 Poster: A snowHead
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| jacksonholerider wrote: |
Once again, it is in order to determine where to go.
Higher snowfall totals=more open terrain, period.
If Cham had 300cm total, and La Grave had 600cm, where would you go, given identical current depth? |
Given that Cham is 45 minutes drive and petrol (gas for you guys) is 1E50 and la Grave is 250km I would go to Cham, even if it had 100cm. Unless I had some real pressing desire to go to la Grave. Still as Swiss Tony would say "mountains are like beautiful women, when you've made love to one you've made love to them all". 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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300 or 600. Who cares? once you reach those depths it's just the top few cm's that is important.
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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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Frosty the Snowman, I think the point is that it probably snows more often (or more cm each time) where the season total is higher.
jacksonholerider, higher total snowfall has no effect on amount of terrain open - current snow depth has some effect (if it is very low) - the size and layout of the resort is what matters most from that point of view.
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Good to see a Swiss Tony quote enliven what is turning into a very pedantic thread. Here's another:
"Why do they call you Swiss Tony?"
"Becoz I'm built like an alp and ridged like a Toblerone"
Genius.
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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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| snowball wrote: |
Frosty the Snowman, I think the point is that it probably snows more often (or more cm each time) where the season total is higher.
jacksonholerider, higher total snowfall has no effect on amount of terrain open - current snow depth has some effect (if it is very low) - the size and layout of the resort is what matters most from that point of view. |
Higher total snowfall would usually be a good indicator of current snow depth, no?
Better to have MORE factors for an equation than less, IMO.
It's not like having more information costs more money.
It's just applicable datum.
That's good.
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Once again, it is in order to determine where to go.
Higher snowfall totals=more open terrain, period.
If Cham had 300cm total, and La Grave had 600cm, where would you go, given identical current depth?
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Cham of course because whatever weather caused La Grave to lose so much snow has probably left the remaining snow pack very unstable 
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| jacksonholerider wrote: |
Higher total snowfall would usually be a good indicator of current snow depth, no?
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Well I already conceded that total snowfall depth might indicate how much powder a resort generally gets (and perhaps how often). However it is obviously current snow depth, not total snow depth which is important in all other respects. If snow has melted or been flattened by wind it will be worse than the same depth of snow which has been less affected.
If there were no current snow depth figures (at various heights, plus depth and date of last snowfall which the SCGB figures also give) then the overall snowfall would be better than nothing, but that isn't the case.
Obviously I watch forecasts before I go too, but it is too late to change when and where I go, since we usually ski with guides and the best ones can be booked up as much as a year ahead.
Last edited by After all it is free  on Wed 21-05-08 12:40; edited 1 time in total
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I would rather have a 300cm depth than 600 as there is approx twice the hance of a blue sky day 
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I would rather have a 300cm depth than 600 as there is approx twice the hance of a blue sky day
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But in the US it would be bigger and brighter wouldn't it???
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Americans are the biggest but are they the brightest?
(Oh, oh, sorry, I couldn't help myself)
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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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| snowball wrote: |
Americans are the biggest but are they the brightest?
(Oh, oh, sorry, I couldn't help myself) |
Har Har!!!
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