Just back from Claviere...

A snowHead

Had a brilliant week away skiing every day at Claviere and Montgenevre. Snow conditions were very mixed throughout the week. Had bright blue skies one day, snow and cloud the next. Pistes were generally in very good condition considering the horror stories we had heard before going out. Out of the two weeks there, there were only a couple of afternoons that the pistes were getting a bit too icy to ski with 100% confidence. Most mornings, the pistes were all in lovely condition with very good snow. There's a few patches of grass showing through up the bowl at Montgenevre and on the odd bit of slope at Claviere and there's a few stones here and there but there's plenty of snow to have a good time if you're heading out there. It was also snowing when we left yesterday. Biggest bonus was the lack of people on the slopes. At times it was so empty it was like skiing your own private resort. I only queued twice in the whole week. Once for about 30 seconds at the bottom chair at Claviere and once for the gondola at Montgenevre.

There is still a lack of snow in the alps - as could be clearly seen when flying home and when looking across the valley to places like Sestriere which looked almost bare apart from where the snow cannons had been (apart from after it snowed - which soon burnt away on that side of the valley) but there's also still plenty to have a very good time on the slopes. If i could, i'd fly back today!

A snowHead

Oh, and the food was great.

here's a photo from our hotel

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Just back from Claviere...

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