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where are the conditions good right now

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:31:42 GMT

hi

i am after some advice. could possibly get away this tuesday for 3 days skiing with flights to geneva. where are the best conditions that are the closest or cheapest transfer from geneva?

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:10:43 GMT

Hi, my suggestion would be to hire a car, and drive to Villars, bout hour and a half. Zermatt last year and found the drive surprisingly easy and a great experience.

Villars also reporting good skiing conditions.

Hope this helps.

PS Transfers shouldnt be too much either.

Marc

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:43:16 GMT

If I had a short trip available this coming few days, I'd be heading to Chamonix and trying to get myself up to the Vallee Blanche.

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:00:38 GMT

Tony_H wrote:If I had a short trip available this coming few days, I'd be heading to Chamonix and trying to get myself up to the Vallee Blanche.

Why the V.B now Tony?

Considering that conditions on the snow bridges are very thin, it's probably one of the most dangerous seasons' up there for many years, I'd love to know your rationale.

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:44:28 GMT

bandit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:If I had a short trip available this coming few days, I'd be heading to Chamonix and trying to get myself up to the Vallee Blanche.

Why the V.B now Tony?

Considering that conditions on the snow bridges are very thin, it's probably one of the most dangerous seasons' up there for many years, I'd love to know your rationale.

Youre better informed than me bandit, I was suggesting it due to snow reports coming out of cham which suggeat v good conditions. In which case the posted in the area should be good.
Soz

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:06:04 GMT

Chamonix or Les Contamines might be your best bet as they are high up.

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:54:46 GMT

I'm going to Chamonix on Tuesday, skied V.B last year but won't be attempting this, even with a guide for me its too iffy?

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:43:43 GMT

mjjw69 wrote:I'm going to Chamonix on Tuesday, skied V.B last year but won't be attempting this, even with a guide for me its too iffy?

Do you mean its too hard for you, or are conditions too dodgy right now?

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:51:05 GMT

Nope, just about capable, many thanks for your concern, having dependents & not being selfish I decided this year it is not worth the risk

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:55:31 GMT

How about Flaine or Val Thoren or Kimberley in Canada all have good snow and I can personally vouch for Kimberley as I have just landed back from there and it was fantastic powder beyond belief. In fact why am I writing this I WANNA GO BACK NOW , all contibutions gratefully accepted :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:19:16 GMT

IIRC a guide was killed on the Valley Blanche run recently - fell into a deep crevasse, I think! If its not safe for the guides ...........

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:28:27 GMT

We've got fresh snow in Montgenevre. It's coming in from the east and hitting the Milky Way hard.

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:21:11 GMT

.....Scotland :lol:

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:47:43 GMT

There's diddly squat in the Portes du Soleil.
Only passable around Avoriaz yesterday - melting fast everywhere and what there is is chewed up porridge!

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:43:38 GMT

St Anton and Obergurgl appear to have tons of snow according to several emails I have just received.

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:04:36 GMT

Big dump forecast for central Austrian resorts tomorrow (Kitz, Soll, Mayrhofen, etc).

However, because of high temperatures likely to fall as heavy rain low down. I would expect that this will pretty much finish off the lower runs in these resorts but should give pretty decent skiing up high, though possibly a bit heavy.

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:37:38 GMT

i keep getting snowmails to tell me how cold it is in St Moritz and how much more snow is forecast. Looks to me like this is a place to go all season and not be worried about conditions.
I have to say that mid Jan it was utterly fabulous in terms of great snow and cold temps when other places were really struggling, and I'd return there purely on that basis alone.

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:34:10 GMT

Engelberg, (yet again) big snowfall. The guys at the Ski Lodge must have been doing their snowdancin 24/7 8)

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:11:26 GMT

Vallee Blanche can be a good bet for a bit later, crevasses will be visible quite soon. Now when they are still covered it can be dangerous as snow bridges will be thin. Still Chamonix might be the best bet as it's the closest to GVA. I would avoid Villars, not sure what conditions it is reporting, but I know someone working there and conditions are quite poor, it's simply not high enough. Reports on this sight rarely match the reality.

Re:where are the conditions good right now

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:14:42 GMT

St. Moritz is a long way from GVA to go there for couple of days. But yeah, North-East of the country was more lucky in terms of snow this season.