We wake up and it is raining ... there is a snow line 50m above Bourg St Pierre. Nothing is going to happen today.
A lay in for an hour then a leisurely breakfast and we pack to leave the motel ... the idea was to have a look at Les Diablerettes then check the weather and find a new location ... maybe Simplon Pass
Checking out and talking to the lady behind the counter she indicated there had been 36cm of snow at the hospis .... this was game changing, but also worth a look see.
This is the car park ... yesterday it was clear ... all this coving had fallen over night. This would make the mountains dangerous for several days and the avalanche risk high ...
Around at Les Diablerettes ... we found the main lift and also viewed the access etc ... the lift was shut .. it seems at this time of year it is only open at weekends!!!
It is still raining/ snowing and the road up to the lift had only just been ploughed.
Another check of the forecast showed that it would keep raining for several days ... maybe sorting itself out for Easter weekend ... too late for us, and we would just waste money staying around for flat light piste skiing ... the car was pointed to Calais and we set off home.
We made the final MyFerry ferry of the day and arrived home in the early hours ... sad about the early end, but hind sight shows it was a good decision. The weather did not clear all week.
Checking out and talking to the lady behind the counter she indicated there had been 36cm of snow at the hospis .... this was game changing, but also worth a look see.
This is the car park ... yesterday it was clear ... all this coving had fallen over night. This would make the mountains dangerous for several days and the avalanche risk high ...
It is still raining/ snowing and the road up to the lift had only just been ploughed.
Another check of the forecast showed that it would keep raining for several days ... maybe sorting itself out for Easter weekend ... too late for us, and we would just waste money staying around for flat light piste skiing ... the car was pointed to Calais and we set off home.
We made the final MyFerry ferry of the day and arrived home in the early hours ... sad about the early end, but hind sight shows it was a good decision. The weather did not clear all week.