Snow for the Euros.

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Where is the stoke?

No ski for me since early March when I demolished my knee. I'm 3 weeks post op and doing good but will go under the knife again in May to fix the rest if it. Recovery time will probably mean no skiing until mid to late next season so I should just keep my mind off of the snow but still- post stoke!

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[Buster Highmen]

Where is the stoke?

No ski for me since early March when I demolished my knee. I'm 3 weeks post op and doing good but will go under the knife again in May to fix the rest if it. Recovery time will probably mean no skiing until mid to late next season so I should just keep my mind off of the snow but still- post stoke!

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bummer. get on the pt
heal well!

somewhere in graubunden:

[Charlie Don't Surf]

^^thanks! I'm at the physio 3 days a week getting ready for the second operation. Need to get full bend and lock out before the ligament graft.

Still bummed about missing out on the bbi, I had really been looking forward to it all year.



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[Buster Highmen]

^^thanks! I'm at the physio 3 days a week getting ready for the second operation. Need to get full bend and lock out before the ligament graft.

Still bummed about missing out on the bbi, I had really been looking forward to it all year.



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Pound it at pt, makes a huDge difference, you'll recover more quickly.

And hopefully, there will be a BBI2023. I hear alias_rice is leading it. pm him for details.

[subtle plague]

Pound it at pt, makes a huDge difference, you'll recover more quickly.

And hopefully, there will be a BBI2023. I hear alias_rice is leading it. pm him for details.

You're not coming in 23?

[Buster Highmen]

You're not coming in 23?

I didn't say that, now, did I?

It's just that we cheerleaders have to acknowledge the sags of age and recognize when it's time for new blood like alias_rice.

I am hankering for a dalliance down in those French locales for a few days. Let's hope the snow is better next year.

[rod9301]

Are you sure about that? I don't know squat about the Alps snowpack but I've always been under the impression that it's more intermountain in structure and behavior. If they had a true, Colorado like, upside down slide cake continental snowpack those giant Alps ski area would be pretty impossible to manage.

I'm still blown away by the grooming at Sedrun/Andermatt. Can you imagine grooming the Gemstock in a blizzard with increasing avalanche dangers? Yikes.

Ok, maybe intermountain in Chamonix, but i see a lot of videos with extended column tests that have a horrible pwl.

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[MagnificentUnicorn]

Keep Lifting weird!
Im my case it's a Transport basket which is only utilized for human transport in cases of powder fever.


As for the snowpack in the alps: Varies from year to year. Big dumps early on in november =stable base.
Early snowfall in autumn and/or small dumps far apart=pwl mess.
Generally inner grisons and valais have that Problem a lot more often then Cham or Engelberg for example.

The Pyrenees are a lot more erratic snowfall wise than the alps because usually we get a Variation of a westerly flow that brings snow to the continent.

And they are warmer, being more southern, so you get a more springy ( I wouldn't call it maritime) snowpack like california (I guess. I've never been).
Although rod describes the pyrenees as the last shangri la, it is more likely to score in the alps as a traveller.

So it’s like Mammoth?


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[Morroi]

Keep Lifting weird!
Im my case it's a Transport basket which is only utilized for human transport in cases of powder fever.


As for the snowpack in the alps: Varies from year to year. Big dumps early on in november =stable base.
Early snowfall in autumn and/or small dumps far apart=pwl mess.
Generally inner grisons and valais have that Problem a lot more often then Cham or Engelberg for example.

The Pyrenees are a lot more erratic snowfall wise than the alps because usually we get a Variation of a westerly flow that brings snow to the continent.

And they are warmer, being more southern, so you get a more springy ( I wouldn't call it maritime) snowpack like california (I guess. I've never been).
Although rod describes the pyrenees as the last shangri la, it is more likely to score in the alps as a traveller.

I am born and breed in the Pyrenees. First thing to remember is that from the Eastern Pyrenees it's only a 6 h drive to Tignes/Val d'Isere. Lots of people (me included) go there for a weekend when conditions deserve it. The main differences between the 2 mountain ranges are altitude (which impacts on the temperatures) and glaciers. Then as you all well know the Alps have very different microclimates and so do the Pyrenees. Same with the terrain.
If coming from overseas 90% of the times somewhere in the Alps will have better conditions than anywhere in the Pyrenees.
But it is also true that it is way more easy to get lost just a quick walk from a lift in the Pyrenees than anywhere in the Alps. Just different moods.

[Rossymcg]

Austria is not cheaper than France or Switzerland anymore, especially St. Anton/Arlberg.

St Anton is expensive but prices there are still cheaper than the comparable French and Swiss heavy weights.




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[paige.]

So I'm headed to France in a couple weeks. Initial plan was to cruise around on bikes and eat lots of bread, but my friends keep reminding me that it's still ski season. I'll be solo and have never skied in Europe before, so probably just looking for sunshine and groomers. What would you guys recommend for a resort open late April and easily accessible from Paris. I fly in the 21st so could catch closing weekend at Verbier? Or maybe a few days at Val D'isere/Tignes? Val Thorens?

[Rossymcg]

but you want to avoid France the couple of weeks in February when the whole country is on winter school break.

the whole of Feb is French winter break. Its broken down in to regions. Parisian week is the worst, then throw in the UK winter half term break. Think long lift lines, traffic everywhere, restaurants full and affordable last minute accommodation impossible. I'd avoid France in Feb if you can its fucking hell.


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[Buster Highmen]

St Anton is expensive but prices there are still cheaper than the comparable French and Swiss heavy weights.

Not in my experience, but I haven't paid to stay in Verbier in a while. I can even find a single in Val d'Isere for 120euros a night.

Lech/Zurs is ridiculously expensive.

Last month I paid $80chf/night in Klosters, 120chf in Davos, 115ch in Murren per night for a single. I don't think you can beat that in St. Anton.

Plus, the best deal is at mt-lodge in Rueras.

I'm convinced that 'Austria is cheaper' is a myth leftover from pre Schengen.

But carry on.

[Rossymcg]

Not in my experience, but I haven't paid to stay in Verbier in a while. I can even find a single in Val d'Isere for 120euros a night.

Lech/Zurs is ridiculously expensive.

Last month I paid $80chf/night in Klosters, 120chf in Davos, 115ch in Murren per night for a single. I don't think you can beat that in St. Anton.

Plus, the best deal is at mt-lodge in Rueras.

I'm convinced that 'Austria is cheaper' is a myth leftover from pre Schengen.

But carry on.

Out of interest much was a meal on the mountain/in the evening or a pint/coffee in Davos?
You'd beat/find comparable hotel/B & B prices in the Zillertal, Ötztal, Paznaun all have vast skiing and good public transport between stations.

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[Buster Highmen]

Out of interest much was a meal on the mountain/in the evening or a pint/coffee in Davos?
You'd beat/find comparable hotel/B & B prices in the Zillertal, Ötztal, Paznaun all have vast skiing and good public transport between stations.

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It was 5chf for a delicious double espresso on mountain in Murren.

Now you're changing the claim.
Point being, the big resorts in Austria like St Anton/Zurs/Lech, Ischgl, Montafon are similarly priced to Verbier, Val d'Isere, Trois Vallees, Cham, etc.

Of course the second rate Austria spots like See, Kappl, Zillertal, etc are similarly priced to places like the SkiArena, Jungfrau, but I don't find them cheaper. Especially the lesser French resorts like Serre Chevalier, Milky Way, Vars/Risoul, etc.

Similar caliber resorts are similarly priced.

[Rossymcg]

blue sky in that photo what's that? last 4 days here it's been a complete white out.

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[bobinch]

Today should be epic 🤘

[bobinch]

Confirmed

[Rossymcg]

off the scale today in Tignes. Blue Bird and knee deep, thighs are screaming for a beer now. Gona have to do a bit of work tomorrow for the untracked though

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[Straightline1]

Thank you all for the info!!!
I understand it might be better to find a lesser known place that can book later when there is more info about the weather

[subtle plague]

Today was pretty great albeit crowded. But I managed to get the Jochstock s couloir first and the high traverse on steinberg.
The last run down galti was a bit optomistic base wise and the bridge seems to be gone too. I haven't tried that exit for a while

[Morroi]

So I'm headed to France in a couple weeks. Initial plan was to cruise around on bikes and eat lots of bread, but my friends keep reminding me that it's still ski season. I'll be solo and have never skied in Europe before, so probably just looking for sunshine and groomers. What would you guys recommend for a resort open late April and easily accessible from Paris. I fly in the 21st so could catch closing weekend at Verbier? Or maybe a few days at Val D'isere/Tignes? Val Thorens?

Consider using the train to hit the French Alps: les 2 Alps, Alpe d'Huez, les Arcs plus some other smaller resorts are easily accessible (4h tops) by train + shuttle from Paris Gare de Lyon.

[rod9301]

You should watch data avalanche video on you tube, today, stability test. Looks frightening. And it's been this way most winter.

Buried weak layer and it's only luck that the French Alps didn't have any huge avalanche.

Sorry, but i couldn't post the link.

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[bobinch]

Backside Mont Fort main chute

[bobinch]

The boy’s getting stronger