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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Titlis was supposed to start this weekend just gone but did not.
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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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DB, Snow-Forecast is also predicting snow for Les 2 Alpes and Tignes this week - bring it on! 
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I'm no expert, but...
I wonder if it's not better for clear weather between the equinox (Sep 21) until just before the start of the season. That way, during the lengthening nights, the summer's heat can be radiated away from the soil/rocks so that, when serious snow falls, it sticks and is not thawed from beneath.
That's my theory. 
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brian
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AxsMan, the problem is that if snow falls on (relatively) warm ground, it acts as an insulating blanket and the ground never really freezes hard. So when things start to warm up the snow thaws from both sides.
Ideally you want the ground to be frozen hard and then the snow on top to build a longer lasting base.
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brian, Ok, but when it falls early on a glacier, presumably it stays, and just replaces what has melted off in the summer?
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brian
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AxsMan, yep, a humungous big thick lump of ice is pretty much ideal to put snow on
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| AxsMan wrote: |
| DB, Snow-Forecast is also predicting snow for Les 2 Alpes and Tignes this week - bring it on! |
PG posted a short report on MSS about the conditions at the Grand Motte last weekend (first day after the September closure):
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Brief report back from slightly damp daughter after a session on the Grande Motte.
A fair amount of snow cover (a lot of rain this past week which had settled a little lower than expected). All the same, Rosolin was shut as predicted by piste director Tuaillon last Monday - although Hannah said it looked pretty white, and perfectly skiable.
Hard snow early on after a clear night last night, but the high temperatures softened the snow up rapidly and it was pretty slushy by late morning. |
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Meteoschweiz is reckoning the snowline will drop from 3000m to 1800m overnight on Wed, and hovering around 1700m to the weekend
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Our data's showing a good whitening of France and Austria for the middle of this week; including a fair amount of Snow forecast for Tignes on Tuesday and Wednesday with the snow line coming down to 2000 metres by Wednesday. Similar story for much of the French Alps... although the two greatest ski resorts in the universe might have to wait a little longer... there's only a little snow forecast for La Rosiere and about the same snow for Wengen. 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| J2Dave wrote: |
| ... the two greatest ski resorts in the universe might have to wait a little longer... there's only a little snow forecast for La Rosiere ... |
Have you a snow report for the rest of the Netherlands? 
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Wear The Fox Hat, Why? Are you some kind of weather expert?
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You know it makes sense.
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LARGEZOOKEEPER, haven't you seen the video?
I hear it's 51 in Chamonix, with milky clouds. Any truth, or should that idea be put on ice for a bit...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Wear The Fox Hat, So, you are an expert. Well done. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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 ...if heading for the mountains with the Hat Man, do not trust any claims he may make to be an expert navigator!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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J2Dave, I totally agree. I use my GPS. (apart from the times I ignore it cause I know better, and end up getting lost...)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Kaprun had 8cm of new snow right down to the Alpine centre at ca 1900m as forcasted.
Not a massive amount but it's a start.
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DB, Yes!!! and Hintertux and Stubai report 10 cm fresh snow, but Solden still looks terrible.
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Two days ago Kaprun had only 38cm of snow up top - the lowest level I've ever heard of for Oct.
Today it has 70 cm (even the Alpine centre at ca 1900m is reporting 40cm).
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Nothing at 3000m in Zermatt yet. Temps are currently -2C / -3C
Best snow on upper slopes ... above somewhere. Nice and sunny though!
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it's all really pretty irrelevant at this time of year though ain't it? Has any "early" dump *ever* lasted to the start of the season?
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| kitenski wrote: |
| it's all really pretty irrelevant at this time of year though ain't it? Has any "early" dump *ever* lasted to the start of the season? |
kitenski, at 3000m.................... YES
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| it's all really pretty irrelevant at this time of year though ain't it? Has any "early" dump *ever* lasted to the start of the season? |
The season has started - I'm sure some people were skiing the 24cm of fresh powder on the Kaprun glacier today, the higher lifts are running.
I've skied powder on Austrian glaciers in October before now.
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I agree that the Austrian glaciers are well worth a punt in October, but obviously later October is a better bet. However, just to show how mad things can be, I did a couple of days on Hintertux in late October one year and it was sheet ice. I also once skied on the Stubai glacier one August (it was the 31st or thereabouts) and we had a heavy all-day blizzard which settled 15cm on the hotel carpark outside the base station (at a guess, about 1800m). The sound of the snowplough woke me up! It was powder all day up on the glacier.
The Alps are extremely freaky for weather nowadays. Every reason to plan skiing at short notice if possible to capitalise on the best conditions.
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David Goldsmith
I don't think the conditions are that variable that we all need to use the book at short notice philosophy.
My theory is to book a village at at least 1800m in January.
If in doubt book La Ros
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January is one of the cooler months, possibly the coldest and with shorter days/less sunlight so why do you need to be 1800m up the hill? We've been away in mid Jan for years and not had an issue skiing in lower resorts. If mother nature hasn't provided the goods then its normally been cold enough to make snow and keep it in reasonable condition 
I apologise in advance for jinxing this coming January LOL.....
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skinutter, thanks! just booked a week in jan....we will hunt you down if there is a lack of fresh snow! 
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thinking of taking better half for quick weekend ski end oct early nov any good ideas or tips as only ever skied week or more,fri afternoon till sun night would be ideal,thanks
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It's pretty unusual not to have decent snow in January, and with all the cannons these days there shouldn't ever be a problem. Come off it! - I was skiing in Wengen at Xmas in the dark ages and it was always OK. Even in a very bad year (officially closed, no snow) we had some pretty fun skiing at Xmas/NY. And Wengen is low!!!!
OYOH, having a glacier and guaranteed skiing does beat cannons any day IMO.
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shorty, we're off to Les Deux Alpes at that time for the PSB. Is that the sort of thing you & the better half are thinking of? Come join us in snowEvents on the discussion thread if you would some more info.
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shorty, the Mondial in Les Deux-Alpes? Glacier open for skiing and testing. Heaps of SnowHeads there from October 31st-5th November.
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FenlandSkier, Helen Beaumont, there's an echo in here... in here... in here...
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Not much snow if these temps keep up. France doesnt seem to be getting much colder either.
Very warm and humid up here today
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