Snow for the Euros.

[Hicks]

classic siberian express is lining up for the northeastern alps. the arlberg and points east look to get some dry and light stuff over the next 2-3 weeks.

The siberian flow brings along the cold but doesn't bring any moisture.
Since you jinxed it should we kick you in the nuts now or will you do that yourself?

On a positive note we are rather expecting northern weather patters bringing cold and moisture!

[verbier61]

pleeeeeeeezz....

[Hicks]

Forecast for the next few days:

Snow above 400 m, later even dropping lower. Especially Northern Alps are supposed to get nuked on.

[ulty_guy]

consider it jinxed

[Hicks]

Beware your nuts......

[subtle plague]

well since i got kinda fired today (well the kind of "we make shitloads of money but our company won't need any callcenter students next year, so we can make even more money" explanation my boss wanted me for another year (and told me my next contract signing would be routine last week ), but his boss sucks shareholder cocks ) and my mood is not really great because i need i job for new year which pays my rent, my forecast will be kinda short.
first: nothing is certain for 2-3 weeks.
second: it is certainly not siberian.
thrid: not that much moisture but yes the northeastern alps(can you say krippenstein )will get the most.

fourth: medium range forecasts(5 days+) don't look too bad either.

fifth: i won't start salivating on the fortune teller's crystalball because those maps are 9days+ away.

[ulty_guy]

s-p sorry to hear about the job. hopefully it might mean more ski days for you and i'm sure that the good ullr will praise you for being a good employee.

[subtle plague]

well i saved up money(more than ever before ) had no universiy and no work from thursday to sunday and only one paper to do this semester. it looked promising. but depending on the new job ill get(i have to get one, because moving back to my parents is NOT an option. even if that would mean skiing more) my planing is screwed.

[subtle plague]

wooohaaa.
the forecasts for europe are incredible.
at least 7 days of winter with some snofall from time to time and below average temperatures. THEN the madness would start . IF this W/NW pattern should become reality, this early season would totally be off the hook !
the circulation over the atlantic would break down completely and we would a nearly stationary huuge low over northern central europe !

if only half of this comes true this could be epic !
so: winter(below av. temps) with snofall is almost certain for he next 7days and we have a reeeally nice perpective concerning the long term. (the model runs are surprisingly consistent).
time for me to get a new job and enjoy some early season turns

[Lostinthetrees]

Hope things work out on the job front. Moving back in w/ parents can be a humbling experience.

From Geneve:
Last nite (17th) was the 1st nite that below 0c hit the Lac Leman basin & shorelines this Fall (that I recall).

A dusting of snow still remains on the French-end of the Jura (down to ~1300m). Nothing on the CH-end even at 1500+.

Finally cold air is in place, but clear weather will remain through the weekend.

From predictions I looked at most of the action looks to take place in Austria/Eastern CH.

Subtle, Is that where your models place the snowfall?

[Franz Klammer]

Subtle,

Rather than making those crazy commutes from Cologne, why don't you move to Munich or Geneva to finish university?

[freak]

yes

thrid: not that much moisture but yes the northeastern alps(can you say krippenstein )will get the most.

freak~[&]

[subtle plague]

Subtle,

Rather than making those crazy commutes from Cologne, why don't you move to Munich or Geneva to finish university?

they are even more expensive than cologne and im to far in the main studies right now. i don't know if they'd accept my "scheine". i would have followed my girlfriend to erlangen if i didn't have to stay here because of the "schein" problems.And i can't finish outside of germany because i want to become a german teacher. and you need to do your "staatsexamen" here.
and yes lost, as freak pointed out, for the next week the eastern alps are favored. the madness would start afterwards.
btw. my last post looks terrible and im blaming it on the laptop keyboard

one glance at the toady's models: consistent to day 6-7, but it would be warmer and wetter later on . the west woud get it's share but it wouldn't be as cold anymore.

[Ripzalot]

bummer, sp. get yourself sorted and down here asap!

on the bright side, check out 120hr. a little early to tell, but there is hope...

http://131.54.120.150/asp/syn00120_l...&loc=GifImages

[surfsnowywaves]

W/NW flow is what I was hoping for!!! Keep the weather news flowing as I'm not the best at reading the German weather reports...

hey, if you need help, just send me whatever link you're looking at. i'll translate it. better than any online translator. better than anyone who "took a year of german" in high school. better than most germans still living in germany.

[subtle plague]

hey, if you need help, just send me whatever link you're looking at. i'll translate it. better than any online translator. better than anyone who "took a year of german" in high school. better than most germans still living in germany.

damn you're good.

btw. according to my sources who have been on the dachstein glacier this weekend 50cm+ of fresh have fallen there. the krippenstein reports 30cm this morning and whiteout.and with the dump coming this night and the next dump on tue/wed the austrian and bavarian alps (north eastern alps) could get quite a nice base.
the kripp will get 70-80cm base for sure (more on the dachstein glacier....and it is open. the krip won't open till dec. 17th) maybe it will break the 1m barrier.

mid/long term outlook(5-6days+): there will be a low over europe but the location could alter the dumpage points. right now it looks like west/and south (bovec / eastern italy could get 1m in 24h and crazy stuff like that) should get the most, but if the low core should move a few km to the east, the northern alps might get some.

[Meathelmet]

Looking promising.

Since this seems to be the "Official 2006 Euro Snow Thread" (this is so european,like,keeping 4-6 different threads about the weather... )
, has anyone firsthand experience about bavarian alps this season.

I am hitting the Zugspitze area in two weeks for a few days, how are things cooking up there?

I guess the Zugspitze/garmisch belongs to bavarian alps?

What other worthwiler resorts are there within a easy driving distance?
Flying in/out of mynchen.

Danke.

[nhtele]

bummer, sp. get yourself sorted and down here asap!

on the bright side, check out 120hr. a little early to tell, but there is hope...

http://131.54.120.150/asp/syn00120_l...&loc=GifImages

Wow, that's a great link. Thanks.

Still facking cold and dry in zermatt. I went line scoping for ice climbs today and they are shaping up well...

[subtle plague]

Looking promising.


What other worthwiler resorts are there within a easy driving distance?
Flying in/out of mynchen.

Danke.

one word: dammkar. in mittenwald.
the only german freerdearea (avi-controlled ). nice vertical and terrain, BUT you better bring jackson tramstanding skills because it gets tracked out sooner than anything. if you are there for first tram though....... it is nice aparently. but ive never been there.
it do not now if it is already open then and if it snows enough down in the valley.

zugspitze has 50cm right now (most of it fresh as it had about 7cm before)

[bad_roo]

The Snow Forecast sheet for Cavalese makes interesting reading.

A centimetre here or there and then on Friday night 47cm and 29cm for Saturday morning. Crikey.

[Meathelmet]

zugspitze has 50cm right now (most of it fresh as it had about 7cm before)

Autch...it´s rockski time then...again.Like lyngen wasnt enough...


We had some initial plans to try to hit Mittenwald,heard good about the place ridingwise,the line was something we were warned about too..
Is that bad in the weekdays too,or just weekends?

[subtle plague]

i guess it depends. weekdays should not be that bad because many arrive guys from munich. but when it dumps even then you have to be early. the problem is that the terrain is pretty limited to only one valley you ski down.
weekends must be quite "interesting".

[ulty_guy]

classic siberian express is lining up for the northeastern alps. the arlberg and points east look to get some dry and light stuff over the next 2-3 weeks.

dumpage called, game on!

[AH]

screw it.. trigger pulled, I'm skiing next week! Any maggots up in Nendaz next week?

[powslut]

currently snowing in st anton. went up to st christoph yesterday and there was about 30cm of snow on the ground in the village. things are finally starting to look up