Snow for the Euros.

**Lostinthetrees** · 02-12-2007, 07:09 AM

geo039 - Contamines, nice choice 4 sunday. u r getting around the lac!

another to try is St Gervais/Mt Joie (backside of Megeve...but, skip the Megeve frontsides, imho).
Some great off-piste terrain back there. though sadly, i never hit it right.

end of wk really shaping up. Winter on and pow is arriving!

**p@wder** · 02-12-2007, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by davidof

I'm wondering whether we should rename this thread "rain for the euros". It was lashing down to 1800m yesterday and it is currently +3.5C at 1800m with rain to 2100 m at the mo and predicted to go as high as 2400m in some parts of the French alps today. You can see the snow washing off some parts of the mountain.

This is what I was concenred about earlier, I thought it might rain well above 200m at times.

I think it has cooled off a little though. Absolutely pouring in lausanne today, so hopefully this is snow.

**jskierpx** · 02-12-2007, 08:28 AM

Ya still snow here in Leysin, they were forcasting it to change over to snow at 1800h, but it did at about 1300h...hopefully this means we may get a bit more then forecasted. G3000 should be rediculous when this clears and it opens up. Even bernuse should be decent if its seen snow this whole time!

**jskierpx** · 02-12-2007, 08:43 AM

tis a good day in the dorm room-

**powders** · 02-12-2007, 01:20 PM

Crazy day in Grands Montets today.

Went up just after 10am, snow level then was up to 1900mt. Up Bochard, -2C at the top station (2750ish). Windy&foggy. Went up Herse, then far skiers right next to the rockface was $$$$$$$. Unusually quiet in there, and nice pow till 2200ish, a little wet and heavy below but still nice. Then around noon it started DUMPING. Probs 15-20cm till 4pm. Runs down the Magic forest, and skiers right from there, ending in the cat that goes down to retour pendant, were great. Every run it kept improving considerably, becoming deeper and less wet. Pretty hairy conditions though, the cold snow that fell after noon easily slabbing away atop the previous wet snow. By 4pm the snow level was down to about 1100mt....

Right now, there's a snowstorm in cham city. Must be windy as fuck up high.

**davidof** · 02-12-2007, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by powders

Right now, there's a snowstorm in cham city. Must be windy as fuck up high.

We've just had flashes of lightening here and thunder... I thought it was an avalanche about to head down on the house!

After I got over the shock of rain this morning the temperature suddenly dropped 4 degrees at noon and it started snowing down to about 1200 meters. However take a lot of care tomorrow, especially as the afternoon promises to be sunny and on Thursday which should be sunny all day after fresh snow on Wednesday.

http://pistehors.com/backcountry/wik...anche-Bulletin

http://pistehors.com/backcountry/wik...anche-Bulletin

**Idris** · 02-12-2007, 03:00 PM

Got up very late today (was still working at 3am...thats my excuse). Only made 2 laps before the lifts shut due to wind. Knee to Waist deep up high. Enough had fallen in the parking lot wilst skiing to ski back to the car....

This was not fasr off the valley floor

Couldn't see where I was going above treeline, but down low you got a few yards of visability.

**Roo** · 02-12-2007, 03:03 PM

Tom - have you got that shot of Simon's Lincoln into that slot?

**f2f** · 02-12-2007, 04:48 PM

not much snow in bulgaria, but people still managed to make turns in rather difficult conditions:

**klar** · 02-12-2007, 04:53 PM

great shot!

where is that?

**f2f** · 02-12-2007, 04:58 PM

in the "rila lakes" area of the rila mountains. it's a cirque popular with backcountry skiers. there are managed huts and a small rope tow on the side:

http://www.picturesofbulgaria.com/ar...ila_lakes.html

**Roo** · 02-12-2007, 04:59 PM

Is there a monastery nearby? I think I've been that way...

**Vihren** · 02-12-2007, 05:17 PM

f2f posted the image here 5 mins after I put it on the befsa site !

!
Roo the Rila lakes are about 6-8 hours of hiking away from the Rila monastery, you can actually ski down to the monastery if you get the right snow/avalanche conditions..
Here's a better shot of the cirque, taken yesterday ..

There's plenty of snow up there these days, and it's a sweet place to practice skiing steep terrain.. fun for the whole family..

**Ripzalot** · 02-13-2007, 03:47 AM

Top 25 Last Snowfall

Alpe D'Huez 116 cm (13.2)
Les Arcs Bourg St Maurice 60 cm (13.2)
Peisey Vallandry 60 cm (13.2)
Montchavin - Les Coches 50 cm (13.2)
La Rosiere 1850 44 cm (13.2)
Les Contamines Montjoie 40 cm (13.2)
Valmorel 40 cm (13.2)
Serre-Eyraud 35 cm (13.2)
Les Carroz D'Araches 34 cm (13.2)
La Plagne 30 cm (13.2)
Le Grand Bornand 30 cm (13.2)
Les Menuires 25 cm (13.2)
Morzine 25 cm (13.2)
Pralognan La Vanoise 25 cm (13.2)
Saint Martin De Belleville 25 cm (13.2)
Val Cenis 25 cm (13.2)
Devoluy 20 cm (13.2)
Les Gets 20 cm (13.2)
Les Rousses 20 cm (13.2)
Termignon La Vanoise 15 cm (13.2)
La Clusaz 10 cm (13.2)
La Norma 10 cm (13.2)
Saint Sorlin D'Arves 10 cm (13.2)
Champagny En Vanoise 50 cm (12.2)
Praz De Lys Sommand 40 cm (12.2)

http://www.skiinfo.fr/snowreport/index.jsp?count=25

EDIT: nevermind. it just dropped off to 38cms on the Top 25 list. user error I suppose.

**Arno** · 02-13-2007, 04:08 AM

still doesn't suck though

DB · 02-13-2007, 04:14 AM

Ripzalot,

The 116cm looks to be an error. I'm told it's actually the level of snow at 1860cm and the total new snow in the last 24hours is around 40cm.

**ulty_guy** · 02-13-2007, 04:22 AM

the gf's car is buried in a drift in le tour, things are looking up.

**Roo** · 02-13-2007, 04:33 AM

The freezing level started pretty high yesterday and then unexpectedly dropped (which was nice). Alpe d'Huez got 38cm in the village. Starting to look properly white now.

**ulty_guy** · 02-13-2007, 05:38 AM

snow-forecast is down, too many hits i guess.

DB · 02-13-2007, 05:42 AM

Heard reports about really warm European temps this Sat - tell me it ain't so.

**subtle plague** · 02-13-2007, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by DB

Heard reports about really warm European temps this Sat - tell me it ain't so.

depends where you are

and even then it's not yet certain how warm and when, but sat/sun should see frezing levels at 2500m+ in the northern alps. the south side should stay colder. as does the east.

**Ripzalot** · 02-13-2007, 06:13 AM

Originally Posted by ulty_guy

snow-forecast is down, too many hits i guess.

sorry, that must have been me.

**Hayduke** · 02-13-2007, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by Ripzalot

sorry, that must have been me.

Not having a good day today huh?

**Ripzalot** · 02-13-2007, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by Hayduke

Not having a good day today huh?

well, i am at work.
and the sun is coming out.
and there is about 30-40cms fresh waiting.

other than that, just peachy.

**Idris** · 02-13-2007, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Roo

Tom - have you got that shot of Simon's Lincoln into that slot?

Sorry due to a hard drive wipe caused by the joys of microsoft i have lost all that days photos

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holy crap - 116cms fresh?

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