Mega Snow!

Snow is continuing to fall at Isola 2000 in a week which has seen the road closed due to avalanche risk and as much as 1m snow forecast for this weekend.

Provisional reports suggest that 18/21 lifts and 32/42 pistes will be open on Saturday 13th December. See this link for more detailed info: http://www.isola2000.com/InfoliveDocuments/telecopie_pleine_page.pdf

Isola 2000 at 11am on 12th December 2008 (http://www.webcam-ski.com/interfaces/isola/interface.php?pk_interface=62&m=images&r=vue&pk_img_vue=339)

No queues and loads of snow!

Snow levels
1800m = 105cm snow
2600m = 177cm snow

If you have been up to Isola 2000 please feel free to add a comment to the blog to let us know what the conditions are like.

The avalanche risk is Level 4 so if you intend skiing / snowboarding do take extra care.

Snow Report

Isola 2000 is looking really fantastic at the moment, the panoramic webcam has had its orientation changed slightly which means that there is no close up of the Chalets du Mercantour but there is a good view of the resort which looks lovely as the sun sets and the lights are switched on.

So to the snow report:

• at 1800m altitude = 78cm snow
• at 2600m altitude = 155cm snow

As the resort doesn't open properly until this Saturday (6th December) we don't have a definite list of which pistes will be open but there is provisional information on the Isola 2000 website. Click here to go to the webpage.

Isola 2000 is OPEN!

Isola 2000 opened its pistes on Saturday for the 2008/2009 ski season. There is a news report on France 3, click on the link below to view it (opens in Windows Media Player):

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