Skiing in the warmth.
Slush in the afternoons.
Snow line visibly rising up the valleys.
The lakes down to the bottom.
Above freezing overnight.
The sound of melt water in the main village stream.
Perfect day in Val Thorens in late April.
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@AthersT, I'm not sure its very uncertain. More like a few outlying runs going for precipitation raising possibility rather than probability of same. Maybe noza can further enlighten
Yes, emwmarine and others: quite right.
We had lunch today at Dou du Praz (La Plagne, 2100m) with Mr and Mrs skichampcouk: blazing blue sky, only needed a shirt and sunglasses (and maybe trousers ).
The last time we were there was April, and it was warmer today . . .
Local forecast for tomorrow suggests 5-10cm snow above 2000m and rain below.
Maybe time to get the Deadwood box set out . . .
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Very warm at my apartment at 1550m, south facing, surrounded by grass. But the floor of the Doron valley is all white after these weeks of big temperature inversion plus few hours of sunlight down there.
After all it is free
After all it is free
emwmarine wrote:
Perfect day in Val Thorens in late April.
I've skied VT in the last week of April lots of times (at the EoSB) and conditions in Les Arcs today were not really like that at all. The snow had definitely softened but certainly couldn't be called slushy, not even getting down towards 1800m on the final ski home. I thought piste conditions today were generally much better than last week, although with the forecast for continued unseasonable temperatures and increasing numbers of skiers during the holidays I'm not sure how long it will last like this.
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12z GFS smashes the high pressure over Europe as first one then another low pressure system crashes through at the turn of the year as high pressure retreats north allowing heavy snow to fall across the Alps and Pyrenees (although you'd want to watch the temperatures).
Will it happen like that? It's too far off obviously and the low pressure system GFS models seems a bit OTT, it alpmost certianly won't happen quite like that, but will be interesting to see if this is picked up in this evening's control or ECM.
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@nozawaonsen, what's the opposite of shooting the messenger?
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You know the day destroys the night
Night divides the day
Tried to run
Tried to hide
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side, yeah
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@nozawaonsen, only a few days too late! I'm going on boxing day
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
You can forget about any snow for the week beginning on the 3rd. I've the worst Juju going!
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
I'm out on the 10th, so fingers crossed! Looks like things shouyld have improved by then.
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Put the TV on this morning to see the local tv showing webcam at the top of the mountain as 7C at 8am this morning. By 3pm as I was stood in the same place as the webcam the sign said 15C. Amazing for 1800m at the end of December. However, conditions are actually great. It doesn't seem to be sugary or mounding up anywhere - unlike Easter. Judging by the garmin I think today may be my fastest first day skiing of a holiday ever, I'd like to think it was the investment in new skis, but I can't be too sure.
(Wagrain, Ski Amade where it is a lot colder in town than on the mountain).
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martinm wrote:
I'm out on the 10th, so fingers crossed! Looks like things shouyld have improved by then.
Might have, not should.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Thought I'd share this nice weather prospects blog
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langball wrote:
You know the day destroys the night
Night divides the day
Tried to run
Tried to hide
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side, yeah
@davidof, come on we need positivity on here, and that song ironically is from the album "waiting for the sun" ! If we get much more of that I'm gonna end up in the next whiskey bar
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18z GFS op lands a sucker punch on the Alps on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
With the full force of the Atlantic behind it it would be very stormy and mild as the snow arrived cooler as it pushes through.
Then bam. With a one two lands another blow on the third.
As ever way too far out at this stage. But will be worth taking a seat to watch how it plays out tomorrow...
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00z GFS again introduces a dramatic shift at the turn of the year with stormy weather hitting the Alps from 31/01 Jan, bringing heavy snow to the Alps though temperatures could be raised at times. Scottish mountains and the Pyrenees would also see stormy weather (the latter towards the end of the run). Worth keeping an eye on.
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I prefer optimistic weather forecasts, so I've been liking this one as for the last few days it has consistently been showing snow for the start of the New Year for where I'm going in Jan.
At least there are more & more indications of a breakdown of this current blocking High.
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luigi wrote:
but not another Snowmageddon!!
eerr yes we do, and early jan would be lovely - just in time for the 22nd when most of us get out there
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am off to Saalbach on 2 January all the way from South Africa, holding thumbs that this forecasted breakdown of the high pressure system comes just in time!
@rrd3718, will also be in Saalbach for a week from 2 January (also from South Africa). Been watching this thread with great interest, its a long way from South Africa to Saalbach for there to be no snow!!
Please let the updates continue to show snow in the not-too-distant future!
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i refresh this thread every 5 mins hoping for a change! haha.
Never been to Saalbach (previously been to St Anton, Ischgl, Serfaus, Neustift etc) so am so keen to give it a go as I've only heard good things. I've organised the trip with mates this year so I feel almost personally responsible for good conditions.
@AthersT, not that bad!! Only delays snow by 24 hours or so.
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Isn't it common for a forecast breakdown in a prevalent system to get gradually pushed further and further back? I'm sure I remember this happening last year (and previously).
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@nozawaonsen, not good when you go home on the 2nd!!
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