Snow for the Euros.

[sqikunst]

I ordered mine online took two weeks to get here though!! In Austria.

[PNWbrit]

I ordered mine online took two weeks to get here though!! In Austria.

Nope.

I need a store in Courmayeur with a scuba tank and the appropriate paintball adapter to fill mine while I stand there.. I do not have the sort of pack you order filled cartridges for.

[Foggy_Goggles]

^^^
What brand is your pack? Hopefully not BCA. My friends tried for two weeks to get theirs filled in Cham and Courmayeur with no luck. They even had a contact of a BCA associate who said it would be "no problem", well it was a problem. I won't buy a BCA airbag for this reason. Spend $800, go to the freeride capital of the universe and can't use the damn thing.

[PNWbrit]

Not BCA but uses same system. We found one in Cham. Although guy who "could do it" was on a long lunch break so we had to wait around. I was hoping the Grivel store in Cour would be able to.

Thanks for the Intel though mate.

[subtle plague]

wow the next dump should be interesing in the south.....

[sqikunst]

^^ looks big!!

[blondin]

^^^
What brand is your pack? Hopefully not BCA. My friends tried for two weeks to get theirs filled in Cham and Courmayeur with no luck. They even had a contact of a BCA associate who said it would be "no problem", well it was a problem. I won't buy a BCA airbag for this reason. Spend $800, go to the freeride capital of the universe and can't use the damn thing.

wow classic but shitty - hope it worked out somehow

[blondin]

wow the next dump should be interesing in the south.....

umm yup check that. Pretty massive predictions if it happens it will be once again very epic...

[A2thaK]

Stoked I'm landing in Milan on Sunday, and have three days guided in Val Gardena Mon-Wed, then off to Alagna for another few days.

[subtle plague]

i just updated the powderguide.com forecast and i said 160-170cm until Saturday Morning!!!

Models are going nuts! Some predict 2-3 METERS in the Dolomites until Monday. Thats villagedestroying dumpage coming along.
The west of the south should stay more ridable, but wil probably also get 1m+ until monday.

[A2thaK]

Do you think the roads will be open from Milan to Selva on Sunday? Drove it last year in sunny conditions, but not sure how that 10km or so from the main highway will be.

[subtle plague]

I have absolutely no idea. depends on the ammounts and on the snowline.

[powdherb]

Hey euromags, I'm dumping some gear here in cham. Excuse the spam. http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...EURO-Gear-Dump

[PNWbrit]

^^^
What brand is your pack? Hopefully not BCA. My friends tried for two weeks to get theirs filled in Cham and Courmayeur with no luck. They even had a contact of a BCA associate who said it would be "no problem", well it was a problem. I won't buy a BCA airbag for this reason. Spend $800, go to the freeride capital of the universe and can't use the damn thing.

Just got an email back from BCA Europe that there is a BCA refill center at

Concept Pro Shop
610 Route Blanche,
Chamonix , 74400 France

Behind the Aguille du Midi

Sounds like it's a new store this year. Nothing in Courmayeur (at least "official" BCA ones)

[Meathelmet]

i just updated the powderguide.com forecast and i said 160-170cm until Saturday Morning!!!

Models are going nuts! Some predict 2-3 METERS in the Dolomites until Monday. Thats villagedestroying dumpage coming along.
The west of the south should stay more ridable, but wil probably also get 1m+ until monday.

....

Amount of shitfuck that even half of the predicted snow is going to cause = Immense.
Rarely do I say this but...hopefully those predictions dont come true.
The amount of closures & damage to the infra would be big, people would get bogged down in places like arabba for days, not to mention possible lives lost.

Damn. What a weird season.

[Meathelmet]

Nothing in Courmayeur (at least "official" BCA ones)

PNW, did you ask 4810, the shop? Couple of years ago some guide said that they "might" have connections to refill the canisters.
Didnt understand if they had possibilities in the shop or if they had connections with the bombardieri (town firemen).
At least they have high enough psi compressor, but I am not sure what their attitude is towards peeps rolling in...you could always try...
Buy a bottle of Bombardino and send your wife/girlfriend/ladyboy to pat some eyelids...

[PNWbrit]

PNW, did you ask 4810, the shop? Couple of years ago some guide said that they "might" have connections to refill the canisters.
Didnt understand if they had possibilities in the shop or if they had connections with the bombardieri (town firemen).
At least they have high enough psi compressor, but I am not sure what their attitude is towards peeps rolling in...you could always try...
Buy a bottle of Bombardino and send your wife/girlfriend/ladyboy to pat some eyelids...

I emailed them but haven't heard back. I'm sure Foggy's crew must have tried there?

I'm driving from Geneva on Saturday at lunchtime so it's not a big deal to swing by the place in Cham before going through the tunnel.

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Can anybody recommend a cheap place to stay in Courmayeur or Aosta? The more dirtbaggy the better. Any mags out there with a couch to crash on?

I've gotten in a habit of only skiing verbier this season... its time for a change!

[jumpturn]

i just updated the powderguide.com forecast and i said 160-170cm until Saturday Morning!!!

Models are going nuts! Some predict 2-3 METERS in the Dolomites until Monday. Thats villagedestroying dumpage coming along.
The west of the south should stay more ridable, but wil probably also get 1m+ until monday.

The oracle at the Dumpministerium.... funny.

Here are the astonishments of the oracle.

http://translate.google.com/translat...ster-dump.html

[twat]

it was fun to ski the backside of mugkogl/kühtai/sellraintal/tirol today

[Zeedashbo]

It would be rad if that camera was facing downhill.

Nice o face btw

[geo039]

Talk with Craig and peep some downskis (spam)

Just got an email back from BCA Europe that there is a BCA refill center at

Concept Pro Shop
610 Route Blanche,
Chamonix , 74400 France

Behind the Aguille du Midi

Sounds like it's a new store this year. Nothing in Courmayeur (at least "official" BCA ones)

[PNWbrit]

Talk with Craig and peep some downskis (spam)

I'm still undecided whether to take my nearly new 6s or something bigger but non Down. I noticed they are a dealer for you. Interested to see the rest of your range in person.

I'm enjoying getting to know the 6s. Thanks again for taking care of the shipping out here above and beyond regular customer service.

[Island Bay]

JT, your pics are drool inducing. I miss Cham/Courmayeur…….

Skied the Grand Envers with Kristin in 50cm of pow. The skiing was good t2b. On the 3rd drop, we skied left of the 45º coulee, but had to huck our way out. Here are a few photos.

Traversing the Arrete du Plan on a Perfect day, clear and no wind.


The Grands Jorasses and the Dent du Géant.


Kristin straightlines on the 1st drop.


Team Andreas works on advanced ski cutting.


Ooops. The lesson turns into class 1 avalanche riding.


Meanwhile, Kristin is overstoking on pow on this first time up the Midi for this season.


Another day at the pow office....


The Dru plastered with snow.

[Meathelmet]

Can anybody recommend a cheap place to stay in Courmayeur or Aosta? The more dirtbaggy the better. Any mags out there with a couch to crash on?

There is one awesome place about 50m uphill from hellbronner cable car, some guide is having a B&B kind of place there. Stayed there last
january, a really awesome place. Was relatively affordable, not like 10€ night or anything, but if I remember
right, we paid something like 60€ for 2 persons, hotel funivia if I remember right?