.

That's the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect for ya...
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Thank you both. ESF booked already for lessons and indeed weather can change a lot but the current trend is for a long ridge to remain for the next few weeks at least so just wanted to mentally prepare. I am an intermediate skier but the last time my gf was on the pistes was in Japan with 1m of fresh powder ... so she has been spoiled and now has to deal with the harsh realities of the Alps haha.
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