It is a phenomenon which is not exceptional but which is rare enough to be underlined.
Snow has fallen on all the French mountain ranges in recent hours.
The first snowflakes arrived very early this year, at the end of September, after a particularly hot summer.
The snowy episode must also continue this Saturday afternoon, both in the Alps and in the Pyrenees.
Thanks to a consequent drop in temperatures, snow fell on Friday on the Pyrenean massif, at an altitude of 1,500 meters.
The snow line should rise from 1,500 to 2,500 m on Saturday.
Météo France has decided to place the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the Hautes-Pyrénées on orange vigilance for the risk of floods and flooding.
+30 cm this morning, at @courchevel (photo of Nova Collie-1850m) and Les Arcs (photo of Seb Fayolle-2000m) in September ...
The #snow episode kept its promises.
pic.twitter.com/kxAzYUQxwj
- Thomas Blanchard (@ ThomasBlanchar2) September 26, 2020
This early snowfall is exceptional.
Ariège, some resorts regularly lacking snow, was also spoiled, which did not fail to cause a few incidents.
The road to Mijanès was closed on Friday due to a heavy vehicle blocking it.
First snowflakes on the Mijanes ski resort in Ariege @ tourismeAriege @pyreneesariege @Occitanie @ France3MidiPy pic.twitter.com/C64LZJ3JZf
- RandoTV (@rando_tv) September 25, 2020
The Hautes-Pyrénées departmental council has decided to close several lanes to traffic: the Soulor, Aubisque and Spandelles passes, but also the Rioumajou valley in the Aure valley.
Constraints which do not prevent Internet users from celebrating the arrival of the first white coat of the year.
🤭 Snow!
🍂☃ Winter seems as impatient as we are 🤩 # picoftheday # snow # Valloire 🏔✨ #Galibier pic.twitter.com/RmqwQD1tRO
- Valloire Galibier ☀️❄️ (@valloire) September 26, 2020
