Le Dauphin is reporting up to 10 metres of snow being dug out near the top of the Col de l’Iseran which was expected to open for this weekend – no definitive date has been given for the Summer opening but possibly by next Wednesday 19 June according to Engineers. There is still significant avalanche danger in the area with a large cornice causing concerns and 3km still to be cleared with an average snow depth of 7 metres.
Col de l’Iseran is the highest paved mountain pass in The Alps rising to height of 2,770m (9,088 feet) situated to the South of Val-d’Isère and Tignes ski resorts. That’s a similar height to the Saulire link between Courchevel and Meribel.
More pics of the snow clearing operation here