Hopefully the Final Day of Super Cold Today February 13th, 2012
If the forecasts are correct we should finally be getting a change in the weather from tomorrow with temperatures staying above -10°C for the rest of the week, which will be a very welcome change.
I have been advising our guests for the last couple of weeks to wear all the ski clothing they have brought with them, 2 pairs if thermals / glove liners / extra fleece and nobody has complained about being too warm ! A few days when the wind was blowing it bitter cold on the mountain, trying to keep fingers and toes warm was a real struggle.
The pistes are all super smooth and even the off-piste has stayed very skiable with the cold temperatures.
Anyone driving a diesel fuel vehicles in the mountains needs to be careful in these super cold temperatures as the fuel becomes waxy and can easily cause the vehicle to stop. A top tip is to fill your tank with local diesel from the highest filling station on the mountain, they will add more additives to the fuel to ensure it continues to work as expected as temperatures get very low.
Wow that is very very cold February 6th, 2012
We have had a coldest temperatures I have ever seen in Chatel, yesterday morning the temperature at the chalet was -23°C. We only just made it down to Geneva airport because the diesel was starting to freeze in the tank.
Out on the ski slopes the snow is in excellent condition but the wind chill is rather painful on the ski lifts at the top of the mountain.
We where treated to super fluffy powder last week which stayed in amazing condition for several days due to the very low temperatures.
I have been skiing in the most clothes I have even worn out on the mountain and only just been warm enough.
Snow is back again January 23rd, 2012
We were treated to 10 days of clear blue skies and sunshine over the last couple of weeks, lots of sunshine but very cold most nights and not really warming up in the daytime.
Was great skiing while being able to see the Alps in their snowy winter blanket.
The weather changed back to snowy / cloudy / sunny spells at the end of last week, currently the trees up the mountain are still frozen white.
Forecast looking like cold / cloudy / some snowfall over the next week or so, just time to enjoy the last week of quiet January skiing before the kids & crowds return in February.
Easyjet Flight Sale Again January 6th, 2012
Easyjet have another flight sale on for the next 5 days for all flights between February and July 2012, combine this with our late discount offers on our remaining couple of weeks in March and you could get yourself a fantastic late discount ski deal.
This season is turning out to be a corker with absolutely tonnes of snow on the mountain now, just need a sunny day so we can go out and enjoy it.