J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by freezywater

did I say it had chemicals in it?????? I was referring to the way man made snow is made, which is different from natural. Now I'm going to have to explain myself, unfortunately Chemistry never was a strong point so I hope my chem tutor doesn't read this :oops:

the main difference is that natural snow forms as flakes whereas man mad snow form as crystals.

[First Tracks Online have a good Introduction to Snow Making Chemistry]

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hey, there's no gaurantees in life!! but realistically the key to a good and long season in Europe is autumnal snow followed by cold weather, this cold weather preserves the snow layer for the heavier winter snows, this was missing last year hence the poor season. Some climatologists reckon the alps had the worst winter for 1,300 years!!! Lets hope lightning doesn't strike the same place twice!!

What you have to look out for is if the weather Novemeber and December is nice and cold the resorts will start laying down a layer of man made snow as a base, something to do with the chemical make-up of man made snow means it lasts longer than the real thing :shock:

Hi

I wouldn't worry too much about the lack of snow this year in St Johann, I skied there this year and there are plenty of snow cannons so provided it's cold enough there will be snow. This year as well as the lack of snowfall the problem was the temperature was mainly hovering around freezing and the snow cannons can't operate unless it's about -5 ish. The area pass gives you access to over 200km of piste so the chance is that you'll have skiing a short bus ride away if not at St Johann, Kitzbuhel is only just down the road! Nightlife wise there's pretty much all you could want in St Johann. Are you booking direct or with a tour operator?

hi, never been to that area myself but ski resort wise you'd probably be looking at Lech, Zurs and even St Anton. Looks like a very pretty part of Austria, enjoy!

quite possibly the oddest looking pair of boots I've ever seen, and you say you've skied in these :?:

My wife is size 9 and 6ft 2 so fitting boots for her feet was an extraordinarily difficult task, in the end we triumphed at Severn Sports in Leeds, drove all the way from Northants and they eventually fitted her with a great pair of Head!! She now claims they are like slippers compared to the last pair she had

Good luck :lol:

I've never been to the Pyrenees but I know people who have and it suits them down to the ground, different strokes for different folks and all that!!

I think you'll find that most people give a considered view of resorts / countries they have visited rather than just 'rave on about Europe'

oh yeah might have something to do with the cost?? Most of Europe is going to cost the same as the flight alone to Canada / USA

Cheer up, winter's coming :wink:

personal favourites are:-

?The sensual caress of waist deep cold smoke - Glory in skiing virgin snow, in being the first to mark the powder with the signature of their run?

"I now realize that the small hills you see on ski slopes are formed around the bodies of forty-seven-year-olds who tried to learn snowboarding"

?Skiing: I do not participate in any sport with ambulances at the bottom of the hill?

?Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.?

?Skiing: the art of catching cold and going broke while rapidly heading nowhere at great personal risk"

?Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough.?

?Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.?

?Talking from morning to night about sex has helped my skiing, because I talk about movement, about looking good, about taking risks.?

and my personal favourite from the year of my birth:-

There are really only three things to learn in skiing: how to put on your skis, how to slide downhill, and how to walk along the hospital corridor. ~Lord Mancroft, A Chinaman in the Bath, 1974