Snow for the Euros.

[bbirtle]

Tectonically_Neglected is dead on with this advice. Most of the good stuff in Zermatt in the winter is non-glaciated or in the case of Stockhorn, technically a glaciar but not a big worry since it's receded so much.

In Chamonix the crevass danger seems managable above 3000m because all the rain that's fallen was snow up there, so I would imagine Schwarztor, Breithorn, etc. are also fine although I suspect few people will start making tracks there until mid-March due to the "you will die without a guide" culture there.

[bbirtle]

So, today. Can we get a conditions report from the Les Alpen Maggots?

Chamonix 1/19 --- Disapointing! About 100m of good snow at the top of the Bochard/Herse lifts (~2600-2700m) quickly turning to massively-rained-on sludge where even the best of waxes does not help you much. A 2000m snow level would have been fine for Chamonix... I think what happened is it did actually snow down to 2000m but then it rained heavily at the end of the storm to up to 2700m.

So hmm what can we ski that's above 2700m? I think G3000 is a no-go. Tentitive plan is to ski the Vallee Blanche tomorrow morning, which is way up at 3800m (with all the good skiing above 3000m, mostly). Anybody that wants to join in the fun, drop me your phone number and see you at the lift around 8:30....

[powslut]

it was so good in St Anton today that I went mountain biking in Innsbruck instead. I think this may be rock bottom for the season. It can only get better from here.

[klar]

^^are you serious? you went mountain biking in that heat?

(where did you go?)

[runethechamp]

Well, I'll be in Verbier from the 27th through the 2nd of Feb. Hope we can get some snow by then (and that week as well).

[powders]

Yep a depressing day in Cham- where it not for the change in the weather from Sunday onwards I would consider checking in at a mental institution. At 19.00 it was plus 7C. This afternoon the clouds parted and while the aiguilles de midi, plan etc are plastered in snow- a sign of the mild conditions- the aiguille de l'M, at ~2800mt, didnt show any signs of new snow on it. WTF???
Anyway, probably hitting vallee blanche tomorrow morning, bbirtle, may see u up there.

[jskierpx]

next week a low might form in the medteranean (fuck this word) and may bring snow to the south side. we'll see where and how much.....

15-30cm forecast for here in Leysin for mainly Tuesday, then just VERY cold after that. Possible -15C at station by (next) saturday...anyone have access to models that far out in regards to more precipitation after this tuesday? anything prospectively forming out in the Mediterranean(Thats the correct spelling)?

[powslut]

don't know what the place is called but we took the tram up past some lake people swim in the summer and rode back from there a few times.

[klar]

huh? where in relation to the city was that?

[Franz Klammer]

it was so good in St Anton today that I went mountain biking in Innsbruck instead. I think this may be rock bottom for the season. It can only get better from here.

Holy shit. What a season. Last year on this very day we did this:



It's also the first time EVER (in like 20 years) that my mom attended the Philharmonic Ball until the very end - usually she goes home early to go skiing the next day ...

[powslut]

huh? where in relation to the city was that?

we took tram 6 from below patscherkovel up the mountain the biked down.

[addict]

i got their email bulletin today - good snow to 2400m. saturday nice weather spring conditions. sunday changing. then big storm on monday/tuesday.

mosey?

Hmmmm, now I have the decision. Mosey to La Grave for maybe good snow monday or head to Arlberg for maybe good snow monday..... Damn!

[jskierpx]

snow, soon, getting colder now...maybe winter is starting now? dont want to jinx it but it cant get any worse so dont bitch im just happy its getting cold and snow is coming-

[davidof]

Hmmmm, now I have the decision. Mosey to La Grave for maybe good snow monday or head to Arlberg for maybe good snow monday..... Damn!

I heard that the skiing down to the bottom station was very rocky at La Gr* and I can't see it getting much better before Wednesday.

Video Snow Report 20 Jan 2007

Executive summary: Yesterday was T-shirt weather in the French mountains. 17C at 1600 m with the zero iso around 3400m. Conditions are crusty/icy on north facing slopes, spring snow on east to south-west slopes. Some wet snow avalanche activity and slabs on east facing slopes at altitude but lots of weak layers on north sector slopes... expect avalanche activity to increase from Tuesday with the new snow (50cm?).

[p@wder]

Looks cold but dry to me, still it is an improvement.

Scotlnd doing quite well at the moment

[TeleAl]

Good news.
www.al-forecast.pow says this storm is going to turn into snow soon.
And not stop until April.

Get stoked.

[bbirtle]

SEVEN METERS.

Spread the rumer around.

[jskierpx]

Good news.
www.al-forecast.pow says this storm is going to turn into snow soon.
And not stop until April.

Get stoked.

Hey, that link didnt work? but its sounds good news so I really want to read it---

oh and snowing in Leysin at this moment, hell ya

SEVEN METERS.

Spread the rumer around.

please elaborate, do you know how stoked I was to read the word meter, let alone 7!?!?!?!?

you MUST be joking- thats like 21 feet

[geo039]

No joke 7 meters....BB is right on...he spoke to the mystic ski bum yesterday in Cham....7 METERS! I would appreciate 1M....fingers crossed!

Hey, that link didnt work? but its sounds good news so I really want to read it---

oh and snowing in Leysin at this moment, hell ya








please elaborate, do you know how stoked I was to read the word meter, let alone 7!?!?!?!?

you MUST be joking- thats like 21 feet

[p@wder]

pmsl...^

[gamma]

were going to be skiing pow in may.. at 1500m

[addict]

I heard that the skiing down to the bottom station was very rocky at La Gr* and I can't see it getting much better before Wednesday.

Video Snow Report 20 Jan 2007

Executive summary: Yesterday was T-shirt weather in the French mountains. 17C at 1600 m with the zero iso around 3400m. Conditions are crusty/icy on north facing slopes, spring snow on east to south-west slopes. Some wet snow avalanche activity and slabs on east facing slopes at altitude but lots of weak layers on north sector slopes... expect avalanche activity to increase from Tuesday with the new snow (50cm?).

17C?!?! MAn! OK, Arlberg for a while then hit LG in a week or 2. Please leave pow for me if it does snow 50cms though.

[Semnoz]

Skied at Paradiski (Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry, La Plagne) yesterday (Sunday), snow conditions were pretty good above 2000m, below it was thin and gloppy.

Due to the fact that it was zero-vis conditions, stayed on piste most of the day.

Snow line should drop real low in tomorrow's predicted storm.

[Incompetent Boob]

In Zermatt, yesterday on-piste was nice enough, firm but you could get an edge in. Off piste was pretty poor, a mix of hard wind crust, ice and a few patches of wind-blown. Today was shit. Ice everywhere, except for a few patches of wind-blown. Windy, flat light and no snow. The forecast has been downgraded, but it is still calling for ~30cm. Avi conditions will be interesting considering what it is falling on.

[geo039]

Snow in Geneva at this moment....come on Euro Mags get the dancing and the stoke going...report in!