So I arrived in mottaret yesterday and today was the first day on the mountain. All in all a good day! Up high (val thorens, top of meribel ) snow cover is pretty good. I'm at 1750 and the pistes are great, but very bare all around. I'd hoped for at least a little cosmetic cover but no luck. But the weather is good, the food is plentiful, as is the beer, and it's Christmas. So seasons greetings to you all.