Love it when you get snow, showers and heavy in the same sentence

Having had a good early start to snow fall this year, a warm front came over on friday and it rained everywhere. This has left the lower slopes looking a little bare but was not enough to effect the upper slopes too much, in fact causing it to freeze solid and help build a good base. So all we need now is some fresh snow on top and it's time to get the snow shoes out.
Oh and look whats coming our way.

TOMORROW - MONDAY NOVEMBER 15
Morning fœhn wind - becoming quickly rainy in the afternoon - getting colder
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : cloudy with sunny spells in the morning - becoming quickly mostly cloudy to overcast in the afternoon - period of sunshine close to 60%.
PRECIPITATION : starting up in the afternoon - moderate - rain-snow limit towards 2000 m, dropping towards 1200 m at night.
WIND - aloft : SSW strong -> SSE moderate - fœhn still strong in the valley at first.
TEMPERATURE : min +3°C - max +12°C.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 16
Unsettled - snow showers - improving later
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : overcast - becoming mostly cloudy - locally cloudy with fleeting spell towards the evening - period of sunshine close to 10%.
PRECIPITATION : frequent and locally heavy showers in the morning - becoming scattered in the afternoon - rain-snow limit between 1000 and 900 m.
WIND - aloft : E -> N moderate.
TEMPERATURE : dropping highs.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19 2010
Wednesday : fairly sunny - slightly milder. Thursday : disturbance crossing over from the west - snow showers. Fiday : fairly sunny and cold.




These were taken on the way upto Avoriaz on Thursday. Plenty ridable already, and loads of people were hiking up and around town.