 Poster: A snowHead
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So now that winter is on its way what are everyone's hot picks for where is going to have a season of exceptional snowfall? Use your skills, clairvoyancy, runes, bias, commercial interests, long range forecasts, doppler radar, blind hope to punt on where you think will have an epic winter.
Note exceptional implies above the average for that location so places like Mt Baker/
la ros aren't a cert.
I'll go Tahoe as it has had a couple of relatively lean years.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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La Rosiere?
I'll go Canadian Rockies because they had a pretty sh*te season as far as things go last 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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Greenland.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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there's fresh snow on Mont Blanc in the last 24 hours 
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brian
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Hmmmm ....
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brian, I hope you're working yourself up to a bit more than 'Hmmm' - your fans are waiting, you know! And where's that webcam, anyway?
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Last summer in the UK was horrible and rainy, and this summer has been as well, so maybe that means this winter will be like last winter 
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Are we looking at some sort of 'Fantasy Snowfall League'? 
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snowing at 2300m right now; just spotted fresh snow, when the mist which has enveloped us all morning cleared a little, for half a minute. Not making any forecasts though.
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Last summer in the UK was horrible and rainy, and this summer has been as well, so maybe that means this winter will be like last winter
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Hmm.
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pam w,
Don't you start! 
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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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Hmm
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rayscoops, don't worry, I was talking to the weather experts.
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You know it makes sense.
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south east of england will be under a blanket of snow this winter.. from late nov till early april
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I predict that Tourist offices around the world will make up figures relating to snowfall and conditions in order to ensure that people continue to visit...
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just flew over Greenland a couple of days ago. First time I've seen it without a covering of clouds. It didn't look snowy at all! Just loads of icebergs and very dirty looking glaciers. Loads of lakes and rivers in the middle of the ice all the way across. Is this normal for this time of year?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tig-ness.
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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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Steilhang, no.. we are all doomed
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I love pointless snow speculating... can anybody make up the expected snow conditions in Kitzbuhel please as i am considering a visit this year
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ski-finder, it is expected to snow at some point in Kitzbuhel for a duration that is to be announced at a later date.
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Timmaah, excellent news... this year i am planning on visiting when there is lots of lovely white stuff.... no early plans for me
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Hurtle,
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where's that webcam, anyway?
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Looks like Val d'Anniviers. Maybe the rumours are true.
The Met Office predict averagely moist, averagely cool winter. no change there then! 
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Been running a few pre-season models and I'm going to predict that week commencing 33rd Jan 2009 is going to be epic
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Hurtle, Cant you see its resort Y , thought everyone knew where it is
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Gilberts Fridge, sorry, completely lost track of its identity!
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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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The Met Office predict averagely moist, averagely cool winter. no change there then!
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And they also predicted for this summer "The risk of exceptional rainfall, as seen last summer, is assessed as very low at this stage. " May be best they don't go too near Belfast then!
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Well to be fair to the Met office they did predict that this summers weather would be sh*t, to put it bluntly.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I predict that regardless of where I choose to go, and when I choose to go there, it will snow heavily at my chosen resort the night before I arrive, whilst I am travelling there, and at least twice during the week(s) I am there. This prediction is based on the following criteria:
My seemingly charmed snow-life which has seen this same consistent pattern for the last 10 years (sometimes against all odds)
Wishful thinking
A modicum of silliness
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Poster: A snowHead
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I will guess that because atlantic hurricane season has had a relatively strong start Norther atlantic Oscillation is negative then snow will be plentiful in the alps and less so in USA. However I want to know where Deliaskis is going as she sounds like she has more luck....
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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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arv, strangely enough it did snow last week, twice.
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chris, Is that Evening Primrose?
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genepi, sorry, I don't know the English name but here they are called Gentiane Jaune.
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genepi, ineteresting medicinal properties. I have plenty of them in the garden.
Anyone want some? Only 30 euro's an ounce!
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Deliaskis,
"My seemingly charmed snow-life which has seen this same consistent pattern for the last 10 years (sometimes against all odds) "
Have you decided which weeks you are going to Zell his winter?
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robboj, now that would be telling! Or possibly jinxing it!
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I think we all know that the only sure fire way of telling is the thickness of onion skins. So those of you out in the Alps have a good old rummage in the local veggie gardens and report back. We must be told!
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