 Poster: A snowHead
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| GFS 18z has come into line with the last couple of ECM runs and predicting a cold snowy spell from the 26th. |
Just noticed this on the snow forecast email for Mayrhofen. Really hope this does come in and with those freezing levels. We are out to Mayrhofen on the 13th April
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@snowheads68, for which area?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Also wondering which area. We are going to Val tho in 10 days time and forecasts on Meteo still showing wall to wall sunshine with not a drop of snow anywhere to be seen ...
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From what is showing up on wepowder pro it is the eastern alps area and hanging to the North so Austrian alps getting more of the white with the italian side looking dry
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| extremerob wrote: |
| From what is showing up on wepowder pro |
we powder pro - like professional yellow snow makers ?
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Over in Canada it was up to 12C at valley level in Banff today.
Spring has come exceptionally early it seems.
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Was thinking about heading out to the 3V in a couple of weeks but really need the prospect of some off piste.
Wondering if the weather experts on here are seeing any prospects of fresh snow turning up or is it just too early too tell.
Think I know the answer but....
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@Layne, you've been posting on snowheads long enough to know the answer to your own question 
I'm no weather expert but some nice spring snow is looking a possibility in the next few days.
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@Layne, spring snow off piste is *almost* as good as fresh powder IMHO.
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@Layne,
You might be lucky to get some early morning powder on the north faces up high if we have some precipitation, currently looks unlikely .
‘‘Tis the time for spring snow “ Looking forward to it .
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About 10-20cm of snow to low levels on parts of Austria Monday and Tuesday. Glorious weather in the Arlberg at the moment.
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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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@andy1234, @kitenski, there is a magic hour or two in the Spring that will always be a joy but I am more concerned that with a freezing level from 2400 to 2900 over the next week and no prospect of any precipitation that conditions in general are going to become irreparably poor. When the kids were younger I could live skiing strips of snow down a brown mountainside but now we'd rather do something else with our time. Guess I'll leave it until nearer the time and see if anything comes on the horizon.
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Would hardly be strips of brown in val thorens at least, no?
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You know it makes sense.
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Good conditions in Obergurgl. After the snow at the beginning of the week, blue sky and the cold conditions have given way to much warmer spring weather. Becoming pretty soft down to Untergurgl but remaining good higher up. Virtually no queueing during the week, but I gather the hotels are reporting good bookings (the Alpina was full) except for Easter oddly.
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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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Landed in obergurgl yesterday looking like plenty of blue sky skiing this week
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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So it’s been wall to wall sunshine in Saalbach today. Silly warm. T-shirt skiing.
Apparently snow rolling in about 3am but I can’t see any clouds yet!
Due to be much cooler for the rest of week which will be nice as the pistes really did turn to slush even higher up today.
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Spent the past few days on Mount Etna, Sicily.
Snow still skiable down to 1800m today, but melting fast.
Slopes are black (from ash).
Around 10c at 2000m.
Lifts are now closed for the season.
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@Whitegold, got any pictures? Always been interested that you can actually ski on some of the med islands.
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Some low pressure anomalies showing up now in early April....GFS, UKMO seem to favour the east, while ECM has the low dropping in further west (would include France and Swiss).
Big differences at just t+144, so less confidence that usual beyond 6-7 days, but the ECM ensembles are supporting the 00z Op run (apr 3-4th). It may end up drifting too far NE, but should be resolved in next few days.
AO set for another pop and drop, along with 10hpa zonal winds, slowing the PV, which would allow another cold shot into mid latitudes. Can see temps going below average over alps into apr.
https://acd-ext.gsfc.nasa.gov/Data_services/met/metdata/annual/merra2/wind/u60n_10_2018_merra2.pdf
http://www.wxmaps.org/pix/temp4
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Webcams showing its snowing in Mayrhofen. 
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Snowing in most Amade resorts too today, a drop in temps is forecast for the rest of the week.
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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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#Polo I am going to admit to having little to no idea what this means ! Would you be able to translate for me ! Essentially I am off to Les Arcs this coming Sunday 31 March 2019 and was wondering (as far as you able to call at this stage) roughly what sort of week we could encounter weather wise.
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@griggs I think she means that there is a low pressure (bringing snow) but different forecasts show it as effecting different places. If it goes further east it’ll miss France but if it comes in west enough then it’ll hit France.
I think we won’t know for a few days which way it’ll go.
That was my interpretation but could be wrong
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You know it makes sense.
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@Griggs, keep an eye on my page, which hopefully explains a little bit about how to interpret the graphs, all info taken off various threads on here over the years.
My take is warming up this week with little or no precipitation before cooling down again over the weekend, maybe some April showers around....
https://greghilton.co.uk/snow_forecast/gfsruns.php?select=Les+Arcs
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Like @clarky999 says there’s been some great chalky snow up high in Austria and stunning weather in the Arlberg for last few days up until today. A lot colder for the start of the week before warming up into next weekend and as @polo, mentions some interesting options starting to crop up as we head into April.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Maybe just another blip, as there was for a brief moment similar accumulations for La Grave for this coming Saturday when I looked with some friends a few days ago, who are leaving this Saturday, hence we thought "sods law" for them as they've been there for three weeks, and then it all disappeared.
Just had another look as Serre Che has a little forecast for next week, so wondered what might be happening over the Col ?
And cold as well!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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ECM 12z +240
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And more from 18z...
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00z GFS going for a massive dump on the 4th.
Seems to be backed up by ECM.
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@snowheads68, massive dump where?
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Tignes hopefully
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fingers crossed, on a last min trip to La Thuile 31st-4th April, good old Brexit got me some very well priced flights!
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Do we know where the epicenter of this snowfall is going to be?
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