Its where Im going on Sunday; Alpe d'Huez.Discodee wrote:Where was it you were last week Snapzz? It looks so familiar but apart from Arinsal I've not skied where you've been and it doesn't look like Arinsal to me.
Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?
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Started by Snapzzz in Ski Chatter 07-Jan-2012 - 43 Replies
Tony_H
reply to 'Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?' posted Jan-2012
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New and improved me
Discodee
reply to 'Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?' posted Jan-2012
Thanks! It looks very like Rauris, I think, where I was last yr! have fun anyway!
Snapzzz
reply to 'Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?' posted Jan-2012
As TonyH posted it was ADH and a good week was had !
Skied: Arinsal, La Plagne, Alpe D'huez, Flaine, Les Arcs, Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz, Sauze, Courchevel, Val Thorens
Discodee
reply to 'Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?' posted Jan-2012
Never been there. Glad you had fun!
Tony_H
reply to 'Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?' posted Jan-2012
I cannot believe we have gone from 1 extreme to the other.
In December people were writing off the season.
Earlier in Jan people were talking about it being ruined by too much snow.
I was in ADH last week. We arrived to find there had been significant snowfall a week earlier, so plenty to ski on, but conditions were varied around the resort, ranging from powder up the top, packed powder high up, packed pistes mid way down, to what I can only describe as concrete with gravel on going down La Fare, a black into Oz.
ADH is high up, and is in desperate need of more snow.
Are we really talking about this month being ruined by TOO MUCH snow?????
:shock:
In December people were writing off the season.
Earlier in Jan people were talking about it being ruined by too much snow.
I was in ADH last week. We arrived to find there had been significant snowfall a week earlier, so plenty to ski on, but conditions were varied around the resort, ranging from powder up the top, packed powder high up, packed pistes mid way down, to what I can only describe as concrete with gravel on going down La Fare, a black into Oz.
ADH is high up, and is in desperate need of more snow.
Are we really talking about this month being ruined by TOO MUCH snow?????
:shock:
www
New and improved me
Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?' posted Jan-2012
Yes, the thing is that it was quite balmy, so the snowfall was very uneven and often a lot of what was falling fell as rain below 2000m and the same warm temperatures limited the snowmaking, so bottom slopes have very low cover and might become unskiable by end of March. At least in Verbier snow on upper slopes is 3 times deeper than it was last year, so it will last well. But I wouldn't mind if it snows more:) I am getting used to flat light and don't find it a massive issue, but then I regularly meet this group of bilnd skiers on Tortin, so I always remind myself that if they can ski it totally blind I should be able to ski it with low contrast or a slight white out.
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?' posted Jan-2012
In my opinion the frequency and amount of snow we've had here in the PDS is just perfect! There have been a few days when we've thought that we need a bit of the fresh stuff but as soon as we start thinking that it starts snowing again.
Absolutely no complaints here! :thumbup:
Absolutely no complaints here! :thumbup:
Take Life With A Pinch Of Salt... A Wedge Of Lime, & A Shot Of Tequila :-)
Kateshaw
reply to 'Is this month in danger of being ruined by too much snow?' posted Jan-2012
Not that I am obsessively watching the Les Gets webcams....oh no.... :D
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