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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Heading out there March 13th , have been there the last two years in March for short break and had fab conditions, love it!
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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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Think I may be interested for next year, I'm staying in the sierra nevada in august for 2 weeks, what's the chances of any of that snow being left?
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Ricklovesthepowder, End of june its happens its possible to make Alpine touring at Sierra Nevada, but august, sorry no snow left 
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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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And Spain is a good country for skiing, not only Sierra Nevada
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freeheelskier, boo!!! Ah well, I will still go for nice walks etc - in the 35c heat! Can you drive up to the very top of the sierra Nevada or is it only accessible on foot?
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Ricklovesthepowder, there is a road up to veleta 3398mts, but I think its open only for working on the mountain, Its a wonderful mountain area, dont forget to walk/climb also Mulhaucén 3481mts and Alcazaba 3366mts
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I forget to say, that the ski lifts are open for cycling 
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3hrs drive from my parents place....Hmmmm think a quick trip may be called for.. 
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Crispyapplepie, need a bag carrier? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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We will have 3 days in sierra nevada then will hit the beach for 3 days,only 1.5 hr drive from sierra nevada,perfect, if you do go, avoid at the weekends,it's mad busy.
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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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To be fair, it's only the Sierra Nevada that's having such a good season this year. In the Pyrenees, things have been fairly sparse much like the Alps, although hopefully that's about to change. (This is a reverse of last year's situation; no doubt the granadinos are finding that revenge tastes sweet!).
SN is special for many reasons. There's not many places where you can ski with a panoramic view of the sea, and then be on a tapas crawl in a buzzing town 1 hour later. It's also (by some margin) the highest ski resort in Spain; the Pyrenees top out at roughly 2700m lift-served. But seriously, avoid the weekends!
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You know it makes sense.
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Hi, after lurking this forum for quite some time, I have to post my first question because this made me curious. And the question is: Does anybody really believe these measurements? To me this is obviously a hoax...
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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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^ Sierra Nevada has been puked on this year. Its sea-effect snowfall has been about two times above-average.
Most resorts' snowdepths are just a relative guide. By reading them regularly, you get a feel for which ones are doing well or otherwise.
I was in Madrid last week and it was cold, so not surprised to see Sierra Nevada doing well snow-wise.
Flying back over the Pyrenees last week was a shocker. Snowline was very high and hills were very brown.
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Poster: A snowHead
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About the snowdeep in Sierra Nevada, 6000m maximum  thats in the gullies, its alot of time very windy in the same time its snowing. But they have a good season with alot of snow, proberly the most snow for a skiresort in europe, Pyremaniac, There is a lovely view over the sea, but there is more skiresorts that have view over the sea,In spain Valter 2000 Norway 5 resorts, Italy 3 resorts inkluding Mont Etna on Sicily, with the best view in Europe, http://www.etnasci.it/, Croatia 1 resort, 1 in Greece, 1 in Turkey, Even if SN is the biggest resort with this kind of view, the other is not some strange resorts, no its real skiresorts with normaly good seasons, But Weekends in SN is crazy, ski monday to friday, and stay by the beach 1 or 2 days in 1week, thats perfect
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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heading out to SN on the 21st. lets hope the summer doesnt start too early!!!!
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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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| freeheelskier wrote: |
| but there is more skiresorts that have view over the sea,In spain Valter 2000 Norway 5 resorts, Italy 3 resorts inkluding Mont Etna on Sicily, with the best view in Europe, http://www.etnasci.it/, Croatia 1 resort, 1 in Greece, 1 in Turkey |
You missed Scotland! Nevis Range has a fantastic view of the sea which is less than 4 miles away from the base station. [Did you know that Nevis is also the resort with the lowest elevation base station in Europe, at only 100m ]
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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[Did you know that Nevis is also the resort with the lowest elevation base station in Europe, at only 100m ]
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No I was not know that, But how many days is it possible to ski all the vertical drop? But Narvik In Norway, have the base station on 127mts, and there its possible to ski most everyday all the vertical drop from december to mid April
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freeheelskier, that's not the point 
The first lift up to around 600m is the access lift and it doesn't get skied all that often.
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scotia, I hope U not missunderstand me,, I want to ski in Scotland, I like what I have seen on photos from wintertime, and I have been there for walking
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Perhaps because I never have ski there,, 