Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
As a family we generally ski in March somewhere relatively high and have always enjoyed cracking snow with the lower slopes getting slushy in the afternoons. This season we had a very early break and an Easter break and my word, what fabulous conditions. We had a day in VT and the snow was glorious, like riding on air. I appreciate we were so very lucky, or were we? Easter is a little later next year and whilst I appreciate the season in VT is long, does it get to the point in mid April that you can only ski half the day? Advice and expertise welcomed.
Thanks
S
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You can ski all day. Just depends how slushy you can cope with. Groomers stay structured enough all day to ski albeit with slushy bumps. Some off piste can get totally isothermically rotted out.
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I think you could have an excellent week in VT next April. Was there last week and while it was slushy in the afternnoon an excellent skiing holiday was had. We had our leisurely lunch at 2.30pm then effectively skied home at 4.
Whilst the snow conditions were fab this year I have skied in Tignes end of April twice before and enjoyed the weeks with less snow but less heat so there was less slush in the afternoon.
Is that 'isothermically rotted out' off-piste that Dave of the Marmottes the stuff that I saw fellows almost disappear into like white quicksand?
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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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hawkesbaynz wrote: |
Is that 'isothermically rotted out' off-piste that Dave of the Marmottes the stuff that I saw fellows almost disappear into like white quicksand? |
Yup you go to make a turn and your edge just punches through and keeps punching until you're in up to you knees.
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I've skied in Obergurgl, Cervinia & VT during the first week of April and whilst there's been a bit of soft snow we've always had a great time. No-one can guarantee conditions like this April but with Val Thorens you're pretty safe. Hope you have a great time.
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