Perfect snow conditions. Snowpack slowly settling, some slabs can be triggered on NE, N, NW slopes especially under the ridges near Italian border. More snow on the way The season kicked off in style with powder snow and high avalanche danger rating 4/5 in resorts near the French/Italian border.
Or do they encourage you to take more risk? James Cove of planet ski just posted this article https://www.planetski.eu/news/12328 Interesting conclusions. In short the research seems to James Cove to point out that helmets do offer protection, but not nearly as much as people might perhaps think.
Brilliant start to the season, but early season snowpack is unstable You have no doubt seen that there has been considerable snowfall across the French Alps through November and this has created a great but unstable base for the season.
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