 Poster: A snowHead
|
Hi guys,
Thinking of trying to squeeze in a last minute trip next week, considering perhaps Val Tho or Tignes (I realise my options are limited anyway!). I wondered if anybody else is travelling next week and if they would share their plans eg. Location, accomodation and travel plans to give me some inspiration?
Happy hump day!
Lambo.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
And indeed if anyone has accommodation available please message me.
Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
A group of us are off to Kaunertal in Austria next Saturday for spring break, fly out on the Saturday and back Wednesday only 160 quid for 4 nights accommodation and 3 day lift pass.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
Might go out for a last minute powder fix around Sun/Mon-Wed/Thurs next week, but will leave it very last minute to decide on location based on best snow and forecast.
So far i'm thinking La Clusaz, Chamonix, Engelberg or Stubai Glacier.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
| francium. wrote: |
| A group of us are off to Kaunertal in Austria next Saturday for spring break, fly out on the Saturday and back Wednesday only 160 quid for 4 nights accommodation and 3 day lift pass. |
Thanks will look into it. Is that Sat the 30th? Which accomodation please?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
An interesting read!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| musehead wrote: |
Might go out for a last minute powder fix around Sun/Mon-Wed/Thurs next week, but will leave it very last minute to decide on location based on best snow and forecast.
So far i'm thinking La Clusaz, Chamonix, Engelberg or Stubai Glacier. |
Awesome! What will you base you decision on exactly? Any particular sites?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
@Lambo89, I'm checking Wepowder and all the usual forecast/model sites (info about them in weather forecast thread). Will also base my decision on price/availability of flights, accommodation, areas close to convenient airports, amount of terrain open and altitude, price of a guide and whether or not it would be possible to book one last minute, preference for areas I already know.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Great read. Thanks.
I'm looking at flying out on Sunday (24th) and back on Thursday (28th), preferably from Cardiff.
I'm considering:
FRANCE
Val D'Isere
Tignes
ITALY
Cervinia
AUSTRIA
Ischgl
Solden
Obertauern
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
I'm going to greenland tomorrow 
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
I'm looking at EK, probably travelling UK-GVA 25 Apr out, either 1 or 2 May return. Manchester option looks best for me. Have feelers out for accommodation, preferring catered if price OK. Considering car rental from GVA as most convenient and probably best value option for transfers. Have also looked at Lyon flights but much more expensive and Grenoble doesn't look a realistic option as close season approaches.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Still very unsure on next week - the forecasts from GFS, Wepowder and yr.no have not really aligned yet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
Really is difficult to know what to do for the best!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
Probably settling on Engelberg. The WRF and EURO4 models are optimistic for good snowfall for that area, with the GFS a bit less so. GFS seems to be favouring either west (Chamonix) or east (Solden/Stubai)
There's not much terrain open in Engelberg at all next week which might be a sticking point, and it will probably be quite cloudy. I'll take the skins and may hire a guide.
It will definitely be cold.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
| Lambo89 wrote: |
| Really is difficult to know what to do for the best! |
Val Thorens is holding up well and the forecast is for cold over the next few days and some snow. Could be excellent conditions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
I will be in Solden for the end of season thing (mayday weekend). Conditions... all depends, but it's looking reasonably promising. Ishgl has Muse on Saturday which would be good, but my mates are in Solden.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
@Lambo89, hi, did you decide yet, what to do for the best?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
Just having a deciding/planning sesh now!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
Well Axamer Lizum yesterday sucked - only about 5cms on top of re-frozen icy crud rather than the 20-30 I expected. Stubai apparently got a solid 30-40, and driving over the Arlberg Pass this morning St Christoph had a good 20+, quite likely ~50cms at altitude. Stuben looked very filled in too. Hopefully later in the week Silvretta-Bielehöhe should yield some good touring...
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Availability of flights proving a problem!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Still got 4 weeks on Saturday to go before I set off for a week in Kaprun.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lambo89 wrote: |
| Availability of flights proving a problem! |
Really, where are you flying from? Should be plenty into Munich and Zurich pretty much year round!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
Engelberg is pretty good, for late April. I missed the Japan-style 50cm of fresh faceshot powder yesterday - today it's windblown so more dense but still soft and fun to ski in, although the light has been flat. Top half of Laub was fantastic but the snow was heavy with a bit of a crust below about 1800m and the final part was very hard work. Possible to ski all the way to the Ritz restaurant though.
Around 20cm is forecast tonight with temperatures remaining cold tomorrow (peaking about -3C @ 1800m), less wind and the sun should come out in the morning for some visibility. Top lift has been closed to skiers the last two days, so no tracks on the Steinberg Glacier yet. The Jochpass side is closed for the season so all totally untracked too.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sleet and snow mix in Cardiff, so hopefully skiable snow almost 900m higher up on Pen-y-Fan in the Brecon Beacons soon 
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
| musehead wrote: |
Engelberg is pretty good, for late April. I missed the Japan-style 50cm of fresh faceshot powder yesterday - today it's windblown so more dense but still soft and fun to ski in, although the light has been flat. Top half of Laub was fantastic but the snow was heavy with a bit of a crust below about 1800m and the final part was very hard work. Possible to ski all the way to the Ritz restaurant though.
Around 20cm is forecast tonight with temperatures remaining cold tomorrow (peaking about -3C @ 1800m), less wind and the sun should come out in the morning for some visibility. Top lift has been closed to skiers the last two days, so no tracks on the Steinberg Glacier yet. The Jochpass side is closed for the season so all totally untracked too. |
<blockquote></blockquote>
<script></script>
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
Yeah I'm a bit gutted I didn't arrive one day earlier! Fingers crossed for tomorrow though...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Couldn't quite get what we wanted with flights etc. so went hillwalking in Ireland instead. Hope folks had a good one!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
