"Matt T" wrote in message
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On 20 Apr, 09:24, LittleRob wrote:
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

The Col de l'Iseran is 'usually' open from late May/early June, but with
this year's exceptional late snowfalls who knows?

The Col (and the whole of the Route des Grandes Alpes) is an amazing drive,
roadside piste-markers and all.
Our experiences in late October, trying to beat the Col closures due to the
first snowfalls :
http://www.mountainpassions.com/summ...es_alpes_1.htm - Lac
Léman to the Beaufortain
http://www.mountainpassions.com/summ...es_alpes_2.htm - The
Beaufortain to Briançon.
http://www.mountainpassions.com/summ...es_alpes_3.htm -
Briançon to the Vallée de l'Ubaye
http://www.mountainpassions.com/summ...es_alpes_4.htm - Col de
la Cayolle to Menton

Enjoy - we did, and we'll certainly do it again...

RM