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I'm off to Zermatt this weekend. The Resort runs are listed as all being closed. Any idea if they're likely to open at the weekend?
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TheGeneralist, there looks to be enough snow to open them and they seem to be pisting some of them, but as it's very quiet I think they are keeping them shut. No idea if they will open them this weekend, but I don't think it is a lack of snow especially as more is forecast tomorrow and Sunday I think.
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TheGeneralist, Downloading at this time of year is a badge of honour.
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The weather wasn't as bad today as I was expecting/fearing. We had a little bit of fresh (maybe 5cm) but nothing of much significance. The only notable factor was the COLD. Last time I was that cold I got frost nip. I don't think my toes have defrosted yet, so a warm bath and later the generous consumption of flavoured alcohol products is called for.
More snow is forecast on Sunday and Monday, and slightly warmer temperatures I think. Which is probably a good thing.
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rob@rar, how cold did it get down to?
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Getting on for -20 degrees.
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Well, arrived here yesterday but was unable to ski due to arrival time.
It snowed a tiny amount today and got out for a few runs in the afternoon after a resort orientation course and some shopping for dinner.
Only skied round the Trockersteg area. By the time we got out it was starting to get a bit scraped on some of the pistes however still some surprisingly light powder alongside the pistes for a short forage.
It started snowing again after we came off but it doesn't look like much down at resort, hopefully it'll be a dump at the top 
Still no sign of teh Materhorn for clouds so like rob@rar, i wait in hope.
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Last time we were there, my husband took 350 photos and the Matterhorn had sneaked into about 345 of them! 
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beeorchid, I've seen plenty of pictures of it. You can't really go anywhere in the village without seeing them can you but i'd just like sneaky peek of the real thing. Maybe tomorrow
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Lovely conditions today. Sun out, cold but not windy.
Pistes are still covered in nice grippy snow which gives tons of confidence when carving at mach 3
Off piste was a bit more variable today. Yesterdays wind has scraped a lot of the soft stuf off the mountain leaving variable conditions which jump from firm to soft in a moments notice. Very hairy when going at speed.
On piste - Great
Off piste - more challenging than usual
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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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| Jerry wrote: |
Don't get me started on the Matterhorn, (great photos guys) I got the piste taken out of me 'cos I couldn't see it without taking a pic. Every angle, every light condition, it looks different, I can never stop looking at it in Zermatt - had some great times there the last three Christmases  - will miss her this year... |
Jerry,
Contrary to what everyone else may think about you, we'll miss you in Zermatt this year.
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arlberg, snigger. A compliment with a put down. Niiiiice 
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You know it makes sense.
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Zermatt will miss me this year 
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I'm hoping for a bit more fresh before sunday, so i can take my nice new shiny skis.
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Poster: A snowHead
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fastandicy, thanks for your report above. A group of us are heading down for the weekend and need to make the all important ski choice! Re the off piste, are there any decent stashes left or is it all tracked out / windblown / rocky??? Thanks in advance.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We're coming in on the 19th - looks like its going to stay frosty - a couple nice dumps would be nice.
Are the runs into the village open?
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bobinch, Me and a mate went down one of the itinerary runs yesterday with a good hour spent off piste below the Schwarzee paradise lift (Largely due to a lack of off-piste technique on my part). It was a load of fun and very few tracks due to the lack of skiers on the mountain however it was very windblown with a tendency to go from soft and fluffy to heavy and firm without warning which made for some interesting falls and stacks
There is stil some stashes to be found but they are few and far between.
I didn't bother with the off-piste today and got stuck on a broken down gondola in Cervinia for two hours this afternboon wo can't really give much more of an update than i gave last night
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fastandicy, thanks for the update!
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Have just spoken with the owner of the Admiral hotel and she says that the locals are so happy with the current conditions and there is lots of snow around.
It is a very happy village at the moment.
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Pretty much everything open. Pistes hard but with good coverage. We were able to get all the way down to Valtournenche with it only getting patchy right at the bottom. Started snowing at lunchtime and put 3-5cm down which freshened up the pistes nicely. More on the Italian side than in Zermatt. No more snow overnight and blue skies this morning. Off piste wind scoured and rocky. Only for the brave/foolhardy...
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bobinch, I take it you mean me 
I'm over the Dom in Saas Fee now, sounds like Zermatt got more of a dusting than we did. Lucky if there was a fresh 1 cm here
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Need some fresh, fairly hard icey pistes in places, especially towards the end of the day, morning was fine though, even with the sun out, it was bloody cold even more so in areas out of the sun. The off piste seems to be very mixed, from wind blown hard rockyness to sun soft boot deep.
Its almost like spring ski conditions, just a lot colder.
the forecast of coldy and some snow seesm to have been wide of the mark, though, looking over to cervina it looked very cloudy that way, but not sure if it snowed on that side, will find out tomorrow.
resort wise, the roads are slippery then usual and theres a lot more british about again this year, and far fewer russians japanese, poles and germans.
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bobinch, great photos!
Slightly belatedly I've done a blog entry of my trip to Zermatt at the end of November.
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first ride on the new extended matterhorn express, certainly better then jamming into a packed cable car. Though it seemed to break this afternoon, as I didn't see it move once as I skied from trockner steg to furi and then it moved for about 5mins and stopped again.. so looks like some teething troubles.
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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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Nice photos.
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Anybody in Zermatt that can give an up to date view of what the snow is like.
Thanks
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cham08, I'll text my buddy who's over there at the moment and ask.
I'm in neighbouring Saas Fee and we had fresh powder the night before last. Only about 10cms but enough to freshen up the off-piste enough for a wander and soften up the pistes. I'll try to get you a more comprehensive update from Zermat tonight.
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cham08, here's a report dated yesterday, lifted from the Ski Total website, written by a resort staff member:
Zermatt
Powder, powder and more powder! The overnight snow has made conditions perfect for those who have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to be more adventurous and savour the exhilaration of floating among the trees. Once the pistes have had a chance to be groomed , skiers and boarders of all abilities will have the opportunity to experience perfect conditions on the immaculate slopes. More snow is forecast overnight tonight, continuing into tomorrow. The heaviest snowfall is predicted tomorrow night (Christmas Eve). The end of the week is looking extremely promising for powder ski buffs and conditions are going to be good for those lucky guests arriving next week!
23/12/09
They are admittedly a vested interest, but there has been some good snowfall this week also reported elsewhere.
A bit of a worry is the chance of heavy rain tonight in the village, just depends how far up the mountain before it turns to snow, obviously at altitude there will deffo be a load more pow!
I'm keeping a close eye now as I'm heading out on the 10th.
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Oh well, a white xmas for Zermatt, the village webcams are white this morning, so it must have been cold enough for at least some snow last night, looks like some fresh on the mountain too. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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25 cm reported for the mountain on 25th December and another 15cm on 29th December, it's been mild enough to rain lower down but village webcams are still looking white and valley snow depths have increased. Getting progressively colder twd the weekend, some snow forecast too.
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Ski Total's latest report seems to bear this out, if you can ignore the spin:
147cm at the top of the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise with 41cm in resort and all the lifts in Zermatt are open. After 5cm of snow again yesterday the conditions on the pistes couldn’t be better with the satisfying crunch of fresh snow underfoot. Conditions off piste remain a little variable but there is good snow to be had if you know where to look! It is bright and sunny this morning – slopes here I come! Cloud is expected to gradually build again with intermittent snow showers overnight and continuing into tomorrow. Thursday is due to start brightly but again is forecast to cloud over with slightly more steady snow giving a few more cm of coverage on Thursday afternoon and overnight into Friday. Church Square has to be the place to be on New Year’s Eve. Most of Zermatt seems to congregate here as the countdown to the New Year begins with the crowd enjoying the party atmosphere amongst the fireworks, music and laser display. Those that have the energy can then go to one of the many New Year’s parties on offer.
29/12/09
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Village streets and trees are white again on the webcams this morning, they did look a bit slushy through the middle part of the day yesterday, temps are dropping over next few days with a bit more snow forecast.
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I cribbed this from the ifyouski website, seems like a SkiclubGB rep report, written on New Year's Eve:
There was lots of fresh powder on the upper slopes of many Swiss resorts on Thursday. Up to 30cm fell on Wednesday night, with some resorts receiving good snow down to lower levels thanks to colder weather on Thursday. The Ski Club rep in Zermatt (25/155cm) reported up to 30cm of fresh powder on the upper slopes on Wednesday and it has snowed more since then. 7cm fell on New Year's Eve so the skiing up there for New Year's Day should be equally good. Down low, mild temperatures mean the snow is a little soft and slushy in places but all you have to do is head high where it is a lot better.
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Good last week in Zermatt arriving back yesterday - Great skiing at start and end of week with some snow and flat light sandwiched in between.
Differences between this year and last -
-ve: Not as many runs open - a few reds either on Gornergrat and Rothorn that are not covered by snow cannons still closed, together with the usual yellow itineries that don't tends to open until later in the season.
+ve - Great new bar at the foot of the Rothorn run back into town (opposite lift down to Sunegga tunnel) called Cervo - classy and comfortable- wife drawn by the champange frozen into the block of ice at the door!
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skimark, nice update, always good to hear from someone who's visited recently, will look out for Cervo.
No recent snow reported since 31st Dec, still hoping for some fresh on Thurs night/Friday to top up the pistes. Snow forecast have got 36cm of powder lined up, but somehow I can't see that happening.
I just hope there's some before I arrive on Sunday!
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Ski Total's latest report pasted here carefully glosses over iffy off-piste and hard-packed valley runs methinks, though seems like conditions are good at altitude, just hope they're right about the fresh at the end of the week:
There is a superb snow base of 110cm at the top of the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise and 15cm in the village itself. Several of the ooff-piste itineraries are now open, Momatt, Hermettji, Bielti and nearly all of the main runs including the links over to Cervinia are also open. More than enough skiing for all abilities!
Conditions on the pistes are still good but are a little varied off-piste. The best snow is to be found on the higher slopes and we are blessed here in Zermatt with plenty of high altitude skiing! Head to the top of the Rothorn Paradise, Gornergrat or Matterhorn Glacier Paradise areas and there is plenty of good quality snow to be found.
Tuesday has started in glorious sunshine. It is expected to cloud over a little this afternoon but then clear again tomorrow to give another sunny day. Cloud is forecast to build on Thursday and give some light snow, with the most snow expected on Thursday night. Fireworks and celebrations are expected later in the week for the Russian Orthodox Christmas.
05/01/10
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any updates on conditions here?
Cheers
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