Snowfall warning issued 22 Nov at 3am GMT. Expect a severe wintry blast to affect much of Central and Western Europe including the North Sea coastline of Britain. Especially cold in the Alps this weekend. In the US very unusual pre-Thanksgiving snow and bitterly cold north winds will affect the eastern Seaboard almost to the Gulf of Mexico. Most snow will be light but locally very heavy lake effect snow will continue to fall on shores south of the Great Lakes. Japan is also experiencing an early start to winter. 2008 is following the snowy pattern of last season.
Recently (Easter 2006) stayed in the Les Bergers area of Alpe D'Huez and found that the link across to Auris was very worthwhile. The slopes on this side of the linked area were very quiet in comparison to the slopes above A D'Huez with some excellent wide reds and a couple of blacks. The resort of Auris is basically a few apartment blocks a ski hire shop and a couple of restaurants. One imparticular was excellent with prices about 40% cheaper than A D'Huez. It is situated beside the ski hire shop that is visible as you ski into Auris and has a fantastic sun terrace with superb views across to Les 2 Alps. I dont think there would be alot to do in Auris if staying for a week but it is definitely worth a visit if skiing in A D'huez for the restaurant and quiet slopes alone.
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