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pam w, just checked the les saises webcams, looks awful and the forecast is pretty grim 
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the forecast is pretty grim
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well the forecast is pretty sunny, so that will do nicely compared to today!
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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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pam w, yes but temps up to +15 ain't going to help what looks very brown already, hopefully the north facing slopes are faring better
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philipb,
Here in Tignes snow above 2500m, sleet/rain below, and not a very pleasant day
I drove through Flumet, Megeve and St Gervais last week and not a pair of skis in sight let alone a skier.
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In the Northern French Alps this must be... what... the worst winter for a generation ? 
> hopefully the north facing slopes are faring better
conversation with lift pass woman yesterday
me> not too good on the s-w bowl, what's it like on the n/w side
lp woman> not too good (pas terrible)
me> it says "pistes: variable" on the bulletin, what's that mean?
lp woman> they vary between mud, rocks, tree roots and slush
me> oh!
me> it says "liason ouvert: 0cm", what does that mean?
lp woman> it means the piste linking the two ski areas is open, and there is 0cm of snow on it
me> how does that work then?
lp woman> you take your skis off and walk down it
me> oh!!
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davidof, sitting in Leeds and looking at various French webcams, I've never seen Courchevel so brown and bare at this time of the year, certainly the worst I can remember in my memory.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| davidof, sitting in Leeds and looking at various French webcams, I've never seen Courchevel so brown and bare at this time of the year, certainly the worst I can remember in my memory. |
The thing that annoyed me, Friday there was still a lot of nice looking snow above 2000m, then on Saturday we had the zero isotherm at 4500m and the slopes I can see from my house have all purged leaving avalanche debris everywhere (off piste), I guess on the plus side they must be stabilizing now.
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temps up to +15 ain't going to help what looks very brown already
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true, but anything's better than rain and zero vis. 
I'm sure some of the slopes are OK, but no way am I going out today to find out.
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It's all sounding rather depressing
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Raining in Val D'Isere centre this afternoon . Apparently The Face and Santons are regularly closed towards end of day...tho Face still skiable for those who break the rules!!
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You know it makes sense.
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Also....Tignes glacier v busy but over in Le Fornet the glacier there is good to ski and quieter....so I am reliably informed.
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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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I've only got the webcams to go on, but the conditions in Serre Che (on piste) at least don't look too bad.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Face still skiable for those who break the rules
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and don't mind being uninsured?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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If you've got off-piste insurance you can always ski the outside the markers. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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beeryletcher, there was a big discussion about this a while ago and it's not as clear cut as that. Skiing "against local advice" is usually excluded and, by definition, skiing on a closed piste is skiing "against local advice". Policies vary. But anyone planning to ski on closed pistes would be wise to check with their insurers unless they are quite sure they will be covered.
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Went down the face on sat, it's all fine apart from the steep section at the bottom. I wouldn't risk it, if you are using your own kit there are some pretty big stones on it. It was closed at 11am the bottom section was suffering and going brown. It is also closed for a reason, the pisteurs have done a cracking job this year perhaps they are trying to preserve it so don't make their lives harder for them. Get up early and ski it when it's nice and icey. On a happy note Val and tignes are both ok at the moment. Early doors they are fine and later it is a bit slushy but the glaciers are superb. It was raining when I left today. So I don't know what effect that will have..
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In the Northern French Alps this must be... what... the worst winter for a generation ? Shocked
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davidof, I might even agree with you now! 
From what I can see (have been up Les Gets/Morzine/Samoens way a few times) it's been truly dire up there. Here in the Tarentaise a little further south, it's been just about acceptable for most of the season (on piste) but is disappearing before our eyes now.
I could put up a set of photos much like yours in the "not that bad really" thread, but a few decent days don't make a good season!
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Cibouit avalanched yesterday in Monetier. Whole top section of the mountain was closed due to avalanche danger. I know VT is higher, but with nothing but warm sunshine forecast for the foreseeable future, I don't know if the EOSB is worth it .
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Hells Bells, worth it in terms of there being no snow or worth it in terms of Avalanche danger ?
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Hells Bells, you'll get banned with talk like that
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bladeskier both I suppose.
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| Hells Bells wrote: |
| I've only got the webcams to go on, but the conditions in Serre Che (on piste) at least don't look too bad. |
Serre Che has had a lot more snow than the Northern Alps though. I bet the CDA are glad they bought it.
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davidof, I bet they are.
kitenski, shhh. Repeat after me................. I'm sure it will be fine, I'm sure it will be fine.............
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Hells Bells, from latania.co.uk
Despite poor snow conditions, skiing confirmed until April 25th in Courchevel Valley. #LaTania gondola will remain open.
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You know it makes sense.
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kitenski, hope these wigglies are right.
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waynos, chances are slim.... always hope though
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Poster: A snowHead
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waynos, the chance of them being right so far out are pretty slim I'd say!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The warm spring and very warm April temperatures continue, although there have been some suggestions in the last few runs of cooler (or at least close to average) temperatures from around 17 April as cooler air potentially flows in from the North. Though that is some way off...
Here is how the GFS 00z operational sees things overnight just over two weeks from now (ie very low confidence).
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nozawaonsen, low confidence is better that no confidence.
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hmm, keeping a rose tinted eye on the 13th April for the Arlberg......
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At some stage it must turn colder this year and snow, at least high up. Could Easter or early May end up being very snowy.?I wouldn't want to bet against that.
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| Peter S wrote: |
| At some stage it must turn colder this year and snow, at least high up. |
October.
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Peter S, I think every month someone has said the next month must turn cold and snowy, but it's not happened, still the 6z continues my hope for snow on the 13th in the Arlberg next week
There is still the hint of something colder by mid April in the 06z runs as well....
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At some stage it must turn colder this year and snow, at least high up
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November.
I've been sat out on the terrace reading but have had to come in to change out of my too-hot denims and find some sun-cream. It's a hard life.
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Not October, it is forecast to be dry and mild
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Quite a switch being suggested from mid April. Very warm up until then. Quite possibly below average after then...
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