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Many of the world's major resorts in at least 10 countries opened for the 2009-10 season this last weekend.

In Europe, the ski season began in Andorra with Grandvalira opening a fortnight early after heavy snowfall in the Pyrenees.

In the French Alps, Europe's highest major resort, Val Thorens is the second resort to open in France, joining Tignes which has been open for nearly two months already.

In Austria, Obergurgl is opening and in Switzerland, Andermatt, Davos, Klosters, Flims and Laax join Engelberg, Zermatt, Verbier, Les Diablerets and Saas Fee which are already open.

In Italy, Livigno is opening early and is running its lifts free of charge this week with no lift pass required.

More resorts are opening in Finland, Norway and Sweden joining the 20 or so already open in Scandinavia.

Across the Atlantic In Canada British Columbia's Big White, Sun peaks and whistler resorts have opened this weekend, joining Alberta's Banff resorts, Lake Louise, Marmot Basin and Nakiska which have opened in recent weeks.

More areas are opening in the today US too including Boreal in California and White Pass, they join the latest openers Mt Baker in Washington State and Breckenridge, Colorado, which opened a few days ago.
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Comborciere in Les Arcs - long, long and very Black... with a pitch that steepens as you descend.

Glorious in fresh snow but when the snow is tired it sucks you in; almost always good at the top (which you can clearly see from the chair up) but the last quarter can be iced up moguls the size of small cars.

And you always seem to hit them at exactly that point when your legs are crying to give up and the adrenalin of the top section can no longer mask the pain in your thighs. :cry:

Absolutely love it though. :D

We have a software update to install this afternoon, so the forum will bounce just after 4pm.

The reset will close all active sessions - i.e. you will be logged out and will need to log back in again after.

If all goes well, downtime should be a few seconds only.

I'll bump this again five minutes before.

This will make for great marketing slogans next winter - "book your ski holiday today - last chance before the end of the world".

As long as the arrival of the giant crocodile in the sky coincides with a cold front we should get some great snow on the last day too...

JamesC wrote:Has anyone found a good pair of goggles that fit well with a helmet

Oakley Crowbars - as recommended by your friendly local Scot. :thumbup:

Would have thought a Giro would be good for most helmet-compatible goggle designs?

Ian Wickham wrote:I'm not quite sure why you would want to Lurk ?????

If you were browsing at work and thought your boss might be logged in and looking out for you? :D

:D

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