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What do they put in the beer in Mayrhofen???

Tony H appears to be dressed in scuba gear, complete with snorkel (yeah, yeah, the powder was that deep) and Ellistine's turned from Thomas into a marmotte! :shock:

Hi Mark,

Any alpine forecast more than a couple of days out should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Generally speaking, the more dynamic (changeable) the current weather is, the more variable the forecasts will be. Conversely, if conditions are relatively settled then the accuracy of the forecast will usually be good.

AFAIAA, all the weather sites you list (except, possibly, the local Polish one) take their raw data from the same source as us - the Global Forecast System (GFS). GFS is run every 3 to 6 hours (depending on the model).

Most weather sites take a snapshot once a day - we pick up the results several times each day so what you see on j2ski will usually be the result of the latest runs; and it will change several times through the day.

Obvious rule of thumb - if the forecast is changing a lot then there's a change in the weather... 8)

The above notwithstanding, yesterdays GFS runs began to show "a bit of a pasting" in store for parts of Austria this coming weekend... :shock: :D

Fingers crossed, but... it's too far out to be certain as yet.

_Tom_ wrote:I've also heard that the conditions at La Plagne are a bit powdery, does this make any difference?

Yes... you'll absolutely love it! :lol:

The pistes will be "packed powder" which is great to ski on - once over the initial apprehension you won't be hurrying back to a dry slope.

One day you will dream, all year long, of conditions being "a bit powdery"... 8)

Another vote for Argentiere - if it's not good there...

Zermatt is not too far away either and is likely to still have good conditions - depends how far you can travel.

As it happens we just added some new pages so you can quickly see what the snow is like near the various airports.

Here's the Snow Reports for Ski Resorts near Geneva.

Hope that's handy,

If I told you... there'd be one less mystery in the world... 8)

It's just an accident of history, and the reality is much less interesting than the mystery.

Gargoyle63 wrote:have to get from
Les Arcs 1800 to Grenoble Airport on Friday 15th of Feb. Trying to avoid spending a fortune on a cab - anyone got a bright idea ?

If public transport doesn't fit there's at least one car hire company in Bourg St.Maurice (Europcar I think). Might be worth enquiring if you can get a one-way hire to the airport. I'd be surprised if they don't get one-ways coming out from Grenoble so they might cut you a deal to get a car back there.

Jan I Stenmark wrote:how will you know if the guy/gal sat across from you in the gondola is a J2-er?

Well, I reckon Dave Mac will be easy to spot (didn't he say he skis with a guitar in one hand and a beer in the other?)... all you need to do is regularly stand upside down as per your picture... and I think Hamish just said he's got a screw loose? 8)

Job done...

So if we get some j2ski beanies, or something similar, made up - would anyone want one/wear one?

SaTrinxa wrote:I was an avid surfer in my younger days so I figured boarding may be the way for me to go for this trip

Good call - surfers seem to find a lot in common. Do you skateboard as well (that's good too)?

Oh, and welcome aboard... 8)