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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 it was never a large area but it's always sad to see any reduction in the already very limited summer sliding opportunities. Since they are still going to run the bubbles up to the area is there any mileage in a local club running a drag or two - - - or will CdA stamp on anything like that with giant snowshoes???
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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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Did I read somewhere that Summer skiing can potentially damage some Glaciers in the long term and that resting them over the Summer can protect them? eg whatever it was that I read was suggesting that the Tignes Glacier was being worn out by summer skiing?
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Kieran, I think the damage occurs only when all the snow has melted and we are skiing on the actual glacier itself. There does seem to be a move to cannons which will protect the ice, and also earlier opening. However while school holidays stay in August, most resorts will want to stay open if possible. Logically it can't be good for the glacier to have hundreds of peeps scraping away at it with skis can it?
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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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Yeap, now only two possibilities being les 2 Alpes or Tignes.
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Londonmarmotte, Val d'Isere is re-opening it's summer skiing following the installation of a few snow cannons on their glacier. There's also the summer skiing in Switzerland (and Austria?).
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rob@rar.org.uk, More in Austria than anywhere else I reckon: Hintertux, Pitztal, Stubaital, and a couple of others I think that I'm not sure of off the top of my head.
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easiski,
Kitzenhorn
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Hi pedro maia - useful site. However Nevasport will have to delete Les Diablerets in Switzerland from the list - see here...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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PG, thanks, I already placed the information that Les Diablerets won´t have summer skiing this season (the same happens with Alpe d´Huez) and next season I will probably remove those 2 resorts from the list.
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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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Going to Canada in early July on Holiday, hoping to get 4 or 5 days on the glacier there, though I know very little about the terrain, seems to be one giant park. Can't seem to find any detailed info, the whistler website is pretty useless for this info. Anyone been?
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brian
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Edmundh009, I visited in summer once but the glacier was closed. Nice walking and bear spotting from the chairlifts though.
Some stats:
Total Area 112 acres / 45 hectares
Top Elevation 7642 ft / 2330 m
Lift Serviced Vertical 685 ft / 209 m
Exposure northwest
Average Slope 17 degrees
Terrain extremely varied, including groomed terrain, mogul lanes, and terrain park
Terrain Park & Pipe For public: 1 box, 1 c-box, 1 flat-bar
Food & Beverage Horstman Hut is open
Lifts Available on Glacier 2 Doppelmayr T-bars: Horstman and Showcase
Travel Time From Base 45 minutes. Upload starts at 11:00am at the Wizard Express, base of Blackcomb.
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You know it makes sense.
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Cheers for that Brian. I think the ski area must be the size of Cairngorm (in bounds) ski area. I'm basing that on km of terrain, could be way out though. I think both have 20km.
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brian
brian
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Edmundh009, Quite a bit smaller I think, Ptarmigan to daylodge at cairngorm is approx. 450m, which is more than twice as much.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ah well, I'm sure it'll be plenty still can't really complain getting to ski outside in July.
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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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| rob@rar.org.uk wrote: |
| Londonmarmotte, Val d'Isere is re-opening it's summer skiing following the installation of a few snow cannons on their glacier. |
Didn't do Val d'Isere much good, glacier is closing on Sunday, 1 month earlier than planned.
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