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skiing in december europe/US?
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Hello,
I would like to go skiing in mid-December this year, and am wondering where is the best place to go snow-wise out of Europe, US (eg. Colorado/Utah) or maybe Whistler? Perhaps those of you who have skied at this time could help me out?
I am probably intermediate-ish level, can parallel turn basically. Have only been skiing in Aus and NZ so don't have any experience skiing o/s.
My main criteria is snow and a good range of runs for my level- don't want to spend all that money if there is no snow. Don't really care about pretty scenery etc..., decent nightlife would be good but not essential.
I have scanned through some posts here and it looks like US seems to be more assured of snow? I wouldn't mind going to US but is there anywhere in Europe that might be good as I haven't been there before?
Cheers
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swizzle
, welcome to snowHeads. Good early season snow can never be guaranteed, but the usual advice mostly holds true: whatever country you decide on it's best to head high. Resorts with a glacier offer the best hope of snow if is unseasonably warm.
I'm not sure how Europe and North America compare for early season snow on average. I think this season Europe got off to a much better start, so even if you hedge your bets and go for a resort with the best record of early season snow you might end up disappointed. I've skied in November and December for the last few years in Tignes and Val d'Isere and have been blessed with good conditions for what I wanted.
Here is an entry from my blog
of conditions in Tignes on 2nd December. It was a good day!
One option might be to wait until close to the date of your trip and then follow the best snow. That early in the season it's easy to find accommodation, even at the last minute.
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rob@rar wrote:
One option might be to wait until close to the date of your trip and then follow the best snow. That early in the season it's easy to find accommodation, even at the last minute.
Seconded. (Though last minute flights could complicate things).
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