 Poster: A snowHead
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| Hey, but panicking is part of the fun! Doesn't everybody do this? (Actually, I'm not panicking, I'm working myself up into a frenzy of excitement). |
I too have worked myself into a frenzy but I'm going next week 
I'm going again in March but I won't look that far ahead
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| In typical idiot fashion, I'm already looking anxiously at this thread in anticipation of a trip to Mayrhofen in mid-March. Am I right in thinking that Austria hasn't had as dismal a start to the season as France? Certainly the webcams show pretty good cover. I'm hoping a couple of good dumps coming up will help get the base up to a decent level. |
Also, obviously, Mayrhofen skiing is quite high. Went 3 or 4 years ago in March and the valley was green but all skiing was open and perfectly good.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yes, we had great snow last year in March, although there was none at valley level. There had been a very good base built up, though, so not sure how this season is going to compare.
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Latest GFS models are still in favour of a SSW event towards the end of the month. A bit of noise on Twitter today about this, still a possibility that it could bring a significant cold period throughout the northern hemisphere from late Jan into Feb.
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We are going to PSV at the weekend obviously with a small child. The snow forecast has been saying some crazy stuff and now there’s 66+cm forecast on one day at its worst. I thought this was a relatively dry part of the alps so am really hoping there’s a mistake & there’s some serious overestimate going on..
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a relatively dry part of the alps
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 But fear not, forecasts of numbers of centimetres of snow are often wrong - though not always in the same direction.
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Hi there
Would anyone have a guesstimate on how many weeks of this kind of good snow before resorts like Verbier & St Anton start to reach the average normal snow depths & coverage for this time of the season?
I'm hoping to book something for early February, (likely Verbier) and possibly mid March (St Anton / Ischgl) but I'm fairly reluctant to book until snow levels improve markedly in Europe tbh....
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| horgand wrote: |
Hi there
Would anyone have a guesstimate on how many weeks of this kind of good snow before resorts like Verbier & St Anton start to reach the average normal snow depths & coverage for this time of the season?
I'm hoping to book something for early February, (likely Verbier) and possibly mid March (St Anton / Ischgl) but I'm fairly reluctant to book until snow levels improve markedly in Europe tbh.... |
I'm wondering the same thing. I already had a trip to Verbier/Valais booked for the 6th of Feb, but just booked a trip to Utah yesterday as a backup. Utah looks like a safe bet, but I'd prefer to ski in Switzerland if this season turns around and the snow keeps coming.
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| I'm fairly reluctant to book until snow levels improve markedly in Europe tbh |
You're right to wait...We've skied five days so far (two to go) in Tignes and the end of the week can't come fast enough.The Daily Mail is right - it's absolutely appalling across the entire Alps... 
If only we weren't coming back in March 
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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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This is a paragraph taken from the weather summary on the very detailed French SkiPass.com site.
En bref : le changement de temps qui a débuté il y a cinq jours va prendre un tournant de plus en plus intéressant pour les amateurs de sensation hivernale. Nous avons bon espoir que la saison soit cette fois (il était temps!) lancée à toutes altitudes dans quelques jours ... Le potentiel du 15 au 19 janvier est le plus beau depuis le début de l'hiver !
And a quick Google translation, which has a kinda nice interpretation as it were, especially the final eight words
In short: the change in weather that began five days ago will take an increasingly interesting turn for lovers of winter sensations. We have high hopes that the season will be launched this time (it was about time!) at all altitudes in a few days... The potential from January 15 to 19 is the most beautiful since the beginning of winter!
Fingers crossed.
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You know it makes sense.
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@BobinCH, nice small images!! Thanks.
Yeah, but, no, but ... that's at 2,500m. Even here, at 1,900m, we're about 100cms down on usual. But the forecast for Sunday to Tuesday looks like it should restore to at least normality doigts croisées
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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The other thing is that Tignes / Val this season are really the anomaly and have had the best of the luck etc...
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Poster: A snowHead
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@mountainaddict,
Looks like you are going to get back in time for the Pennine snow too 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@BobinCH, nice small images!! Thanks.
Yeah, but, no, but ... that's at 2,500m. Even here, at 1,900m, we're about 100cms down on usual. But the forecast for Sunday to Tuesday looks like it should restore to at least normality doigts croisées |
Most of the good off piste skiing in Verbier is between 3300m and 2000m (Tortin) - Mont Fort, Mont Gele, Attelas etc. Not really bothered below this apart from spots like Bruson on a storm day which don’t need the same snow depth. This is Ruinettes at 2200m - still around average. And with another 50cm+ down to 1000m coming next week we’ll be well ahead of average by then. What happens in Feb and March is anyone’s guess but (at least) the next couple of weeks will be splendid
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@BobinCH, exactly.
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The rains in Spain are now in California. They are getting hit with yet another AR. The snowpack in Donner Pass of I-80 to Tahoe is at 203% of normal. And just over 100% for a full season as measured at the end of April. Spring skiing won't be an issue for the Tahoe resorts. And summer skiing should be in full swing as well based on current snow totals. Mammoth mountain has already received over 762cm of snow for the season and counting.
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Had a weekend's skiing at the beginning of May at Mammoth Mountain many years ago. Very memorable experience, the contrast between the skiing and the drive there.
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Impact could well be two months of cold and snow up to March if these predictions come into place.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Fri 13-01-23 20:35; edited 1 time in total
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@shredder, not sure that info needs to be quite so LARGE
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Bit small now. 
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I am heading to Arabba on the 21st so have been checking all sorts of advance forecasts for weather and cheering every millimetre of snow forecast. I just found this forecast for various stages of the 20th, 21st and 22nd on the myweather2.com advance forecast page. I am thinking this may be a blip with incorrect amounts, though I have recently been reading the Snowmageddon BB thread.....*edited to delete the image showing the forecast of 2.5m in three days as I think the site has malfunctioned, also throwing up 4m for Soldeu*
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Fri 13-01-23 21:36; edited 1 time in total
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@shredder, dont think you can edit using the IMG tag (might be proved wrong if there is a BB code expert around) one of the image sites lets you set a size but with the one I use I have to edit the image to a sensible size. There has been some discussion of the SSW thing before not everyone is convinced it is going to happen and if it does it will have much effect on the weather. No harm in hoping though.
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Fri 13-01-23 21:42; edited 1 time in total
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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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I have recently been reading the Snowmageddon BB thread....
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Read that and warn people to be careful what you wish for. There IS such a thing as too much snow.
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@toyah807, That forecast looks utterly absurd. (it's a mystery, in fact)
On one day they suggest 5% cloud and 37mm of Precip.
I can only think the site is called myweather2.com as myweather.com and myweather1.com got shutdown for crimes against common sense.
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You know it makes sense.
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@red 27, possibly! I think there is an issue, the same site has Soldeu getting about 4m for the same period. I will edit and delete my picture. And very good........
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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| @shredder, dont think you can edit using the IMG tag (might be proved wrong if there is a BB code expert around). |
I think you just start [img=440,360]blah, blah then close brackets.
Ignore the numbers I’ve used, I’ve just made those up, but if you play about with them you can get different sizes.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Fri 13-01-23 23:00; edited 1 time in total
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@shredder, there’s definitely more indications of a potential for a SSW. Though low confidence. But even then it’s a tricky business to anticipate what if any impact it will have and where it will have it. In the keep an eye on it space perhaps rather than something to get too excited about for now.
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| toyah807 wrote: |
| @red 27, possibly! I think there is an issue, the same site has Soldeu getting about 4m for the same period. I will edit and delete my picture. And very good........ |
It might not be quite as absurd as you think the models are showing very heavy snow for the Pyrenees and also the far eastern alps I know that Arraba is a bit further west but this looks pretty good.
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| Had a weekend's skiing at the beginning of May at Mammoth Mountain many years ago. Very memorable experience, the contrast between the skiing and the drive there. |
Yes, agreed. It's quite odd to be driving when everything is a bit brown and dry, and then next thing you know, you come upon a mountain still covered in snow.
This was my home mountain, Bachelor on May 30th last year. Could be looking at similar conditions the way this Triple Nina North America winter has been going.
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Quick snow location comparison question. If you had to make a decision between Grindelwald and Les Arcs (well Bourg St Maurice actually) for a week and a half from today it would have to be Bourg / Les Arcs wouldn’t it? I was looking forward to trying somewhere completely new with Grindelwald but I’ve only been to Les Arc, not La Plagne before and I could do La Rosiere as a day trip too which would also be new.
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| @red 27, possibly! I think there is an issue, the same site has Soldeu getting about 4m for the same period. I will edit and delete my picture. And very good........ |
It might not be quite as absurd as you think the models are showing very heavy snow for the Pyrenees and also the far eastern alps I know that Arraba is a bit further west but this looks pretty good.
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Not really!! Shows some snow for the Dolomites but not a great deal!!
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If the wepowder current forecast goes to plan there is going to be an absolute ton of snow.. and there's me panicking for our trip 21st! Can I breath a sigh of relief just yet????..(I'm going Grand massif) 
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Off to Maria Alm on the 21st for what will probably be an awful week but I guess we'll just have to endure it!!!! 
it's worthy of LARGE 