J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

I agree that is is mainly a UK phenonemon. (Hope I spelt that correctly, I know I got Maryhofen right)

Matters not a jot to me, John, just useful to add numbers to straighten out rhetoric.

The last Crystals analysis showed numbers falling consistantly over much of the Alps. Since the banking crisis this has worsened almost everywhere.

Reductions are normally a matter for the hotel owner. I know sometimes, our friend has tried to reduce, but this has not been accepted, because he left it too late. Hotels can make up the money in other ways.

Between my third and fourth seasons, we shared a house rental of instructors, (in Glossop), and visited Rossendale every Tuesday night for slalom race training.
Yup, broken thumb, split head, .......

Top Inghams ski deals, (today):
Alpbach £305
Soll £309
Seefeld £326
Filzmoos £349
Westendorf £347
Maryhofen £380
Igls £414
Kaprun £421
Niederau £433

Nowt like a bit of factual. yet again!

mamabien wrote:

munich_johnny wrote:What is wrong Ian? That link shows the 7 day forecast for Niederau? Nothing happening just yet.

Apre-Ski in Niederau is indeed pretty lame frankly.

Munich-johnny..... You obviously haven't been partying with the right people!! ;-)

Whereas, Mamabien, you DO party with the right people!

The central alps seem to be pretty much on par, The air temp is due to fall from the current 14/15 deg, to below 8 deg, next Friday and Saturday. Hence the ground temperature, which is the really important one, will be sub 5 deg. A week later,and the sun will barely touch north facing slopes.

Even now, there is frost in the mornings, particularly along the tree line. My guess is that 2 weeks from now, the snow cannons will be switched on in many places, creating the solid base for the arrival of fresh snow.

Will hazard a guess for fresh snow to be Friday 2nd December, usually starting about 7.00am.

Dunno really, it's far too early to start planning skiing. Still enjoying the tennis season, carried out the last lawn cut of the year today. Trying to finish a song, and a painting.

Yawn.......

Iceman, do you have a "Worry" problem? You can get treatment! Perhaps the following might help.....
ValThorens, January, past 4 years, low/high:

117cm / 165cm ~ This was the "bad" year!

84cm / 119cm

97cm / 153cm

81cm / 161cm

Sleep easy

Ski well