Grandvalira 2017-2018

Wehey! Good to hear! 19 days to go and we'll be there!

Its heaving it down in Grandvalira, and though a bit windy up top, great powder day today.
(Sorry Malamute)

Good to hear Brucie. 10 days (ish)to go before we start our way, but I see some rain in the long range forecast, so I hope it won't affect the current conditions too much.

Oh Crap! Snowing all day and looks like another early start tomorrow.

Oh dear! Life is hard isn't it?

Its been a frustrating few days in Soldeu with warm temperatures, wind and rain dominating the weather picture.
This has resulted in quite a bit of snow loss and very icy conditions this week.
The snow forecast for the weekend is very much required.
Here's hoping!

Brucie wrote:The snow forecast for the weekend is very much required.

The "big picture" for the Pyrenees is interesting right now, have a look :-

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=42.6;1.7;5&l=rain-ac

If you select the accumulated precipitation and run the animation out, you can see Soldeu's almost at the centre of a calm between various weather systems right now. GFS then has you getting a quick 1-2 with an Easterly flow bringing it in on Sunday, followed by a switch to more from the West on Monday.

Also clear on that animation is the build up of snow into the south side of the Alpine ridge (Aosta Valley and Dolomites) on Sunday/Monday with a Retour d'Est (big snow, but often quite localized) on the cards. More to watch!

Its Arrived!!