It has been another perfect week here in Alpe d’Huez, off to a great start with beautiful sunshine after our huge snowfall last week. Snow on the upper slopes in now 350cm deep!

And it’s not stopping there! With more snow due over the weekend, we’re in for another great week on the mountain.

Weather forecast for next 3 days is for moderate snow showers with a heavy fall over night on
Saturday and some light snow with a few clouds peaking through on Sunday.

With a two metre base you can’t really go wrong! A fair amount of snow fell last week and it’s made for beautiful pistes and even more beautiful off piste!

The powder to the right of black 21 still has some space for fresh tracks and amongst the red 40s is absolutely glorious. Off B1 blue 6 is a wonderful sweeping descent, and up next to the Pardorama all the runs are in especially good condition, particularly red 5, a nice unknown alternative to get home. Ischgl pretty much has it all, with gorgeous pistes, undiscovered powder, and even the park has been rebuilt to have some of the largest jumps in the region!

There is light snow forecast this afternoon and tomorrow, which will set the remainder of the week up beautifully, as we’re due for much warmer temperatures, low wind speeds and sunshine.

Local news/events and gossip!
The act for the famous Top of the Mountain concert has just been announced; Tim Bendzko, a well known German singer-songwriter! The beautiful structures from ‘Shapes in White’, a series of snow sculptures, can still be seen dotted around the mountain, and this evening the Farmer’s Market will be taking place in the Silvretta Center.

Heavy snow has fallen earlier this week so the conditions are still excellent withthe upper slopes having a massive 520cm of snow!

The weather is set to be clear for the next few days so there will be excellent visibility and good light. This is a great time to try some of that off piste powder with our recommended mountain guides.

Weather forecast for next 3 days is for light snow this afternoon, some sunny spells on Saturday and Sunday.
Red Bull Rally starts today and continues tomorrow, it’s the freeski 6 cross race of the year. A unique event for St Anton.

After heavy snow fall this week the pistes are once again laden with fresh powder, with some waist deep snow, particularly off piste! The Steinmader has a base of up to 430cm and in resort there is 210cm!

The village of Lech is pretty nostalgic with the smell of gluwein, après party music, happy faces and incredible snow conditions.

In Zurs,at the top of the Seekopf and ZureserSee chair lift, there are a handful of red runs that you can ski over and over again. In Lech you can take the 8 chairman lift up the Steinmahder where there are some majestic runs that connect to the rest of the resort.

With some beautiful big blue and red ski runs in Lech and Zurs, it’s paramount that you experience this first hand.

There will be some variable changes in the weather again this week. Saturday it is predicted for some light snow fall and some foggy conditions and Sunday is supposed to remain dry with some sun and cloud. Monday is going to be much the same as Sunday but less chance of precipitation.

31 January 2012. The torch lit ski show is back! The Oberlech ski school is putting on a torch lit ski show which runs through the history of skiing with accompanying film footage

Underfoot during first runs after grooming the snow has that wonderful ‘squeaky’ quality and the resort’s pistes are perfect corduroy every morning making skiing joy. Snow fall this week has helped keep the pistes in great condition and the upper slope shave a base of 195cm and resort runs 125cm.

The snow this week fell largely vertically(a rare occurrence in Obergurgl!) and as such has stayed in place well since, helped by this week’s much colder ambient temperatures.

Off piste is now largely tracked out by our resident selection of powder hounds. In the higher bowls on Hochgurgl side there are still some fresh areas to be found but it’s, currently, not available straight off the lift. Hopefully the forecast snow will change that again!

Weather is due to cloud over today with snow forecast over the next 3 days and into next week. Should stay around -6.

Plenty of fresh snow and good weather over the last week have created superb skiing conditions both on and off piste with the Col de Gentianes boasting a snow base of 310cm.

An unusually quiet week on the slopes has kept the snow fluffy and nicely groomed almost every where, the run from Attelas to Ruinette is a definite highlight for anyone looking for wide open, quick, motorway skiing.

Light snow with sunny spells is forecast for the next few days before brighter, clearer skies from Monday.

The Coop Ski Cross Tour rolls through Verbier next weekend, see some of the best young Ski Cross riders from across 20 countries compete for the Ski Cross Title.

The conditions continue to be exceptional with an upper slop snow base of 290cm, almost matched by the 250cm on the lower runs into resort.

Yesterday, I decided to take advantage of my Full Porte Du Soleil Pass and skied the Les Gets and Morzine area.

I took the home run from Avoriaz down to the bottom of the Prodain Valley, where I took the free bus that takes you to the other side of Morzine and directly outside the Pleney Telecabine.

Even after 3 seasons, this area still holds some of the most joy for me. Piste B and D in Morzine are just wonderful, especially with the current snow conditions. No matter where you go in the Les Gets bowl, you cannot go wrong; just make sure you travel to the top of the Rainfolly. The views at the top are breath-taking. The stunning vista takes in Mont blanc and Flaine, with sweeping valleys and snow as far as the eyes can stretch, it really is beautiful. The blue and the red coming back down aren’t half bad either!!!

On the way back we stopped at the Inferno bar, a bar/restaurant located in the Nyon range between Les Gets and Morzine. They have a bbq on the piste, live band and it always makes for a great atmosphere.
I then headed back to Avoriaz and had a quick play in the stash. Again, with the snow conditions as are, the stash is just pure fun at the moment!

Weather forecast for next 3 days is for light snow all day tomorrow clearing a bit for Sunday and then more snow on Monday!

28 Jan – 10 Feb; Avoriaz Night Parties
Join clubbers from all over Europe for 2 weeks of partying at 50 evening events! Top DJs are coming to Avoriaz to give you the ultimate dance experience. The party will start with outdoor après-ski sessions, every day, from 4 to 8 pm. Meeting point: “Place du Snow” (near Sherpa shop)
and will continue in the resort’s bars and clubs until the small hours.

During the day you can go and watch pro competitions and freestyle ski and snowboard demos in the resort’s snowparks.

After the snowfall at the beginning of the week, the slopes are looking good with 292cm on the upper pistes. Thin powder at the sides of the pistes to glide on, and generally very good soft snow on all slopes.

Temperatures rising a little today, from the minus 24 degrees from last night (!), should soften up the snow slightly on the lower slopes. The sun is shining, however, so it looks to be another fantastic day’s skiing and snowboarding in Sölden.

According to the forecast, the weather is set to close in a little this afternoon with some light snow showers. This will continue through the night with around 4cm of snow predicted to fall. Snow showers will continue into Saturday, but it will start to clear again on Saturday afternoon, making way for clear skies on Saturday night and bright sunshine on Sunday for transfer day. The sun is forecasted to stay out into early next week which is a nice welcome to next week’s guests. Temperatures will drop again on Sunday when the clouds disappear, with lows of minus 22 degrees in the afternoon!

Friday is once again the Maxx Mountain Sölden Party from 1pm until 4pm. This week it’s band, Xdreams, who are performing at the Giggijoch Fun-Zone. Having had several hits In Austria’s top 40 chart, the pop band, renowned for their exciting live gigs, will be putting on a memorable show!

Philip’s ,the lively Apres-ski bar at the bottom of the nursery slopes, are going back in time this afternoon, with a Back To The 80s party starting at 4pm today. Tomorrow from 9pm at Bierhimml, Viktoria Metzker, DJane and playmate of the year, will be headlining a special Tech & Dance night with support from the resident DJs. On Sunday, restaurant Die Alm will be hosting a Tyrolean evening from 9pm with traditional Austrian duo Andrea & Andreas performing.

With the snow fall during the middle part of the week the resort feels nice and fresh again and the upper slopes now have 205cm whilst in resort there is 148cm.

The blue sky yesterday allowed the snow to pack down and the avalanche risk to tumble now down at 2 which opens up the world famous Tignes off piste runs with a reduced risk.

On piste conditions are truly fantastic. When cruising around resort you can count on good snow that will allow edges to easily catch. All major access runs into Tignes and Val d’Isere are open and beautifully pisted allowing the faster skiers to build speed.

The clouds are forecast to return to Tignes with broken snow fall forecast for the next three days. Temperatures are forecast to plummet which will go a long way to maintaining snow conditions. Winds are forecast to be low which should keep the majority of resort open through the weekend.

With a new slide contest in the centre of Tignes Val Claret allows the local talent in Tignes to show off their freestyle skills. It is open to all abilities so even the most basic ablities can have a good.

Heavy snow is currently falling in St Anton and has been falling all night bringing some amazing fresh powder for the first lifts this morning.

Snow depth at the top of the ski area is now reported to be 500cm – wow!

Visibility is poor but it set to improve later in the week. Only half the lifts open this morning but once safety checks have been done more will be open later in the day. There has been some amazing snowfall in St Anton this season time to make the most of those smooth fresh runs.

Light snow is forecast to continue today clearing up tomorrow with sunshine forecast for Thursday…