Early ski trip to Flaine, Grand Massif
Trip Start
Jul 18, 1998
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Trip End
Ongoing
Flaine, Rhône-Alpes, France
Friday, December 18, 2009
On Monday 14th December we skied in Flaine, with fantastic conditions, a sunny cold day with clear views of Mont Blanc. An estimated 100 cm of snow at 2200 m and 20 cm at 1600m was sufficent for a good day of skiing. Disappointingly, there were only 3 ski lifts open, The small beginners lift at 1600m, the large DMC telecabine providing access to the top of Flaine and the chair lift accessible at the bottom of the Serpentine/Crystal ski runs.
The ski runs were in great condition with plenty of snow cover until reaching the village at 1600m where sone stones had been churned up.
Snow has continued to fall in the village of Les Carroz since Monday Dec 14th, with a centimetre or so every day until Friday 18 December when heavy snow continued to fall all day, leaving at least 10 cm in Les Carroz village and continuing to the upper slopes at 2200m. The snow cannons have been active all week, with sub zero temperatures (typically -10degs C during he daytime) throughout. The good base built up in November and the blown snow, plus this recent fall should make for excellent sking over the Chrstmas period.
