Snow for the Euros.

[vertigo]

Probably partly open in the morning and most likely all open very quick. After all it's not like they have to secure the area or anything.....

There's more than a fair chance that I will be there Sunday morning unless I decide to opt for somewhere smaller & less crowded. Sunday with a week of warning means everyone who owns a pair of skis in Grenoble will be there.

edit: didn't notice temps and wind. That might be what keeps them from opening alltogether or at least closing above P2.

no offence, but i think that this is bullshit! i'm living out here at the moment, and during the recent storm the top was closed for all the days of snowfall, and then for 2 full days after it stopped. they might not secure the area, but they usually wait until it has settled rather than just letting people go up and kill themselves.

if it's still snowing hard on sunday, i wouldn't bother getting a guide until at least monday/tuesday.

but, insults aside... if anyone is out in la grave and fancies meeting up, give me a call. my number is +33679405378. it would be good to meet up and ski with any new maggots

[TeleAl]

snowing all day here.
not heavy, but snowing.

[wildstyle]

no offence, but i think that this is bullshit! i'm living out here at the moment, and during the recent storm the top was closed for all the days of snowfall, and then for 2 full days after it stopped. they might not secure the area, but they usually wait until it has settled rather than just letting people go up and kill themselves.

if it's still snowing hard on sunday, i wouldn't bother getting a guide until at least monday/tuesday.

but, insults aside... if anyone is out in la grave and fancies meeting up, give me a call. my number is +33679405378. it would be good to meet up and ski with any new maggots

I'll definitely hook up with you.

I'll be staying in Les Deux for the week and will probably be going over to Alpe d'huez for a day as well. You're more than welcome to jump into the back of our espace for the day.

I will definitley be doing la Grave and will call you to arrange the day. I'll PM you my mobile ...

[subtle plague]

does anyone have a place to crash ? from wednesday /thursaday onward ?
if it stops by wednesday...... hrr hrr

oh and edit: the green bars indicate precip. usualy you can translate the milimeters into 1.5x centimeters of snow. (varies between 1 and 2 depending on moisture)

adding up this makes ~125mm or about 150cm+ (there is some compacting because of the several days) new snow. forget those minibars of less than 2mm. they usually just vanish without a trace.

[Telepath]

i'm living out here at the moment, and during the recent storm the top was closed for all the days of snowfall, and then for 2 full days after it stopped.

Dunno exactly what layering / wind deposition was like so I can't comment on that, but that sure was a lot longer closure than what is normal. Could have to do with french holidays, crowds and the resulting pressure and amount of people not able to make sound decisions themselves. Or something.

I should be staying/skiing with Glisseur when there so I'll be easy to spot as he's prolly the only one there on DP skis.

[Mulletizer]

I am jealous. But it is snowing in the Wasatch right now.

[wildstyle]

i just got religious and started praying ....

snow forecast's prediction for les deux / la grave keeps on improving.

snow still forecast for thurs/Fri/Saturday. Saturday is looking better and better with a small weather window on Sunday. The freezing level keeps on dropping and so does the wind ....

If it pans out like this, la grave could be epic on Sat and possibly bluebird on Sunday morning ...

[hemas]

Hell, it's still snowing in Delft, NL so there seems to be a big chill coming from the North... Should be good for the alps. Now go get it.

[Ripzalot]

i just got religious and started praying ....

praise Ullr! it's gonna stay cold! /antijinx


went for a fondue at a friend's house last night. got snowed in and had to spend the night. normally a 20 minute drive took 1:20 this morning in wicked blizzard conditions.

home again...

[subtle plague]

well thislink was not downgraded.
compare 12h and 60h for snow levels in france.

http://imk-ifu.fzk.de/de/wetter/15km...km.htm#pagetop

la grave has changed 100cm !
ok there won't be 500cm as it may indicate.(it caculates elevation so the heights are a bit over the top) but the changes are quite accurate !

or watch the new snow every 6 hours. (same link, just click "wetterprognosen "and then "schneehöhenänderung alle 6h") at least three times (in 6 hours!!!) 20-30cm of fresh.

[Ripzalot]

knee deep at leysin today. snowed almost all day on top of that too. windy on top but not much wind below that. just gobs of fluffy goodness everywhere.

[TeleAl]

Anyone seen the sat image?
http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/wetter/meteosat/met_512.mpg

Brace for impact!

[Hicks]

Brace for impact!

You're already crashed, right?

[bbirtle]

Started dumping pretty hard sometime tonight in between La Cantina and South Bar, called off Le Garage 'cause want to ski tomorrow... 5-10cm on the ground within an hour.

Chamonix.com meteo predicts 80-100cm in the next three days and more after. Ohh yeah!

[TeleAl]

Good morning Maggots!
It's Friday 03 March 2006.

The weather is snowing and blowing.
Find trees and drag lifts.

[CantDog]

Snowing in Amsterdam, not like that does anyone any good though.

[Ripzalot]

storm arrived last night around midnight but came in warm and wet with foehn winds. -1C at 2000m. 70-100kph winds expected today, tonight winds are expected to increase to 150kph.

be careful out there. i'm sitting today out.

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Snowing in Amsterdam, not like that does anyone any good though.

Same here in Rotterdam.
Where the fuck are my mountains? I ordered mountains a really long time ago and they still haven't arrived

[hemas]

Same here in Rotterdam.
Where the fuck are my mountains? I ordered mountains a really long time ago and they still haven't arrived

Yep, same here in Delft... and I'm already thinking of building a kicker on the school library... Mike, wanna go out for a session, BD's should be fine for flippy, spinny stuff...

[wildstyle]

I'm loading my Espace up for the journey to Grenoble tonight. i think i need to take less stuff. 5 of us are going down there but we're bringing 11 pairs of skis and 2 snowboards......

I'm glad i've got the biggest roof box i could find.

On another note, what are the driving conditions in and around grenoble at the moment ?

[Ripzalot]

this is worth checking out...

[Arno]

On another note, what are the driving conditions in and around grenoble at the moment ?

My (possibly dubious) assumption is that freezing levels are due to rise well above the valley floor so it should be OK until the final climb up to LDA.

That snow map is well worth a

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Yep, same here in Delft... and I'm already thinking of building a kicker on the school library... Mike, wanna go out for a session, BD's should be fine for flippy, spinny stuff...

I need to try some flippy spinny shite anyways. Didn't get much airtime in CH last visit (4m mini cliff was all I got)

[wildstyle]

Big avalanche trapping dozens of people in The italian alps this morning.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4770604.stm

be careful this weekend.

[Ripzalot]

from pistehors.com....

The fresh snow, rising temperatures and strong winds from the west have moved the avalanche risk to Extreme (5/5) in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie departments for Saturday. Météo France has warned all backcountry travellers to avoid any steep routes (>30 degrees) and even on low angled routes travellers should keep well clear of any steep slopes above, especially routes traversed by known avalanche couloirs.

Some roads and habitations could be threatened although Météo France say conditions are far from exceptional. Off Piste skiing and ski touring should be avoided in most circumstances this weekend. Under no circumstances duck ropes in resort or ski closed runs. The risk is High in the Isère and Hautes-Alpes departments. There have already been 44 avalanche deaths in France this season:

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