Snow for the Euros.

[geo039]

That Lars guy

and he doesn't even bother with a courtesy call.











no friends on pow days, eh?

[subtle plague]

actually i did't know i was going until thursday evening.....

i even only called markus from geneva on friday evening because i was so busy. and he is one of my best friends.

anyway... im really sorry. but the pics will make up for it. I SWEAR! (well i hope)
one of THE top 3 days of crusty mank in my life!

[geo039]

DITTO! I love the MANK!

one of THE top 3 days of crusty mank in my life!

[StevieG]

Don't fall off Striding Edge!

Bin there done that! Memo - don't lend your iceaxe to a nervous mate before attempting a detour round a bunch of punters at the end of the ridge.

[Scottish_Skier]

Ripz - Nice pics of Champex...
Loved that place - had one really great day there last winter...
Crazy crazy crazy little tree skiing spot!
Did you pack a machette!

[jojoski3]

Hello , i don't have any self made pic ( I skied with my young son in swiss Jura , no deep powder with him )
but i can't resist to add some pain or pleasure (depends on where you are ) with that

http://www.trinum4.com/archives/2008...13h00_mega.jpg


Lindarets Chatel elevation 1500 m ( 5000 ft)

Maybe Squaw locals should care about heart attack before opening the link

[Ripzalot]

anyway... im really sorry. but the pics will make up for it. I SWEAR! (well i hope)
one of THE top 3 days of crusty mank in my life!

you deutschlanders sure have a strange sense of "making up for it".





so let's get communication rolling.....who's in for the coming weekend?

[Roo]

are paths almost crossed, I was in Clermont on Sunday, here is a pic of the Puy de Dome with Vercingétorix in the foreground.

Avy in huez today on a south facing slope on the signal de l'homme

Very cool shot!

The Combe de Bras off Signal looked soooo tempting for the last run of the day but common sense prevailed.

[geo039]

This is probably filled in nicely ...and of course I am in!

so let's get communication rolling.....who's in for the coming weekend?

[horizon]

so let's get communication rolling.....who's in for the coming weekend?

Irbis and I will leave Geneva Saturday around 8 am by rental car. Haven't decided where to go yet but would want something up to 1.5 hrs drive away. It would be great to meet with other mags - where are you going?

(We've both got safety and skinning gear).

[Ripzalot]

Irbis and I will leave Geneva Saturday around 8 am by rental car. Haven't decided where to go yet but would want something up to 1.5 hrs drive away. It would be great to meet with other mags - where are you going?

(We've both got safety and skinning gear).

excellent! will be good to ski with more mags.

i'll send you my phone number in a PM. by 8am saturday we should just about know where we are going! one last radar check at 7am then out the door...

[Mike Pow]

...I was in Clermont on Sunday, here is a pic of the Puy de Dome with Vercingétorix in the foreground.

Great pic.

[PeterK]

6 dead and 2 missing in avalanches in the Alps and Pyrenees over the weekend

take it easy out there, the snow will still be there in 2009.

Another incident on the back side of Mont Fort yesterday:

http://www.24heures.ch/depeches/vaud...vement-blessee

Really hope she survived Take it easy out there.

[geo039]

+v+i+b+e+s+
I hear ya....Low angle pow here I come!
There was a few lines at La Flouly that we saw and decided they were a bad idea. Saw some natural south facing activity and one slide in a gully that went pretty far and crowned down to the grass/rock. Be careful out there everyone!

Another incident on the back side of Mont Fort yesterday:

http://www.24heures.ch/depeches/vaud...vement-blessee

Really hope she survived Take it easy out there.

[ae]

From this weekend in the Arlberg attached.

Friday - Saturday: St. Anton
Sunday - Monday: Lech / Zürs

More pictures posted here...

http://tinyurl.com/5mctl2

[p@wder]

Skiing at Champery/crosets was like skiing in a war zone with the blasting going on. Only a few aspects seemed to slide (50 degree below steep rock faces with major wind loading on a grass base). Some of our steeper couloirs were perhaps a bit more suspect than the mellow terrain below. Some kids claimed (probably without avy gear) first tracks and we then carefully assessed the slope. Snow did seem that it had collapsed and settled in the preceding days.

[Ripzalot]

Another incident on the back side of Mont Fort yesterday:

http://www.24heures.ch/depeches/vaud...vement-blessee

Really hope she survived Take it easy out there.

wow, 67 years old and skiing mont fort (with a guide) after the biggest dump in recent memory. mad skillZ!

+++vibes

[geo039]

I am going to bust someone in the head if I see another set of parents with their kids (family of 4 on the front face of Zinal) or some wankers (posse of 5 kids at Champex skiing above Ripz on an open face) all without avy gear or any idea that their lives (and family) and my friends are at risk. Has been really getting to me this year....

Some kids claimed (probably without avy gear) first tracks and we then carefully assessed the slope.

[Lostinthetrees]

Welcome to euro-land! it is a very common illness.
don't let it get u down.

I am going to bust someone in the head if I see another set of parents with their kids (family of 4 on the front face of Zinal) or some wankers (posse of 5 kids at Champex skiing above Ripz on an open face) all without avy gear or any idea that their lives (and family) and my friends are at risk. Has been really getting to me this year....

[p@wder]

I am going to bust someone in the head if I see another set of parents with their kids (family of 4 on the front face of Zinal) or some wankers (posse of 5 kids at Champex skiing above Ripz on an open face) all without avy gear or any idea that their lives (and family) and my friends are at risk. Has been really getting to me this year....

Yes, it is always scary seeing loads of uninformed teenagers, but even adults, without any safety gear, no avalanche knowledge or etiquette, skiing all over the mountain.

We tentatively skied 1 at a time. While waiting in line some kids had followed our traverse and jumped in shouting at us to get our of the way of the traverse.

[jwolter7]

The last two days were good for settling the snowpack a bit.

Above freezing during the day, with direct sunlight on some aspects. Below freezing at night, cold and clear.
Some melting has occurred at 1500M. The snowpact has settled somewhat??

But, be aware the next round is about to come and it will again be sketchy (maybe)...

It will be along winter this year, with many great skiing days.. Wait for it, and be around when it really gets good and is also stable.... The mountains are not going anywhere.

[Ripzalot]

its snowing in lausanne

[geo039]

In GE too!

its snowing in lausanne

[Tectonically_Neglected]

In GE too!

No snow here in Rotterdam

[Huck_Schmuck]

No snow here in Rotterdam

Sorry I missed you bro. It's crazy busy getting set up for the winter. Next time! Did you ski here?