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| Toadman wrote: |
| Euro Resorts need to look at opening in November.... |
Most years they’d shut a week or so later if they did so.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowed loads in Mürren, Switzerland in the Jungfrau Region... over 30 cm in the village and over 50cm at 2332m
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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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| kitenski wrote: |
| Toadman wrote: |
| Euro Resorts need to look at opening in November.... |
Most years they’d shut a week or so later if they did so. |
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I was skiing in Hintertux in September, Stubai, Kitzsteinhorn and Mölltaler were all open last month. Planai starts spinning this Friday.
Plus Sölden on 16/11 and Ischgl on 25/11.
And that’s just those I know of in Austria.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Mon 6-11-17 20:35; edited 1 time in total
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| nozawaonsen wrote: |
| kitenski wrote: |
| Toadman wrote: |
| Euro Resorts need to look at opening in November.... |
Most years they’d shut a week or so later if they did so. |
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I was skiing in Hintertux in September, Stubai, Kitzsteinhorn and Mölltaler were all open last month. Planai starts spinning this Friday.
Plus Sölden on 16/11 and Ischgl on 25/11.
And that’s just those I know of in Austria. |
Should have said non glacial/higher resorts......those that have snow low down now probably won't have come December 1at
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| Toadman wrote: |
| Euro Resorts need to look at opening in November.... |
As of today, right now, there are around 25-30 resorts already open across the Western European Alps and Northern Europe.
Switzerland, Austria and Italy got puked on.
Here is a video from Stubai, Austria.
https://www.facebook.com/rene.ortner.12/videos/10213959440761393/
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With the last snowfall fading away. What next? More snow! Here is how GFS sees the next week (the actual figures with fluctuate). But this gives you a broad sense.
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Does anyone have a link to the GFS wigglies? The old link I had seems to have died.
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@clarky999,
Fantastic news and pic 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@matejp, cheers! Looking pretty awesome out there.
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@clarky999, not jealous!!!! 
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You know it makes sense.
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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'm tempted to head to Verbier on Sunday from Chatel for a quick ski. Looked at the article and it talks about the the Lac des Vaux area pistes being open? I had a look on the Verbier ski map but couldn't find this area - but guess there'll be at least a handful of pistes available? (sorry to drag this OT!)
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Poster: A snowHead
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yeah, might head to verbier the weekend if the weather looks ok. Lac des vaux is the area directly under mont gele. normally there are 3 or 4 lifts open, it'll be busy though.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just Lac de Vaux 1 lift and the 3 shortish LdV pistes officially open for skiing (the others are to get you up there) but usually you can ski all the way down to Ruinettes and come back up on the Funispace which opens a world of possibilities if you’re not squeamish about sharks 🦈
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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LdV in the left. Funispace on the right
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This evening’s GFS continues to see significant snowfall to low levels next weekend into Monday with further snowfall around 17 November.
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@BobinCH, thank you!
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| nozawaonsen wrote: |
| This evening’s GFS continues to see significant snowfall to low levels next weekend into Monday with further snowfall around 17 November. |
be interesting to see if any of this low level snow makes it to Xmas week, or whether a warm spell wipes it all out like the previous couple of years....
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@kitenski, the previous couple of years are no predictor for the coming year.
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all 4 timed assembles looking good for Chamonix & Tignes next week for a foot of snow
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| nozawaonsen wrote: |
| @kitenski, the previous couple of years are no predictor for the coming year. |
indeed, hence why I said it will be interesting to see what happens this year 
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| kitenski wrote: |
| be interesting to see if any of this low level snow makes it to Xmas week, or whether a warm spell wipes it all out like the previous couple of years.... |
It can do what it bloody likes after the 9th Dec when I return from the PSB 
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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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| Definitely seems to be a very meridonal phase going on with repeated surges of heights into greenland.... |
Er...you don't say!
Can that be explained in Noddy terms please?
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@mountainaddict, I've no idea really, it's just a fancy term I read somewhere ..
But my amateur understanding is that it's when the jet flow moves north and south, rather than the typical west to east direction. So as the ECM chart above shows highs are pushing into UK while cold lows are mid atlantic. We want it the other way around like has been the case since end of Oct (highs mid atlantic / greenland, lows in europe).
The opposite to these wild swings is zonal flow....where mild storms roll into the UK from the atlantic, with high pressure generally to the south.
Big ears.
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You know it makes sense.
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Series of storms coming to the PNW. One arriving right about now as I type. Flurries already in Central Oregon. Cascade range will see up to a foot plus of snow between Wed.-Friday. And then another set up for snow Saturday late into Sunday. Forecast into the following week is also looking promising for another round of storms to deliver precip as snow at lowering elevation. Could see some of the PNW resorts in Oregon and Washington opening before the US Thanksgiving holiday. Most WA and OR ski areas have about a foot to 18" of snow at the higher elevations. Could be in the range of a meter of snow over the next 7 days at higher elevations of the Cascades.
Whistler should also see some decent accumulations, as well as interior BC, and Northern Idaho, Wyoming, and parts of Montana.
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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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Same chart from a few posts above, but shows forecast snow on this morning’s GFS out to middle of next week. Thus will fall Monday through Wednesday down to below 700- 500m in the east and 1500-1000m in the west.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Aww man! That's actually quite sickening, let people ride it for a day then plow it maybe?
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What a waste 
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Looks like the blue run below the Festkögel. I'd reckon that as they open the resort next Thursday the angry piste skiers would probably outnumber the disappointed powder hounds?
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@nozawaonsen, shaping up to be the best SnowVember for a good while!!
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Shaping up nicely for the first trip of the season to Engelberg last weekend of November
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The Retour Est / Genoa low dropped a substantial amount on St Veran couple of days ago and just been looking at the radar and looks like a similar scenario is taking place right now.
So take a look at the St Veran cam(s) tomorrow
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Like it. Nice pict Clarky.
Anyone have a feel for what might open at Obergurgl and Solden over the next week or two? For example, what are the chances the Gaislachkogl side opens at Solden?
Just booked last minute frequent flyer tickets from California. Combo wifey work trip to Berlin with some skiing somewhere nearish to Munich/Zurich! Stoked.
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Second half of November looking a little milder and high pressure dominated in this morning’s output.
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