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Watching ski Sunday, and some of the coverage online of various events, it seems to me that snow is still scarce in many areas and I just wondered if it was really good anywhere in Europe?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm not there yet, but there still seems to be plenty of snow on the pistes in Serre Chevalier. 54cm at 1400m. 126 at 2000m and 180 at 2800. Could probably do with some fresh though.
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Greece and Turkey apparently!
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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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If off piste powder is your thing, then you'd probably be very disappointed with conditions right now, but for piste skiers who like a bit of sunshine, it's all good. There's snow right down to the valley, all pistes open, fast smooth skiing, cold air temperatures, sunny days. Not too shabby. 
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Hemel, fresh every day........
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Lad I know ski toured in saalbach on saturday and said the powder on north facing slopes was superb. Snowed here last sunday into monday
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The southern alps have massive amounts of snow. Much more that long term average.
The further to the north and east you go, the less snow.
Austria has missed out on the series of enormous dumps from the south that plastered the whole southern side of the alps. They have -LESS- snow than long term average. Only west (Arlberg) is reasonable.
Best resorts from bottom left to top right:
-Limone Piemonte
-Bardonecchia
-Via Lattea (Sestriere etc)
-Aosta valley (La Thuile, Courmayeur, Cervinia, Ayas, Gressoney, Alagna)
-Queyras FR (St Veran, Ceillac)
-Serre Chevalier
-Montgenevre
-Puy st Vincent
-Macugnaga
-Madesimo
-Bosco Gurin (shhhht)
-Livigno
-Bormio
-Santa Catharina Valfurva
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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.
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Norway currently has the best conditions in all of Europe.
Geilo getting battered.
Washington currently has the best conditions in all of North America.
Mt Baker got 4 feet of snowfall in the past 3 days alone.
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@Whitegold, can you ski in it though? Lovely piste conditions today at La Plagne
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You know it makes sense.
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| Whitegold wrote: |
Norway currently has the best conditions in all of Europe.
Geilo getting battered.
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Really?
For Geilo:
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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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| Themasterpiece wrote: |
| Whitegold wrote: |
Norway currently has the best conditions in all of Europe.
Geilo getting battered.
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Really?
For Geilo:
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Edit: To be fair, 27cm last week is quite a bit for Scandinavia:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Onnem, question was about best, not most! Hasn't snowed in the southern Alps for ages either.
Tamok in Norway at least seems to be pretty nice though (not my photo!):
No question that Austria is way behind where it should be at this point in the season. But just as a point of reference, many of the southern glacial valleys of Austria did pick up those big Autumn storms.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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For on piste skiing, Arlberg area is perfect at the moment. All pistes are opened, all connecting lifts are working, packed snow and blue skies.
Snowy weekend about to come
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