Snow for the Euros.

[TeleAl]

these places are already gone. in the last two WE there was more queue in Gr S B than in verbier . More or less the same for ovronnaz in he carnival week....

SSB has been busy these days, but it is normally busy during Easter,
which represents the last ski weekend for many people.

Same goes for many other quiet high altitude ski stations.

The difference is this, Easter (or Spring conditions) is here already.
No snow down low means people are seeking it up high.
Fret not, given snow, the stashes will return to quiet.

That being said, there are plenty of places that are quiet, hidden, and unknown.
I've said it before, and I say it again, if there is a lift there, try it out.

I could make a list of lesser knowns, but I am not stupid.

[jskierpx]

k not to jinx it or anything, but a really promising report from this morning:


"The winter offensive is confirmed! The vigorous winter offensive seen for several days by the models has been confirmed. Snow is awaited until plain as of Monday in the course of the day and for quasi all the next week. The gel will be daily at any altitude and the icy language of air coming from the North-West should extend far towards the South, until' with the shores Mediteranean. The Sunday day should be saved grace a last-ditch struggle of the anticyclone which, in an ultimate effort, should push a dorsal in direction of the Alps, barring thus temporarily the road with the surge of polar air. Then, the Atlantic anticyclone should go up towards north, in a position which one would have liked to see occurring in January and February, forming a true toboggan to make to make slip the Scandinavian depressions and quite cold and wet air in direction of the Alps. A situation of the North-West, favorable to good falls of snow, especially for our solid masses préalpins. The first precipitations for the moment are awaited for Monday in morning, the snow line going down in plain for the end day. And for the moment, the models see the continuation of a frankly winter, snowy weather and well cold for the season for all the week to come."



This could be good no?

[subtle plague]

the trend is there. we'll see how it develops.

[Ripzalot]

you can thank me. i just brought all of my plants up from the cellar onto my balcony last weekend thinking that spring was here for good.

back into the cellar they go....

[jskierpx]

you can thank me. i just brought all of my plants up from the cellar onto my balcony last weekend thinking that spring was here for good.

back into the cellar they go....

yes thank you!!! All I have been thinking about here in Leysin riding up the lifts are where to build downhill MTB trails(cause its DIRT under the lift), and where to buy some board shorts. So mentally I contributed something(If the snow actually comes)

[Ripzalot]

All I have been thinking about here in Leysin riding up the lifts are where to build downhill MTB trails(cause its DIRT under the lift)...

yes, they really need to get their act together with some proper DH courses.
here's a taste of summer biking in leysin: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=28668
we did the ride from top down to aigle and took the funi train back up. fun day.

[subtle plague]

don't jinx it, young jedi.
u can (and should) leave them out 'til Saturday afternoon.

!!!!!
don' jinx our much needed storm

[TDJ]

Anybody in Verbier this weekend? Hook up?
We'll be there....I'll be packing the sunscreen, looks like being a scorcher.
We would like some snow now please....pleeaaase?

In Nendaz, PM me if you want to hook up.

[cj001f]

there was still some pow left around in the Silvretta this morning -700m of it

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[geo039]

AT here I come!

[jskierpx]

yes, they really need to get their act together with some proper DH courses.
here's a taste of summer biking in leysin: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=28668
we did the ride from top down to aigle and took the funi train back up. fun day.

wow you all mountain bike here too sweet--- I heard they had the world cup finals here in 2001 or something around there. There is so much good terrain to work with here they could have a really legitimate bike park. Maybe I should talk to the commune about hiring me to cut some trails, how sick would that be! I miss my bike sooooooo much. Once the snow starts flying again, I will be ok again, but with all this dirt around its torturing you know.

[Ville]

Riksgränsen:

Nysnö senaste 24 h: 25 cm
Natursnö i terräng: 185 cm

And it's supposed to snow little bit more for couple of days. Gotta go to check it, hopefully those reports are true

[Tectonically_Neglected]

there was still some pow left around in the Silvretta this morning -700m of it

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

True dat. Just back from Davos.

Got some nice face shots on the N-face of the Weissfluhgipfel, Zenjiflue and Cassana during a 4 day freeride avy course.

Heating up pretty fast though. Firn on the S-facing slopes soon?

[iceman]

Holy crap, Subtle Plague has 266 posts IN THIS THREAD!

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[klar]

^^ slow day?
it's a whole separate euro universe.

there was still some pow left around in the Silvretta this morning -700m of it

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

yeahyeahyeah.
school was epic too.
bastard.

[iceman]

^^ slow day?

Yeah, actually. But I didn't count them, I just clicked on the number of replies, it gives you a list.

it's a whole separate euro universe.

Indeed. First time I've ventured in here.

[klar]

Indeed. First time I've ventured in here.

it's not really that exciting. we bitch about the lack of snow and then tell each other to stop bitching about the lack of snow. and occasionally subtle plague predicts the storm of the season and everyone wets their pants.

[Idris]

Skied lots of slush and some hidden stashes op pow in the Grand Massif today. Good to spend a day skiing Pistes at realy high speeds and just racking up the miles. Skied Carozz, Samoens and Flaine....Didn't make it to Morillon

[Franz Klammer]

it's not really that exciting. we bitch about the lack of snow and then tell each other to stop bitching about the lack of snow. and occasionally subtle plague predicts the storm of the season and everyone wets their pants.

It's exciting enough for expat euro east coasters to check in here all the time ...

[subtle plague]

Holy crap, Subtle Plague has 266 posts IN THIS THREAD!
Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I am the lord of these vast and uncharted lands!

edit: and by the way i actually do predict the storm of the season for next week
but the system seems to wander westwards with every model cycle.
this has to stop stop, because right now chamonix is the last resort getting hit by the full onslaught.

[TeleAl]

Somehow, even without much snow, we have accomplished 110 pages of babble.

I'm going skiing tomorrow.

[subtle plague]

Somehow, even without much snow, we have accomplished 110 pages of babble.

I'm going skiing tomorrow.

that is not correct. this thread has been thriving for years now.
and 04/05 and 05/06 have been awesome.

btw. i have added my 04/05 season video on youtube because i got frustrated with this season.


the trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7NGrkCsKwk


storm cycle part1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHOmZljF6l0

part dos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPdIrBctvn0

[ulty_guy]

[anti-jinx]my pro weather boy sez this is gonna be a biggie, the question is where it's going to land [/anti-jinx]

[Vihren]

I love the NE Atlantic ! The massive dump next week will save the season, I had given up hope of seeing powder again this season, but it seems we will get some even down here in Bulgaria .. the firn season will have to wait for a few weeks.

[Hayduke]

oh well. That's jinxed that one then.