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So we're all booked up for our late Feb trip to Les Arcs. I've just made the mistake of scoping out a few of the Les Arcs webcams, and the weather is (to say the least), terrible. Going back to 2007 at late Feb, the weather was...terrible. I'm rather fond of skiing in bright blue skies and perfect visibility, and don't want to spend the best part of £1500 on a week of whiteouts.
Can someone allay my fears, or do I need to be exercising my cancellation insurance?
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magriggs, What makes you think that the week you will go will be a white out 
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brian
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Personally, I think you need to seriously think about taking up some other sport. 
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It's like nearly 6 weeks away.....Panicking a bit early arent't you? 
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| magriggs, What makes you think that the week you will go will be a white out |
Looking at the current pics, and then looking at the pics for last season (Jan, Feb, Mar).
I suspect my real question is, does Les Arcs have a bit of a reputation for being a bit dodgy on weather.
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magriggs, well I've been twice, and sadly it only snowed one day when I was there.
Bleedin' sun was out all the time, other than that one good day 
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magriggs, white out now = good base being laid for when you go 
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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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| Nick L wrote: |
| magriggs, white out now = good base being laid for when you go |
True, but I looked back at the webcam pics for Feb/Mar 2007 and it was....a whiteout.
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Continuous whiteouts can hit any ski resort anytime. I was in Verbier at Easter in (I think) 1969, when the resort was covered in about 3 metres of snow (each chalet had a trench around it to let any light in) ... and the snow continued for two weeks solid. Serial blizzards.
Then again, you can get a month of sun!
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You know it makes sense.
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magriggs, I know what you mean, but you're in the mountains.... surviving in that situation can be part of the satisfaction of being in such a beatiful, yet hostile, enviroment. Yesterday in Verbier was a case in point, some whiteouts, the odd glimpse of blue - I had a challenging but fulfilling day.
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magriggs, for goodness' sake! So far, the 2007/8 season has been the best for many, many, years. In Les Arcs and most other places. Of course, it could be different later. Who knows? That doesn't mean to say that every single day since mid December has seen super white pistes and super blue skies but a very, very, high proportion of days have seen just that. There's no pleasing some people. Don't look at any more webcams or weather forecasts till a week before you go, and even then, remind yourself that weather forecasts are only reliable for about 3 days ahead! And if anybody tells you they know what the weather is going to be in Les Arcs at the end of February - they're lying. It will, of course, be very crowded, but that's late February for you.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Why worry about what you can't control? Just relax and enjoy the skiing and being in the mountains whatever the weather, it's all good 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've been there 3 times and will be visiting again in March. Always had fantastic conditions. Plus... nowt wrong with skiing in bad vis... just means you have less people on the slopes 
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Scarpa, I shall look out for you in your shorts 
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magriggs, It will do what it always does. Whatever it likes at the time. And no insurance company will cover you for "not skiing because you don't want to".
If it didn't snow sometime, you'd be complaining now wouldn't you? - 'cos there'd be no snow to ski on!!
I personally don't like skiing in very, very flat light and won't given the choice. So I have a nice alpine lunch instead. It's a holiday after all.
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geri, Oh lordy - I'm never going to live that pic down hehehe. In my defense.. it was at the end of the week at the bottom of the resort after a big end of trip lunch p-up. Vodka sorbet deserts mmmmm
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| pam w wrote: |
| magriggs, for goodness' sake! So far, the 2007/8 season has been the best for many, many, years. In Les Arcs and most other places. Of course, it could be different later. Who knows? That doesn't mean to say that every single day since mid December has seen super white pistes and super blue skies but a very, very, high proportion of days have seen just that. There's no pleasing some people. Don't look at any more webcams or weather forecasts till a week before you go, and even then, remind yourself that weather forecasts are only reliable for about 3 days ahead! And if anybody tells you they know what the weather is going to be in Les Arcs at the end of February - they're lying. It will, of course, be very crowded, but that's late February for you. |
Easy tiger, I was only asking a question.
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magriggs, it was a bit of a daft question though, wasn't it? What would you say to someone who asked you what the weather was going to be like in London on February 26? 
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| Lizzard wrote: |
| magriggs, it was a bit of a daft question though, wasn't it? What would you say to someone who asked you what the weather was going to be like in London on February 26? |
Er, not really. I was asking whether the resort was particularly known for whiteouts, etc., given its height and lack of tree cover.
As for London, if somebody asked me what the probability of getting rained on in London on Feb 26th, I'd say "pretty high".
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magriggs, It's up a mountain!!! I agree with brian, I'm not really sure you've got this whole "snow thing" in perspective to be quite honest with you. If you want at least a half decent likelihood of blazing sun and blue skies then you'll be better going in the Spring Time I would have thought. Personally a whiteout wouldn't bother me as there would be plenty of snow...and the beer tastes just as good!
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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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Just been looking at all the cams I can find. Looks terrible, lots of snow, hardly anyone there.
I reckon I'll hate every day I'm there next week 
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magriggs, Dubai sounds much more your kind of place.
Please...this place is called SNOWheads for a reason
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You know it makes sense.
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magriggs, there is a fair bit of tree cover in Les Arc, where are you staying?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Mosha Marc wrote: |
| magriggs, there is a fair bit of tree cover in Les Arc, where are you staying? |
1950, so I guess we can pop over the hill into the lower stuff if it does get rough.
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| awksquawk wrote: |
| magriggs, It's up a mountain!!! I agree with brian, I'm not really sure you've got this whole "snow thing" in perspective to be quite honest with you. If you want at least a half decent likelihood of blazing sun and blue skies then you'll be better going in the Spring Time I would have thought. Personally a whiteout wouldn't bother me as there would be plenty of snow...and the beer tastes just as good! |
Damn it, you're right. My perspective is totally wrong and I'm glad I have you guys to put me straight.
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magriggs, 1950 is a good spot - just take the sneaky shortcut to Villaroger.
Just keep going downhill from 1950, past the Comborciene lift, through the car park, over the road (no this is true) and on a long straight blue. It goes on forever, but is very pretty.
On a snowy day it's great down there <sigh>
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Cheers Mosha Marc, sounds good. I once had to ski across a bridge in Val di Fassa, which tickled me no end.
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| magriggs wrote: |
| I've been spoiled by skiing in a place where good weather is all but guaranteed. |
Well, if there was snow and you skied, it must have been snowing/a whiteout at some point....you were just lucky and caught the sunny breaks,,,
There is hardly anything more unpredictable that mountain weather anyway, so worrying so early is useless, irrespective of what last years webcams shots show for the same period.
Ask again 5 days before you go and then we migh sympathise with you getting a tad worried ...
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Yeah - I'd set it up to show the lottery result, buy my ticket and hey presto I could afford to ski where it was never cloudy.
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