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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Our Met office is predicting a colder but drier winter for UK and Europe, so lets hope the snow arrives in sufficient quantites. (Its not an impressive amount on Saturday viz
Just booked 2 Alpes for April so my tremor is small but detectable. 
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wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee yayayayay!!!!! *tremors madly*
Snow has the same effect on me as Dr Pepper. Just so you've been warned.
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Chris Bish,
What is the usual vertical for the LDA glacier, I'm hoping its about 600m so anything more for the PSB is a bonus.??
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JT, good question, but never having been there I don't know the answer. Charlotte would, but she is off-line at present. Your point that 600m would be good and any more a bonus is very valid. I'll still have the odd tremor of excitement though.
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brian
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JT, if it's all open I think it's about 800m.
I think 400m is guaranteed from the top of the Jandri express to the top of the hill (3600m).
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JT, Its 400m on the glacier alone, but bearing in mind that the foot of the glacier is at 3200m, you'll be jolly unlucky for there to be insufficient snow on the upper mountain in late october. Some years you can get down to the Cretes (2100m), (sez Charlotte - 2 years ago you could ski to resort level (1650), but thats unusual) which is a lot of skiing, otherwise, even with just the top 1/3 covered you've still got plenty to go at for 3 or 4 days. Wish I was going now! 
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paulmck, there's still time
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paulmck,
Thats good, I'd be delghted to get 1000m vertical which by my reckoning would be down to 2600 - I don't know the area so I am guessing. On that basis it would be a typical alpine vertical, ie top to bottom in Kitz and Soll and from Saluire to Mottarett. All of would be very impressive indeed for October.
I think I should start some excercises, being blobby on this hill doesn't sound like it will work at all...!!
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I was in Hintertux last season the last weekend in October and you could ski down to 2600m, so it's possible...
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You know it makes sense.
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Predicting snow at village level in Passo Tonale (1900m). I'm off there in Jan. 
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kamikaze,
That all sorts great to me, we'll see you there, thanks
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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?
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easiski, photo is from July 03 last time I was in LDA. Looking forward to see what's changed.
Freezing level is rising disturbingly, snow-forecast as it over 3000m by Saturday
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kamikaze,
Fear not, the latest GFS ensembles predict a generally cold 2nd half of October:
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brian,
Lovely, thanx, because I was playing golf in shorts today...!!!
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It's now 10th October, and we've only had the central heating on twice since early May.
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paulmck, there's still time
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Elizabeth B, Ive let the flat out to Helen Beaumont, so i'll have to wait til early Dec to get my kicks! It'll soon be here...
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paulmck, oops, sorry!!!!
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How we doing, anyone on the ground guess the snow levels and typical temp for the PSB.??
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| JT wrote: |
| How we doing, anyone on the ground guess the snow levels and typical temp for the PSB.?? |
I wouldn't like to guess but staying warm and dry until middle of the week. There is a chance of some bad weather coming up from the med but a couple of years ago it went from green slopes to a meter of fresh overnight so anything can happen and probably will.
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davidof,
Positive waves, Thats what we need..!!
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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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davidof,
Positive waves, Thats what we need..!! |
Well over the next couple of days it should snow down to around 2,600 meters. Perhaps 50cm of fresh. We had 10.3mm of rain in the valley last night but it was quite warm and I don't see any fresh snow below 2000m (the other mountains which go to 3000 meters are covered in cloud).
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davidof, ditto here - except that I think it's a touch colder in your neck of the woods at the moment, with a snowline according to Meteo France at 2800 in Deux Alpes this am...
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You know it makes sense.
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Meteo Chance are about right it would seem. There is about 10cm of fresh snow over at the la Grave end at 3000 meters so it is probably snowing even a little bit lower down. Should move down over the course of the week, predictions are for snow to 2600 m then fine weather to the Mondial. So no skiing to the village but the intermediate cable car station should be open. Will make for some big crowds on the lifts though.
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davidof, I'll be there, but not sure how much skiing I'll be getting in - I want to go to some of the "tables rondes" including the one on sécurité Friday, and sponsorship on the Saturday morning ...
Will you be there?
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Poster: A snowHead
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davidof, I'll be there, but not sure how much skiing I'll be getting in - I want to go to some of the "tables rondes" including the one on sécurité Friday, and sponsorship on the Saturday morning ...
Will you be there? |
Yes although having been on the glacier in a storm I can say any days the weather is bad I will have my feet up at home in front of the fire. I'm mainly interested in testing some skis this year - previous times the testing has been to chaotic to be really worthwhile. Like you I'm not really there for the skiing as such.
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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?
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Snow Expected,
Yes it is true folks! It will turn colder and snow is expected in LDA from Monday.
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Just got back ok - long day driving..!!
Had a great time and lots of thanks to Charlotte for all her hard work.
Hope everyone got home ok.!!
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| easiski wrote: |
Unfortunately it seems as though most of Lyon and Grenoble had turned up today and the queues were dreadful! |
Just out of curiosity did you try the funicular thingy - there was no-one using it on Saturday.
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| davidof wrote: |
| Just out of curiosity did you try the funicular thingy - there was no-one using it on Saturday. |
That may have been true 1st thing, but we queued for at least 30 mins around lunch time on Sat. Decided that the T-bar would have been quicker.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
| davidof wrote: |
| Just out of curiosity did you try the funicular thingy - there was no-one using it on Saturday. |
That may have been true 1st thing, but we queued for at least 30 mins around lunch time on Sat. Decided that the T-bar would have been quicker. |
Ahh, I didn't really notice too many queues Saturday but pretty much stuck to T bars because the funicular entrance meant leaving the sunshine. The only problem I had was dimbo slalomers on the left of the glacier blocking the entrance to the T bar there chin-wagging.... still a little nudge and there was a good demonstration of the domino effect.
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