Val Thorens (France) (AFP) – A few French high-altitude ski resorts opened ahead of schedule Saturday, just days after storms in the northern Alps wiped out some early snows.
Tignes and Val Thorens, which have many runs above 2,000 metres, were the first downhill resorts to open. Cross country trails opened in Bessans on 4 November while Les Saisies did the same Saturday, but just for a short loop using snow stor