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As your friend is from Iceland is it safe to assume he won't be that bothered by the cold?

That aside, a lot depends on his skiing level and his preferences - very cold temps can mean good snow, but not much fun for a beginner.

Personally I'd recommend he skis in December, January, February (except for the half-term holiday weeks), March and April. How long has he got?

Please pay attention at the back...

We only have one Helmet Debate Thread so you can safely ignore it if you wish. 8)

Although we don't have a separate Does My Head Look Good Under This Bobble? thread yet... :lol:

Some heavy snows were reported from around the world this past week, notably from the Pyrenees, Italy and Switzerland where the mild weather of late has given way to a cold snap. The higher French resorts have reported close to half metre snowfalls, with a number of Austrian areas also receiving fresh snow. Cairngorm in Scotland joined the ever-growing list of open resorts with Whistler and Vail planning to open tomorrow (Friday 19th November).

European Weather and Snow Next Week

The last few days have been most notable for the interesting hints that the various forecast models have been giving us! What is clear and fairly certain is that the recent mild temperatures are going to take a dip over the next few days, quite likely accompanied by light snow (perhaps moderate in a few isolated areas), over much of the Alpine region.

We may then see a couple of days of milder weather, albeit with significant precipitation (rain down low, snow up high) a distinct possibility... but this will herald what looks like quite a plunge in average temperature. Although the forecasts have been quite dynamic for the past 24 hours, they do appear to be converging on a very cold, and initially quite snowy outlook for the next couple of weeks.

Still a little uncertain but it does look as if a real winter is on its way to Europe - we will keep you informed, but as always keep an eye on our main Snow Forecasts Page for a quick summary of what's open and what's forecast around the world. Follow the links from that page to see the states of all the resorts in each country - as soon as we get them!

Should be some good web cam views next week! :mrgreen:

J2Ski are delighted to announce that they will be working with Snow-Motion* this season to bring you Kneissl's unique range of high quality skis and mountain sports products.



The Austrian company design and produce a line of high quality products encompassing alpine skis and bindings, cross country skis, sportswear, tennis and mountain bike products.

"We are very positive that we can use this opportunity to help Kneissl gain prominence in the UK market", says Tim McCann, Director of Snow-Motion Ltd "Kneissl has a great tradition, builds products that combine hand-made quality with state of the art technology, a historic and recognized name and a potential customer base from the past that can't wait for Kneissl to re-emerge in the market."

In addition to working with Kneissl's core product lines, Snow-Motion Ltd will also work with its partners in Austria to develop unique retail and real estate development projects designed to leverage the quality of the Kneissl brand.

Snow-Motion, who have been selling both brand new and second hand skis online for the past 7 years, have invested a lot of time and effort in this new project

"The Kneissl brand is known worldwide for its exclusivity and quality and we want to bring that to the UK market" say Tim McCann, "and with the addition of the tennis equipment, summer and winter clothing and mountain bikes we can offer a complete package".

Premises will be opening soon, and Kneissl's winter sports products can be viewed and purchased online at www.kneissl-uk.com

Special Discount for J2Skiers

To celebrate the launch of Kneissl in the UK, J2Skiers can benefit from a 10% discount on the retail price of any Kneissl winter product purchased online from Kneissl UK. Just enter the coupon code "j2ski".

Snow-Motion Ltd are the official distributor within the UK for Kneissl Tirol GmbH. Snow-Motion are the sister company to Swiss Tim's Skis - whom J2Skiers may well be familiar with.

Featuring the biggest Mohican in the mountains too... is he in the UK for long do you know?

You're right snowb4ndit, that looks like a stem turn about 10 seconds in - the insane nutter! :mrgreen: A jump turn would have been a better option surely?

:shock:

Making a call? Is there an App for that?

Welcome to J2Ski Badbrains...

What Rossy said - the Tornado is a superb ski but quite different to the PRs; probably more fun in anything less than a foot of fresh IMO, and definitely the one to pick from those 3.