25th November 2022
Tignes & Val Thorens are opening their slopes this weekend to start the season. NEW
Tignes was always schedule to open this weekend but Val Thorens had hoped to open for the 22/23 season 7-days ago.
Fresh snow this week has allowed things to get going.
MODE HIVER ACTIVÉ ❄️✅
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WINTER MOOD ACTIVATED ❄️✅ #LiveFromValThorens #WantToSki pic.twitter.com/kEvvs8L0r6— ❄️ Val Thorens ❄️ (@Val_Tho) November 18, 2022
Several storms have hit the Alps as we have been reporting across the week.
PlanetSKI’s Chris Moran is in Val Thorens and will be reporting back across this weekend.
Tignes has also fired up some lifts, though it did have one running last weekend to open the pre-season.
Aujourd’hui, Tignes ouvre son glacier dans des conditions optimales et lance la saison d’hiver 22-23.#tignes #stadenaturel #Hiver #ski #montagne #France #alpes pic.twitter.com/GhKZZhCiLJ
— Tignes (@TignesOfficiel) November 19, 2022
Elsewhere in the Alps Cervinia in Italy has opened further slopes.
Ischgl in Austria and neighbouring Samnaun in Switzerland start their winter proceedings this weekend.
Resorts Open in the Alps:
Austria: Obergurgl, Kaunertal, Kitzbuhel, Soelden, Obertauern, Piztal, Stubai, Hintertux, Molltal, Ischgl, Schladming and Kitzsteinhorn.
France: Tignes and Val Thorens.
Italy: Sulden, Cervinia and Val Senales.
Switzerland: Andermatt, Davos, Zermatt, Saas-Fee, Engelberg, Samnaun, Arosa/Lenzerheide and Verbier.
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— Verbier (@VerbierResorts) November 25, 2022
It has been a slow start to winter with generally less than average snow and warm temperatures, but things have improved this week with the fresh snow.
Here is the recent interpretation from the alpine weather expert, Fraser Wilkin, from weathertoski.co.uk.
“Overall it’s an improving situation in the Alps but, before we can say it’s a convincing start to the winter season, more snow will be needed, especially lower down.
“If you are planning a trip in early to mid-December, you should still be choosing your resort very carefully.
“Altitude is obviously important, but snowmaking capabilities should also be taken into consideration.
“The Dolomites, for example, have some of the best snowmaking in the world which, combined with the significant early season snowfalls that they witnessed yesterday, should allow them to offer some great piste-skiing conditions once the season gets underway over the next couple of weeks.”
PlanetSKI’s editor, James Cove, is starting his winter season next week and is heading for the Tirol in Austria.
He’ll be reporting back from Soelden, Ischgl, Khutai and wherever else takes his fancy.
Plans are deliberately vague depending on the snow conditions.
Here at PlanetSKI we will be updating this article on the changing weather conditions and the resorts opening so do check back…
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This article was originally published by Planetski.eu. Read the original article here.
