Snow for the Euros.

**Franz Klammer** · 12-15-2005, 10:20 AM

Ripz, how's the wrist?

**wildstyle** · 12-15-2005, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by Ripzalot

i just tookj one for the team.

its gonna nuke soon.

Dude, good to see you back on the euro forum. One handed keyboard action is a bitch.
I broke my collarbone and 5 ribs a couple of seasons ago, i was lucky and still had my right hand operating so work was still possible.

i was in kitz / axamer the week before you guys hit the slopes and i got away with a couple of edges in on my skis.

Time is on your side, theres still a lot of season to go. Drink milk and heal fast.

**bbirtle** · 12-15-2005, 07:02 PM

chamonix.com weather (http://meteo.chamonix.com/MetPreE.php3):
TOMORROW FRIDAY DECEMBER 16
Gloomy and cold - snow
...
PRECIPITATION : starting up in the morning - continuous light or moderate - rain-snow limit towards 700 m, dropping - expected snowfall ... 30-40 cm.

Snow-forecast isn't so much, but I'm laying my money on chamonix.com....

**horizon** · 12-15-2005, 08:15 PM

HA! Me an' hayduke is comin' there tomorrow night!...

**KANUTTEN** · 12-16-2005, 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by bbirtle

Snow-forecast isn't so much, but I'm laying my money on chamonix.com....

Thats what is called an optimist

**TeleAl** · 12-16-2005, 03:06 AM

I see many crystal balls posted above.
Here is some real data, for those not privvy to being in the Alps.

Friday 16 December 2005 10h00
Leysin, Suisse Altitude = 1264m
Snowing outside my window, hard!

**KANUTTEN** · 12-16-2005, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by TeleAl

Snowing outside my window, hard!

Thats what we like to hear!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEHA!

**Hayduke** · 12-16-2005, 03:19 AM

Sweet!!!! Cheers Al.

**verbier61** · 12-16-2005, 03:59 AM

despite all the jinx, it's snowing in verb too

**powslut** · 12-16-2005, 04:24 AM

Woke up to about 20cm fresh outside my window in St Anton and its puking still!

**Ripzalot** · 12-16-2005, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by TeleAl

Snowing outside my window, hard!

you're welcome.

wrist is pretty fucked right now but i seem to have decent mobility and feeling retutning to my hand. left hand typing is gonna sdlow down my posting for a while. im to the poiny where i dont carea bout corrections anymore. lol. i'll pop in during the luls in pain med dopiness.

in the meantime yall git sum and stay safe....

-jay

**p@wder** · 12-16-2005, 04:56 AM

Off to Tignes in 0.5 hour- snow is forecast but no idea how much really- snow-forecast says a few cm but they say that about Chamonix yet the CHam Meto are giving 0.5-8m over the next few days.

A 28hour coahc ride from Edinburgh, we might even get some snow showers on the way down to Dover- snow showers forecast down the east coast of UK as we are sitting in a strong Northerly.

If anything gets done I'll post pics.

**Hayduke** · 12-16-2005, 05:16 AM

28 hr Coach ride!! That'll be brutal. Hope you packed the Iron Bru & Vodka!

& thanks for the sacrificial lamb Ripz. Heal fast.

**subtle plague** · 12-16-2005, 05:24 AM

Originally Posted by powslut

Woke up to about 20cm fresh outside my window in St Anton and its puking still!

let me correct this: it has not even started really.
by now the real snow should start dumping and this evening will be quite interesting too

**Meathelmet** · 12-16-2005, 05:26 AM

Originally Posted by powslut

Woke up to about 20cm fresh outside my window in St Anton and its puking still!

Slut, you are in stanton for how long?
How is the base there?
We are prolly gonna come there for few days after christmas if the snowconditions are ok there..

Can anybody say anything about the base conditions of st.anton,st.moriz,ischgl or lech?

Were thinking that we could check out the "PoshResorts" since the competition for the lines arent that bad there,because the rich people are sleeping out their shampagne hangovers in the morning...

**powslut** · 12-16-2005, 05:34 AM

Meat - I'm here for the season. Conditions so far have been OK, but not too good. Pretty limited as to what you are able to ski off piste, but if this storm pans out as they are predicting a lot should open up. As far as I know Lech is in the same boat snow wise.

**subtle plague** · 12-16-2005, 05:44 AM

the base is pretty fucked in tyrol right now. thin(30cm at 2000m), hoar, depth hoar and so on. with the 100cm from this storm you'll have to bee really really careful.

@ meat st. moritz and engadin have a good covergae statistically(percentage fromaverage), but the absolute numbers are lower than on the northside especially after this storm.

**H-man** · 12-16-2005, 05:58 AM

Nice! 33 days and counting until good ole St. Anton!

**powslut** · 12-16-2005, 06:00 AM

Originally Posted by subtle plague

the base is pretty fucked in tyrol right now. thin(30cm at 2000m), hoar, depth hoar and so on. with the 100cm from this storm you'll have to bee really really careful.

@ meat st. moritz and engadin have a good covergae statistically(percentage fromaverage), but the absolute numbers are lower than on the northside especially after this storm.

the fact that most of the mountain in st anton is now on wind hold should make things extra saucy with the snowpack for the next while.

**Meathelmet** · 12-16-2005, 06:19 AM

Ah damn, so you cant trust shit this snow-base chart then,eh?

I mean, Lech should have a 120-150cm and cham a 150-170cm base at the moment?

Bollocks.

Subtle,you mean that moritz and engadion have usually good base at this time of the year,of that they have it allready now?

Slut, can you recommend any reasonably priced lodging in the area for 2guys, if we should pop by in that area after christmas? Somewhere down in the valley perhaps,since everything could be full? Or?

**subtle plague** · 12-16-2005, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by Meathelmet

Ah damn, so you cant trust shit this snow-base chart then,eh?

I mean, Lech should have a 120-150cm and cham a 150-170cm base at the moment?

Bollocks.

Subtle,you mean that moritz and engadion have usually good base at this time of the year,of that they have it allready now?

Slut, can you recommend any reasonably priced lodging in the area for 2guys, if we should pop by in that area after christmas? Somewhere down in the valley perhaps,since everything could be full? Or?

huh ? where is your lech

? mine ist right in the green 50-70cm spot. so 30cm at an exposed south facing measuring station (st. anton galzig)
represents this pretty good.
ad cham has well more than 1m at 2000m right now. and theyare in the 120-150 colour. edit: ok ok 150+ for cham. and i guess they have it up high.
the model caluclates heights. so if a large area is higher you will get higher values. as for example in cham

**bbirtle** · 12-16-2005, 06:51 AM

Snow started mid-morning in Chamonix. 5-10cm on the ground already, but it's snowing big fat flakes and previous experience says there will be more up high. Resort opening tomorrow... OHHH YEAHHHH.....

**horizon** · 12-16-2005, 08:06 AM

thanks brian! yoo hoo!

Hayduke and I preparing to invade tonight...staying at the Hotel Croix Blanche (arriving around 10.30-11, I think).

**keksie** · 12-16-2005, 02:14 PM

Skied Schlick (near Innsbruck) today, there was about 10-15cm of new already @ 9AM. Snowed all the day probably ending to at least 30cm of new by 15PM, hopefully it will continue like that all the night.. Snow was quite heavy tho, temperature wasnt that low.. Here in the valley its coming down as water.. gonna go to schlick again tomorrow and ski trees or something, avalanches arent good for your health..

**supercastor** · 12-16-2005, 04:05 PM

snow all day in Les Diablerets (switz.), freeski cancelled today.
stopped snowing for an hour or so. maybe 15+.
this season smells good in western alps...

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