Recent content by andycham

I've been living here in Chamonix for 5 years, and moving around the Alps a lot in winter. Maybe you don't remember the year before last, when a lot of lower down ski resorts had to close in late March because there was no snow? As for Val Thorens being a 'terrible reference for powder', where...

Snow in March is pretty questionable no matter where you are in the Alps - Chamonix's reliable in that there's always snow on the Grands Montets, being as high as it is and north facing. There are resorts that are more snow-sure, like Val Thorens, but for easy access Chamonix wins hands-down. As...