Today I received a brochure from a small ski chalet company in which they said last season was the "least snowy season in the Alps for 60 years".
Are they correct? My recollection is there was a splendid start with lots of snow, an extremely dry January and February and the end of the season tailed off quickly as it was very mild across Europe.
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Started by LOTA in Ski Chatter 26-Jul-2011 - 9 Replies
LOTA posted Jul-2011
Tony_H
reply to 'Snow last season...' posted Jul-2011
I have to say my worst week for conditions was end of Feb/early March last season, and I also know of lots and lots of people who said January was a disaster, especially in France.
I think it is fair to say that those I know who skied last season said it was the worst they've ever had for conditions.
Having said that, I had the best conditions in the world ever mid Jan in St Moritz.
Note to self: keep choosing the high altitude resorts for guaranteed skiing.
I think it is fair to say that those I know who skied last season said it was the worst they've ever had for conditions.
Having said that, I had the best conditions in the world ever mid Jan in St Moritz.
Note to self: keep choosing the high altitude resorts for guaranteed skiing.
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Bandit
reply to 'Snow last season...' posted Jul-2011
My recollection is that it was not an epic season. I was still skiing off piste in the last week of April, and I started with some powdery stuff in December. There are always patchy winters, makes for better skiers IMHO :D
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Snow last season...' posted Jul-2011
Poor snow season but agree with bandit poor snow years does make for better skiers
Volf
reply to 'Snow last season...' posted Jul-2011
Depends where. Northern France and Switzerland were badly affected as the bad weather never made it north over the Frejus / Mont Blanc ranges. So where Chamonix suffered badly, Courmayeur did well, as did the Milky Way and Montgenevre where I am based. We were blessed with a dump every 2 weeks or so. The April heatwave wasn't great, the south facing and lower slopes suffered but luckily we had more base. Still with temperatures of 20c the snow didn't last long.
For lowers resorts in northern france is was the worst for 60 years with high temperatures and no precipitation in January and the heatwave in April. In some resorts it didn't snow from Christmas eve through until end February.
For lowers resorts in northern france is was the worst for 60 years with high temperatures and no precipitation in January and the heatwave in April. In some resorts it didn't snow from Christmas eve through until end February.
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Tony_H
reply to 'Snow last season...' posted Jul-2011
Southern Switzerland had some fantastic snowfall, we were in St Moritz early Jan and the conditions were as good as I have ever had it in terms of snow base and piste conditions.Volf wrote:Depends where. Northern France and Switzerland were badly affected as the bad weather never made it north over the Frejus / Mont Blanc ranges. So where Chamonix suffered badly, Courmayeur did well, as did the Milky Way and Montgenevre where I am based. We were blessed with a dump every 2 weeks or so. The April heatwave wasn't great, the south facing and lower slopes suffered but luckily we had more base. Still with temperatures of 20c the snow didn't last long.
For lowers resorts in northern france is was the worst for 60 years with high temperatures and no precipitation in January and the heatwave in April. In some resorts it didn't snow from Christmas eve through until end February.
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Dave Mac
reply to 'Snow last season...' posted Jul-2011
I had six and a half weeks, all in Austria. On all barring two days, I had really good skiing. OK, I accept that I find joy where others find misery, but people are different. I enjoy skiing on ice, slush and in the rain, it just varies the challenge.
Certainly, I have experienced several seasons with worse conditions, although I can only account for the last 43 years of ski conditions.
I didn't catch any evidence of bussing to different resorts, unlike 2007, where high resorts were turned into lift queues.
Certainly, I have experienced several seasons with worse conditions, although I can only account for the last 43 years of ski conditions.
I didn't catch any evidence of bussing to different resorts, unlike 2007, where high resorts were turned into lift queues.
Andyhull
reply to 'Snow last season...' posted Jul-2011
We got really lucky, skied in Tignes in early December and had superb conditions. We ran a trip in Jan to St Anton (I wasn't on that one) which benefited from a well timed dump.
Then in March I was in Val Thorens, when I got there the conditions were very poor (god knows how bad it was in the lower resorts), then it dumped it down for the first time in 6 weeks and we had 5 great days, though by the end of the week they were needing snow again.
Then in March I was in Val Thorens, when I got there the conditions were very poor (god knows how bad it was in the lower resorts), then it dumped it down for the first time in 6 weeks and we had 5 great days, though by the end of the week they were needing snow again.
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