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Snow Report, 7 December 2023
Could this be the best season build up 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 12cm of the fluffy white stuff. The conditions are looking amazing and alongside the huge amounts of snowfall, we’ve been treated to a good dose of sunshine too. On Sunday we enjoyed a wonderful sunny day and if you were lucky enough to be in the area, Avoriaz treated us to a pre-season opening weekend. Morzine is getting ready to open on 16 December.
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 -1°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 the freezing level rising up to around 2700 metres and rain is forecast. 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.
Avoriaz will be partially open again this weekend 9 and 10 December adding the Lindarets area to the ski areas of d'Arare and Chavanette that will be open. The first event in Morzine this winter is the Spartan Winter Trail Races this weekend the 9 and 10 December.
Great photo above taken by Chalet Bluebell out ski touring in Les Gets, looking over to Morzine on Sunday.
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What's coming up
Are you planning to visit Morzine during December? Check out our guide of what’s on and weather in December.
You’ll find many highlights in the winter events calendar for Morzine including the major music festivals: Rock On Snow, Rock The Pistesand Snowboxx. Well-being weeks, Spartan Races and comedy are just part of the diverse line up. We can’t wait. Full event details can be found in our events calendar.
Have you got your ski pass yet? there maybe 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 Morzine. 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 Morzine 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 @SeeMorzine #SeeMorzine. 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.
