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excellent early snow in the Grand Massif

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

The first week of the season has been the best conditions I have encountered in the 10 years we have been skiing in the Grand Massif. We have spent the last week skiing powder every day. With snow depths between 30cm and 2.4 metres, there is a really good base, it bodes well for the rest of the season.

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20″ of fresh powder in the Grand Massif

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

40-50 cm of new snow arrived on Saturday night and during the day Sunday, giving us some of the best skiing of the season so far. We had a great day skiing on Monday with untracked powder to be found everywhere. Cascades piste from Flaine down to Sixt (below 800 metres) is open, which means the snow is good right down to 800m. A snow mail alert also came in today with snow forecast for Les Carroz in the next six days.

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Snow sure resort status confirmed at Les Carroz (Grand Massif)

Friday, February 12th, 2010

There really is a lot of snow

: Exciting stuff in the airon bowl

More snow than you can shake a stick at is what springs to mind. With snow depths of up to 3 metres in the Grand Massif there is certainly plenty of the white stuff. Yesterday we had great piste skiing in Les Carroz and Flaine and superb off piste at Gers, Flaine, Vernant and Airon bowl. Temperatures are very low at present so keeping the snow in really good condition with super soft powder off piste.

Sun reflecting off tiny ice crystals floating in the air

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First powder of 2010

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

After two days of snow I figured it was about time to get out on the skis, have not been able to for the past two weeks due to a bad back. Conditions yesterday (5th jan) were near perfect, lots of new snow and very few people so lots of untracked powder off piste. Darren and myself skied in the airon and vernant valleys off piste and then a few piste runs in Les Carroz. The Grand Massif is an excellent ski area with something for everyone. From easy greens, wide cruising blues/reds and some very challenging blacks plus extensive off piste.