Pyrenees Get Most of Europe’s Most Recent Fresh Snowfalls
Pyrenees Get Most of Europe’s Most Recent Fresh Snowfalls
Published : 28-Mar-2012 01:18
There's been almost no snow in most of Europe for the past few weeks but one area has been dumped on – the Pyrenees.
Unusually for this time of year, resorts in Andorra have seen up to 70cm (28 inches) of fresh snow over the past week so can claim the most powdery conditions in Europe as we approach Easter.
VallNord has the deepest snow in the region with up to 3m (10 feet) lying on upper slopes at Arcalis and 1.2m (4 feet) on lower runs. The avalanche danger off piste in the different sectors of the resort range from 2 or 3 out of 5 on the danger scale.
Temperatures are cooler than in most of the rest of Europe – between -2 and +6 Celcius although they may hit double figures in the middle of the day this weekend.
GrandValira has a base of 80-180cm (nearly three feet – six feet) and it's actually looking pretty good on the French and Spanish side of the mountain range too.
The leading Spanish resort of Baqueira Beret (pictured above) reports it is 100% open with all 120km (75 miles) of piste groomed and ready and all 33 lifts operating. Snow depth ranges between 110cm (nearly four feet) and 2.1 metres (seven feet) and the centre is open until Easter weekend.
Most of the larger ski areas are open on the French side of the Pyrenees too with similarly good conditions.
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