 Poster: A snowHead
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@Hurtle, ta.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Boris, yeah, it's much easier to make these decisions closer to the time.
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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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| rob@rar wrote: |
I’ve not been in the Alps since 22nd January so can’t comment on current conditions (up until then I think the season had been good at higher elevations, poor at the lowest elevations). But your time frame of early/mid March is still some way off, and much can change before then. I suspect you’d get more meaningful information from following the weather forecast thread on the forum than the discussion here. From my very limited meteorological understanding there appears to be indications of a change in the final week of February, with a period of cold and snowy weather looking more likely. Two or three days of moderate to heavy snow could transform conditions, particularly on higher slopes where I think the snow is still at average depths, or higher. As has been the case all season, head high for the most enjoyable conditions (but have access to trees in case the weather comes in hard).
I understand the dilemma if there’s an alternative you’d enjoy more if the snow conditions are very compromised. I’d not sit on the beach in the rain as there’d almost certainly something I’d enjoy more if I was on a seaside holiday. But I think it’s way too soon to make that call, especially as you have a lot of flexibility in your travel plans. FWIW, I was in the Spanish Pyrenees last week with the worst snow conditions I’ve had there. Skiing had a different set of challenges to what I would have hoped, and we had a different set of rewards to what I would have liked, but there were rewards nevertheless. Sunny lunches on the terrace; relatively warm evening strolls around the tapas bars; focusing on changing technique to get grip at what ever point around the turn you wanted; adapting your skiing skills to cope with the variety of conditions throughout the day, starting with very hard refrozen snow, then softening snow with loads of grip, and finishing with mounds of heavy, sugary snow. A range of challenges in very poor conditions, but still plenty of fun to be had. |
Where in the Spanish Pyrenees did you go?
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| Kramer wrote: |
| Anyway for those who are still following we've booked a week in Ischgl. |
Have a great time, this has been a "fun" thread!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@agustin,
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Where in the Spanish Pyrenees did you go?
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He led an Inside Out Skiing holiday in Baqueira/Beret (but we stayed in Veilha). It was wonderful - I was one of the punters - despite the less-than-perfect snow.
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Well I look forward to a trip report, and if it gives rise to 7 pages of discussion, that's absolutely fine. 
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