 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello,
I have a couple of weeks free mid January specifically 10th 24th. I've never skied Serre Chevalier but from my research it seems plenty big enough for a couple weeks skiing. I see currently with the snow conditions only around 50% of slopes are open.
How likely is this to improve by mid January?
Obviously I'm praying for real snow but i've no idea what snow making facilities there are there?
Ins the run all the way down into Briancon usually open this time of year?
Thank you
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@JahPastyfari, Serre Chevalier has extensive snowmaking, and they've been gradually opening pistes over the last couple of weeks, perhaps presevering some for when the NY crowds arrive? In good conditions run to Briancon will be open. More snow is definitely needed right now though. I'm not out there at the moment though, so others may have more up to date info.
I'll be there myself in mid-January and we usually have very decent snow.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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That's great to know there's plenty of snow making. I haven't even pulled the trigger on my flights yet. Just watching the conditions. But worried I'll hold off too long and the prices will go up haha. Good to know January is usually decent too. Maybe I'll just take a gamble...
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@Hells Bells, @JahPastyfari, ok I am usually glass half empty and now I'm feckin 3/4's empty but I and others have never known it so bad, in terms of they have not been using the canon earlier on many popular runs where in the past they always used to.
Case in point being the Casse de Boeuf back into Villeneuve and the Luc back into Chantmerle and up top the Salettes which is closed and you can see that the never used the canon, likewise for the CDB and Salettes now conditions are too mild for snow making I suspect, but why they didn't do it earlier? Thankfully they were on Le Bez and that has been skiing the best , I don't know about Prorel and Briançon sectors, best to look at the interactive piste map to see what's open.
Being glass half fall surely there has to be a decent snow fall at some point and not the dribbles we've been getting.
@JahPastyfari, best to check out the Serre thread in the weather reports section.
I'm back to the Parc this morning to see what's that like for artificial cross country as conditions are pretty torrid elsewhere.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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It’s snowing in Cesane Torino (just over the pass) now and due to snow for the next three days….. im hoping it will freshen things up. Montgenevre isn’t too bad right now, pistes are generally quite nice, but occasionally thin in places. Off piste isn’t really an option.
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@JahPastyfari, I was in Serre Chevalier first week of March 2024 and the runs down to Briancon were closed due to lack of snow. The black run down to Chantemerle was open but wasn’t especially enjoyable and was carnage at last lift. We only bothered skiing down to the valley a couple of times and just downloaded in the gondolas which was fine. What I would say is if conditions are the same in January when you plan to go, don’t worry too much about being able to ski down to the valley as there was more than enough snow above mid stations and in places the conditions were excellent.
I certainly wouldn’t not go to SC if no low lying snow and really enjoyed it there in any case. Fingers crossed this dry spell passes temps drop and there is fresh snow for you.
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I'm thinking perhaps I'll get my flights booked but hold off on everything else and see where the snow is best. Bardoneccia and Via Lattea being in easy reach of Turin, could also be options on my budget. Looks like Bardo is getting a decent flurry today.
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The closer we get to the 10th the less chance of fresh snow in seeing.
A new question. With the amount of runs currently open will that be enough to keep me entertained for 13 days skiing?
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@JahPastyfari, see what we get this weekend, if you can that is; some forecasts are showing a "dump" whilst others are dialling back on one.
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So much for that. Looks like I'll be waiting a week or so to see if any snow materialises.
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@JahPastyfari, have you seen the backend of next week, you can't make it up 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I have! But I'm half expecting it to fizzle out like the last forecast 
If I do go it's going to be an incredibly last minute booking.
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