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[Closed] Last minute change of Alps resort - weather related

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We were planning on heading to Les Deux Alpes this week but the weather is looking rough in that part of the Alps.

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If you had a choice where would you go?

The weather is looking good in Chatel, Morzine and Les Gets - would you base yourselves up that end? or are there better places to try.

Bearing in mind we are only there for 4 days and are driving over.

Also - anyone got a recommendation for a reliable weather website for the Alps?


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 8:43 pm
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What kind of riding you after?


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:04 pm
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Morzine is the best located of those 3 in the PdS. It's in the middle and at the bottom of the valley. Means you can ride until the last lift then have an easy ride home from quite a few places. They are all ok though.

Weather can be pretty variable there so it'll be pot luck. Shorter drive than most other alps.


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:05 pm
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Meteo France says it's going to be scorching. It is currently very scorching and looking like changing to extremely scorching in the Tarentaise, just a few miles north of LdA.


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:07 pm
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Bike park kinda riding - based around lift access (ie no pedalling).

Forecast for L2A looks really hot with thunder storms flagged for when we arrive until we leave. ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:10 pm
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PDS then.

Assuming the reports you're looking at are not just those half hour storms you sometimes get in the Alps.


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:23 pm
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I've got access to the pro mountain forecasts for my area and they are currently predicting wall-to-wall scorchio, with only one mention of storms.

I think you're worrying over nothing.

Hot-weather with chance of afternoon thunderstorms in the Alps in July? I could have made that forecast back in January...


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:28 pm
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Cheers Stevo - reassuring to know. Although now I've looked at chatel I like what I see


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:31 pm
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We're sat here in 25-30*c further south...super besse...


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:32 pm
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Im in les gets atm its bloomin lovely and forcast is looking good.


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:32 pm
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Pila. It gets far better weather than the pds, no crowds and the riding is great ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:54 pm
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I've heard good things about Pila


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 9:58 pm
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Pila is fun. La Thuile just up the road too, which I like even more.


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 10:10 pm
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Same time to pila as l2a... Interested


 
Posted : 28/06/2015 10:23 pm