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Looking to go back to Selva next year and would like to go at my usual time (last week of Feb). However, my significant other tells me that the seasons are shifting and that it might be better to go later (March). I've certainly noticed that conditions seem to be better later on (end of Feb/March/sometimes April) rather than earlier in the season (December/January).
Obviously, these are dependent on where you go, but as a generalisation...
What do my fellow  think?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Personally, I have found better conditions later in the season in recent years. I'm looking forward to skiing in April, and even May, this year
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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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I've been at Arabba over the Christmas and New Year period the last two years and there has been decent snow and the week after New Year this year must have been great as there was a lot of fresh falling over the changeover weekend. We had about 6inch of pwder on the Friday. I'd go when you want as its a lottery as to when the best snow will be.
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Yes it is a lottery, but I think early to mid March has probably been statistically as good as most times, in most years, in many places. The longer days, and longer lift hours, are a bonus. And here, at any rate, zero lift queues.
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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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My best conditions this season were mid November in austria, the next 3/4 months did not better the start. But I'd guess normally late season is better as you will have a better base, particularly higher up. If you check most snow stats the deepest snow depths (other than resort / valley level) will be in april as there is a whole season's worth of snow. I've certainly had some fantastic late season skiing in the past (april / may). So what I'm saying is go either start, mid or end of season or the whole season.
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| waynos wrote: |
| So what I'm saying is go either start, mid or end of season or the whole season. |
Sound advice.
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| So what I'm saying is go either start, mid or end of season or the whole season. |
that's the sort of quality advice you can only find on snowheads....personally, I go for the whole season apart from the February school holidays.
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