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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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For those who don't speak Kraut -
Ischgl will open at whatever the cost (est to be circa €1 million for the artificial snow). Pistes were green last week but cannons have been running 24/7 and the pistes will be made with 100% artificial snow for the Nov opening. Such a snow opening snow drought at Ischgl has not happened for over 20 years.
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sharon1953, you'll be fine by then!
stanton, that clip has REALLY made me want to go skiing!!!
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stanton, thank, thank you, that made me feel sooo good 
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Here's an early review of the weather in Nov for Austria from zamg.
http://www.zamg.ac.at/aktuell/index.php?seite=1&artikel=ZAMG_2011-11-25GMT12:17
Confirming what you probably know already, in that Nov was very very dry and a distinct temp inversion persisted. I know in schladming there's been no rain or snow since late October, just unbroken sunshine. This weekend looks to hold some promise, lets hope so.
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Where is your published evidence!?
The published evidence you have already provided doesn't count, for some reason!
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Lots forecast on all the websites from Saturday onwards, they can't all be wrong surely? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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paulio,
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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DB, yes, that's what I'm seeing on all the sites here and in Europe.. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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ORF reports 30cm fresh snow for this weekend.
Update on openings:
- Saalbach and Obertauern stay closed for this weekend
- Ötscher-Lackenhof opens this Saturday
- Gerlitzen opens Dec 1 (Carving Jet, Kanzelbahn and Vierer-Gipfelbahn lifts + 3 km piste)
- Lachtal opens Dec 3
- Planai adds a new piste, FIS piste from Mitterstation to the valley from Sat
- Reiteralm opens this weekend
- Hauser Kaibling postponed for Dec 8
- Serfaus Fis-Ladis opens this week-end 15/70 lifts and 31/204km piste
- Sölden opens Giggijoch area this weekend (5 lifts)
- Wagrain opened yesterday, one lift, Rote 8er from Mittelstation to the valley
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| kerekip wrote: |
ORF reports 30cm fresh snow for this weekend.
Update on openings:
- Saalbach and Obertauern stay closed for this weekend
- Ötscher-Lackenhof opens this Saturday
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Really surprized that Lackenhof opens before Obertauern - suppose the lower temps in the East have enabled them to run the canons.
http://www.snoweye.com/?resort=at_lackenhof
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| DB wrote: |
| Really surprized that Lackenhof opens before Obertauern - suppose the lower temps in the East have enable them to run the canons. |
Yes, this is the result of the temperature inversion of the past week. They were able to use their snowguns.
The lift company in Obertauern had their meeting on opening today and decided to stay close for the weekend. Their planned opening is Dec 7, Wednesday.
And speaking of other resorts close to you. Hochkar and Semmering also postponed their openings to December 8 and 9. 
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Off to Mayrhofen on the 16th.. beginning to worry a little bit. Looks like we'll be doing the 35minute ride to Hintertux at this stage...
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Timmaah, Me too, but I'm sure we'll find plenty to do and at least the crowds won't be around. Watched the webcam for Hintertux on Sunday, looked really good.
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How is Mayrhofen looking?
We're off out there in the New Year have they got anything yet?
At least there is the back up plan of the glacier but a bit of a pain in the behind
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e.g., Thanks......they must know something I dont 
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1873Chris, opening been delayed twice, was meant to open 26th, now scheduled to open 8th. I see they've got a few piles of snow on the slope.. but obviously not enough. I think you'll be fine for New Year..
robapplegate, you going on a uni trip?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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After failing to find any snow in Portugal last week, I returned to the Kitzsteinhorn glacier yesterday. On the way there I stopped briefly by the Areitbahn I lift in Zell am See. There the snow cannons were going full blast. I asked at the ticket desk when they expected to open the lifts but the lady didn't want to commit herself: "It depends on the snow and the weather," she said, so I suppose we're not much wiser. Although they have laid down some snow, it is hardly skiable yet...
At the Kitzsteinhorn things were much as they had been a fortnighht ago, blue, cloudless skies (though a little more wind at times). Pretty quiet again, with less training groups but more school classes on the slopes. An RAF snowboard team were there, without aircraft but getting plenty air I think!
A couple more lifts were running, the old 2-seater Sonnenkarbahn, which didn't add much, but also one of the the T-bars to the Maurer glacier. This opened up an interesting new run, easy enough at the start, though moderately steep - here the view from the top...
But at the bottom there is a narrow gully which was mostly ice - hard going, I found...
Impressive piste bashers were busy grooming a second Snowpark just above the Alpincenter...
All in all, a good day's skiing.
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You know it makes sense.
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| DB wrote: |
| How were the pistes, were they kind to the skis? (i.e. few stones or brown patches) |
The pistes were fine. A few little gravelly stones here and there but even on the track back over from the Schmiedinger piste, where I had expected some stones, there was nothing that worried me. The occasional larger stones were easy to miss.
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Poster: A snowHead
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linseymcd, there is no snow at present. Welcome to 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yes Alastair Pink, exactly the same happened to me in Les Arcs many moons ago. No snow and rain at arrival time. woke up to 50cm of fresh!! Happy Days!
We are off to Soll again this year. Need some white to look at on the webcams....fingers crossed!!
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linseymcd, Welcome.
espri, Cheers for pictures. Interesting to see the Schmittenhoehe prepared to make snow right down to the valley. They must be confident of at least there being no thaw?
Alastair Pink, Hope it doesnt get that close?! 
We are off the ZamS on the 27th Dec, Don't normally go that early in season although we did in 2007 and there was plenty snow, even the lake was frozen solid enough to walk on.
This year I have my Sister and BinL and two small nephews coming from Singapore for a UK Xmas and a week in the Alps. A few weeks ago I had dared to hope for a white Xmas and a winter wonderland in Austria. I know there's plenty time yet but I wish to c****t it would a least start!
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Timmaah, No, family trip, better a trip to the snow than christmas at home, and that's just what the kids say. Mixed group of boarders and skiers. Remember a couple of years ago being told no snow anywhere in the whole of the alps, spent every day skiing for ten days. Mind you we do drive out and so can travel daily to where the snow is.
RetroBod, Same happened to me on my first ever trip, arrived at dusk in the pissing rain, woke up to more snow than you could shake a stick at.
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Halleluiah! There is a snow god!
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| robboj wrote: |
| I wish to c****t it would a least start! |
Carpet? Carrot? Claret? Or Chalet perhaps?
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bobmcstuff, put in a capital C and then it is obvious! robboj is being non-denominational and PC in his post 
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FAQ
Off to Soll on the 24th...would be nice if something had fallen by then? I believe a high percentage of the area is cannoned? but I cant seem to find any webcam showing anything(except grass 
