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Archive for 'Snow Reports'
Rooms Available for Half Term
Those thinking of booking a last minute ski holiday for next week will be delighted to hear that there is snow due this weekend and lots of hotel availability!
Zermatt has recently received 5cm of snow and is expecting around 20cm over the course of next week according to The Ski Club Great Britain website.
One fantastic hotel that would be happy to welcome you is the new Hotel Matthiol, located close to the Klein Matterhorn lift and slopes. This boutique, stylish hotel offers easy access to the mountain and direct views of the Matterhorn.
Rooms still available start from 500chf per room, per day, including breakfast.
Call The Oxford Ski Company on +44 (0) 1865 398130 to discuss last minute availability and where the best snow conditions can be found!
Fresh Snow in Val d’Isere!
Chalet Arosa, Val d’Isere, sleeps 10
According to the Ski Club Great Britain website, Val d’Isere has just enjoyed 25cms of fresh snow making conditions excellent on piste.
Why not treat yourself to a last minute stay in Chalet Arosa, leaving this weekend for £799 per person? This price is based on the cost of two people sharing a double room, flights, transfers, chalet board, driving service and complimentary ski guiding; all the elements for an excellent trip!
Call The Oxford Ski Company on + 44 (0) 1865 398 130 to look into other shared chalet options.
Fresh Snowfall in St Anton
According to the Ski Club Great Britain, there has been 30cms of snowfall in St Anton, Austria over the past couple of days making both off-piste and on-piste conditions perfect!
With maximum temperatures in resort of around minus six degrees, it looks like this snow is likely to stay put.
Why not enjoy half term in Chalet Artemis with the kids there?
A weeks accommodation including chalet board, flights and transfers would be £2,695 per person.
Call The Oxford Ski Company on +44 (0) 1865 398130 to discuss this chalet and other options for half term week.
Great conditions in Klosters!
With 70 cms of fresh snow in the last 48 hours and clear skies fore cast for the next three days at least our guests currently in Klosters are set for a very good end to their weeks skiing. We still have good availability for February, March and April in the lovely chalet Maldeghem, the lavish chalet Eugenia and also the epitome of modern luxury, the Chesa Falcun.
Please contact one of the team on 01865 398 130 for more information and last minute discounts on any of these stunning properties.
Early opening of the Hotel Sivoliere
Hotel Sivoliere, Courchevel 1850
Due to an exceptional amount of early snow fall, the Hotel Sivoliere will now open on the 10th of December. The hotel is also offering a reduced rate of 726€ per room, per night, half board.
Contact the Oxford Ski Company to look into more options for early season skiing on +44 (0) 1865 398133.
It’s snowing in Meribel…
What is more, it is due to carry on throughout next week with a particularly big snowfall of around 15cm due on Monday night. This is a promising early display for those skiing this year.
Availability is now minimal for New Year but Oxford Ski can offer a 7 night stay in the Hotel Helios for 3,150€ per person, on a half board basis, excluding travel.
Don’t miss out on your Christmas or New Year ski trip due to lack of availability by booking now. Call us on 01865 398130.
Wish you were here?
The Grand Hotel Kempinski, St Moritz
The staff at the Grand Hotel Kempinski in St Moritz were kind enough to send us a glimpse of their first blue sky, powder day of the season, taken today. At the same altitude as Courchevel 1850 and Val d’Isere, it is no great surprise that the resort has been blessed with an early instalment of snow.
Similar reports of significant, early snowfalls have reached our office from Zermatt, Saas Fee and Klosters. What’s more, there is plenty to come! Check the Ski Club Great Britain’s website for a full, European forecast.
Snow Report, 29th of March, 2010
INTRODUCTION
Conditions are a lot better in most of Europe now after the heavy snow that fell in the Alps over the weekend. Loads of snow fell in France and parts of Switzerland and lighter snow fell in Austria too.
Val d’Isere and Tignes in France received some of the heaviest snowfall. The Ski Club rep in Tignes reported 50cm of fresh snow on Saturday 27th March. Awesome skiing can be found, particularly on the upper slopes.
20cm fell on the upper slopes at Zermatt in Switzerland. This gave a fun powder day although the lower slopes are slushy, where rain and wet snow fell.
Not so much snow fell in Austria but it was enough to boost their conditions a little. The Ski Club rep in Mayrhofen said that although it rained in the valley, it was snowing up on the mountain and there was some fresh snow to ski.
Over in America, Colorado enjoyed a snowy weekend. There was plenty of powder to ski in most resorts, including Vail. Their base depth is pretty good now and the powder over the weekend made for some excellent skiing.
Big White and Silver Star in British Columbia, Canada, received the biggest dump of their season so far on Friday night. 35cm of fresh snow gave an awesome day on Saturday. Their base depths are at the deepest they have been all season which bodes very well for the remainder of the season.
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Snow Report, 25th March, 2010
INTRODUCTION
Say goodbye to spring weather in the Alps as loads of snow and colder weather is just around the corner.
It’s been a mild and sunny week again in Austria. The skiing is generally good though with the best advice being to stay high, as always. Obergurgl has some of the best skiing thanks to slopes up to 3000m.
It’s also been warm and sunny in France, where conditions are virtually identical to in Austria. Lower resorts have largely slushy snow at all levels but places like Tignes and Val d’Isere have better snow above 2500m.
Soft spring snow can be found all over Switzerland and Italy at the moment too. Saas Fee in Switzerland has great skiing on its upper slopes. However the snow has already begun falling at Cervinia in Italy. The resorts received 20cm of fresh on Thursday, giving a new lease of life to the whole ski area.
20cm of fresh snow at Breckenridge in Colorado means you can enjoy powder skiing. Lots of other resorts benefitted from the fresh snow as well, so get your fat skis out!
The greatest amount of fresh snow in Canada fell on the east coast this week, which makes a change. 23cm fell at Monte Sainte-Anne on Wednesday 24th March, which is excellent for the rest of their season.
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