We are currently experiencing a “major snow event” here in the French Alps, 100km/hr winds, and heavy snow now for the last couple of days. I was allowed out of the office on a training course yesterday. Avalanche training that is. A very short video is available below.
Just getting to the venue was tricky enough. Today is the day before the season starts properly which means there are still loads of HGV’s on the road, combine that with the snow and narrow roads and you can imagine the consequences.
The avalanche risk is almost universally 5/5 across the Alps today and will probably remain that way tomorrow. Our local ski areas of Avoriaz and Morzine / Les Gets are both closed which I’m told is “unprecedented”, I certainly can’t remember that happening in the 12 years I have lived here.
Here’s looking forward to a nice calm Christmas.
