
Caitlin Kennedy
18/12/18
Weather
It's been a beautiful but very cool start to the day, although conditions are going to warm up a fair bit, as we are due sunshine for nearly all of the day. The only clouds to mar a perfect blue sky will be thin high altitude ones. The wind had turned to a Southerly direction, and remains moderate, with 50km/h gusts of foehn/lombarde near the Italian boarder, arriving late in the afternoon. This will get even stronger overnight. Maximum temperatures are due to get up to 1 to +4°C at 2000m and -1°C at 3000m. Make the most of the sunny weather, as tomorrow, the snow returns.
Ski Report
Bellevarde
Part of the Snowpark has opened for the first time today. All pistes in the Bellevarde sector are open today, except Triffolet, Lanches, Santons, Epaule de Charvet, G, the Boarder Cross and the Stade Semanmille.
The Tommeuses chairlift is open, allowing access to Val Claret and Tignes Le Lac.
Solaise
L, Arcelle and Marmottons will stay closed
Fornet
Everything is open except Cognon; Foret opened up for the first time yesterday afternoon.
Over on the Pisaillas Glaciers, Combe du Geant is closed due to avalanche risk. Cascade is also closed.
Off-Piste
The Avalanche Risk is 3 today. Please ensure you have the proper equipment and training before heading off-piste and know exactly where you're going.
Walking Routes
The paths to choose from are the Pont St Charles, Laisinant-Fornet, Lac d'Ouilette, Manchet and Le Daille. The others are closed.
Cross Country Tracks
The small loop and the big loop of the Ouilette lake and the small loop of the Manchet Valley are open. Everything else is closed.