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Tignes this morning
Montalbert (lower reaches of La Plagne - *waaay* down the Tarentaise valley!)
This is June 1st, remember! 
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Anyone off to france this week for some biking?
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Posted 12 months ago #
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Looks like a foot of snow even pretty low down in Chamonix, where I'm heading in 10 days
Given that the snow had previously almost completely melted up to 2300m even on north facing slopes, so there's no base at all, do we think this is going to melt quickly (before I go)? Or am I now limited to below the treeline/south facing slopes?
Forecast looks mixed for the rest of the week but I think the dump's finished for now.
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That's why I am waiting till July
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My mate's there at the moment.
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Quite a bit in Avoriaz, PDS
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I reckon it'll be OK. It snowed 6 inches to a foot at high altitudes about a week ago and had all melted within 2 days. This snow has no base.
Maybe not though.
Bit disappointing as some routes you can normally only do in August/Sept looked like they might otherwise have been open in mid June, but c'est la vie. It's good for the ecology I guess.
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Sheeeeit
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16 degrees and sunny at valnord!
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I've been ski-ing in Tignes in August. Strap some blades to your mtb.
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Ah, jhw, don't worry, it's melting slowly. The tops are still covered though, but the ground is too 'warm' for it to take a good hold, it's very wet snow. Besides, it'll be hot again soon.
Down in the valley, although it was heavy rain, there were only a couple of puddles on the path, it was all absorbed. Roots slippery as a snake tho.
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