I'm not flashy enough to have my own skis yet (maybe in a couple of years) so wax won't be an issue for me. My main worry was the rain would wash all the snow away. Doesn't sound like this will happen.
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Started by Stevesmoothie in Ski Chatter 09-Jan-2011 - 25 Replies
Stevesmoothie
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Tropicana
reply to 'Arrgghh Rain!' posted Jan-2011
We had two days of rain last week in Megeve (horrible!)
and apparently Geneva had more snow over Xmas than Megeve, so the local taxi driver told us on the way back to the airport !
and apparently Geneva had more snow over Xmas than Megeve, so the local taxi driver told us on the way back to the airport !
Dids1
reply to 'Arrgghh Rain!' posted Jan-2011
Had a text from my sister this morning, she's in Les Arcs - said they had 6 inches of new snow last night.
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Tony_H
reply to 'Arrgghh Rain!' posted Jan-2011
....and the moral of this thread is....
book a high resort to be safe, or at least somewhere with high altitude skiing.
My mates in Saalback, he says the snow is terrible out there, but it beats being in the office. And Saalbach is higher than the likes of Niederau so it must be dreadful down there.
Sounds like anything above about 1800m is getting snow. I had a lot of rain in Verbier 2 years ago but once you got up above 1600 it turned to deep deep snow.
Go high up if you want to avoid the rain.
book a high resort to be safe, or at least somewhere with high altitude skiing.
My mates in Saalback, he says the snow is terrible out there, but it beats being in the office. And Saalbach is higher than the likes of Niederau so it must be dreadful down there.
Sounds like anything above about 1800m is getting snow. I had a lot of rain in Verbier 2 years ago but once you got up above 1600 it turned to deep deep snow.
Go high up if you want to avoid the rain.
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EJS
reply to 'Arrgghh Rain!' posted Jan-2011
Rain is not so bad....although fresh snow is always better.
If you are going to a high resort then you are not always save of rain. I can remember a number of times with rain up to 3000 meters!! The fohn is the problem!!
And for those of you who are going next week, don't worry enough snow on the ground and will not wash away from one day to the other!
If you are going to a high resort then you are not always save of rain. I can remember a number of times with rain up to 3000 meters!! The fohn is the problem!!
And for those of you who are going next week, don't worry enough snow on the ground and will not wash away from one day to the other!
Tony_H
reply to 'Arrgghh Rain!' posted Jan-2011
I never considered having my own skis to be "flashy"stevesmoothie wrote:I'm not flashy enough to have my own skis yet (maybe in a couple of years) so wax won't be an issue for me. My main worry was the rain would wash all the snow away. Doesn't sound like this will happen.
Thanks folks!
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Scarlet Fez
reply to 'Arrgghh Rain!' posted Jan-2011
I have lost more ski days through wind in high resorts than lack of decent snow in lower resorts.
Tony_H
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My mates lost more ski days through what he calls getting a cold than the weather. In reality, his cold is everyone elses hangover.Scarlet Fez wrote:I have lost more ski days through wind in high resorts than lack of decent snow in lower resorts.
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