Snow for the Euros.

**Ripzalot** · 12-13-2006, 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by jskierpx

hey al--- What is homecourt? I will be in Leysin in 21 days, we should get some turns in! Got any pics from in town in Leysin w/ the new snow?

yep, he's in leysin.

www.meteoleysin.com for leysin weather and pics (in french)

for comprehensive swiss weather info.....see sig line.

**Ripzalot** · 12-13-2006, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by TeleAl

Rumor has it, homecourt opens tomorrow.

hey dickweed, thanks for the heads up.

heh. fortunately it's only the berneuse that is open. no ski to village yet. don't need to waste a vacation day for that.

**geo039** · 12-13-2006, 01:50 AM

Hopefully lots of vacation day wasting to come

Originally Posted by Ripzalot

hey dickweed, thanks for the heads up.

heh. fortunately it's only the berneuse that is open. no ski to village yet. don't need to waste a vacation day for that.

**Ripzalot** · 12-13-2006, 04:31 AM

anyone got any beta on engelberg or andermatt for the coming weekend?

i'm curious to what the snow is like and what may be open.

**greg** · 12-13-2006, 05:39 AM

all i know, andermatt needs a little more than 140 cm to be really enjoyable. it was a fun day, but rather from a little childs perspective who enjoys an adventures day out in nature..

the glacier is still closed, btw.

engelberg was supposed to be really good on sunday and monday. steinberg has a handful of tracks already, but it's not recommended to anyone who doesn't know the glacier blindfolded. laub has been skied too and must have been great.

it's getting warm this weekend, so i wouldn't recommend engelberg or andermatt. the few goods have been harvested and the snow will be more than mediocre.

**Gretzky** · 12-13-2006, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by powders

Here are some pics from Chamonix saturday and sunday

The Aiguille station saturday morning

24cms of fresh in cham.... take my measurements seriously

the savoy area saturday afternoon

Le tour saturday afternoon, measured 35cms here

Driving down from Le Tour

Aig. Rouges from Le Tour this morning

Hiking it up in Le tour, niiiice pow, and a pretty good base now formed.

cheers for that, i can't wait to get there

**TeleAl** · 12-13-2006, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by jskierpx

hey al--- What is homecourt? I will be in Leysin in 21 days, we should get some turns in! Got any pics from in town in Leysin w/ the new snow?

I live in Leysin, thus homecourt = Leysin.

Originally Posted by Ripzalot

hey dickweed, thanks for the heads up.

heh. fortunately it's only the berneuse that is open. no ski to village yet. don't need to waste a vacation day for that.

I was called last night and informed.
I was trying to go to Glacier, but rumors of waste deep runs to the village convinced me to stick around Leysin.

I did ski to the village, once.
I don't reccommend it yet.

Otherwise, the 4 minute round trip run on the Berneuse was pretty good.

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**TDJ** · 12-13-2006, 12:58 PM

For the Verbier Mags: heard Mont fort is opening saturday, 50cm pow....

**greg** · 12-13-2006, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by TDJ

For the Verbier Mags: heard Mont fort is opening saturday, 50cm pow....

see ripz, that's where you're heading..

**Ripzalot** · 12-14-2006, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by greg

see ripz, that's where you're heading..

hmmmm, its definitely a possibility. most everything opens this saturday so there's a lot to choose from.

fwiw, i got this from engelberg tourism:

On the glacier, the lifts and slopes are daily open.
We plan to open the slope Jochpass - Trübsee this Thursday and on Friday, we'll open Stand - Trübsee.

The snow conditions haven't been so good for this time of year, we had a very warm and mild November. Now finally the temperatures are dropping and we're also able to make artificial snow (good ground layer and helpful additionally to the natural snowfall).
It won't take long now, than we'll be able to open all slopes.

artificial snow! wooohooo!

**subtle plague** · 12-14-2006, 05:09 AM

great news! it won't snow anymore! NEVER.
(well not in the next 10 days+)

fuck it. i wonder how many weeks this will go on.

**Mrs Roo** · 12-14-2006, 05:22 AM

That's a worry. We're coming out to Vaujany on 22nd.

Please snow, please snow, please snow, please snow, please snow, please snow, please snow, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!

**Ripzalot** · 12-14-2006, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by Lostinthetrees

weeks??? try 40+ years with the continued decline of the Arctic ice cap.

nope. a melting artic ice cap will disrupt the gulf stream, making europe colder and snowier.

yay for global warming!

**klar** · 12-14-2006, 06:36 AM

what i learned yesterday:
1. there is enough snow to make skinning up easier than bootpacking. at least sometimes. like when there are no rocks. or bushes. or ice.
2. there is not enough snow to make skiing down easier than bootpacking. unless there are bushes. in that case you can kick turn your way down. woohoo!

nice morning anyway.

yes, austria is a catholic country

sick line, no?

keep dancing everybody...

**subtle plague** · 12-14-2006, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by Mrs Roo

I take it you've just woken up. Go and have some coffee and put on a happy face.

Nasty troll.

i still don't quite get it.. did he post it here or send it to you via pm?
how did he kick the ass of the arctic icecap?

and ripz: greenland has to melt. the arctic seaice is not a big factor...

**hemas** · 12-14-2006, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by subtle plague

i still don't quite get it.. did he post it here or send it to you via pm?

Guess Bert deleted his message, atleast I saw it.

**Ripzalot** · 12-14-2006, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by subtle plague

and ripz: greenland has to melt. the arctic seaice is not a big factor...

i guess that depends on which scientific report you read.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...mar_arctic.htm

where's that doggone consensus?

**klar** · 12-14-2006, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by subtle plague

i still don't quite get it.. did he post it here or send it to you via pm?

posted then deleted by a blurred elevens of join date december 2006 and postcount 2.

**Mrs Roo** · 12-14-2006, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by klar

keep dancing everybody...

I'm jigging as we speak

**edg** · 12-14-2006, 07:39 AM

I tried my new skis on the carpet yesterday - it will therefore not only not snow, but actually melt, exposing rocks buried deep in glaciers, all targeted at my virgin bases.

Sorry.

edg

**Mrs Roo** · 12-14-2006, 07:40 AM

Dammit, Edg! Can't you get a brillo pad to them or something?

**huckster79** · 12-14-2006, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by klar

yes, austria is a catholic country

Isn't Jesus a little small for that cross ?

**edg** · 12-14-2006, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by huckster79

Isn't Jesus a little small for that cross ?

His gnads shriveled up in the cold. Someone get that deity a coat!

edg

**edg** · 12-14-2006, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by Mrs Roo

Dammit, Edg! Can't you get a brillo pad to them or something?

It's alright - I went and got a shit haircut, karma is restored!

edg

**Hayduke** · 12-14-2006, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by edg

It's alright - I went and got a shit haircut, karma is restored!

edg

I don't advise a haircut, man. All hairdressers are in the employment of the government. Hairs are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight.

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