Snow for the Euros.

**verbier61** · 11-30-2007, 08:26 AM

I'll be in verb dimanche matin

**PeterK** · 11-30-2007, 09:09 AM

Heading to Val Thorens for the weekend. Hope you find some good snow at G3000!

**Ripzalot** · 11-30-2007, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by TeleAl

What does this mean?

oldenpiste aka martisberg run

PMs going out...

**geo039** · 11-30-2007, 09:33 AM

I am in with Ripz...mini at G3 AM (If I don't drink too much after the Escalade

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Originally Posted by Ripzalot

oldenpiste aka martisberg run

PMs going out...

EDIT: From the G3 site:
Powder snow on Glacier 3000! The skilifts Dôme and Tsanfleuron as well as the chairlift Scex Rouge are in operation - en total 7 km ski runs. Beside the Snow Park with 3 lignes, rails and Big Mama offers fun to the freestylers. The opening of the ski run "Oldenpiste" is planned for Thursday, December 06. For more information about the current status of installations and ski runs: Infoline phone +41 (0)848 00 3000 ...translation..flat drags only open and not enough snow to ski off. Verbier would be a good bet, but no new snow either.... Mini at G3 next week after the storm looks like a plan though! I have Friday off and I bet the Combe will open too! WOOOHOOO!

**Ripzalot** · 11-30-2007, 10:40 AM

fyi, i just checked, according to their ski map, they haven't opened the oldenpiste yet. crap. time to break out the touring gear.

**p@wder** · 12-02-2007, 12:52 PM

some good snow amounts forecast for the coming week. Some weird warm spell Wednesday in the calm, probably warm enough to ruin the snow but not melt it. A good week for building the base I think.

**freak** · 12-02-2007, 03:56 PM

yeah, esp. the western alps will get alot of snow... but dunno how warm it will get there though^^
maybe france will get the base it missed the last two years^^

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**p@wder** · 12-03-2007, 02:43 AM

What are the overnight reports?

Yes, temperatures seem to fluctuate this week. Snow forecats last night through to friday, with wednesday dry and super warm- seems like a bad day to ski (high avy heavy snow).

If thursday and friday can deviler (unlikely) then the weekend would be tits.

**Snowhead** · 12-03-2007, 03:03 AM

35 to 50cm fresh in Tignes, and heavy snow and very high wind at the moment.

**Vihren** · 12-03-2007, 07:43 AM

Well.. I thought I should post some news from the East, the European East, the season here kicked off very early, probably one of the earliest starts we've seen.. here are two random galleries from the befsa.com site, with lots of sweet shots from Vitosha and Rila mountains :
http://befsa.com/?q=image/tid/307&lang=en
http://befsa.com/?q=image/tid/306&lang=en
and some previews :

**paedde** · 12-03-2007, 11:30 AM

Might wonna ski this Wednesday. Titlis or any resort within 2h of Zurich. Well I would even go as far as St. Anton. Any reports from the Arlberg. Anyone there on Wednesday?

**wildstyle** · 12-03-2007, 05:36 PM

hayduke and i were in St anton til this morning. Majority lifts were open, only a few pistes shut due to lack of snow. lots of base snow but it was powder covered in sun melted crust. It was pretty warm over the weekend and there were quite a few slips on the main south facing slopes as well as large cracks right down to the grass. It did not inspire confidence and we avoided all the slopes on that aspect. North facing aspect slopes that were 1800m+ were in good shape and the snowpack was bonding nicely.

It was starting to snow hard when we left this morning and i would love to have stayed til later in the week. It did look like it was starting to get quite windy high up as we left though.

**p@wder** · 12-04-2007, 04:54 AM

Whats the word from verb?

**Roo** · 12-04-2007, 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by wildstyle

hayduke and i were in St anton til this morning.

Bastards.

**horizon** · 12-04-2007, 05:44 AM

Originally Posted by Roo

Bastards.

Can Irbis and I be bastards too? We were there for the weekend

**paedde** · 12-04-2007, 06:47 AM

bastards!

Report please....

**Roo** · 12-04-2007, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by horizon

Can Irbis and I be bastards too? We were there for the weekend

Yes. You are all a bunch of complete bastards.

**paedde** · 12-04-2007, 07:33 AM

Stuben am Arlberg got 65cm since yesterday and has a base of 200cm on top and 120 at the base. (6 feet on top) and it's only December......

**Roo** · 12-04-2007, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by paedde

Stuben am Arlberg got 65cm since yesterday and has a base of 200cm on top and 120 at the base. (6 feet on top) and it's only December......

Is that more than Squaw Valley USA?

**paedde** · 12-04-2007, 07:50 AM

I quite like to ski Squaw but with only 2-3" base I don't really know which one I prefere right now

Squaw maybe in Feb / March....

**Hayduke** · 12-04-2007, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by Roo

Yes. You are all a bunch of complete bastards.

You'll be there in a few days won't you?

It might be sage advice to avoid Zermatt though depending upon how much falls there this week. I spoke to someone who was there over the w/e and they said it was not good.

**Roo** · 12-04-2007, 09:40 AM

Anyone know where the sweet spots are shaping up?

If it looks as if there's going to be high pressure, I'll probably go and do some sunny ski touring at altitude. If it looks as if dump alert is on, all bets are off and storm chasing will commence.

**Hicks** · 12-04-2007, 10:34 AM

OMFG and I'm committed to play a Suash tournament on the weekend.

Stupid ass me.

Edit: consider ditching work and go down during week, anyone else?

**Ripzalot** · 12-04-2007, 10:46 AM

roo - where u at? how long?

20cm at the base of leysin, not sure how much up top as it wasnt open. high winds shut most everything. hit 185kph nearby at moleson, 80kph at leysin. its gonna get warmer up to 3150m tonight, 2600m or so thursday night, so thats gonna fuct with the lower resorts, leysin included.

if i were free, i'd head to engelberg (has it opened yet?). otherwise there's got to be good skiing in verbier and the o' spot.

be careful out there, could be some dangerous avy conditions....