There has been close to 2 metres of snowfall in last week. The snow was so deep that skiing lifts have been shut, the train has been stopping at the Chamonix train station and not heading up to Switzerland and delays with Geneva transfers. Several roads have been closed and weather announcements released.
Compare this to 2 winter seasons past, when there was the incredibly mild Feb weather conditions, grass showing on the pistes, and warnings that climate change meant the finish of the ski industry in the Alps. The OECD’s report from 2007 predicted that climate change could make snowboarding far too dear for the majority of skiers, with one third of ski resorts closing with the disappearance of glaciers. Glaciologists insist that it is inconceivable to assign the seasonal variations in the snow to the outcomes of climate change.
We may have the deepest recession in 25 years, and the Sterling has plummeted to more lows versus the euro, however the snowboarding is superb, and the latest bookings highlight that skiers are enthusiastic to take of advantage of the superior snow. This season is undoubtedly the best in seven seasons, and many are stating it is the finest ski snowboarding snow in at least ten yrs.
However remember that big dumps like these mean significant avalanches risks.
