Matt T wrote:
On 19 Apr, 13:46, LittleRob wrote:
wrote:
Off topic, but it's quiet... I'd like to do this kind of motorbike,
sunny day,
dry road with walls of snow either side thing. I'd always imagined,
that
after the lifts close down in val d'Isere they run a snow plough over
the
top, though as it sometimes snows right through to May/June I guess
it's not really like that. Any ideas on fixed dates for opening the
Col
d'Iseran, or ideas where freshly opened high passes might be the first
couple of weeks in may (within 3 hours of Geneva).
Cheers.
Iain.
Iain

I've not ridden this route (though I'm tempted this year) but I drove it
in an open-top car a few years ago. I can recommend it.

A very good resource iswww.alpineroads.com

Rob

All I can tell you is it sure won't be open yet - we've got about 3
metres depth of snow at 3000M at the moment, and it just keeps on
coming. Tignes lifts shut on the 11th May this year, so I reckon it'll
be June before the passes are reliable. I might be completely wrong
though.

Cheers,

Matt

Matt

From memory its open about July-October. We went the 2nd week of
September, but the problem by then was that France had pretty much
"closed" after the Summer season. There was only a single restaurant in
Val d'Isere open. Fortunately we were only staying 1 night, but we met a
couple who were there for 3 or 4 days!

Rob