Early Season Powder

Most years December offers early season powder skiing in the Alps. Lifts are open from end of November, and before Christmas the mountains are skied mostly by the locals. A relaxed atmosphere still inhabits the most popular ski resorts in the Alps. You make fresh tracks in peace. However you need to be flexible. The snow-cover is variable and we need to go where the snow is!

This is what the early season powder skiing looked like in winter 12/13. Finding the Best Skiing At The Moment the two weeks before Christmas, cruising from west to east: Chamonix (France), Courmayeur (Italy), Zinal (Switzerland) and in St Anton am Arlberg (Austria).

  • Courmayeur opening day winter 12/13
  • Courmayeur opening day Dec 2012
  • Early powder days in Courmayeur
  • December skiing in Helbronner trees
  • Calm and deep on Grands Montets, Chamonix
  • December skiing on lower parts of Helbronner
  • Shredding Helbronner
  • Playing in the Courmayeur forest
  • Lower parts of Grands Montets, Chamonix
  • White December day on Grands Montets
  • The Dream Forest, Grands Montets, Chamonix
  • The Dream Forest, Grands Montets, Chamonix
  • Early season powder on Grands Montets
  • Grands Montets before the official season started 2012
  • Le Lavancher
  • Rendl, the Arlberg
  • December powder in the Arlberg
  • Zurs, Arlberg, Austria
  • Pre-season powder on the smooth hills in St Anton am Arlberg winter 12/13
  • St Anton am Arlberg
  • St Anton, Arlberg, Austria
  • Zinal, Switzerland
  • Early turns in Zinal Dec 2012
  • December skiing in Zinal, Switzerland
  • St Anton, Arlberg, Austria
  • Chamonix ski report
  • Le Tour, Chamonix
Activites: Off-Piste Skiing.
Locations: Chamonix, St Anton am Arlberg and Swiss Valais.
Seasons: Winter.