Snow Report, 7 December 2023
Could this be the best pre-season start in years? It’s only the first week of December and early snow records are being broken. Tuesday this week we were treated to another 15cm of the fluffy white stuff. The conditions are amazing and alongside the huge amounts of snowfall, we’ve been treated to a good dose of sunshine too, on Sunday during the pre-season opening weekend we enjoyed a wonderful bluebird day. Exciting news is that Avoriaz will be partially open again this weekend 9 and 10 December adding in the Lindarets area.
So now we have a good snow depth accumulating on a really solid base, due to the colder temperatures. During the next few days we are forecast to receive around another 5cm of snow. You can expect light south westerly winds and temperatures ranging from +3°C to -2°C. Up until the weekend the freezing level remains low at around 1000 - 1500 metres, however it is looking to become milder from Sunday with precipitation forecast and the freezing level rising up to around 2700 metres. But that’s still a few days away and could all change.
Although the snow coverage is looking good, be aware that as this is early season and the off-piste areas will not have been skied much yet, so not well compacted and there is likely to be thin coverage in many places. In general the avalanche risk is marked as considerable at ⅗.
The first planned event for the season is Snow and Rock for the official full resort opening weekend of 15 and 16 December.
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What's coming up
Are you planning to visit Avoriaz during December? Check out our guide of what’s on and weather in December.
Avoriaz is well known for great events and music festivals and this year is no exception. The season kicks off with Rock on Snow for the opening weekend on 15 December. During the season you’ll find a Freeride World Cup qualifier event. As Well as the legendary Rock The Pistes and Snowboxx events. Full details of all the events for Avoriaz this winter are on our Events page.
Have you got your ski pass yet? there are still early bird deals out there.
Updates
Scroll down to see live forecasts, lift status, links to webcams and above for real time photos from Avoriaz. We will be updating this snow report page every Thursday, so check back in with us next week to see how the pistes are doing and what you can expect from the snow forecast for the next seven days.
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If you're in Avoriaz this week, we want to see your images, especially videos, of what you've been up to. So when you post to Facebook or Instagram, please tag us @SeeAvoriaz #SeeAvoriaz. Every week, we'll be posting our favourite videos and images here and sharing on our social media, along with our weekly resort snow report.
Look forward to seeing you out on the pistes very soon.
