Arrgghh Rain!

I'm going to Soll in 6 sleeps and the forecast says heavy rain next week!

http://www.j2ski.com/snow_forecast/Austria/Soll_snow.html

Please can someone tell me it will all be ok?

Steve

Their website indicates snow tomorrow with a temp at -3. At the present time they have 60 cms uptop and 30cms on the lower slopes. I think you should be alright unless there is a drastic change in the weather front. :wink:

Buy some warm temp wax, and have very sharp edges for the ice in the mornings. :cry:

Just returned from skiing in the pouring rain.. and also a couple of days ago.. a strange experience never done it before but strangely enjoyable...better than skiing on ice, not as good as proper snow of course..Snowb4ndit was having trouble the other day on her fat skis as the slush is heavy and her skis were like shovels, my skinny piste skis were fine and didnt collect much slush, very sticky and used wax for wet snow although a guy in a ski shop said sometimes its best NOT to wax when its that wet, though he didnt say why, main problems are with goggles steaming up and hitting puddles at speed!!
(not recommended.. instant ejection from bindings!) if it freezes hard tonight I will need skates tomorrow!!
Basically we still had a good ski and other extreme conditions can be a lot worse ie. high wind,fog,blizzard etc.

It was raining on the lower slopes in Selva & Corvara yesterday - I think my Jacket's almost dried out.

Just as well looking a the forecast for our next stop - Zell am See

Rustyinn

Can someone sort it out please as i am going to Soll on the 22nd. Obliged.

I could have a word with the Big Man ...but then you could do that!!!

I like skiing on rained-on snow, it is almost like fresh, very grippable, and when the temp falls, it forms a great natural base for fresh snow.
Re wax, I am still using my old stock, and so silver wax was the one. The key thing is to apply the wax randomly, ~ scrub the skis base. Reason? the main issue with skiing on wet snow isn't friction, rather it is suction. By breaking up the base wax, you reduce the suction effect. The bad news is that wax for wet conditions is very soft, and you need to apply every run!