New opening date is now 13th December. Once again Courmayeur have delayed opening the lift system due to insufficient snowfall in the last week or so. Chamonix has had mild weather and the temperature has not been low enough even … Read on…
Heavy snowfall followed by mild weather Unfortunately the snow conditions in Italy are not gonna be good enough for the opening of Courmayeur this weekend. The pizza and prosecco will still be good but a slide is not an option, … Read on…
Recent reports suggest that Italy has had more fresh snow that Chamonix so far this winter. Facebook has had pictures of snowboarders up at Le Tour in Chamonix and some powder hounds in Cervinia. Needless to say they have not … Read on…
The end of another winter season is upon us and we are cleaning the chalet to had back to the owners. We shall of course be back next winter and have already taken some bookings so check out availability and … Read on…
We had heard that yesterday it was snowing all day in Italy so it seemed rude not to pop through the tunnel for a piece of the action. We were not disappointed!
Shovelled about 20cm of fresh snow off the drive this morning. Heavy snow so not the easiest to shift. Would have been great for snowmen. Checked the web to see what was open and even phoned Courmayeur as nothing appeared … Read on…
Another glorious day in Courmayeur. Super light fresh snow up to waist deep in places. There was of course the odd pitches which had moguls on and looked lovely and inviting. Then you found the bumps underneath. Not an ideal … Read on…
Powder, Pizza and Prosecco Day off at the chalet so popped through the Mont Blanc tunnel to Courmayeur. Forecast was for fresh snow in Chamonix and Courmayeur so we opted for the tree line skiing in Italy. The pizza and … Read on…
Decided to venture through the Mont Blanc Tunnel and checkout Courmayeur. Left Chamonix in the cloud and came out in Italy with snow falling. The nearest lift at Val Veny was still closed so drove through to the main Courmayeur … Read on…
Had an amazing day in Courmayeur doing laps of fresh tracks all morning and found a great new eating hole.
