Summer is the time when resorts can make serious improvements to infrastructure.
Meribel in the Three Valleys has been increasing it's capacity for snow-making with a massive expansion of the Meribel reservoir.
Hot off the press, Jerry of Chalet Bartavelle and Summit Chalets took a walk up there this week to see how the work was going and he has sent us the pic below:
As Jerry says; "... Not a great photo as it is so big it was not possible to take a photo of the whole lake.
This is about 25% of the total size. The original reservoir was 5 times smaller, so if you are worried about snow conditions for the Christmas week and season ahead then seriously don’t. Meribel has always had a vast amount of snow cannons but now they will be able to work for longer than ever before."
With the first falls of snow in the Alps over the last week, and that autumn, back to school, feeling in the air, it's great to know that winter is on its way - and resorts will be ready for it!
