Long-range weather forecast for Winter 2010/11 predict heavy snowfall for French Alps

Sept. 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Chamonix ski chalet Maison Jaune has just released its long-range weather forecast for Winter 2010/11 for the French Alps. http://www.maison-jaune.com

The latest information appears to predict a “La Nina” and positive “North Atlantic Oscillation” (NAO+) which would forecast a colder than normal start to the season (which is great for freezing the ground so the first snowfall sticks) followed by a mild, wet winter which normally brings abundant snow to the higher ski resorts, such as Chamonix, Val d'Isere, Tignes.

Last season was an El Nino and NAO- which resulted in the coldest UK winter in 30 years with 7 consecutive days where the temperature did not exceed zero degrees celsius.

Previous winters with La Nina and NAO+ include winters with heavy snowfalls of 1951, 1972, 1976 and 1999, (the year of the Montroc avalanche), and 2000.

View the complete forecast and explanations here: http://www.maison-jaune.com/blog/384/long-range-weather-forecast-prediction-for-europe-french-alps-and-chamonix-2010-11

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