Les Arcs Snow - December 15th 2015
Les Arcs Snow - December 15th 2015
Published : 15-Dec-2015 05:44
Conditions on the pistes in the 1950/2000 bowl are still good; nightly grooming and top-ups from the snow cannons is keeping them in good order. On the 1600/1800 side of the ridge, and up toward Peisey, the snow is notably thinner below about 1800 metres; particularly on slopes that get a lot of sun.We did encounter the first "boiler plate" of the week; a nasty patch near the TransArc mid-station. Around this level, and below, there are a few rocks lurking on the pistes and care is needed due to thinning snow in places.
A few pictures below, selected as they're fairly representative of the surface conditions.
This week I have been mainly followed by an assistant Ninja snow tester...
On the ridge at the top of the Bois de l'Ours and Arpette chairs.
On the Plan Vert, with a familiar mountain in the background.
The Grand Renard on the 1800 side is hard-packed in the shade of the ridge, but better lower down.
There's that mountain again... with a little cloud building this afternoon...
We continue to hope for a little snow tonight but no sign of it so far...
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