 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi there - I am going to St. Anton for the first time in the first week of February. It looks like it has been a pretty slow start to the season from a snow perspective? Anyone there who can shed any light? Also, any idea when the next big dump of snow is expected?
Thanks!
Grant
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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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Best in the Austrian Alps!!8
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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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OK good to hear! Thanks for the response! Whats the best link to follow when looking at the snow forecast?
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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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| SpursMof wrote: |
Hi there - I am going to St. Anton for the first time in the first week of February. It looks like it has been a pretty slow start to the season from a snow perspective? Anyone there who can shed any light? Also, any idea when the next big dump of snow is expected?
Thanks!
Grant |
Check the link above for current conditions.
First week in February? That’s 3 weeks away. Anything could happen over that period.
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@SpursMof, try https://wepowder.com/en or https://www.snow-forecast.com/. They both tend to be somewhat over optimistic about the amount of snow, though to be fair there is a difference between the amount that falls and the amount we experience lying on the ground due to a number of reasons. Morris @ wepowder posts regular forecasts which feature "powder alerts". The weather thread here has a lot of info but the focus tends to be on various graphs which are perhaps of less interest to someone just wanting to know "is it going to snow next weekend".
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| munich_irish wrote: |
| The weather thread here has a lot of info but the focus tends to be on various graphs which are perhaps of less interest to someone just wanting to know "is it going to snow next weekend". |
Yes the graphs are just there for the pretty patterns and colours. Bit like a knitting thread for a xmas jumper with lots of snowflakes
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@polo,  whist great if you are into it many folk would prefer not to have to spend time disentangling the various bits of string and are happy with a more "traditional" weather forecast.
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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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Take snow-forecast (GFS), every 6hrs it shows one run from the 3rd best model. It probably drives 80-90% of all weather based apps and websites. Not very useful as a stand alone indicator in my view, when you have easy access to several other models and all the ensembles. The more data the better in terms of confidence, and hence avoiding disappointment.
I get what you're saying about over-complicating the message on a snow forum.... you should try reading the real weather geeks over on netweather.tv to see that we're just scratching the surface here.
No one should have to spend time disentangling the dangly bits.....pressure graphs are easy to read with a little practice, and often accompanied by a line or two of explanation.
Some people are interested, others less so....they can skip over it all. Maybe more people should ask questions....lot's of knowledgeable posters around.
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