The smaller mountain regions of France had an excellent winter season with exceptional snow cover in the Vosges, Jura and Massif Central and very good conditions in Corsica and the Pyrenees. Although the total snowfall was not astounding a long period of cold weather meant that the snow that did fall remained on the ground even at quite low altitudes. The season in the Southern Alps was satisfactory and much better than last winter. In the Northern Alps the season was below average at higher altitudes until mid-February.
Vosges and Jura
The Vosges and Jura mountains recorded some recorded some record snow conditions. The ski resorts and ski tourers had a fantastic winter lasting from the end of November through to mid April. The Météo France monitoring station at the Ballon d’Alsace (1424 meters) recorded a maxium depth of 370cm of snow, beating the previous record dating from 1968. Total snowfall at 1100 meters, the height of most of the areas ski resorts, was around 690cm. There were some impressive cornices on the ridge lines around Hohneck which were still there in May.
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