Snow Report, 7 December 2023

Could this be the best season start in years? It’s only the first week of December and early snow records are being broken. Tuesday this week we were treated to another 21cm of the fluffy white stuff. The conditions are amazing and alongside the huge amounts of snowfall, we’ve been treated to a good dose of sunshine too, on Sunday we enjoyed a wonderful bluebird day. What a great opening week of the season for Courchevel.

So now we have a really good snow depth in Courchevel. During the next few days we are forecast to receive around another 6cm of snow. You can expect light north westerly winds and temperatures ranging from +1°C to -2°C. Up until the weekend the freezing level remains low at around 1200 - 1400 metres, however it is looking to become milder from Sunday with the freezing level rising up to around 2500 metres, bringing rain on Monday below the freezing level. But that’s still a few days away and all could change.

Although the snow coverage is looking good, be aware that as this is early season and the off-piste areas will not have been skied much yet, so not well compacted and there is likely to be thin coverage in many places. In general the avalanche risk is marked as considerable at ⅗.

The Christmas festive atmosphere is beginning to build in resort. It’s exciting to see the resort all white again, the mountains adorned with skiers and restaurants and bars open and buzzing once again.

Photo above from the opening weekend in Courchevel from the tourist office.

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