Snow for the Euros.

[Ripzalot]

last day of the season at G3000 was a bit undramatic - cold clouds and whiteout conditions from 3000-2500m. no chance to ski in shorts and tshirts this year.



i got in 42 days, with about 30 of them powder days.

bring on the biking weather!

[verbier61]

I'm so jealous of all this may powder....
and most of all of birdos stickers!

[Schnappi]

The last day of a very snowy, but wierd lift served season in Andermatt yesterday. Very relaxed.

Little Ticino jibberz going big:

[Ripzalot]

found a nice euro pow video from this season...(not mine)....

[cramp]

No powder since ages ... however, at least the corn season continues in the hills around Vienna.

May, 3rd, 2009:

Walking up the hill ... where is the snow?


Funny enough the southern (!) side of the mountain had all the snow ...


Photo by Gernot

Wade, our special guest from Montana, navigating the hill

Photo by Gernot

Routefinding was sometimes a little bit complex due to crevasse-like 'holes' ...

Photo by Gernot

Did I mention walking ... ?

[LaZapatilla]

5 de mayo

Competition for fresh turns was fierce today

[Lostinthetrees]

[QUOTE=Ripzalot;2378472]last day of the season at G3000 was a bit undramatic -
cold clouds and whiteout conditions from 3000-2500m...

i got in 42 days, with about 30 of them powder days.


with that hi-percentage of pow-days it was not too shaggy a season 4 u!

yeah, understand about G3. been there and gotten chased off early by bad viz.
thanx 4 postin' up this season. they brought back some great memories.

[Ville]

Still plenty of snow at Riksgränsen area.


And quality of it was decent

[verbier61]

zapatilla, guess all the scandis were back home, right? now E-berg must be THE spot.....

[teosickrider]

The last day of a very snowy, but wierd lift served season in Andermatt yesterday. Very relaxed.

Little Ticino jibberz going big:

Aahahah most of those landings were ours from the day before... :-))

[Hicks]

There's a slim chance I could sneak out for turns over the weekend. Due to business obligations early next week I need to stay around eastern Suisse and western Austria.

So where to go right now, WWMD?

[cramp]

There's a slim chance I could sneak out for turns over the weekend. Due to business obligations early next week I need to stay around eastern Suisse and western Austria.

So where to go right now, WWMD?

Diavolezza/Bernina (near St. Moritz) is still open (until late May, I guess). 2000-2900m, some nice, lift-served off-piste runs possible (e.g. Val d'Alas - only really short hikes necessary). Awesome landscape (Piz Palü, Bianco Ridge/Piz Bernina).

As for Austria: Stubai / Pitztal / Kaunertal seem to be the obvious choices in western Austria right now (if you have to stick to lift-served terrain).

[Schnappi]

Aahahah most of those landings were ours from the day before... :-))

The 14 year old kid not only stomped his front flip like a pro, his bomb hole was way further than yours :-)

[seanmc]

Just got into zermatt today and some german climber chick told me they got about a meter of fresh snow last week.. looks like I came just a little too late.

by the way, does anyone want to hook up a canuck with some old ski outerwear so I can go skiing for a day or two without looking like a total gaper in my jeans and no hat/gloves style? I came here super last minute and am not very prepared..

[paedde]

check your PM regarding Skiwear

[teosickrider]

The 14 year old kid not only stomped his front flip like a pro, his bomb hole was way further than yours :-)

Ahahah yeah i guess so!I'm missing Amatt already.I must not look at the webcam!

[Schnappi]

Ahahah yeah i guess so!I'm missing Amatt already.I must not look at the webcam!

Pazzolastock was decent today.

[freak]

can you still ski down to andermatt?

freak~[&]

[Schnappi]

can you still ski down to andermatt?

freak~[&]

Not from Pazzolastock, but from Gemstock, no problemo. There's soooooo much fricken snow here. And it looks like there's another big storm coming this week.

[teosickrider]

Not from Pazzolastock, but from Gemstock, no problemo. There's soooooo much fricken snow here. And it looks like there's another big storm coming this week.

Shit.I wish i had a pair of Dukes.

[Ripzalot]

fyi snow for the weekend...0C down to decent levels too...

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Zermatt/6day/top

[Big Blue]

I'm coming to Switzerland to take a canyoning course at the end of May. It was suggested that I cross post in this thread to get more traffic. Anyone who might be able to help me out with info/advice, please check out my thread at:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s....php?p=2392711

Thanks!

[Gary V. Williams]

Thanks

[IridePow]

Even though things slowed down a bit in the Eurozone, every once in a while I still get out.
Did the Fluela Wisshorn (near Davos, CH) this past Sunday. Nothing too spectacular, but nonetheless a great time with friends and enjoyed a beautiful day. A few pics...

The ridge up to the summit


Climbing the northern ridge


View from the summit to the Fluela Schwarzhorn


Skiing the north face


Looking down about one quarter down


View back (skied the Wisshorn, down the glacier and skinned back up (past the "smiley-lake") to the point where this pic is taken, before dropping in again and riding back to the car)

[verbier61]

coooooooooooooooool.....