Where should I go?
This alert has more potential for disappointment and I wouldn't try to make anything of it until Friday, because Thursday in the trees is rather poor at 10 to 20cm maximum and you can forget about Wednesday anyway. Wednesday is better spent drinking beer, going to the sauna or, crazy thing, dear Van Life influencers, going to work.
Friday should be quite nice up in France and western Valais, but also dangerous, as the base is rather unfavourable. The weekend will be sunny and hopefully we'll be able to do a bit more on the avalanche side.
Medium term
Desolate wasteland, with vultures circling above. Rolling thorn bushes from western films. Bored teenagers at a bus stop in Wolfenbüttel, south-east Lower Saxony. A lecture on historical tax law of the late 20th century.
If you need any more metaphors to describe the general weather situation after the weekend, feel free to let us know in the comments. The northern hemisphere will be inundated and we'll find ourselves on the warm front side of an Atlantic trough, which will be repeatedly regenerated with ice-cold air masses from Canada. I see little chance of escaping before the beginning of February.
At least it remains sunny. You can work on your Google Tan and, once the situation has calmed down, possibly tackle some steep things.
Powder and "meh" to the people!
Your not quite so euphoric oracle
Prediction game #7: Core zone station "Les Ecrins (2940m)"
The snow depth prediction game no. 7 takes place at the station "Les Ecrins (2940m)" from Tuesday, 16 Jan 19:00 to 19 Jan 15:00. The initial snow depth at the station "Les Ecrins (2940m)" is 303cm (16 Jan 19:00).
Write your fresh snow tip by Wednesday, 17 January at 19:00 as a comment below! As a reminder, tip game rules, Tipping game reminder by email.