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Thanks to bandit for pointing this up - give some boys an enormous half-pipe and a couple of piste bashers and you get this...

Warning :- in the (unlikely) event that you have 20 feet of snow in your back garden, please don't try this at home...

Damn that global warming... :lol:

Tempted to drive back out again then bandit?

I must admit I was a bit surprised when our Powder Alarms automagically went out a couple of days ago - but here's the snow! I think it's best on the upper slopes...

Despite unseasonal weather in New Zealand, where May looks like being one of their warmest on record, New Zealand's ski resorts are on target for their scheduled openings in late June / early July.

This from the Timaru Herald ...

Ohau

...the snowmakers at Ohau had been producing snow over the weekend.

Ohau Snow Field manager Mike Neilson said snow-making machines had covered the learners' slope with a layer of snow on Saturday night.

"Once June hits we will be making snow.

"I think we're all in order for that." He said the field would probably open on June 25.

Fox Peak

Fox Peak vice-president Tim O'Connor said there was no date set for an opening, only that the field would open when it received snow.

Mount Hutt

Mt Hutt spokeswoman Fiona Woodham said their snow-making team had been in action last weekend.

"We have been experiencing variable weather conditions and while warmer temperatures since then have meant that snowguns have not been operating, the snow-making system and our snowmakers are ready to swing into action, day or night, when conditions permit.

"At this stage, with 11 days to go until our scheduled opening, we are still on track."

It may feel like summer is close in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere but as long as the snow remains, so does the avalanche risk.

From The Republic

Authorities say two skiers are recovering after they were injured in an avalanche in northwestern Wyoming's Togwotee Pass area over the weekend.

Bob Comey with the Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center tells the Jackson Hole News and Guide that Sunday's slide was 15 feet wide and carried the skiers about 600 feet. He said the two self-rescued, but the extent of their injuries was unclear.

The newspaper reports the skiers, whose names have not been released, triggered the slide on a 38-degree south-facing slope at about 10,000 feet.

The incident occurred just days after avalanche forecasters at the center warned that deep snow in the mountains poses a continuing danger to backcountry travelers.

Yep, the perpetrator got owned! :lol:

There are some pretty dumb comments but I liked this one...

Did you see that barrel jump out in front of that guy! Stupid barrel.

Quite. Blaming the downhill skier is like blaming the barrel... :roll:

Grímsvötn volcanic ash updates

Probably not much skiing in Iceland going on right now, but for those of you traveling this week - the current state of play from NATS (National Air Traffic) is as follows :-

Latest information from the Met Office shows that following the recent eruption of Grímsvötn in Iceland, an area of volcanic ash is forecast to affect some parts of the UK between 1300 and 1900 UK time on Tuesday 24 May. Airports remain open, however some services may be affected from the following aerodromes including:

Londonderry
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Prestwick
Newcastle
Carlisle
Durham Tees Valley
Cumbernauld

The next update is expected at 15:00 and will be found here - http://www.nats.co.uk/grimsvotn-updates/

And here's a gratuitous but spectacular photograph of the start of the eruption from the BBC :-

[Photo copyright and courtesy of the BBC]

Becky33 wrote:with a good helping of integrity!

:thumbup:

Becky33 wrote:the jumps were demolished the very next day and I was just wondering if any significance should be attached to this?

I think your answer may be here...

Becky33 wrote:The whole park is groomed daily by our specialist team to ensure top conditions.

Depending on the weather, it's quite possible for jumps to be re-made very regularly - warm weather can cause the jumps to start collapsing, cold weather can cause them to ice up, fresh snow can cause ruts, skiers polish the run-up and the ramps, etc.

I might have the location wrong but I'm pretty sure I once watched half the park at Verbier being flattened and rebuilt over lunch, so it does happen.

Ian Wickham wrote:There always seems a lot of flu around normally around the middle of January every year normally comes on around the end of one week and continues all the way through to the following weekend

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Ah, the old "7 day flu"... strangely localized occurrences of volcanic ash can sometimes mean you have to keep your children off school for a week too... Wales is quite close to Iceland isn't it?

Half Pipes are just so last winter... Started by User in Ski Chatter, 2 Replies
Thanks to bandit for pointing this up - give some boys an enormous half-pipe and a couple of piste bashers and you get this... Warning :- in the (unlikely) event that you have 20 feet of snow in your back garden, please don't try this at home...

Snowfall in Chamonix, Verbier, Grimentz, St Luc........... Started by User in Snow Forecasts and Snow Reports, 3 Replies
Damn that global warming... :lol: Tempted to drive back out again then bandit? I must admit I was a bit surprised when our Powder Alarms automagically went out a couple of days ago - but here's the snow! I think it's best on the upper slopes...

Downhill skier has the right of way - period Started by User in Ski Chatter, 7 Replies
Yep, the perpetrator got owned! :lol: There are some pretty dumb comments but I liked this one... Did you see that barrel jump out in front of that guy! Stupid barrel. Quite. Blaming the downhill skier is like blaming the barrel... :roll:

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