03 / 03 / 2011

Powder!

Monday and Tuesday of this week brought snow glorious snow. Andorra, France and the rest of the Alps seemed to be getting it all last week whilst Sauze bathed in glorious sun. Not ashamed to say that snow jealousy was setting in. Thankfully our patience was rewarded and by Monday night it was coming down very nicely.

Visibility was bad effecting what was open but by Wednesday the weather had changed and skiing the Milky Way was back on. The village was submerged beneath a bank of cloud but above 1750mt the sun was shining and the snow was deep!

Wednesday morning saw me waiting patiently at the bottom of the lift itching to claim first tracks. The on piste conditions were the best that I had experienced all season. The avalanche risk had gone up to 4, one below the highest level so picking where you decide to leave the piste was somewhat important.

The helicopter was out first thing dropping explosives into the high risk areas but despite watching and hoping to see something spectacular, nothing happened. Better safe than sorry though.

The official snow depths have the upper slopes at 160cm and the lower slopes at 80cm. All major links are open and whilst I pen this I’m happy to report that it’s snowing again. The forecast says that we’ll have snow today and tomorrow and then for it to return Monday. After that the week should be fairly sunny and cold, just what we want!

Just a word of warning though, it is carnival week in Italy next week so Monday and Tuesday could be rather busy. Hopefully it’ll quieten down from Wednesday onwards.

What our customers say

01 / 05

Just wanted to say that we had a great week and to thank you for all your assistance in arranging everything for us. Roll on next year!

Tony P.

We are a family of 6 and James and Sinead at Sauzeonline.com were brilliant in organising skis, lessons and restaurants. Really helpful and friendly - a pleasure to deal with. We plan to come back next year using Sauzeonline for everything.

D. Bonfield

The transfers we booked were professional and hassle free notwithstanding our late arrival. For the return we were greeted on time with great service. The ski hire was also of excellent quality.

A. McCormick

Sauzeonline provide great value ski and snowboard hire from a selection of shops in good locations throughout the town – so we were able to find shops suitable for all our group (not all of whom were staying in the same place). James was also incredibly helpful in resolving an issue one of our group had with his snowboard hire [and arranged a full refund]. We would definitely recommend Sauzeonline both in terms of excellent value and service.

B. Hughes

Great service from James prior to arriving. Really went above and beyond. The rental shop was ideally situated at the bottom of the lift. Can't wait to return!

S. Warhurst