Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – Week starting 5 January 2025
Snow at higher altitudes this coming week
Snowstorms, along with intermittent bright spells. This is great news for the higher resorts, but the rain/snow limit will vary from day to day. It’s possible that lower lying resorts could see quite a bit of rain.
Clear skies over the past week or so have helped to create weak layers in the snowpack which all this fresh snow will be coming down upon. This is a very serious issue and will certainly come into play at some point soon with the new snow forecast this coming week.
Persistent weak layers, like we currently have on many slopes (mainly on North’ish facing and shaded ones) are at the root of almost all serious avalanche accidents in the Alps. So anyone who is heading for steep slopes with fresh snow needs to think seriously beforehand i.e. APPLY key safety points that are outlined in our Framework.
Avalanche Bulletin
Avalanche danger warnings for the N French Alps, Sat 4th Jan c/o Meteo France
Weather forecast : Sat 4th to Thurs 9th Jan
A very changeable week ahead, with much needed snowfall throughout the week.
See the snow report below from Snow-Forecast.com.
Safety is Freedom!
To be safe and have more fun when you’re off-piste, check out our 12 minute overview of the HAT Framework method and the Essentials Talk entitled “Safety is Freedom Pocket Guide” on Video. It contains the key points that you need to know and to apply in order to keep things acceptably safe off-piste and ski touring, and to have more fun with or without a professional!
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