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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Phew, what a weekend! Now the weather's settled down, it's time to take stock, most resorts are reporting a metre or more of fresh snow  over the last 4 days:
Cortina 150cm
Selva 100+cm
Arabba 114cm
Civetta 141cm
Cold temps look to be continuing at least for a while, so pistes should remain in tip-top shape for the start of the season and looking towards the end of the month (19th-21st Dec), the World Cup racing at Val Gardena & La Villa.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Tue 2-12-08 16:14; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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5 cm reported overnight 2nd/3rd Dec, another sprinkling looking likely for Friday.
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5-10cm of snow forecast for tomorrow at altitude with snow/rain limit at 800-1000m, so no rain expected in major resorts. 
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Alta Badia & Val di Fassa are reporting 5cm for Friday, Kronplatz got 20cm, keep it up!
Looking forward to Wed/Thurs, forecasts are indicating a new low coming up from the W.Med, bringing mild, moist air which should fall as snow in the mountains, above 1300-1500m, no predictions yet on how much though.
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Cheers Luigi. 1m+ is ideal. Can we now have some sun for next Sunday onwards as we're out there. 
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It's 12 weeks exactly now and I have started the Inghams "Fit to ski" programme today!!
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| Mollerski wrote: |
| Cheers Luigi. 1m+ is ideal. Can we now have some sun for next Sunday onwards as we're out there. |
Here's hoping! Conditions look to be beyond all expectations for this early in the season, have a good one and drop a line about how it went when you get back! Are you going to watch the World Cup racing?
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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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You know it makes sense.
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Mollerski, I'll be the pudgy one in a nappy with a great big smile on his face 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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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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Hi just got back from San Cassiano snow fantastic! Had 2 metres just before we arrived so plenty runs open for so early in the season. Took a chance and booked a cheap deal could not believe our luck!
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billyh, you lucky barsteward! 
And I bet you had the slopes pretty much to yourselves!
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billyh, do you have any photos to incite further envy? 
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The webcam shows a very snowy Arabba this morning. Looks all christmassy, makes you feel like singing "Jinglebells"
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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luigi, the amount of snow seems to be indirectly proportional to the strength of the Pound against the Euro. It's "snow" joke as I've been pricing up holidays to the Dolomites again and was alarmed by the price of the list passes and also what I would need to feed myself 
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Now glad I paid for my holiday in September.
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Euro business a complete nightmare but still found eating out really good value compared to other countries-you.ll have to live on spag bol!
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needless to say, avalanche risk is very high
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Don't want to be a miseryguts but with these kind of snow falls is there now a risk of serious avalanches (ie galtur/chamonix style ones threatening buildings)? I think it would be a good thing if the weather stabilised for a couple of weeks before the christmas/new year rush, or there could be big trouble in italy....
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| Plake wrote: |
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needless to say, avalanche risk is very high
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Don't want to be a miseryguts but with these kind of snow falls is there now a risk of serious avalanches (ie galtur/chamonix style ones threatening buildings)? I think it would be a good thing if the weather stabilised for a couple of weeks before the christmas/new year rush, or there could be big trouble in italy.... |
Not such an issue in the Val Gardena valley thanks to the topography.
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| Mollerski wrote: |
| Plake wrote: |
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needless to say, avalanche risk is very high
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Don't want to be a miseryguts but with these kind of snow falls is there now a risk of serious avalanches (ie galtur/chamonix style ones threatening buildings)? I think it would be a good thing if the weather stabilised for a couple of weeks before the christmas/new year rush, or there could be big trouble in italy.... |
Not such an issue in the Val Gardena valley thanks to the topography. |
Do you mean because the villages are surrounded by woods (Selva means 'forest' in Italian), and the peaks are vertical cliffs so snow doesn't accumulate there? So Galtur-style 45 degrees open slopes from peak to village with no trees in between doesn't exist?
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FAQ
) and rates will bounce back a bit, not looking hopeful though! 
