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My god it is cold.

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 19:41:35 GMT

I think over recent years i have been spoiled with the weather on my ski hols, never really below -5 and lots of sunshine.

Tonight i arrived in Flaine and it is VERY cold. we have just been out to do a bit of shopping and grab a take away pizza and it is -22. My lungs are on fire.....i think.
I elected to leave some clothing at home as i never wore it on past trips,such as, base layer leggings and thicker fleeces.....something made me grab them virtually on the way out the door.

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Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:31:45 GMT

just been warning my guests about frostbite....they just didnt listen ...almost like they thought they were to tough to get it!!!

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Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:49:15 GMT

It could be worse....my step sun has gone on a jolly to the Costa Brava....and its snowing there and -7 :-)

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Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:56:38 GMT

Snapzzz wrote:It could be worse....my step sun has gone on a jolly to the Costa Brava....and its snowing there and -7 :-)

that is so funny!!

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Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:57:23 GMT

Where in Flaine are you staying Snapzzz?

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Sat, 4 Feb 2012 21:04:27 GMT

Dorset Boy wrote:Where in Flaine are you staying Snapzzz?

Outside on the step if he's not back with the Pizza by now )

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Sat, 4 Feb 2012 21:08:31 GMT

bandit wrote:

Dorset Boy wrote:Where in Flaine are you staying Snapzzz?

Outside on the step if he's not back with the Pizza by now )

Shirley, in Flaine, one should be on the Pierrade!

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Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:08:59 GMT

Snapzzz I hope you're wrapped up nice and warm and enjoying the snow.

Obviously not quite as cold at home, but you'd think there was another ice age coming with the media banging on about it. I've seen lots of postmen around this week wearing shorts. Why?

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Sun, 5 Feb 2012 14:45:51 GMT

Not cold here, a nice sunny 23 degrees due to the northerly breeze & I will get my snow fix in March at Sauze, best of both worlds.

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Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:59:06 GMT

Dorset Boy wrote:Where in Flaine are you staying Snapzzz?

We are in apartments right next to the 'Grand Vans' lift called Les terraces du veret.
Pokey little things they are but excellently located.

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Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:24:58 GMT

Some -20s would nice right now (and should be a common high at this time of year). Instead we have been above zero many days and it feel like March :evil:

As to emergency measures when you find yourself not wearing enough on a cold day, a couple of charcoal hand warmers in the the mesh inside pockets of your jacket can make a huge difference.

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Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:27:38 GMT

Trencher wrote:Some -20s would nice right now (and should be a common high at this time of year). Instead we have been above zero many days and it feel like March :evil:

As to emergency measures when you find yourself not wearing enough on a cold day, a couple of charcoal hand warmers in the the mesh inside pockets of your jacket can make a huge difference.

I never really feel the cold on my body whilst skiing, even today.
I did feel it on exposed skin on my face, my toes and fingers.
My coke froze solid in my bag.

On the plus side i was getting a little worries that my bindings would not release, they were new this year and despite numerous falls on my last trip they never released.
Today they both flew off in a white cloud of fail.....at least i know they function!

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Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:31:12 GMT

It was -25 on the mountain in Verbier this weekend but I had the best skiing ever! It was literally empty. We did few lapses of Gentianes-Tortin itinerary and every time apart from us there were no more than 8-10 other skiers. Unbelievable. We did a 30 min hike to Rock Garden yesterday and walking up the snowy ridge in ski tied to the back I had to take jacket off. And after skiing down we did few lapses on empty groomers and it was a fanstastic experience to be able to zoom through all known bottle necks withut having to worry about crowds. I hope this weather stays or at least comes back for few more weekends. Don't be put off by cold, there are things called "layers' for this occasion. Protect your face well, so that not much skin is exposed, warm gloves and hit the mountain. If you are a solid skier this is a good weather to hire a guide and do a bit of exploring as snow is awesome and snowpack is fairly stable. Yeah, and keep complaining to everyone around that it's too cold to ski - we like the slopes empty:)

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Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:31:50 GMT

Did some one call ....... :shock:

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Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:41:22 GMT

Snapzzz wrote:
Today they both flew off in a white cloud of fail.....at least i know they function!

I think I encountered that cloud last month on more than one occasion. Must be a common phenomenon in the Alps.

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Mon, 6 Feb 2012 20:10:27 GMT

-20 in L2A on Friday, I've never known cold like it.....

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Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:01:58 GMT

What a bunch of woosies you lot are.
It was -19 in resort at 9am in St Moritz last January, getting as low as -27 at the top of Piz Nair.
Get on with it!!!!

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Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:52:57 GMT

Practical advice for those of you with spectacles: I switched to my reserve glasses which are plastic lenses and frameless - these seemed far less prone to fog-up than my metal-framed, glass-lensed pair. May just be because -19C has 'improved' to -13C to -7C the last two days, but the plastics seem better.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:16:08 GMT

Sauna then rolling in the snow then back in the sauna Wednesday night -16

Ripped my little toe nail off in the process which made Thursdays boarding fun )