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['05-'06] Snow for the Euros Thread
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Gratzi, danka, merci, thanx!
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Thanks EDG. Great resource as it was last season.
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first meathelmet and now you ?
why do you guys hate the original so much ? :(
relight my fire
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I don't hate the original. I just think that having these maps on the first page is useful.
edg
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Originally Posted by edg
...having these maps on the first page is useful.
SLAMDUNK! Agreed. again, thanks.
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Originally Posted by edg
I don't hate the original. I just think that having these maps on the first page is useful.
edg
well you certainly got a point there :)
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Updated to include Scando.
edg
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So, just to be clear,
1) these reports update themselves?
2) these are historical snowfall reports?
3) these are not predictions?
I'm looking for yes, yes, and yes.
If so, great job! :yourock:
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the weather stays warm and up to 10 degrees above average until early november. no base for anyone. :(
call me when it's winter.
and this stupid wound im carrying around with me since sept. 4th stops me from climbing. even biking was a no no for the last 5 weeks. (i did a wrong step while climbing(well actually while on the ground :rolleyes: ) and the wound got infected. 9 days stationary in the hospital getting antibiotics iv, two surgerys, one week out without any healing, another week on antibiotics because it seemed to infect again, and 3 weeks of normal healing later my foot seems to get better.) im fat and the weather teases me to go out but i can't. and it doesn't even snow. :cussing:
well lets see if it starts snowing earlier than last year. the end of january is hard to beat.
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Originally Posted by TeleAl
So, just to be clear,
1) these reports update themselves?
2) these are historical snowfall reports?
3) these are not predictions?
I'm looking for yes, yes, and yes.
If so, great job! :yourock:
No, No, No!
The page at the top needs to be reloaded once a day.
These are snowfall predictions for 12 hours slots.
Ditto.
The server the images come from seems to be down right now
edg
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sorry edg, but copyright infringement is totally uncool. :nonono2:
i can't believe so many here think this is ok. these guys put a lot of work and effort into that site, and deserve to be paid. it's one site that would do us well to support.
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Originally Posted by Ripzalot
sorry edg, but copyright infringement is totally uncool. :nonono2:
i can't believe so many here think this is ok. these guys put a lot of work and effort into that site, and deserve to be paid. it's one site that would do us well to support.
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I believe we had this same discussion last year. I am mirroring these images (which are obtainable for free) so as to reduce the bandwidth strain on www.snow-forecast.com.
I'm not passing these off as my own and I don't feel that the onus is mine to label these as propety of snow-forecast (where I obtain them from, for example, claims the copyright for the page as their own).
edg
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No no no! Brutal. I'm going back to the REAL Snow for the Euros thread.
And Ripz is against it too, so I can't support it else I get no ride skiing. ;)
Ripz, you serious? Copywrite laws? I thought that applied only when people made money off of something else. :confused:
Go ahead, have at it.
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Originally Posted by edg
...I am mirroring these images (which are obtainable for free) so as to reduce the bandwidth strain on
www.snow-forecast.com.
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edg
Is that at their request to help reduce bandwidth? Sorry, but I thought they would like to increase the number of hits to demonstrate to advertisers the amount of traffic they draw.
Anyway, I go to the source for the pics. It takes too long to load the daily updated pictures. They load fine dirrectly from snow-forecast. I just want to go to "view first unread" w/o waiting for pics to load.
Agree with Ripz, I have enjoyed the service they provide for the last 2 seasons for free. I think it is time for me to pony-up a 20 note this season. Membership often has its privledges.
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Originally Posted by Ripzalot
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i can't believe so many here think this is ok. these guys put a lot of work and effort into ...
:fmicon:
just symptomatic of the "napster" generation.
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snowing at a good clip up at zermatt yesterday. quite windblown, but you could decent pockets of fluff.
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Originally Posted by edg
I believe we had this same discussion last year. I am mirroring these images (which are obtainable for free) so as to reduce the bandwidth strain on
www.snow-forecast.com.
I'm not passing these off as my own and I don't feel that the onus is mine to label these as propety of snow-forecast (where I obtain them from, for example, claims the copyright for the page as their own).
edg
only the 3 day or less maps are free. you have to pay to get the 3-6 day maps. if my math is correct, you've got them all posted up. the site even specifically says you are not allowed to use their images. links only.
http://www.snow-forecast.com/faq.shtml
personally, i just like to see people get paid for their efforts. that's all. it feels like stealing from a brother, a fellow skier. i doubt anyone here would rip and post up TGR films on the net for the very same reason.
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Originally Posted by TeleAl
Ripz, you serious? Copywrite laws? I thought that applied only when people made money off of something else. :confused:
Go ahead, have at it.
haarmp?! is copyright infringement the wrong term? illegal distribution may be a better term. basically, you are bypassing their site and getting their pay content for free.
support your local snow guru....
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Originally Posted by Lostinthetrees
:fmicon:
just symptomatic of the "napster" generation.
yeah right. blame it on the music lovers. :rolleyes:
i bought more vinyls(yes i buy those.... or can anyone explain to me why Cds cost more than Vinyls? higher productions costs... yeah sure... ) because of mp3s than before, but i didn't buy the crap anymore. Strangely enough the allbum markets didn't suffer as bad as the singles and crap compilations. ...hmm why ? I go to see bands i downloaded songs from although i do not have an album of them and buy shirts and stuff at their show.
studies showed rather incresaing purchases of music in the group with the highest bandwith capabilities (Students). Of course nobody buys singles of plastic pop casted crap anymore if you can get "hip for two weeks" chart crap for free... ooh horrible! lets punish the guys with taste. :rolleyes2
i got an even better idea:why not save the music companies with laws that force you to buy more bullshit.concerning the argument stealing from a bro: And they are no bros of mine. I do not say things like " With Popstar we were able to maximize our profits and push a new product into a oversaturated market" YES that IS a QUOTE by the BMG boss.
Another example: here in germany a band had to open up their own label because they were not signed because of "missing live performance". This was a band where 500+ people at a sold out show could sing along to every song already when there was no album and only a 4 track EP. (And songs for free on the net) They started their label and sold the first 20000 Albums in two days ! I do not hear them complain about the bad MP3 youhts.....And major labels who do not care about music can die an instant death as far as im concerned. :mad:
sorry i got a bit roused on that topic but uttering something like "the evil mp3 youths are destroying our wonderful major label scene" makes me sick.
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All the holier-than-thou types shut up
Not directly off snow-forecast, readily available for free (and so it would seem with permission of the snow-forecast crew...)
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Originally Posted by Tectonically_Neglected
wrong. check again. /adjusts halo
edg, i'm not sure if you are just being conveniently ignorant, but the signup for SkiClub is £49 per year. i'll bet that snow-forecast gets a kickback from that fee for the free use of their site to members.
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http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/reg...n/register.asp
Regardless, the best way for this thread to die is to stop bumping it...
edg
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I have to find some way to Europe this year, this is driving me insane.
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We have an expression in the States; "It is like herding cats." ;)
If you are serious about what you said, then the best way is to DELETE. :biggrin:
I applaude your initiative and creativity, anyway. I agree that a 05/06 thread is needed. Give it another try. I am not a fan of using last year's 18 page bloated thread. Let's talk about this season w/o the last year's overhead.
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Originally Posted by jump
I have to find some way to Europe this year, this is driving me insane.
funny.
after experiencing the 04/05 season in Europe and seeing the 04/05 season in the US posted up...
I would have said I have to find some way to get to Utah/CO this year to do some storm-chasing.
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i would rather recommend going to the right spots in the alps ;) my 04/05 season has been one of the best :)
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Originally Posted by subtle plague
i would rather recommend going to the right spots in the alps ;) my 04/05 season has been one of the best :)
C'est vrai, c'est la verite! I'm a Suisse Romand storm chaser. Occasionally, the Haute Savoie.
Sounds like you were hitting the Alpes on a line drawn from Zurich south to Luzerne and everything to the East. I would bet on that being a great location this season, too. Enjoy!!!
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Originally Posted by Lostinthetrees
funny.
after experiencing the 04/05 season in Europe and seeing the 04/05 season in the US posted up...
I would have said I have to find some way to get to Utah/CO this year to do some storm-chasing.
wrong place at the wrong time...i had one of the best season of my life last year.
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LOL. i'd let it die but you keep trying to squirm out of it. i'm just trying to set the record straight here once and for all.
if you would take 2 mins to check the website - there is a difference between a REGISTERED user and a MEMBERSHIP user. i am registered. i can only access the 3 day reports (sort of in a way, not like you can on the actual SFC website. plus only a small subset of ski resorts are available). if you pony up £49 per year for the MEMBERSHIP you get access to the 6 day reports.
sheesh.
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Originally Posted by subtle plague
i would rather recommend going to the right spots in the alps ;) my 04/05 season has been one of the best :)
i agree. i keep wanting to hit up someplace in the US (utah and whistler are at the top of my list) but can't justify it. i just can't bear to leave snow looking for snow. it's easier (and more cost efficient) to follow the snow within the alps if i have to.
04/05 was definitely my best so far too. :cool:
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Originally Posted by Ripzalot
LOL. i'd let it die but you keep trying to squirm out of it. i'm just trying to set the record straight here once and for all.
if you would take 2 mins to check the website - there is a difference between a REGISTERED user and a MEMBERSHIP user. i am registered. i can only access the 3 day reports (sort of in a way, not like you can on the actual SFC website. plus only a small subset of ski resorts are available). if you pony up £49 per year for the MEMBERSHIP you get access to the 6 day reports.
sheesh.
I've absconded myself of any responsibility. I threw down the € for a membership.
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Originally Posted by powslut
I've absconded myself of any responsibility. I threw down the € for a membership.
LOL, good man. i'm waiting for Nov 1 so that i can get my entire ski season in a 6 month subscription.
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Originally Posted by Ripzalot
LOL. i'd let it die but you keep trying to squirm out of it. i'm just trying to set the record straight here once and for all.
if you would take 2 mins to check the website - there is a difference between a REGISTERED user and a MEMBERSHIP user. i am registered. i can only access the 3 day reports (sort of in a way, not like you can on the actual SFC website. plus only a small subset of ski resorts are available). if you pony up £49 per year for the MEMBERSHIP you get access to the 6 day reports.
sheesh.
I am a paid member. I have access to the same weather map as a registered user, the 12 hour map. I just extrapolated the URL out to 160 hours.
I'm trying to squirm out of nothing. I wrote a little script that I find useful and put it up for others to have a look at. This isn't data that isn't freely available on the internet. You don't have to look at the maps and you don't have to continually bump this thread. Your continued attacks on me are really getting tiresome.
edg
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Originally Posted by edg
I am a paid member. I have access to the same weather map as a registered user, the 12 hour map. I just extrapolated the URL out to 160 hours.
I'm trying to squirm out of nothing. I wrote a little script that I find useful and put it up for others to have a look at. This isn't data that isn't freely available on the internet. You don't have to look at the maps and you don't have to continually bump this thread. Your continued attacks on me are really getting tiresome.
edg
sorry edg, but what you are doing is dishonest. this information is NOT freely available. just because you can extrapolate an unsecured URL, doesn't make it legit. btw, i am not attacking you, i am attacking what you are doing.
ok, so i'll let it drop. i really could care less myself, i just thought honesty would prevail. guess i'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by Lostinthetrees
We have an expression in the States; "It is like herding cats." ;)
If you are serious about what you said, then the best way is to DELETE. :biggrin:
I applaude your initiative and creativity, anyway. I agree that a 05/06 thread is needed. Give it another try. I am not a fan of using last year's 18 page bloated thread. Let's talk about this season w/o the last year's overhead.
In case you missed it edg.
Hey, let's go skiing. When you coming over and where?
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Originally Posted by Ripzalot
wrong. check again. /adjusts halo
edg, i'm not sure if you are just being conveniently ignorant, but the signup for SkiClub is £49 per year. i'll bet that snow-forecast gets a kickback from that fee for the free use of their site to members.
Ripz, could you expand a bit on your comment coz I don't understand what you're getting at.
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some of the maps you post are viewable only with a pay membership.
thus, ripz is saying you should not post them publicly.
i gotta agree with him,
unless someone can show where they are viewable for free.
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Originally Posted by TeleAl
some of the maps you post are viewable only with a pay membership.
thus, ripz is saying you should not post them publicly.
i gotta agree with him,
unless someone can show where they are viewable for free.
Dude, the costes.net site IS free...
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Originally Posted by Ripzalot
LOL. i'd let it die but you keep trying to squirm out of it. i'm just trying to set the record straight here once and for all.
if you would take 2 mins to check the website - there is a difference between a REGISTERED user and a MEMBERSHIP user. i am registered. i can only access the 3 day reports (sort of in a way, not like you can on the actual SFC website. plus only a small subset of ski resorts are available). if you pony up £49 per year for the MEMBERSHIP you get access to the 6 day reports.
sheesh.
But you'd like to be able to see those 3-6 day reports without paying though, wouldn't you?
