5 things to lookout for during spring in the Alps
1. Marmots
Every time you enter a souvenir shop in the Alps you will get whistled at. Sadly this is never the owner showing appreciation for your slightly faded, shell suit esque ski jacket. The whistling is coming from a toy marmot. If you are the sort of person who doesn’t believe it is possible to get good snow during April and will only ski during January when the temperature can get as low as -20, you will have never had the chance to see a marmot. These animals hibernate so we miss them for much of the ski season, but they come out just at the end.
2. Sunburn
As a responsible ski tour operator we suggest that you lookout for sunburn, make sure you put suncream on to stop you burning and keep your skin covered up. The suns rays are much stronger at altitude so the risk of burning is higher. And, if you follow our suggestion then you can smugly look out for other idiots that have terrible sunburn and look stupid.
3. Cheap stuff
Need a new pair of skis? Want a new ski jacket? Have your snowboard trousers lost their waterproof? Why not combine a ski trip with a shopping trip? Once the season starts to draw to an end then the shops start trying to get rid of what they havent sold. This means SALES. The discounting isn’t just on clothes and equipment. Some bars start to get rid of their excess booze too, you may even find yourself attending a “drink the bar dry” party.
4. Puddles
I know we have said that the snow is great at the end of the season. However true it is that there can be great dumps of snow in April, sometimes it can be a bit hot and cause a puddle or two… but puddles and skiing can be fun…
5. amazing dumps of snow
We can’t guarantee the weather but in our experience there are always a good few dumps during the last few weeks of the season. This is often followed by a bluebird day. The sad thing is that many people choose to miss this time of year and then miss out on these amazing warm powder days. Or maybe it is a good thing as it means that only me and anyone who bothered to read to the end of this article will be out there.
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