View Another France ResortMixed Reports From the French Slopes
By Patrick Thorne on December 27, 2006
France has the most mixed bag of resort reports from the current varied snow conditions in the Alps. In most cases it’s resorts with higher, particularly north facing, slopes that offer the most open terrain. Low temperatures have helped to preserve pre-Christmas snow falls on higher slopes, but whilst temperatures remain below zero and the sun keeps shining, conditions feel great, but more new snow would help.
Most of the leading French resorts either have high altitude ski areas or the lifts ascend to high terrain so have plenty to offer skiers even if snow depth are not yet at seasonal averages. Alpe d’Huez for example, with a lift served vertical in excess of 2000m (7000 feet) has almost all lifts and terrain open.
In the lower resorts conditions are the most challenging. Megeve has about a third of its ski runs open withy snow depth of 2cm (Less than an inch) at resort level, 45cm (18 inches) at best on the top runs.
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