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).

Activites: Off-Piste Skiing.
Locations: Chamonix, St Anton am Arlberg and Swiss Valais.
Seasons: Winter.