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Continuing snowy outlook. Potentially heavy in the west.
Been snowing since early in the Ennstal. Super light snow in the early morning cold, a little warmer now.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| nozawaonsen wrote: |
Continuing snowy outlook. Potentially heavy in the west.
Been snowing since early in the Ennstal. Super light snow in the early morning cold, a little warmer now. |
Some nice hotspots on the Italian side there, good news for areas which haven't been blessed so far this season.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| nozawaonsen wrote: |
Continuing snowy outlook. Potentially heavy in the west.
Been snowing since early in the Ennstal. Super light snow in the early morning cold, a little warmer now. |
Do you think that could finally make for a good base in the west, concidering the new snow on old layer problem, or will it have to rain first for it to solidify?
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^ Doubt the French Alps will get a proper base this season.
The end of deep winter is only a couple weeks away.
And then the spring melt begins 2-3 weeks after that.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Whitegold, wtf. So 150 - 200 cm on upper slopes and 30 - 100 cm on lower slopes, as reported as current depth in most French resorts doesn't constitute a base then ?
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@Whitegold, on the sherry again!
Another one for the collection!
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Sleeper powder day here. Expected a dusting; got 20-25cms on the mountain.
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This is where the SSW is biting...
@metoffice
Canada and the USA could see their coldest air in decades next week. Dangerously low temperatures could bring:
❄️ A wind chill of -40°C in Chicago
❄️ Up to 50 cm of snow around the Great Lakes
❄️ Frostbite
❄️ Hypothermia
❄️ Frozen diesel fuel
https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1089232296505458688?s=21
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Meanwhile it's t-shirt weather and 15c on the US West Coast. A bit of an inversion in the Cascades. Nice spring like conditions for the end of January. Looking out a week it might return to cooler temps. With the cold air descending over the Mid-West it could provide for some storminess to slide down over Montana, Wyoming and Eastern Colorado.
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Finally looking cold into the medium term for the uk with snow today over the tops and snow later this week. Fingers crossed for more skiing
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Which models are wepowder using? Cause they suggest some serious snow for the wedt this week!
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You know it makes sense.
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Currently in Albertville and it's starting to snow / sleet pretty heavily. Might be an interesting drive up the hill to Meribel (on coach so not me doing the driving )
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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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@Weathercam, yes I did realise that when I posted, but I thought it was a nice poster all the same. Crazy guy.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I can report it is most definitely snowing in Moutiers 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Raven wrote: |
| I can report it is most definitely snowing in Moutiers |
Stopped half an hour ago when we travelled thru. +3c as well.
Currently Bourg St Maurice, overcast but dry. +1c.
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Great bike riding weather in the PNW. 16c and didn't even need long sleeves on my bike ride today. Looking like the folks in the mid-West and NE New England states will have some nice cold temps throughout this up coming week. Will be a high pressure of cold air settle in for Monday with temps in the minus teens with moderate breeze to make things a bit uncomfortable, and then unsettled weather around Tuesday, with more cold air following along after the storm passes.
Could see a return to unsettled weather on the West Coast later in the week.
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So did the storm deliver? Anyone in a resort with 50cm+?
Here in Engelberg 10cm came down in village only - hoping it was more on the mountain.
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SLF forecast from yesterday evening.
”Weather forecast through Monday, 28.01.2019
Skies will be heavily overcast and snowfall down to low lying areas is expected over widespread areas. During the night, the snowfall in western and northern regions will be intensive. In the furthermost southern regions, it will be quite sunny as a consequence of strong-velocity northerly winds.
Fresh snow
Between Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon, the following amounts of fresh snow are anticipated:
- northern Alpine Ridge from Chablais as far as Grimsel Pass, Vaud and Fribourg Alps: 30 to 40 cm; in the furthermost western Lower Valais and in Les Diablerets as much as 50 cm;
- remaining regions north of an imaginary Rhine-Rhone line, Lower Valais, southern Goms, remaining parts of the Gotthard region, Jura region: 20 to 30 cm;
- remaining parts of southern Upper Valais, Prättigau, Silvretta, Samnaun: 10 to 20 cm;
- further to the south: less than 10 cm.
Temperature
At midday at 2000 m, -10 °C.
Wind
Winds will be westerly to northwesterly, blowing at moderate to strong velocity;
Jura region: strong southwesterly winds;
southern flank of the Alps: strong-veloctdy northerly winds extending down to the valleys”
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Powder day in the trees today!
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And look at that forecast!
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@BobinCH, and we arrive on the 2nd!
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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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^ Doubt the French Alps will get a proper base this season.
The end of deep winter is only a couple weeks away.
And then the spring melt begins 2-3 weeks after that.
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There are some folks here who challenge the idea that @Whitegold, is a bullshoot artist*. I think we should preserve this post as evidence.
Les Contamines has 1.5m at 1800m. The nursery slope opposite our flat at 1100m looks beautifully covered. The French Alps HAVE a proper base.
What a fool.
*once in a blue moon he does post something sensible but stopped clock theory adequately explains this.
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@BobinCH, this level is pretty much extended to Zermatt over the hill
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You know it makes sense.
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| joe.b wrote: |
| .......So did the storm deliver? Anyone in a resort with 50cm+?...... |
Errrrh no, but we never had that much forecast, but we did get the usual 1/3 of what was forecast, and now we have 45mph winds at altitude 
@jedster, think you mean "The Northern French Alps" HAVE a proper base.
Whilst here there is hardly snow on S Facing slopes below 2,000m. N Facing are ok but that's more down to snow cannons.
I and others are actually getting a little worried as we really do need at least three of four dumps of 30cm, but there again we are more concerned at the off-piste and ski touring potential rather than piste skiing.
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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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| joe.b wrote: |
So did the storm deliver? Anyone in a resort with 50cm+?
Here in Engelberg 10cm came down in village only - hoping it was more on the mountain. |
Latania.co.uk reporting "30cm in resort and 60cm higher up"
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Poster: A snowHead
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So, the PV seems to be recovering? But the NAO is supposed to turn negative (or is it already?). What effect could you expect from this, concerning the wather in the alps?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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St Anton got another good puke.
Vintage season for Austria.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Whitegold, That's what I want to hear  Arriving on the 23rd of Feb!
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Yes, amazing in Austria right now. Books like rain forecasted below 1,800 meters on Friday in the Arlberg due to a strong fohn wind. What are the chances of that changing? Remotely possible?
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@ArlbergMeister, think that’s going to be a short-lived event ... temps dropping again over the weekend with snow forecast at low levels on Saturday. Obviously, all of this will chop and change numerous times before then.
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@franga, Thank you! Hoping it's minor. I'm bringing a good friend from the States for the long weekend. Will be his first time skiing in Europe, and I've really talked the Arlberg up. Was hoping for sun or snow!
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@jedster, think you mean "The Northern French Alps" HAVE a proper base.
Whilst here there is hardly snow on S Facing slopes below 2,000m. N Facing are ok but that's more down to snow cannons.
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Fair enough and commiserations. Although it is only Jan still!
I don't quite what the distribution of the piste miles and skier visits is but I'd have thought the lions share of the French industry has a good base already (3V, EK, LA/LP, GM, PDS, CMB, EMB - must account for a lot?)
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Chicago hitting -25c this week.
Colder than the North Pole, South Pole, and Everest.
Could set new records.
Locals talking of a new Ice Age.
Good for local Michigan resorts, like Bittersweet.
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Good link here to a detailed report/forecast for the next week in the Alps. A "Quattro Stagioni" apparently..... I'll have extra pepperoni on mine please....
https://wepowder.com/en/forum/topic/264286
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Wed 30-01-19 8:54; edited 1 time in total
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@BobinCH, Hi, Where is that forecast from please? Ta
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