Snow for the Euros.

[Hayduke]

http://vimeo.com/34432865

a local friend skiing somewhere in NoSnowLand (TM)

Must be those magic skis he's on.

[powfiend]

in verbier till the 6th... who wants to tour/go ride?

[ZekeWolf]

looks like we are facing some higher temperatures the next coming days.

[SiSt]

Must be those magic skis he's on.

They make their own pow, didn´t you know?

[Hayduke]

I wouldn't be surprised. I've been hearing very good things about them.

[freak]

They make their own pow, didn´t you know?

might be they do





freak~[&]

[Incompetent Boob]

A little stoke from der Schweiz on the weekend:




Those magic skis again:

[Ripzalot]

picked around the crowds in les diablerets today. g3000 remained closed due to avy.

[macsos]

Have a look at this one: North of France

http://vimeo.com/34433850

[verbier61]

Sugar pow above 2000 in verb today. Lot of people, but some secret gardens are still untracked.

[jumpturn]

Chamonix was acceptable today with 1m of fresh on the higher terrain all the way down to the glacier.

Launching onto the first drop of the Grand Envers, Chamonix, January 3, 2012.

[Orash111]

Have a look at this one: North of France

http://vimeo.com/34433850

See now that's the good stuff!

[IridePow]

We were in Engelberg today.
About 30 cm of fresh, which skied quite nice when found in the wind protected areas. Some other places (for example upper part of glacier) were quite variable though, with dunes up to 1 m high next to nothing.
Not the best pics, but here are some.

Danski dropping into Jochstock area.


The snowpack was extremely tender. We had numerous releases today.... so you had to choose your line wisely, when you were off the beaten track. Tom contemplating the lines.


Mostly just the upper small layer, however on the wind loaded parts there could be some considerable slabs. For example this remote release we set off.


But even when played safely some quality pow turns could be had.

[Hayduke]

Have a look at this one: North of France

http://vimeo.com/34433850

Holy shit that looked fun. Post more.

[AH]

Looks like the 200cm rule is in effect...

On Thursday morning a warm front will pass first, rapidly succeeded by a cold front. Under stormy winds from a north-westerly direction the warmer air will be pushed violently into the Alps, forcing it to snow out completely. We are looking at 50-90cm of fresh in the Isere, the northern parts of the Savoie, the Haute Savoie and pretty much everything due north of the Main Alpine Ridge between Thursday and Friday-morning!

On Thursday, snowfall will be heaviest in the north-western parts of the Alps (be there on Thursday morning!), after which the storm will move towards the east on Thursday-night, bringing snow deep into the valleys. Then on Friday the Nordstau continues in the east, delivering most freshies between the Swiss Flumserberg and the Austrian Tauplitz. By the time, it’ll start clearing up in the west, before also clearing up in the east on Friday-night. In total, we are looking at 50-90cm, up to 120cm locally between Thursday and Saturday morning. Due to the stormy wind, massive snow accumulations could arise, so be careful and ride safe. Please make sure you are aware of the local avalanche conditions!

Saturday starts out as a bluebird day in the Alps, but during the afternoon, a new front will arive, making the snow line rise towards 1200m in the west and 700 in the east. As of then, the Nordstau will be on until at least Monday (and according to some models, even Wednesday and beyond)! This means another 50-100cm of fresh between Flumserberg and Tauplitz, leaving us with a massive 200cm of fresh in only 7 days... We are talking record-breaking stuff!

[powfiend]

raining at in la chable, hope its good up top. yesterday was sick dispite the herds...

[sqikunst]

Friday!!! storm skiing in Tirol... I want to tag along with possibly my cousin if we can get out of work!!! Sat is gonna be prime in the AM... Otherwise I am just going to stick in the east and ski in my own trees/back yard and tour on sat... Im sick of work the touries should bugger off talk about december tor remember!!

[Incompetent Boob]

Looks like the 200cm rule is in effect...

Oh yeah.
Will be riding somewhere within a 4hr drive from Munich.Alberg/Andermatt look like they could go. Looking for partners if anyone is around.

[wildstyle]

trigger pulled .... Hayduke and I are arriving late thursday evening into geneva, staying in Sion for 3 days.

anyone around for some tree skiing in the valais on friday morning ?

[Hicks]

anyone around for some tree skiing in the valais on friday morning ?

Wish I would but work keeps me away from that area until 2nd half in January. Have fun anyway.

[Orash111]

Taking my dog to a day care this afternoon to stay for 5 days. He'll have a great vacation playing with dogs outdoors 8 hrs a day, rather than being home alone, while I will shred!

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Heading for the Salzburgerland area thursday - monday...

Hope my streak of bad luck is over now!

[irbis]

Horizon and myself are landing in Geneva on the 13th in the evening - any advice as to which way to go? Cham? Verbier? we haven't booked any accomodation yet and we have a car. Please let us know if you are up for a couple of runs anywhere

[ZekeWolf]

Taking the train down to Engelberg tmrw afternoon. Staying at the lodge so come by for a bruski if you are around.

[verbier61]

Horizon and myself are landing in Geneva on the 13th in the evening - any advice as to which way to go? Cham? Verbier? we haven't booked any accomodation yet and we have a car. Please let us know if you are up for a couple of runs anywhere

Go where the snow will be. The 13th is too far to predict