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Snow conditions Chandolin Switzerland?

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Hi,

Anyone know what the snows like in chandolin Switzerland?

got a chance to go for a couple of days but it will be quite awkward to get there and quite pricy just for 2 days but if theyve got the mega snow that seems to be around it could be worth it.

I saw Adelboden on ski sunday and the snow looked terrible, is it only good high up at the mo?

As youd imagine Im looking for POW so if its not there Ill save my money and go somwhere else in a week or so instead
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We've just stopped for lunch in our motorhome above Lausanne en route for Val d'Anniviers so will follow replies with interest. We have the MagicPass and arrived at a small resort in the Jura last night with the intention of a few undemanding warm-up days. The pistes this morning, however, were glazed cordrouy and you could hear one of the few skiers coming from halfway down. Not a good first day of the season on a board!
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I never liked the ice on a board, only 1 edge to grip or not. Not saying that I love it on skis but definitely better.

Is Val d'Anniviers close by? My geography is terrible. If so please let me know what its like so I can decide whether to book tickets or not.

Thanks
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@medlington, Chandolin connects to St Luc around the Illhorn. Snow stays in good condition on the runs on the north facing side but you don't want Chandolin for powder runs - you want Nax....DON'T TELL ANYONE....

damn I've done it now.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=hp&ei=NORUWpmEA8uVsAfCio7ADA&q=Nax+open&oq=Nax+open&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i13k1l3j0i13i10k1j0i13k1l6.1165.3542.0.3931.8.8.0.0.0.0.297.1187.2j4j2.8.0..2..0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.8.1183...0j0i131k1j0i131i46k1j46i131k1j0i10k1j0i22i10i30k1j0i22i30k1.0.ivrXMnNJrTU

powder - fabulous in the trees to the right of the tiny chair which takes you up from the car park.

You'll need a car, or get the Postbus up from Sion. The riding there is just great.

https://www.thehotelguru.com/best-hotels-in/switzerland/nax

Nax is perched between Val D'Herens (to the SE) and Val D'Anniviers (to the NE) see:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/1973+Nax,+Switzerland/@46.2029587,7.4014352,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x478f20b0e45db591:0xf4a16709ace42c29!8m2!3d46.228419!4d7.4283844

PS this intelligence is based on actually skiing the place, not just Chinese Whispers....
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@medlington, Chandolin connects to St Luc around the Illhorn. Snow stays in good condition on the runs on the north facing side but you don't want Chandolin for powder runs - you want Nax....DON'T TELL ANYONE....

damn I've done it now.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=hp&ei=NORUWpmEA8uVsAfCio7ADA&q=Nax+open&oq=Nax+open&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i13k1l3j0i13i10k1j0i13k1l6.1165.3542.0.3931.8.8.0.0.0.0.297.1187.2j4j2.8.0..2..0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.8.1183...0j0i131k1j0i131i46k1j46i131k1j0i10k1j0i22i10i30k1j0i22i30k1.0.ivrXMnNJrTU

powder - fabulous in the trees to the right of the tiny chair which takes you up from the car park.

You'll need a car, or get the Postbus up from Sion. The riding there is just great.

https://www.thehotelguru.com/best-hotels-in/switzerland/nax

Nax is perched between Val D'Herens (to the SE) and Val D'Anniviers (to the NE) see:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/1973+Nax,+Switzerland/@46.2029587,7.4014352,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x478f20b0e45db591:0xf4a16709ace42c29!8m2!3d46.228419!4d7.4283844

PS this intelligence is based on actually skiing the place, not just Chinese Whispers....


Very Happy Thanks for the info, Ill be sure to check it out if I decide to go
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What does Adelboden have to do with it? Puzzled
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@medlington, snow is great. It snowed a lot last night. of the 3 high lifts (all drags) none open today until 1 opened in St. Luc late afternoon. Much blasting and piste bashing going on up high through the afternoon so hopefully most everything open tomorrow.
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@medlington, you might want to take a look at this thread; http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=130665#3164424. I can verify what ChrisJersey says about today's conditions, tomorrow when all the lifts up high open should be amazing.
Ps. This is not based on Chinese or any other type of whispers.
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Orzival at 2600m which is round the corner has had 40cm in the last 24hrs



And looks like they’ve just gone above max recorded snow depths for the time of year



Lots of good info on the slf.ch snow maps:
https://www.slf.ch/en/avalanche-bulletin-and-snow-situation/measured-values.html

https://www.slf.ch/en/avalanche-bulletin-and-snow-situation.html


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I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:

Alps snow strands thousands of tourists in Switzerland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42623293
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@medlington, psssst....definitely Nax not St Luc or Chandolin...don’t believe a word of anything else ....although Zinal free ride zone can be fun...and chandolin is lovely at the back and grimentz really holds good snow quality and and and ......
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Go to Grimentz.
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What does Adelboden have to do with it? Puzzled


Its in Switzerland, knowing nothing about the geography of Switzerland I thought it could be close, hence why I asked.

Thanks for all the info
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
@medlington, ah.

You were worried were you not by the pictures during the slalom? Of the wrong side of the mountain, down the valley. Camera angles, eh? Deceiving.

It's actually only about 25kms away in a straight line but there are mountains in the way, so weather and precip can be quite different from the Valais.
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MeteoSwiss - If you want to monitor weather and snowfalls etc then this Swiss Weather Bureau app is good - most other apps are using MeteoSwiss data anyway, so this is the source material. As with the UK MetOffice app, you can put in your own locations. The app also allows you to set levels for weather warnings of snow, avalanche, winds etc. individually. The animated forecast is good at giving you an idea of the broader weather that's on its way.

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