It rained heavily the day before we left Ouarzazate, and the night before that. We were pleased we hadn’t planned to leave a day early, which we had talked about, when, on the morning of our departure, the Atlas range came into view on the outskirts of Ouarzazate. It was blanketed with snow reaching down to a much lower level than we had noticed a few days previously. We would have been travelling much of the way in a blizzard!
As it was, it was a beautiful day and we soon reached the snow line but the road itself was completely clear of snow and ice. We continued to climb and reached the police barrier that allows vehicles over the final section if the road is open. Thankfully it was, and at the highest point, 7400 feet, the snow was about a foot deep on the verges. The views, all the way up and down the other side, were superb. From the foot of the mountains, Marrakech was then only an hour’s drive across a totally flat plain.
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