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dobby wrote:You sure

No! I thought it looked like le lac but I've never seen it with that much snow and - on 2nd watch - don't think so. Anyone recognize which village it is?

Some very impressive pictures of the work to cut through a large avalanche that cut the road near Bessans yesterday.

I think we need a bigger shovel...

That should do it...

Full report at http://www.data-avalanche.org/listAvalanche/1515532335729

All pictures from the excellent resource that is http://www.data-avalanche.org and (c) Alain Duclos

Iceman wrote:What on earth are snow cables?

Steel cables (funnily enough) rather than chains... supposedly a little easier to fit and are lower profile than chains - so not so much grip - and are mostly used where there's limited clearance in the wheel arch.

I don't think I've ever actually seen any on the road though!

There are lots of opinions on our previous threads on the subject; I think we covered just about every aspect as Icey says... :lol:

The Ski Helmet Debate - 2009 version

Ski Helmets - 2011

There used to be an excellent site, with lots of stats and evidence-based advice, at ski-injury.com (built by Dr Mike Langran, a Scottish GP and ski patrol doctor) but that's sadly "under maintenance" at the moment.

And this may be Tignes le lac, but we won't know until they've uncovered it...

Shouldn't take long to dig the car out...

Wow... spot the difference... :lol:

A quick update on the current situation; snow from last weeks storm is stabilising, but the risk levels are now very high in the areas affected by the "Retour d'Est" snow event/storm still in progress in Northern Italy/Eastern French Alps and the very South of Switzerland.

Below are some overview maps from the relevant authorities.

If you're out in these areas, or about to go, do bookmark the links below the images so you can stay up to date as things settle down... but do take local advice in resort on the day!

Italy - Aosta Valley, etc.

Aosta Valley wrote:The danger level is 5-very strong in Gran Paradiso valleys, central and upper part of Lys and Ayas, Valtournenche valleys, 4-strong throughout the remaining regional territory.

The avalanches problems are the fresh snow and the wind-drifted snow:
the snowfalls continue and intensify on Monday afternoon and in the night between Monday and Tuesday, when the spontaneous avalanche activity will be more intense and widespread throughout the region. The situation is more critical especially in the south and east of the region, where the amount of fresh snow at the end of the episode can exceed two meters above 2100-2300 m where great avalanches are likely.

See the full Aosta Valley Avalanche Bulletin for details.

French Alps

Meteo France Avalanche Bulletin for Savoie

Swiss Alps

SLF (Swiss) Avalanche Bulletin

In Tignes - digging out begins... Started by User in Snow Forecasts and Snow Reports, 7 Replies
dobby wrote:You sure No! I thought it looked like le lac but I've never seen it with that much snow and - on 2nd watch - don't think so. Anyone recognize which village it is?

Clearing an avalanche-blocked road - Bessans, France Started by User in Avalanche Safety, 3 Replies
Some very impressive pictures of the work to cut through a large avalanche that cut the road near Bessans yesterday. I think we need a bigger shovel... That should do it... Full report at http://www.data-avalanche.org/listAvalanche/1515532335729 All pictures from the excellent resource that is http://www.data-avalanche.org and (c) Alain Duclos

Snow cables??? Started by User in Ski Chatter, 4 Replies
Iceman wrote:What on earth are snow cables? Steel cables (funnily enough) rather than chains... supposedly a little easier to fit and are lower profile than chains - so not so much grip - and are mostly used where there's limited clearance in the wheel arch. I don't think I've ever actually seen any on the road though!

Cervinia Snow Reports - January 2018 Started by User in Snow Reports from Ski Resorts, 7 Replies
Wow... spot the difference... :lol:

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