J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by TowerBridge Andy

Ok so it turns out that our weather is dictated by our western counterparts. I would have thought that we relied on Scandinavian cold weather blown down?

So far everything that has been circulating on the web has been wrong, I read so many articles about how the UK was going to suffer from heavy snowfall from October through to January.

Is it so much to ask that we have nice warm summers and cold snowy winters? It makes the thought of moving to Canada tempting.

We have all heard about the weather patterns called La Nina and El Nino which affect the Pacific Region, these deliver devastating unpredictable weather patterns to areas. Last year we saw resorts such as Mammoth receive a double figure in feet of snow over three days.

My question is as follows:

These weather patterns have only been recognised from the 80's as far as I understand. Do we have any specific weather patterns which effect Europe, if so what are they called (If named)?

If your gym has a power plate machine these are fantastic for replicating skiing conditions. Just set it on high and get your squat on.

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andyhull wrote:

ewanmalone wrote:yep im guessing that they are predicting the temps to start dropping and stay low in tignes. im there on 28th jan. so should be on the real stuff :p

If you're not on real stuff at the end of January the whole of the European ski industry might as well give up!

I'm confident we'll be on real stuff in 3 weeks time.

Agreed, temps will drop then the heavens will open. The next thing will be a thread about to much snow.

Honest I saw it in a dream ?

Youtube video should give you a starting point for home made snow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOYtjfxA7nw

Yeh I tend to do the same with my iphone/ipad, keeps the costs down.

I'm guessing that these forecast apps wont start updating until December possibly once the majority of resorts open. But I would of thought that they take there information from sites such at this one. Very annoying as I like to keep an eye on all the resorts I have been to (Sad I know).

Iceman wrote:Just got my snow report this morning for VT max temp this week is 2 degrees....looking better. With minus 5 early next week. Probably why the cannons can work :)

Are snow cannons just water or is it a magic secret formula?

Water fired through compressed air. That's why you see massive man made lakes/ponds half way up the mountains. If you go in the summer you will no doubt see pipe networks laid about running from said lake/pond to the cannons.

You can actually make them at home with a compressor from a DIY store and the jet wash you use to clean the car.