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Looking at options for next year and wondering if anybody knows how snow sure El Tarter is for Easter?
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Grandvalira usually copes well in the spring, and Easter isn't particularly late this year.
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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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I have been to Soldeu in early March (not specifically Easter) and whilst they can have plenty of snow, because it can get quite warm, later in the afternoon the lower slopes can be a little slushy (at both Soldeu and El Tarter) This then translates to the lower slopes being slightly icy first thing in the morning.
However the upper bowl at El Tarter and the back areas from Soldeu that run across to Grau Roig (also part of Grand Valira) still had good snow and gave plenty of skiing (including a few good off-piste (next to piste) areas and if you know where they are some natural half pipes (gulleys)
Of course this does depend on the overall snow depths as one season I had to rock hop a bit but then another year we had 2 feet of powder to play in
BTW I haven't been back for a few years so I suspect any snow making equipment may have been optimized (especially as they seem to have Europa Cup races more often) and the first year I was there was before the Grand Valira links opened to Grau Roig and Pas
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This was taken mid-day just few days after Eastern 2014 (22nd of April?) in el Tarter
Non groomed runs were basically frozen water in the morning. I do snowboard so in the afternoon I was splashing water all around and having a feeling of riding waves.
However, fun can be had in higher sectors such as Grau-Roig and is around Llac Cubill where I've spent most of my time.
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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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Thanks all, decided it probably not the best idea and we have decided to go to Gressoney.
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@Pyremaniac, was that an exceptional amount of snow leftby that date or is it generally very snow sure that late into April (I know I have booked for next season but we are stuck with school holidays for a long time to come)
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