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Mont-Blanc face sud des Courtes

January 15th, 2012

Samedi 14 janvier 2012… Face sud des Courtes dans le massif du Mont-Blanc après une petite montée par la face nord dans la voie des Suisses… Beau temps chaud depuis une semaine et bonne neige en montagne… Merci à Chamonix.net, Alexandre Marchesseau, Florent Gex et Luc Mongellaz…
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Keywords massif du Mont-Blanc, sud des Courtes

Snow Report Mont-Blanc Grands Montets Aiguille des Drus

January 11th, 2012

Mardi 10 janvier 2012 snow report Mont-Blanc… Les Grands Montets vallée de Chamonix… Balade sous la face ouest de l’aiguille des Drus… Merci à Chamonix.net, Michel Bordet, Philippe Collet et Fred Souchon…
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Keywords Balade sous la face ouest de, Fred Souchon, l'aiguille des Drus, Les Grands Montets, Michel Bordet, mont blanc, Philippe Collet, vallée de Chamonix

Snow Report Mont-Blanc 03-01-2012 Chamonix Aiguille du Midi Petit Envers du Plan

January 4th, 2012

3 janvier 2012… Vallée de Chamonix Aiguille du Midi Petit Envers du Plan… Merci à Michel Bordet Romain Aubrun Chamonix.net et Cilao…

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Keywords Aiguille du Midi, Petit Envers du Plan

Snow Report 1er janvier 2012 Chamonix Mont-Blanc Montenvers

January 2nd, 2012

Premier janvier 2012… Train fermé et bonne neige de printemps à 1913 mètres au Montenvers dans la vallée de Chamonix Mont-Blanc… Descente dans la fôret… Merci à Fanny Gras et à Chamonix.net… Bonne année à tous…
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New on Chamonix Green & White for 2012

December 31st, 2011

Today we have added some very useful lift status pages for the Chamonix ski areas. The data is kept up to date by the COMPAGNIEDUMONTBLANC.COM from whom you can buy your ski pass online before you arrive.

Keywords cmb, companie du mont blanc

CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECAST ISSUED AT 08:40 FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 2011

December 30th, 2011

One for the scrapbook….

CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECAST

ISSUED AT 08:40 FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 2011
VALID FROM : FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 2011
UNTIL : WEDNESDAY JANUARY 04 2012

GENERAL SYNOPSIS

High 1041 hpa, west of Portugal, weakening. Low 978 hpa, south of Finland, moving north. Humid and very unsettled polar air flow in-between, with barrier effect against the Northern Alps today, producing heavy precipitation and severe gale force wind high up. The unsettled train is keeping on to crossing over the area with a warm front coming in from the west by Saturday, causing the rain-snow limit to gradually rise up towards 1600 m.

TODAY – FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 2011

Snow – gale high up

SKY CONDITION : overcast or mostly cloudy. Period of sunshine close to 0%.

PRECIPITATION : continuous – moderate to heavy in the morning – light in the afternoon – rain-snow limit towards 600 m – expected snowfall towards 1000 m : 30-40 cm.

WIND - ground level : variable light.

WIND - mid mountain : NW moderate – moderate to strong at times.

WIND - high mountain : NNW severe gale.

TEMPERATURE : low -4°C - high -2°C.

ISOTHERM 0°C : 800 -> 1000 m.

ISOTHERM -10°C : 2400 -> 2600 m.

OVERNIGHT

Getting milder – snow, changing to rain towards dawn

SKY CONDITION : mostly cloudy to overcast.

PRECIPITATION : light at first – getting heavier later – rain-snow limit rising up towards 1100 m – expected snowfall towards 1200 m : 10-20 cm.

WIND - aloft : NNW gale -> NW strong.

TEMPERATURE : low -2°C.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 31

Warm front crossing over – moderate to heavy precipitation in the morning

SKY CONDITION : overcast or mostly cloudy. Period of sunshine close to 0%.

PRECIPITATION : moderate to heavy in the morning – lighter in the afternoon – rain-snow limit between 1100 and 1700 m – expected snowfall towards 2000 m : 50-70 cm.

WIND - aloft : NW strong -> moderate to strong.

TEMPERATURE : low +1 °C - high +1°C.

SUNDAY JANUARY 01

Unsettled and milder than seasonal average – improving in the afternoon

SKY CONDITION : mostly cloudy in the morning – becoming cloudy with sunny spells in the afternoon. Period of sunshine close to 40%.

PRECIPITATION : scattered showers in the morning – rain-snow limit towards 1600 m – dry in the afternoon.

WIND - aloft : WNW light to moderate -> WSW moderate.

TEMPERATURE : rising slightly.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL WEDNESDAY JANUARY 04 2012

Monday : cold front crossing over – heavy snow at times. Tuesday : improving – possible showers in the morning – sunny spells later. Wednesday : weak disturbance possibly crossing over in the morning – improving later. Outlook is uncertain.

Forecast reliability : fairly good until Saturday – poor thereafter.

Thinking of skiing the off the midi?

December 24th, 2011

If you’re wondering how all this fresh snow looks on the Aiguille Du Midi with a view to skiing it, then take a look at this video from TV Mountain. Shot on the Petit Envers Du Plan on Friday 23rd December 2011. It looks…. frankly….. sick.

Vendredi 23 décembre 2011… Aiguille du Midi, Vallée Blanche, Petit Envers du Plan… Itineraire ouverts la veille par les guides de haute montagne Michel Bordet et Yan Raulet… Ca passe plutôt bien… Merci à Jacques Larrière, Bistrot des Sports…

Keywords Aiguille du Midi, Skiing

Coming soon to a mountain near you….

December 19th, 2011

The best early-season bluebird powder day in the world.

Keywords bluebird, powder day, Skiing

Chamonix video snow report from tvmountain.com

December 15th, 2011

Mardi 13 décembre 2011. Les Grands Montets vallée de Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Les acteurs: Antoine Bletton, Lambert Galli, Remi Peschier, Flo Tomei, Romain Aubrun, Alex Marchesseau… Merci à chamonix.net et à Te-Crew. Musique Olivier Rouquier…

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Keywords snow, Video, winter 2011-2012

Snow conditions in Chamonix 15th Dec 2011

December 15th, 2011

SNOW REPORT SUMMARY – UPDATED DECEMBER 15TH 2011 AT 09:09
Observations	Waiting for more information about today’s opening due to bad weather. Partial opening for the winter season on Saturday, 10 th December, 2011 : Lognan cable car, plan Joran Chairlift, Bochard gondola, Tabé chairlift, Marmottons chairlift.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ski domain
Opening information	Area : 1 /8	Slopes : - /68	Lifts : - /42
Slopes details	0 /12- /26- /190 /11
Avalanche risk	above 1800 m : risk 3 /5 below 1800 m : risk 2 /5
Chamonix – Argentière nordic domain
Opening information	2,7 km / 37,6 km
Snowdepts Low valley
Last snowfall	15-12 above 900 m
Chamonix-ville (1035 m)	20 cm	Argentière-village (1250 m)	65 cm
Vallorcine-village (1260 m)	50 cm	Les Planards (1050 m)	25 cm

SKI DOMAIN DETAILS IN REAL-TIME – THURSDAY DECEMBER 15TH – 11:16
Grands Montets ski area
Opening information	0/9		0/40/40/5
Snowdepts	Lognan (1972 m) : 100 cm	Bochard (2765 m) : 150cm	Grands Montets (3275 m) : 170cm
Brévent ski area
Opening information	0/9		0/30/50/30/3
Snowdepts	Planpraz (2000 m) : 100cm	Brévent (2525 m) : cm
Flégère ski area
Opening information	0/7		0/20/40/30/3
Snowdepts	Flégère (1890 m) : 100 cm	Index (2385 m) : cm
Balme ski area
Opening information	0/8		0/120/8
Snowdepts	Charamillon (1850 m) : cm	Balme (2270 m) : cm
Low valley ski areas
Les Planards	0/3		0/20/10/1
Le Savoy	0/2		0/2
Les Chosalets	0/2		0/3
La Vormaine	0/3		0/20/1

Keywords snow, weather

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Today's Weather

Full Forecast

TODAY - THURSDAY MAY 17 2012 Sunny - cold in the morning - mild in the afternoon SKY CONDITION : clear or partly cloudy - thickening high cloud from the west during the afternoon. Period of sunshine close to 85%. PRECIPITATION : none. WIND - ground level : variable light - light to moderate afternoon thermal breeze. WIND - mid mountain : variable -> S light. WIND - high mountain : NW moderate to strong -> W light to moderate. TEMPERATURE : low -2 C - high +17 C - temperature inversion toward 1500 m. ISOTHERM 0 C : 2400 -> 3300 m. ISOTHERM -10 C : 3900 -> 4700 m.