Poster: A snowHead
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A naive question probably but as an improving intermediate family who have only ever skiied in high cold places, will the freeze that conditions forecast for mid term be a bonus or a curse...we only ski piste?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Harvamnia, Its a bad thing. Rock hard pistes in the morning. On the plus side, if you catch it right and follow the sun, you can catch the snow when there is a nice bit of slush on the top, but hard stuff below. It's a delight to ski and even i can get a good turn on that stuff.
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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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It's not a good thing, but it's very common (especially somewhere south facing like Alpe d'Huez), so no need to feel hard done by
As @Frosty the Snowman says, following the sun helps avoid very hard (morning) or very slushy (afternoon) slopes.
Some people like hard / icy or slushy pistes (though rarely both) - you might find you do too!
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@Harvamnia, It’s far from a disaster, by mid-morning, probably around 10 – 10:30, the pistes should be very pleasant to ski on and the weather should be lovely. By late afternoon it may be quite slushy but this can be a lot of fun once you’ve got the hang of it. Given the choice I would take that over a week of flat light or a week of refrozen pistes with no real thaw.
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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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@Frosty the Snowman, @rambotion, @denfinella, thanks for answers...feeling more optimistic now!!
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