In response to Weathercam, seems a perfectly good idea to post all your ideas here, after all, it seems BobinCH is no longer a Wally
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KenX wrote:
In response to Weathercam, seems a perfectly good idea to post all your ideas here, after all, it seems BobinCH is no longer a Wally
I was going to say that as well
So doubling up I know
Anyway Kenx and I went out yesterday and I opted for a route that maybe was not the best choice bearing in mind it was for both of us our first real tour of the season.
I nick-named the route 47 Kick Turns after the first time we did it which is sort of self-explanatory and as it's in the forest can be tough at times especially over 2,000m.
Prior to going, I'd decided to take a different descent to the more usual one, so after using Google Earth and maps to correlate the glades off we set.
Luckily or not a well-defined skin track was present, the only issue was that at times was quite slippery and hard-packed so best strategy on the kick-turns was to try and go into what soft-snow there was at the sides.
Decided to transition in the trees as even though we could have gone higher it was more exposed and I think Kenx measured the slope angle at 36 where we were and those open gulleys with no trees were like that for a reason!
Gnarly climb
And obviously thought better of posting any pictures of me enjoying myself so as not to antagonise the Forum Police
Do now have a bit of a blister, as I used too small a competed on the hot-spot after my first tour up the piste, I can feel the sympathy
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?
I'll kick off with a little lappage of the meadows opposite our chalet, our village on the right of the first pic:
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
+2
After all it is free
After all it is free
KenX wrote:
I'll kick off with a little lappage of the meadows opposite our chalet, our village on the right of the first pic:
You're doing well if you own a chalet and a village.
Just to be clear - I've seen the pics and the elevation map 3 times now, did you do it three times or just the once?
+3 for the pics though.
PS I would love to send some of my recent pics of me skining up then bursting through the deep powder on the way down - but up this end of the alps there are only bits of man made snow about at the ski resorts and millions of Viennese fair weather skiers fighting for it.
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Here's some images of the last week or so, Skiing around the Écrins and the Queyras.
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@ecrinscollective,
Nice
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@ecrinscollective, that has to be Richard in that last one
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.
Hi Rob, who let you in?
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
DB wrote:
KenX wrote:
I'll kick off with a little lappage of the meadows opposite our chalet, our village on the right of the first pic:
You're doing well if you own a chalet and a village.
Just to be clear - I've seen the pics and the elevation map 3 times now, did you do it three times or just the once?
Just the chalet sadly...........
2 laps was enough for me as I had a whingeing septuagenerian with me moaning about all the kick turns.......
No, it wasn't Weathercam
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
spyderjon wrote:
Themasterpiece wrote:
......Keep the pictures coming.
+1
+4
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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that has to be Richard in that last one
yep that's him all in black messing with my photos.
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Hi Rob, who let you in?
I know I figure they will throw me out at some point
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Relatively big day out in the Glen Feshie hills local to me in the Northern Cairngorms making the most of exceptional weather and snow cover.
One for another day
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@charlie.wilkinson, that looks epic. When Scotland is on, it really is on. I've been fortunate to hit the jackpot a couple of times. Enjoy
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?
Too many great pictures floating around and too much time to study them.
I was sure that I had seen more from@charlie.wilkinson, than appeared on the "Scotland" thread. Here they are
Out of interest, is it snowing up there today?
Today's jolly was on the Briançon side of the ski area, we left a car at Puy St André and then drove to Puy St Pierre, where we hiked up to round about the bottom of the Rocher Blanc chairlift, then skied down to Puy St André in some sweet sun-softened powder
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
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KenX wrote:
Today's jolly was on the Briançon side of the ski area, we left a car at Puy St André and then drove to Puy St Pierre, where we hiked up to round about the bottom of the Rocher Blanc chairlift, then skied down to Puy St André in some sweet sun-softened powder
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Looks awesome! How’s the snow down your way?
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After all it is free
@BobinCH, Amazingly good, just enough to keep us going
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Great pics all.
BobinCH wrote:
DB wrote:
Slight thread drift - anyone ever powder skied in a kilt? If so what's it like, refreshing?
Apparently it comes into it’s own in waist deep powder
The airbag crotch strap could cause some problems though. (asymmetric turns for a start)
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I'm starting to get concerned, there is a severe lack of jack russels in this thread.
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DB wrote:
I'm starting to get concerned, there is a severe lack of jack russels in this thread.
Here you go, though not ski-touring, Kiki is getting on and is showing it, plus they both find powder hard work and when it's cold (-13) like it was this morning Beanie suffers, that said they can happily do 10km XC at a faster pace than touring
And more pics from this morning.
And even though it was really cold soon quickly shed layers, but as soon as you were in the shade of the trees!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
Weathercam wrote:
DB wrote:
I'm starting to get concerned, there is a severe lack of jack russels in this thread.
Here you go, though not ski-touring, Kiki is getting on and is showing it, plus they both find powder hard work and when it's cold (-13) like it was this morning Beanie suffers, that said they can happily do 10km XC at a faster pace than touring
Yes, but what about the dogs??????????
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
DB wrote:
I'm starting to get concerned, there is a severe lack of jack russels in this thread.
Another one for you from today, was rather luscious, till I tore my binding off
Snow conditions are kinda weird around here - low tide in the majority of Tirol, then deep (but kinda spooky with weak layers) in Ost Tirol and at the ends of the big glacial valleys running south in the main alpine ridge.
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clarky999 wrote:
Meadow skipping old powder at 3000m Obergurgl today (the resort is closed 'til at least 21st Jan) - this is normally a red piste:
Snow conditions are kinda weird around here - low tide in the majority of Tirol, then deep (but kinda spooky with weak layers) in Ost Tirol and at the ends of the big glacial valleys running south in the main alpine ridge.
At least once a season I tour up from the village next to us, La Salles Les Alpes, 1,435m heading towards the Col de Granon and the Gardiole 2,753m, and usually when I'm far more acclimatised!
The method behind the thinking is that everyone else who tours up the Granon starts a good kilometre away at Villard Late so with this route I normally have the mountain to myself. It's an area I know very well, almost my back-garden as I cycle and run up there a lot!
Today I opted to boot-pack a steep path in the forest as opposed to a winding Chemin to gain elevation fast.
As I broke out of the forest the snow-pack was decidedly wind-affected so the next couple of hours I climbed trying to suss out where the best cold snow would be for the all-important descent and at least on a couple of occasions I came close to packing in.
However, the snow became better and I was rewarded with a long descent, devoid of people and tracks, well apart from animal tracks as you'll see
It was only when I was editing the video, and it is long, as I'm talking pretty well all the way through it, that I noticed the knocking sounds of my bindings, but hopefully you'll find the bollox I'm spouting of interest, not least about my 97 year old Mum who tested positive for Covid yesterday!
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what was causing the knocking sound? Get well wishes to Mama Weathercam ( some mother‘s do ave em 
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