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help understanding ski weather forcasts...

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:00:04 GMT

sounds silly i know...

ive been skiing a few times and also snowboarding a few times... what i want help on is reading the weather reports!!!

whats good conditions? how much fresh snow is good? howm uch is too much etc?

if someoent hinks they have a good method of telling whats good let me know!

just that i like to book the odd last minute trip so the reports will make a difference!

cheers

help understanding ski weather forcasts...

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:32:25 GMT

wait for bennyboy to come along he does the snow reports for the ski club of GB!

help understanding ski weather forcasts...

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:22:43 GMT

swskier wrote:wait for bennyboy to come along he does the snow reports for the ski club of GB!

Does he write all of them?

As in "Best conditions are to be found on the upper slopes"
:D

Or does the OP want to know about the meteorology?

Re:help understanding ski weather forcasts...

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:37:34 GMT

This winter it will be done mainly by me!

I only started on 1st Oct so am still getting into the swing of things.

250 resorts to do daily before 1:30pm (thats why it cant be in detail bandit :lol: )

Re:help understanding ski weather forcasts...

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:47:12 GMT

It is only too much if the patrol can't open the hill.

Re:help understanding ski weather forcasts...

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:11:50 GMT

RossF wrote:It is only too much if the patrol can't open the hill.

Ah ha! This brings back a GREAT memory from the resort that I worked at. Us folks in the Midwest had a TERRIBLE blizzard in February 08 and it dumped over 4 feet (about a meter) on our tiny resort. Late opening, but so much more fun.

You want the driest snow you can find (Colorado I believe. It'd probably behoove you to stay out of deep snow you can't get out of. :oops:

Re:help understanding ski weather forcasts...

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:25:52 GMT

I am pretty sure Utah would have something to say about that.