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There has been approximately 2 metres snowfall during the last seven days. The snowfall has been so heavy that chairlifts have been shut, the local train has been stopping at the Chamonix train station and not going to Argentiere. Roads were blocked past our Chamonix chalet and snow announcements published.

Compare this to 2 seasons ago, with the unbelievably warm Jan weather, mud appearing on ski slopes, and warnings that climate change would mean the finish of the ski industry in the Alps. Indeed the OECD’s report from 2007 predicted that global warming could make skiing holidays far too dear for a lot of skiers, with one-third of ski resorts becoming insolvent with the disappearance of alpine glaciers. Experts assert that it is nearly impossible to attribute the yearly deviations in the weather to the consequences of global warming.

So we might have the longest recession in almost 30 years, and the Pound has plummeted to new levels versus the euro, however the snowboarding is superior, and the last reservations highlight that skiers are eager to revel in the great snow. Its certainly the greatest in eight winters, and lots of skiers are saying its the nicest ski snowboarding conditions in at least ten winter seasons.

Even so recall that lots of snow like this means big avalanches risks.

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