 Poster: A snowHead
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So as I am about to head to Portes Du Soleil, I have spent the last few days anxiously looking at all the webcams I could find for the area..
It made for fairly depressing viewing as you could nearly see the snow melt from one frame to the next. Some webcams showed some truly awful conditions..
Then, starting yesterday, some webcams stopped being "live". Not only that, they started showing shots that were about a month old and, you guessed it, showing conditions a lot lot better than the real ones..
I have seen wildly out of date webcams before, but the timing here seems it's nothing but cynical..
Have people picked up on similar cases before?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Thu 17-03-11 13:02; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Kruisler, yes, loads of resorts do it (cynical, money-grabbing barstewards). And they also do the opposite of course... look at Cairngorm right now putting out videos of the conditions. I don't blame them for one nanosecond (and I'll be up there next week  ) but I don't remember them putting out videos of horizontal rain and heather when times haven't been so darn good.
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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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to be fair to cairngorm, their webcams have been live all season and what you see is what you get. even a couple of weeks ago they were showing rock and heather in greater amounts than snow.
Kruisler, we head out to courchevel on Sunday, but every single webcam i can find for the place is locked on March 4th or Under Maintenance!!!
Pretty rubbish really. I'm relying on the other 3Vs webcams to get a small idea about the conditions.
I feel the need to start another thread... 
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Bode Swiller,
You expect them to gloat.
I can even understand taking the webcams offline in a way.
But putting up misleading shots it not cricket...
Have fun in Scotland..
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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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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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shoogly, http://www.livecam360.com/#
I use this site on my computer and phone and Courchevel is working on it.
Le Signal is from a few days ago but Croissettes is live.
Sorry you can also see VT, Menuires and Meribel on the same site.
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| Kruisler wrote: |
So as I am about to head to Portes Du Soleil, I have spent the last few days anxiously looking at all the webcams I could find for the area..
It made for fairly depressing viewing as you could nearly see the snow melt from one frame to the next. Some webcams showed some truly awful conditions..
Then, starting yesterday, some webcams stopped being "live". Not only that, they started showing shots that were about a month old and, you guessed it, showing conditions a lot lot better than the real ones..
I have seen wildly out of date webcams before, but the timing here seems it's nothing but cynical..
Have people picked up on similar cases before? |
As lighteningdan said, goto:
http://www.livecam360.com/webcam.php
The Avoriaz and Mossettes cams are always current and you can even see historic data.
Resorts that mess around with their cams like you describe don't deserve any clients.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks guys,
As I said "some" webcams, not all, conveniently starting to show older snaps
Anyway bring on PDS!
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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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Kruisler, got any links to the fake ones??
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kitenski,
I won't be near a pc for the next 4days so let you next week...
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