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We have booked a cheeky trip to Austria on 11 December. We will be staying near Saalbach but the webcams are showing no snow and temperatures until Saturday are about 8 degrees. Should we be getting worried or will it all sort itself out?
We will have a car so what will be the best resorts to drive to if there is no snow lower down?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ah the famous "should I be getting worried" bot has booted up. 
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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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The forecast for the coming week doesn't look good anywhere in the Alps, but as you're going to the Saalbach/Zell am See area, you'll be able to ski the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, which is located just past Kaprun. About a 30 minute drive from Saalbach. When you buy your lift ticket, if you are going to spend a day or two there, then consider buying a Ski Alpin card (rather than the S-H card) which covers Kitzsteinhorn, Kaprun, Zell am See, Saalbach, Hinterglemm and Leogang.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Tue 25-11-14 15:39; edited 1 time in total
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Same question. Going to Tignes this Saturday with hire car from GVA. I know the glacier will be ok, but not much fun if that's all there is. Zermatt? Anywhere else closer with good snow at the moment?
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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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Val Thorens is open so it's always an option...
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@davidof, I've noticed that too!
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SCollier1, it is cold out here and getting colder. The farmers around here reckon to kiss the Föhn conditions that have prevailed for so long goodbye over the weekend. Then everything heads towards winter - Frau Hölle will be shaking out her pillows and duvets as of next week. This is the 16 day forecast for my village from today:
http://www.wetter.com/wetter_aktuell/wettervorhersage/16_tagesvorhersage/?id=DE0009211
Tuesday sees the beginning, but for me the telling stuff is the way the temperatures are finally dropping below 0°C during the day as well. The ground is already pretty cold so any snow that falls will stay! BTW we are at a mere 800m asl, Saalbach is around 1000m if I remember correctly.
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I always worry about the snow ether too little or too much
If the snows already there I worry that it will melt or be blizzards all week
All part of the fun
Always had a great time when we get there
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booking early season is always a gamble, make the most of whatever you find.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The season in Saalbach officially starts a week before your holiday, so as long as there are a few below zero days (even if there is no real snow) there will be enough artificial stuff to keep you busy. I'm off to Kaprun tomorrow - if there's no snow in Saalbach b y the 11th you could head down to Kaprun, so you'll be able to ski whatever.
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