tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56831574674550684072024-03-07T19:21:29.691-08:00Ski The Espace DiamantSki the Espace Diamant with TRUE ALPINETrue Alpinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302070452403918007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683157467455068407.post-78603666725049139502011-03-16T07:44:00.000-07:002011-03-16T07:47:22.130-07:00Ski Altitude or Ski Attitude<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Altitude is always a big discussion topic with regards to snow conditions. Operators use altitude in all their publicity to sell holidays in Tignes, Three Vallies. Val Thorens, <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Val d'Isère etc</span> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although they are correct and it is not possible to dispute that altitude resorts generally get more snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="color: #eeeeee;">The result is most peoples perceptions are that the higher the ski resort, the better the skiing conditions are going to be all the time, but this is not always the case. Higher resorts do get more snow but they do need more snow to cover the rocky terrain. Being at altitude you can suffer from high winds and extremely cold conditions, resulting in hard packed wind slab slopes and poor visibility. Lower resorts like the </span><a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Espace Diamant</span></a><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> which include <span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">a combined total of 226 individual pistes in the resorts of <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Crest Voland</span></a><span style="color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Cohennoz</span></a><span style="color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Flumet</span></a><span style="color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Les Saisies</span></a><span style="color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Notre Dame de</span> <span style="color: white;">Bellecombe</span></a> and <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Praz sur Arly</span></a> </span>can suffer when it is warmer but they do need less snow due to the fact that the majority of the pistes are meadow grass. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">In recent years the lower resorts have adapted to climate change by installing snow making machinery which ensures a good base for people to ski all of the season. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">With regards to the </span><a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Espace Diamant</span></a><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> ski area proximity to Mont Blanc plays a vital roll to the amount of snow we have, also we have a resort called </span><a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Les Saisies</span></a><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> which has one of the top snow records in the French Alps. It enjoys the privilege of being at the foot of Mont-Blanc and has superior snowfalls and maximum sun exposure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Les Saisies ski area is suffering with a lack of snow then most of the other resorts in the French Alps will be as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Espace Diamant</span></a> is </span></strong>currently one of the best kept secrets in the French Alps, and as far as the weather goes, that is unpredictable, unfortunately we cannot do anything about that (we wish we could I would have snow all year!!) </span></span></div>True Alpinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302070452403918007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683157467455068407.post-75583220725425971532011-03-14T07:46:00.000-07:002011-03-16T07:53:48.856-07:00Espace Diamant Skiing<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 8.9pt 0pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">The chalet is ideally situated to gain access to the Espace Diamant ski area, views of which can be seen from the chalet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The nearest ski lift is a short 4 minute drive from the chalet.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 8.9pt 0pt 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">The <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Espace Diamant</span></a> is an area which you are going to be hearing a lot more about in the near future as it continues to expand and develop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ski area covers 185 km of slopes and incorporates 5 resorts: <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Les Saisies</span></a>, <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Crest Voland</span></a>, <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Notre Dame de Bellecombe</span></a>, <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Flumet/St Nicolas la Chapelle</span></a> and <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Praz sur Arly</span></a> and is located just <strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">south of Megève.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong>It caters for all levels of skier, from beautiful tree lined green paths to steep blacks and powder bowls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The resorts’ enjoy the privilege of being at the foot of Mont-Blanc and Les Saisies in particular has superior snowfalls and maximum sun exposure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The <a href="http://www.truealpine.com/skiing.php"><span style="color: white;">Espace Diamant</span></a> is </span></strong>currently one of the best kept secrets in the French Alps. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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