Pyrénées-Orientales, Hautes-Pyrénées … Will the snow be there for the February holidays in the stations of Occitania ?

< img class = "responsive-Img" SRC = "https://images.midilibre.fr/api/v1/images/view/67a644920084c34929741f0b/large/image.jpg?v=1" Alt = "Are we going to be able to ski this vacation ?" >Are we going to be able to ski this vacation ? Invato Elements – Irinat8 < P Class = "Article-Full__CoPo" >While the February holidays for zone C are approaching, all eyes are riveted towards the mountains. Will there be snow in the stations of rsquo; Occitanie & nbsp; ? Midi Libre s & rsquo; is maintained with & nbsp; Cyril Wuest, meteorologist with the weather channel and Carlo Carmagnola, Researcher at Météo France and coordinator at the prediction service of RSQUO; CLIMSnow.

< P > Can we hope to see snow in the stations of Occitania ? This is the question that is on all lips. < P >While the school holidays in zone B started this February 8 and those in zone C are approaching (February 15 to Sunday March 2), the snow conditions in Occitania are particularly favorable, especially on the Pyrenees side. < H2 Class = "TXT-INT" > Abundant snow in Occitania < P > The Domaine Font-Romeu Pyrénées 2000 in the Pyrénées-Orientales displays impressive snow levels: < EM > “On these last three years, it is the best season in terms of falling natural snow “, entrusts Carlo Carmagnola, researcher at < EM > Météo-France and coordinator of < EM > Climsnow . < P > This February 5 almost 80 cm of snow covered the domain with 92% of the open alpine ski slopes, notes the researcher who also exercises as an instructor. This year, the station promises a season < em > “record” , with an increased attendance of 14.5% compared to last year, since its opening on December 7, 2024, explains Carlo Carmagnola. < P > The snow is abundant, but the cold is also more present, which makes it possible to maintain a favorable snowpack. A trend confirmed by Cyril Wuest, meteorologist at < EM > The weather chain : < EM > “Snowfielding is rather satisfactory in Occitania”. < H2 Class = "TXT-INT" > where to enjoy the snow ? < P > some “< EM > fresh snow” are moreover expected at the beginning of next week, confides the specialist who notes that the end of the month of February will still be marked by conditions “< em > quieter and anticyclonic” , with < EM > “little precipitation, therefore little snow to be expected “.  However, the current snowpack should < EM > “Resist high altitude above 1500-1700 m” despite the periods of punctual sweetness, specifies Cyril Wuest. < P > The last snowfall, although significant, mainly concerned the mountains at medium and high altitude, promoting ski resorts in the region such as < Strong > Fait Romeu Pyrénées 2000 or the < Strong > angles in the Pyrénées-Orientales where more than thirty tracks are open on the 45 of the station. < iframe width = "600" height = "450" ​​style = "Border: 0;" ALLOWFULLSCREEN = "" lOADING = "Lazy" RetrierPolicy = "No-Referre-When-Downgrade" src = "https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m16!1m12!1m3!1d13341. 9481883836! 2D0.7513939673407473! 3D43.00824986168276! 2m3! 1F0! 2F0! 3M2! 1i1024! 2i768! 4F13.1! 2m1! 1stations%20Skitania! 4V1738949972157! 5m2! 1SFR! 2SFR "> < P > In the Hautes-Pyrénées, the snowpack even exceeds 100 centimeters in several ski stations like < Strong > Cauterets or even < Strong > Grand Tourmalet. The station is also waiting for around thirty centimeters of snow at the top of the tracks in the next five days. < P > The snow conditions will also be optimal for the stations < Strong > Piau Engly , < Strong > Luz-Ardiden and < Strong > Peyragudes. < H2 Class = "TXT-INT" > What period for optimal snow ? < P >In Occitania, the best snow conditions are generally between mid-January and the beginning of March, agree Carlo Carmagnola and Cyril Wuest. < P > in Font-Romeu, the incidence of the sun all the same quite important at the beginning of spring: < em > “We have a Mediterranean climate which is very marked in Font-Romeu, this Who makes us no longer exploit in April. < P > For this period, in the other stations, the snow should < em > “hold on the ground” but < EM > “Au- above 1,700 meters above sea level “, specifies the meteorologist Cyril Wuest. A direct consequence of climate change which represents a real threat to all ski resorts, especially those at low altitude. < H2 Class = "TXT-INT" > of “successful” holidays ? < P > The winters are softer, the snowfall more irregular, forcing the stations to depend more and more on artificial snow as Carlo Carmagnola recalls. < P >< EM > “The crop snow associated with the damage allows the resistance of the snowy mantle and therefore to ensure the 120 days of operation necessary for the station to be viable”, < /em> he explains .200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000

< P > While the situation of skis stations could deteriorate in the future according to the two experts, Carlo Carmagnola promises a great February holidays: < em > “I am sure they will be successful “.