Snow for the Euros.

**bad_roo** · 12-01-2005, 07:07 AM

On the other side of the Kitzbuheler Horn is St Johann in Tirol, then there's the Steinplatte/Waidring not too far away either. You can also ski the very big SkiWelt complex (Soll/Ellmau/Scheffau/Hopfgarten/Westendorf).

**bad_roo** · 12-01-2005, 07:15 AM

NB - Saas Fee looks to be the latest nucular hot spot for snow forecast.

**bad_roo** · 12-01-2005, 07:36 AM

Yes, I am too stoked to work.

**Meathelmet** · 12-01-2005, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by bad_roo

So you'd say there probably wasn't anything worth skiing at Les 7 Laux at the moment? davidof's report looks OK and with another two feet predicted for the weekend that could turn into something pretty sweet indeed.

Roo,you bloody optimist.
Havent you seen how your snowchart dries out like a...well,something that dries very fast and totally.

Both the weekends dump and the big one predicted for the next weeks tuesday is gonna go a bit southwise.
Hitting southern austria/NE italy and...suprise,suprise...BOVEC!

http://www.wetter-zentrale.de/pics/avnpanel4.gif

Head east.

**bad_roo** · 12-01-2005, 08:41 AM

I'm keeping the faith. Alpe d'Huez won't let us down.

Bovec is a thousand mile drive from London and the terrain is lousy. The Western Alps are going to be twatted this weekend...

**nhtele** · 12-01-2005, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by bad_roo

NB - Saas Fee looks to be the latest nucular hot spot for snow forecast.

Since I have no language skillz and very little motivation, what makes you say that?

Would it be worth trying to get down-valley from Zermatt in order to ski there? Tree-runs? 'Cause up on the Theodulgletscher the vis. could get really ugly and I don't fancy the 5,000CHF to pull my ass out of a crevasse. In other news, Sunnegga-Blauherd-Rothorn are opening this weekend but it's mostly on a manmade base.

**bad_roo** · 12-01-2005, 09:05 AM

You will not be able to see a thing at either Zermatt or Saas Fee this weekend. Big snow and howling winds will see to that. After the storm it'll be primo but even a metre of snow isn't going to cover those yawning crevasses.

**Arno** · 12-01-2005, 09:54 AM

good to see fellow yurrepeans getting their stoke on. i'll be out there next weekend - just need somewhere near zurich to get dumped on. i'm thinking the Arlberg is looking best right now...

**Ripzalot** · 12-01-2005, 10:29 AM

roo- i dunno about les 7 laux firsthand. that report said 0cm base just before the 30cm dump so i presume that's all there is.

check out the bolam - it's blowin up in the south. unfortunately, it seems to be stopping short of the swiss border.

http://www.meteoliguria.it/tabbolam06.asp click Movie / Snow Fall (mm/12h)

**wildstyle** · 12-01-2005, 11:19 AM

right .... cheers for the advice guys.

I managed to find some chains this afternoon..... I'm booked into the hotel in the centre of kitzbuhel . I'll be arriving at 8am tomorrow after the monster mileage mission.

I'll let you know how the snow is as i'm taking the laptop.

If anyones around that part of austria, send me a pm and lets hook up for some turns.

**bad_roo** · 12-01-2005, 11:28 AM

Git after it and slay some for the Euros! Take pictures.

**Franz Klammer** · 12-01-2005, 12:34 PM

Roo, I thought you had a job ...
Subtle, I thought you had a girlfriend ...

Speaking of which, I thought I had a paper to submit to the Economic Journal ...

**nhtele** · 12-01-2005, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Franz Klammer

Speaking of which, I thought I had a paper submit to the Economic Journal ...

And I'm prepping a talk for a conference next week, trying to submit a paper to "Geomorphology," and writing the end-of-term exam.

You should go skiing. Get Jake to give you a ride.

**Franz Klammer** · 12-01-2005, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by nhtele

And I'm prepping a talk for a conference next week, trying to submit a paper to "Geomorphology," and writing the end-of-term exam.

You should go skiing. Get Jake to give you a ride.

Sunday is the day. Finally picking up the student season pass at the Kmart. And, yes, I am banking on Jake to give me a ride once I return to the EC after my Euro trip.

**subtle plague** · 12-02-2005, 07:11 AM

http://imk-ifu.fzk.de/de/wetter/15km...km.htm#pagetop

woohaa. Roo this doesn't look to bad concerning alpe de huez

the 150cm base appear in the next 60hours. going up from 30-50cm right now.

edit: i found out how to use it to get new snow.
this link is new snow every 6hours

red is melting and blue is dumping

http://imk-ifu.fzk.de/de/wetter/15km...km.htm#pagetop

edit again: that is sooo cool you can see the föhn effects on the northern side.

**bad_roo** · 12-02-2005, 07:35 AM

The winds this morning were so strong that most of the fluffy light pow that fell in Alpe d'Huez this week is now residing in Belgium.

**bad_roo** · 12-02-2005, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by subtle plague

edit again: that is sooo cool you can see the föhn effects on the northern side.

Julian Alps look set to be föhned to fuck.

**subtle plague** · 12-02-2005, 07:50 AM

hey ! im positive for your destination and i DEMAND positive vibes for bovec and my trip next weekend or ill come down to france and kick your ass because it is equally far to travel from cologne !

right now im asking myself why im not going to france...
i guess because slovenia is so cheap that i can justify such a loong trip for a few days.

and i guess the red colour is just normal compaction after the huuge dump

the chart just says: snowpack changes in 6h, sooo it doesn't have to melt.

**bad_roo** · 12-02-2005, 07:54 AM

Man, you're actually going to drive all the way to Bovec? Props. That's a long old schlep. We can compare trip reports and see who scored the best pow. I have a terrible record.

**subtle plague** · 12-02-2005, 08:03 AM

maybe im staying longer (if the long range forecast is good enough)....... screw education, screw my future... i want to ski !

**supercastor** · 12-02-2005, 08:18 AM

It's raining from 1 pm in Grenoble, forecast looks good.
Munich this WE, then back to Gre in time for the forest runs in the Chartreuse range...

Roo, don't forget to drop me a mail/pm, we'll probably try to join you for one or two days with davidof while you are here.

**bad_roo** · 12-02-2005, 09:19 AM

Storm looks to have reached Alpe d'Huez now.

**Schnappi** · 12-02-2005, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by nhtele

Since I have no language skillz and very little motivation, what makes you say that?

Would it be worth trying to get down-valley from Zermatt in order to ski there? Tree-runs? 'Cause up on the Theodulgletscher the vis. could get really ugly and I don't fancy the 5,000CHF to pull my ass out of a crevasse. In other news, Sunnegga-Blauherd-Rothorn are opening this weekend but it's mostly on a manmade base.

We were thinking of going down to hit either Gspon or Grächen, if they got hammered, but it looks like neither will be open. I've never been to either, but they kind of look fun (and cheep).

PM me if you're looking for a ski partner in zermatt tomorrow.