Heavy snow in the French Alps caused complete havoc this weekend with some 15,000 drivers stranded overnight on Saturday. On one of the busiest weekends in the ski season, heavy snow hit the Savoy region and the Southern Alps on change-over day! Many people spent the night in their cars and the lucky ones in emergency shelters! Now the calm has returned and almost everyone has either reached home or their ski holiday destination, here are just a few of today's webcam images of the white stuff that caused all the trouble!
Even though the Three Valleys ski resorts such as La Tania and Meribel are not often associated with lack of snow, things were looking pretty drastic last week with green slopes being the main subject of discussion in these ski resorts. Skiers and snowboarders who chose the first week of the school holidays were able to enjoy relatively good conditions at high altitudes in the Three Valleys ski area but the white, picture-postcard Christmas they were expecting was not on the agenda! It’s a different story this week after heavy dumps of snow this weekend and sunshine expected for most of the week! Enjoy your ski holidays if you're lucky enough to be in the Three Valleys right now!
Meribel webcam 29-12-14
Check out these super skiing conditions on the live webcam from Courchevel.
Courchevel webcam 29-12-14
Les Gets in the Portes du Soleil looked just lovely this morning as the sun rose over the mountain and lit up the snow-laden pine forests.
Les Gets webcam 29-12-14
Montgenevre, one of the most popular ski resorts in the Southern French Alps, breathed a sigh of relief this weekend after the heavy snow. Take a look at these before and after webcam images and you'll understand why!
Montgenevre webcam 26-12-14
Montgenevre webcam 29-12-14
The snow forecast and the weather forecast for the next few weeks are certainly looking a lot more promising than in recent weeks. Although no snow (or hardly any) is forecast for this week, temperatures will stay low and fresh snow is expected this weekend. Holiday makers can enjoy perfect skiing conditions this week and it looks like the situation will repeat itself for the first week of January too! Check the 14-day weather forecast for Courchevel. Snow at the weekends and sunshine all week! Be prepared if you are travelling by car and make sure you have snow chains and provisions (just in case)!
You can stay on top of snow forecasts this winter by setting up a free SnowAlert. If you want to keep a close eye on the weather and snow forecast and reports in your favourite ski resorts, don't forget to set up your own personalised SnowAlert - it takes a matter of seconds and you'll be informed by email as soon as there's fresh snow in your chosen ski resort. Snowplaza is always here to help you organise your ski holidays!
Heavy snow in the French Alps caused complete havoc this weekend with some 15,000 drivers stranded overnight on Saturday. On one of the busiest weekends in the ski season, heavy snow hit the Savoy region and the Southern Alps on change-over day! Many people spent the night in their cars and the lucky ones in emergency shelters! Now the calm has returned and almost everyone has either reached home or their ski holiday destination, here are just a few of today's webcam images of the white stuff that caused all the trouble!
Even though the Three Valleys ski resorts such as La Tania and Meribel are not often associated with lack of snow, things were looking pretty drastic last week with green slopes being the main subject of discussion in these ski resorts. Skiers and snowboarders who chose the first week of the school holidays were able to enjoy relatively good conditions at high altitudes in the Three Valleys ski area but the white, picture-postcard Christmas they were expecting was not on the agenda! It’s a different story this week after heavy dumps of snow this weekend and sunshine expected for most of the week! Enjoy your ski holidays if you're lucky enough to be in the Three Valleys right now!
Meribel webcam 29-12-14
Check out these super skiing conditions on the live webcam from Courchevel.
Courchevel webcam 29-12-14
Les Gets in the Portes du Soleil looked just lovely this morning as the sun rose over the mountain and lit up the snow-laden pine forests.
Les Gets webcam 29-12-14
Montgenevre, one of the most popular ski resorts in the Southern French Alps, breathed a sigh of relief this weekend after the heavy snow. Take a look at these before and after webcam images and you'll understand why!
Montgenevre webcam 26-12-14
Montgenevre webcam 29-12-14
The snow forecast and the weather forecast for the next few weeks are certainly looking a lot more promising than in recent weeks. Although no snow (or hardly any) is forecast for this week, temperatures will stay low and fresh snow is expected this weekend. Holiday makers can enjoy perfect skiing conditions this week and it looks like the situation will repeat itself for the first week of January too! Check the 14-day weather forecast for Courchevel. Snow at the weekends and sunshine all week! Be prepared if you are travelling by car and make sure you have snow chains and provisions (just in case)!
You can stay on top of snow forecasts this winter by setting up a free SnowAlert. If you want to keep a close eye on the weather and snow forecast and reports in your favourite ski resorts, don't forget to set up your own personalised SnowAlert - it takes a matter of seconds and you'll be informed by email as soon as there's fresh snow in your chosen ski resort. Snowplaza is always here to help you organise your ski holidays!
