Thread: Snow for the Euros.

actually its pretty warm but it'll change on sunday/monday with some fresh snow. dont worry.
otherwise focus on slush skiing or otherwise apresski is always a good option over there. haha. nor serios. beer is cheap and not too bad

so.. tomorrow will be the last day at work and starting saturday morning we'll be based in la clusaz (one week) for some skiing/skinning/cramponing whatever the conditions dictate (but seems like there's some fresh snow on the way!). planning on visiting chamonix for some days as well.

if anyone is bored and wants to meet up with us, hints and showing some good lines will be rewarded with beer. PM/email please. group info 4 people, have rope and crevasse rescue stuff, like steeps, but all enjoy being alive and have strong intentions to keep it this way. cheers

Originally Posted by GimpToo

Heading from the States to Fugen in the Zillertal Valley this weekend for the week . . . guess it is going to be pretty warm . . . other than skiing, any recommendations Thanks in advance!!

Recommendation: don't buy an abs cartridge at Sporthaus Unterlecher, aka Sport 2000 in Fügen. They tried to rip me off the other day when I stopped by to buy one on my way out of the valley. Over the phone they told my friend (local) that it would cost 10 euros. But then they wanted to charge me 20 euros. Sure I'm not from around there but what's up with that? I hate it when people try to take advantage. I ended up paying 10 euros but I wouldn't recommend that place.
Here is a short (very short) clip from Monday and Tuesday. Nothing special but I thought I'd share. Have fun!

conditions in Huckfügen last Monday (well, this has changed dramatically...)

enny news on the snow in alpe d`heux. going there next weekend

Hey Euros,

gonna be over for two weeks from 10th March, will spend the first week in Austria around Arlberg and IBK, and then hook up with Scottishskier for some skiing in CH and France. Anyone keen to hook up for some turns?

Are any of the IBK crew gonna be skiing in the week of the 12th?

Originally Posted by Marius

conditions in Huckfügen last Monday (well, this has changed dramatically...)

Now that's some awesome stoke.

Originally Posted by Orash111

Now that's some awesome stoke.

+1 awesome! (here im sitting with a Medi M4 knee brace..)

Any Cham mags down for beers tomorrow night?

Originally Posted by Marius

conditions in Huckfügen last Monday (well, this has changed dramatically...)

This was Huckfugen on Wednesday, at least what I could see of it. Actually it did clear up after lunch, but by then it didn't matter.

St Moritz to Andermatt??

Does anyone know if I can drive the more northern route from St Moritz, thru Thusis, Bonaduz, Flims, Obersaxon, Tujetsch, Andermatt??

Google has me going down from Thusis, Andeer, Mesocca, Bellinzona, Faldo, into Andermatt.

Or is there a winter/mtn pass road closure I need to be aware of?
Thx

You should be able to drive that way. You have to catch the car train over the oberalp pass, but other than that there is no pass that you cant get through. Drove the same route a few weeks ago and there was a lot more snow the. Make sure to look out for the town of cunter on your way.

spring touring conditions this afternoon in haute-savoye today. and a winning team.

Originally Posted by Hover bacon

You should be able to drive that way. You have to catch the car train over the oberalp pass, but other than that there is no pass that you cant get through. Drove the same route a few weeks ago and there was a lot more snow the. Make sure to look out for the town of cunter on your way.

Thanks, just the kind of info I was looking for, didn't know about the pass closure or the train.

Got caught last week going from St Anton to Bormio, the TomTom and Google sent me to a closed pass, had to backtrack into Swiss, cross the Ofenpass in moderate snow, down thru the Livigno tunnel, and over a couple of passes between Livigno and Bormio, added a few hours to the trip I hadn't planned on.

^^why do you trust google?

i suggest to use one of the car-clubs for closed/open pass roads: http://www.oeamtc.at/alpenpaesse/

Originally Posted by Marius

Let's get back on topic. When do the good storm cycles resume?

couldn't go freeski mountaineering up to trou de mouche because we left our crampons so we did some HEART carving today.

This is not mine, this is what a friend of mine, Ben - the gentleman in the second photograph below, credits to Jumpturn of this parish - did with his days off recently. Some of you might enjoy the pictures

Aig Blanche Peuterey N face and S face of Mont Blanc

Chamification from lunchtime tomorrow.

Keen to see what Jérôme has planned.

Originally Posted by peds

Aig Blanche Peuterey N face and S face of Mont Blanc

stunning!

Nice shot from that set in particular this is a bit grippy

Originally Posted by herr_stoiber

stunning!

x2

Way to get a great Cham classic ticked off.

Originally Posted by peds

This is not mine, this is what a friend of mine, Ben - the gentleman in the second photograph below, credits to Jumpturn of this parish - did with his days off recently. Some of you might enjoy the pictures

Aig Blanche Peuterey N face and S face of Mont Blanc

Kudos to the boys for taking advantage of the conditions.

Too bad the north face was not better snow....or maybe that was the approach ski talking....anything is epic!

This would have been more desirable conditions....

Helluva TR, guys. Props!

I was hand delivered a pair of CD2\\\'s at GVA last night by Gregor of Down Skis. I got to Cham last night. I watched a glacier calve today. I ate cheese for dinner. Full TR upcoming.

I love Europe.