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Current ski touring conditions Argentiere and Chamonix area

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 Hans 05 Apr 2016
Hi guys

Thinking of heading over to the valley this weekend despite a less than encouraging forecast. What are the current snow conditions like? Has anybody been touring in Chamonix/Argentiere region recently?

Thanks in advance

H.
 nb 05 Apr 2016
In reply to Hans:

Foehn conditions for the past few days, so high winds at all altitudes and tropical temperatures. Also at the end of last week a load of Saharan sand got dumped on the mountains :/

Given all that it was surprisingly ok over the weekend! Up high it was mostly hard wind-blown snow with pockets of powder in sheltered areas, in the middle it was reasonably compact corn snow and at the bottom it was gloop.
OP Hans 05 Apr 2016
In reply to nb:

Cheers mate, much appreciated. Keeping a close eye on the conditions - I wonder how sand effects the snowpack?! Probably not to any positive advantage...

All the best

H.

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