 Poster: A snowHead
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Warm temperatures in Val d'Isere has led to an early end to the summer ski season. The lift company has closed everything down earlier than scheduled, because of high temperatures. At 2,000m, it reached 20 degrees Celcius and at 3,000m, 13 degrees, which is too warm to maintain quality snow conditions. The other two remaining French summer ski resorts - Les 2 Alpes and Tignes - are are aiming to stay open to the end of August....See: http://www.skiinfo.com/news/detail.jsp?aic=140077
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I was a bit surprised to read this. I've been trolling round the Alps for about a week now and, on the whole, it's not been particularly hot for August. Until today, which is warm, I've not been too tempted to walk in shorts and yesterday having lunch overlooking the barrage de la Girotte, I felt the need for my fleece.
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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 rememebr it being 21 dec Celsius on the Tignes Glacier at the first EOSB - and that was in April!
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I skied Tignes last week, crossing several small rivers on the way down the Grand Motte!!
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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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it's certainly snowing up there today! April was warm but it was pretty cold in May/June. But I guess that as time goes on the summer skiing season is going to become shorter and shorter.
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pam w, Me too .. as the last few summers have gone seems to have been 'balmy'. Interesting what Davidof and easiski think ... it was snowing in June ....
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Must say having not seen anything on the VdI website thought it wasn't even open this year!
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Well I went over the top of the l'Iseran about 3 weeks ago in the morning and it was open. However the numbers of skiiers didn't warrant it to be open. There was hardly anyone there.
However when we went to Tignes there were loads of people on the same day skiing the glacier in the morning.
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FAQ
....9 out of 10 cats said their owners happily ingested all of the AGW hype tripe too. 
