Snow for the Euros.

[Ripzalot]

oh, i thought they are closed because of revision or so...

anybody wants to ski after the storm ?

that could be. i was going by what the website says. once it reopens i would guess that only the glacier drags will be open. not really enough terrain to reap the benefits of the pow.

ff- no real epicenter but zermatt and the very southern french alps look like they will get the most. i'd think that cham would do well up high.

[stantonbum1]

Any ideas on whether engelberg will catch any of this? their website forecasts rain but doesnt give the freezing level

[TDJ]

A buddy just texed me: knee to hip deep in Zermatt today....

And i'm already gone... .

[stantonbum1]

A buddy just texed me: knee to hip deep in Zermatt today....

And i'm already gone... .

anyone in CH up for some skiing this weekend? Saturday looking good for Zermatt.

Die weiteren Aussichten:
Zermatt

Freitag


Samstag


Sonntag


Montag


3° | 7°

1° | 5°

4° | 8°

2° | 11°
Sonne [%] 3 20 10 25
Niederschlag [mm] 28 17 7 3
Wind [km/h] 4 SE 4 E 11 N 14 N

[TDJ]

anyone in CH up for some skiing this weekend? Saturday looking good for Zermatt.

Die weiteren Aussichten:
Zermatt
Freitag
Samstag
Sonntag

Montag


3° | 7°

1° | 5°

4° | 8°

2° | 11°
Sonne [%] 3 20 10 25
Niederschlag [mm] 28 17 7 3
Wind [km/h] 4 SE 4 E 11 N 14 N

I'm seriously considering the 900km(500mile) drive. But i'm not sure yet. Most people over here think i'm crazy, especially after having spend all season over there in Valais.

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Are you a dutch guy who posts on skizone regularly TDJ?

[TDJ]

Are you a dutch guy who posts on skizone regularly TDJ?

yup..

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Thinking of heading down to Z this weekend?

Hmmm...

"Too bad" I promised wife and kiddo to go bouldering in Bleau. I woulda loved to git sum.

[stantonbum1]

"Too bad" I promised wife and kiddo to go bouldering in Bleau. I woulda loved to git sum.

Bleau was great this last weekend. Was fairly warm at times but generally good conditions. Am always blown away by the consistent quality of the problems

[Marius]

fuck. zermatt opens only the matterhon-bahn, the lift beside this and rothorn tram (thats the info from the tram-office). theodulegletscher should be fun (i've never been there) but i'm afraid of the ähm gletscherspalten (schrunds?).

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Skiers right off Furggsattel always seems a pretty safe bet. Skied a bunch there in febuary and saw no tell tale signs of any spalten.

And IF the lifts work, Garten is def spalten free as it's off the glacier!

[TDJ]

Thinking of heading down to Z this weekend?

Hmmm...

"Too bad" I promised wife and kiddo to go bouldering in Bleau. I woulda loved to git sum.

Considering it, but not sure yet. Besides that, i have to have someone to go with me. Seems most people over here already switched to summer mode .

[FFsup]

I put up some pictures from Chamonix today here: http://www.freeride.se/forum/thread.php?t=38604 ... Pretty decent day

[stantonbum1]

Ok, so who is skiing in CH this weekend????????????????

[TeleAl]

Tempting.

[Marius]

maybe. anyone there how wants to share gazcosts from mannheim/heidelberg/ka/freiburg/basel ?

would ski zermatt sa/su, then turn to pitztal (seasonticket)...

[keksie]

maybe.. anyone going by car and leaving from somewhere in between innsbruck and zermatt? zürich, st anton?
edit: doesnt even have to be zermatt as long as theres pow..

[stantonbum1]

Am based in Zurich, would drive down, at the moment dont have anyone to ski with as all my usual partners are busy.

Engelberg is also high enough, would also be a bit less driving, no idea how much snow they will get though

[keksie]

stantonbum, sent you a PM with my cell # etc

[TeleAl]

It's cold and wet in Leysin.
If freeze line is at 2200m, then life in Zermatt will be good.

Still tempted, might be on early mission.
PM with mobile# if anyone heads to Zermatt.
Maybe see you there.

[keksie]

It's cold and wet in Leysin.
If freeze line is at 2200m, then life in Zermatt will be good.

Still tempted, might be on early mission.
PM with mobile# if anyone heads to Zermatt.
Maybe see you there.

you got a PM

edit: me and stantonbum1 have decided to go.. we'll leave zurich at 6:20 tomorrow (only reasonable train connection to zurich that i found) so will be in zermatt before the noon or so, ski saturday and sunday. would be great to see other mags.. anyone else except me/stantonbum/teleal thinking of going? PM for cell #

[stantonbum1]

you got a PM

edit: me and stantonbum1 have decided to go.. we'll leave zurich at 6:20 tomorrow (only reasonable train connection to zurich that i found) so will be in zermatt before the noon or so, ski saturday and sunday. would be great to see other mags.. anyone else except me/stantonbum/teleal thinking of going? PM for cell #

Yeah it would be cool to meet up with some other mags. We will be driving from Zurich HBF at 6.20 tomorrow morning. There is still space in the car.

[Marius]

hm. tomorrow is not possible for me (and storm).
i think about driving sunday/monday.
anyone willing to share car+gaz+bed ?
does anyone of you (stanton, tele...) know the area ?

pn 4 cell.

[Idris]

5-10cm of fresh at the top of the Bochard (2700m). Rain/Snow limit 2000-2300 today. Nice soft piste for testing new skis

[bbirtle]

It's supposed to clear tomorrow for a good powder day, having rained here in town all day...

I'm going climbing. Maybe I'm in denial but I thought the season was over. Planning to do another 200m multipitch at Barbarine, woohoo! Bring on summer!

(...but I do hope those of you still psyched on skiing rip up some nice turns.)