 Poster: A snowHead
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dear me -- biggest difference is between 2021 and 22 !!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| albob wrote: |
| dear me -- biggest difference is between 2021 and 22 !! |
also the time the big rock became exposed and they had to shorten the right piste, around 2013ish when there was another big heatwave.
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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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Just got off the glacier at L2A, a massive storm blew in and we were stuck in the resto from 10.30 till 2 p.m.
About 10 cm of new snow and well below freezing.
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The scene at 3200 m this afternoon. Warm it was not!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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A bit more snow on the high tops now
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We stayed an extra day to ski Saturday. One of the very best days I’ve had at L2A in summer. Temperatures fell markedly after the storm, and we had ‘hero’ snow all day. The pisteurs had performed miracles to cover/repair all the damage.
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@JamesHJ, sounds like your "jinx" is finally broken.... 
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Tignes glacier now shut; although to be honest it never really looked good from the start. 2 week summer season this year.
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If you want to get that floating on powder snow feeling during these hot summer months you could always try this....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Les 2 Alpes reviewing their opening on the 6 th. Temperatures over 40 C predicted next week
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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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| Steilhang wrote: |
https://en.tignes.net/webcams
Grande Motte looks grim! Surprised they have kept it open so long tbh
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if you look at the webcam the section below the cafe looks okish and I think just this was open, I didn't see anyone on the main slopes on the webcams.
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You know it makes sense.
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L2A glacier to close on Sunday. 6 days before I arrive FFS 
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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| JamesHJ wrote: |
As any fule kno, things like glacier size are on a clear trend. My question was about statistical evidence for increased fluctuations in weather. |
Glacier size is on a dramatically accelerated trend because of increased temperature. Glaciers take a long time to melt, so are not very sensitive to short term fluctuations, but are sensitive to climate.
But the mechanism for increased extreme events is clear to anyone with training in mathematical sciences. The climate and weather are stochastic systems. If you put more energy into the system (in the form of increased average temperature) the size of fluctuations will also increase. It would be an extremely surprising result if that were not the case for the global climate, so much so that the converse would need strong evidence and a clear mechanism. And of course, there is very clear evidence that the increased fluctuation size is exactly what we are seeing.
This is a decent starting place if you want to read more https://www.c2es.org/content/extreme-weather-and-climate-change/
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 13-07-22 11:13; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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If you put more energy into the system (in the form of increased temperature) the size of fluctuations will also increase.
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THIS!...almost... The amount of heat is relatively consistent, but the planet's ability to shed it has reduced due to the composition of the atmosphere. But your premise that the dynamics in a sealed system will become more energetic and chaotic the more energy you trap within it is absolutely correct.
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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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| turbosmurf wrote: |
| JamesHJ wrote: |
As any fule kno, things like glacier size are on a clear trend. My question was about statistical evidence for increased fluctuations in weather. |
Glacier size is on a dramatically accelerated trend because of increased temperature. Glaciers take a long time to melt, so are not very sensitive to short term fluctuations, but are sensitive to climate.
But the mechanism for increased extreme events is clear to anyone with training in mathematical sciences. The climate and weather are stochastic systems. If you put more energy into the system (in the form of increased average temperature) the size of fluctuations will also increase. It would be an extremely surprising result if that were not the case for the global climate, so much so that the converse would need strong evidence and a clear mechanism. And of course, there is very clear evidence that the increased fluctuation size is exactly what we are seeing.
This is a decent starting place if you want to read more https://www.c2es.org/content/extreme-weather-and-climate-change/ |
Thanks! That is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for.
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@ster, Maybe, but it doesn't look like the most stable of bases for your foundation. Ideal for freeze thaw onion weathering.
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@chocksaway, certainly looked a precarious structure and exposed to such processes.
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@ster, well it certainly looks like they made the right decision in closing it to users back in mid July!
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