Peisey Snow Report, 01 Apr 2011
Friday, April 1st, 2011
There is a 166cm of snow on the upper slopes such as the runs shooting off the Col De La Chal in Arc 2000. There is 45cm of snow down on the lower slopes in resort.
It last snowed on the 30/03/2011 with 5cm falling in the morning across resort.
Spring is upon us but the snow up the top of the Col De La Chal in Les Arcs is fantastic thanks to the couple of inches that fell this week. The red ‘Plagnettes’ is a challenging red run that takes you down to Arc 2000 and this has a good covering of snow and is well groomed. The Grand Col ski area is also superb with some decent powder off piste for you to explore.
Just opposite the Esprit chalets here in Peisey stands the impressive Vanoise Express which is the 200 man cable car that connects with the La Plagne. At the top of the Roche De Mio you can access the Bellecote glacier or explore the network of runs that takes you down to Champagny and Belle Plagne. The red ‘Inversens’ run is an excellent ski. The steep natural piste has fantastic snow and is a real pleasure to zoom down.
Closer to home you can enjoy the red ‘belette’ which shoots you down from the top of the Derby chairlift to the town of Vallandry. The blue ‘Renard’ run which comes across the Aiguille Grive mountain face towards Peisey is a nice wide blue slope that is ideal for beginners to practice on.
Sunshine and blue skies are forecasted for the next few days. A bright start to next week will allow for fantastic visibilityon the slopes. Perfect conditions for the children to enjoy the lessons and ideal for all to explore the upper slopes of the Paradiski.
On Thursday, the children have the opportunity to have a kids-only supervised meal up on the mountain restaurant ‘La Cordee’. With a choice of burgers, hot dogs, pizzas and chips – followed by a serving of ice cream, this is not one to be missed! Eat up and bum board back down the mountain equipped with head torches!




