 Poster: A snowHead
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Just sat in the tunnel on the way home from a lovely week at Le Grand Bornand. It was crazy hot between 10 and 14 deg C each day on the slopes but we found that rather than going high which resulted in being in the full sun the shady side of Chinillon kept amazingly good snow, we were only skiing between 1800m down to around 1500. You could ski in the sun but the angle it hit the snow didn't melt it hardly at all. Yet the piste next to it was slushy and icy. I understand that most piste maps are shaded to show the shady side of the mountain but is there any way of finding this level of information.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fatmap
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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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@bigsurfer, Yep – download Fatmap or visit the website, locate your resort and show the pistes by selecting “resort skiing” under activities. Then turn on the “Aspect” layer on the overlays.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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OpenSnowMap or Open SkiMap. Both show all pistes and contours / relief shading.
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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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Outdoor active does a variety of topographical maps
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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@bigsurfer, its easier than using fat maps, go on snow-forecast.com, select your resort, click piste map, then scroll down and they have a really good topographic map showing the pistes, orientations and heights for virtually every resort
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Back in the day, I had this clever gadget, it was like a magnetic needle on a hinge?
Also, this great big yellow ball of fire passed overhead and north facing slopes got less light.
Hope that helps,
U
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Literally any map. Even google maps!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Back in the day, I had this clever gadget, it was like a magnetic needle on a hinge?
Also, this great big yellow ball of fire passed overhead and north facing slopes got less light.
Hope that helps,
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This, unless you’re skiing in the southern hemisphere; in which case it’s all very confusing.
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Sun 19-02-23 21:50; edited 1 time in total
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Head for ski sectors that lie on the southern side of a valley.
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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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Back in the day, I had this clever gadget, it was like a magnetic needle on a hinge?
Also, this great big yellow ball of fire passed overhead and north facing slopes got less light.
Hope that helps,
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being pedantic shouldn't that be "it was a, like, magnetic needle on a hinge".
Your version reads as though it was something similar, which is not correct.
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Please, there's no need for personal insults.
Let's at least try and keep things polite.
Edit - oh sorry, that is actually a map!
Hadn't realised.
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You know it makes sense.
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The snow on the North Facing Éclipse in Courchevel remained rock solid and bullet proof and extremely testing for even best skiers in world, even though it goes all the way down to 1200m. Made for one of most exciting Grand Slalom races all season at World Championships
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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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Saturday 18th we headed back to Grand Massif for the second weekend in a row, and it was still skiable down to Morillons at 700m. Obviously not as fun as Lindars Nord at the far end of Flaine, but still amazing considering.
I'd also simply recommend most pistes called "Stade" - if clubs use them for training and races it's for good reason. Validated Saturday in Morillons as said above but with much better snow (it's 1700m to 1500m), and Sunday in Sommand (Buchilles). North facing slopes you should head to early morning weekdays when they're free!
(it's not a foolproof rule though, see the Southern facing slopes used by some clubs in Mont Chery @ Les Gets...)
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