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  1. #11451
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    Dec 2010
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    Well I suppose today would have been the day to get back to the Engadin... 35-40cm around Corvatsch and St. Moritz... Enjoy it while it last folks, MeteoSchweiz is forecasting 26 degrees for fri in Swiss....

  2. #11452
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    Long live winter! Cham is somehow sucking all the snow into its mighty steeps. Rode Fri and Sun. Was sick Sat. Edit, I was sick fri-sun and too sick to ride saturday. Prob gonna still be sick on Tue and Wed as well, so I think i'll take a couple of sick days at that...

    Anyone in cham would like to head up and ski something good off the midi wed if we get some sun let me know. I haven't got to do it once this season most on a count of not being able to get anyone to go with who is prepared to rappel and travel on a glacier.

  3. #11453
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    Sweet day in verbwith some 30 cm sugar and not so much people

  4. #11454
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    Sep 2005
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    Finally escaped the grind and put the skis back on. A mix of sun, clouds, and snow in the 74. Luckily enough sun to make some tracks in the 20-35CM dropped overnight.
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    #1 goal this year......stay alive +
    DOWN SKIS

  5. #11455
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    Anyone in stubai or hintertux on Wednesday?

  6. #11456
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    Oct 2006
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    Went on Saturday to the Chüealphorn near Davos (3077 m).
    It was a nice day out, even though the tour is a bit short.

    What started at 1800 m with almost no new snow slowly increased


    On the summit ridge


    The top part was pretty good with up to 30 cm of fresh.



    One more thing.... From the top of the Chüealphorn you have a good view over to the east to the Piz Linard: the mighty pyramid in the middle and the highest of the Silvretta group.

    Tragic accident this past Tuesday on the south face. A slab released just before the group of 5 topped out on the SW ridge. Two persons got washed down for several hundred meters before falling over a rock band for more than 100 m. One of the persons got unbelievable lucky and survived almost unharmed, for the other person (Ivo) all help came too late.
    I just met him once briefly this winter when riding in Engelberg. He will be missed by his family and friends, especially by his one year old son.
    My condolences.

    RIP Ivo

  7. #11457
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    Anyone up for skiing somewhere in east Swiss tomorrow/weds? Theyre calling for 30-50cm in the Engadin, sounds pretty wild!! Looks like in the past week they've gotten near a meter at least... yay for Apri-uary!

  8. #11458
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    Quote Originally Posted by paz View Post
    Anyone in stubai or hintertux on Wednesday?
    yes, probably htux.

  9. #11459
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    Mar 2004
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    So, I wake up today, check the web to see if the local spot is open.
    With all the weather, there are some 30-50 cm waiting to be torn up.
    Green lights aplenty, I text a local ride over, and get there to learn it's closed.


    Now I am back home and came here to post these emodicons.



    Ski, Bike, Climb.
    Resistence is futile.

  10. #11460
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    Insane to think that in 3 days from now it will be 27 degrees....

  11. #11461
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    This is basically how we spent the whole day last sunday in Disentis...all the tracks are ours!!!


    Always Fight Gravity

  12. #11462
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    Quote Originally Posted by TeleAl View Post
    So, I wake up today, check the web to see if the local spot is open.
    With all the weather, there are some 30-50 cm waiting to be torn up.
    Green lights aplenty, I text a local ride over, and get there to learn it's closed.


    Now I am back home and came here to post these emodicons.



    bummer. looks clear today...


  13. #11463
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    still being confused about what those guys did today...

  14. #11464
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marius View Post
    still being confused about what those guys did today...
    wacky end of season snowboarder instructor exam?

  15. #11465
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    Marius, that at Hintertux? If so, it's a BASI L3 exam (recognise colours of the guy 2nd from the front).

  16. #11466
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    Anyone here in Switzerland a ski patroller or know one? I've got a few questions about what I need to do to become one...like where to start/classes etc. TIA!
    Life is all about ass...either you are covering it,
    kicking it, hauling it, kissing it, or trying to get it.

  17. #11467
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    ^^ Would be interested to hear about this as well.... I'm guessing its not as easy as in the US...

  18. #11468
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    Apr 2004
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    So sad.... RIP paul, your spirit will stay with us between the bec and the stairway

  19. #11469
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    Jun 2005
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    Yesterday still a nice winterday with something like 20 - 35 cm dry fresh snow even at lower quotes (Col de Chargerat). A nice tour in complete loneliness.

    Some photos:









    Cheers.

  20. #11470
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    Just so you know. Livigno Carosello's gonna be FREE from May 2 to May 13.
    Always Fight Gravity

  21. #11471
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    Quote Originally Posted by verbier61 View Post
    So sad.... RIP paul, your spirit will stay with us between the bec and the stairway
    this?

    Valais man dies in Nendaz avalanche

    A 27-year-old Valais man, an off-piste snowboarder, died in Nendaz Wednesday afternoon after being carried several hundred metres by an avalanche he set off at 14:20. He and another person were going from Mt Fort via the Col des Gentianes to Tortin. His airbag opened and he stayed on top of the avalanche, but was carried over rocky outcrops. The accident was seen by several people, who immediately provided emergency aid, to no avail.
    http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/...g-for-the-top/

    RIP...

  22. #11472
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    Jun 2005
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ripzalot View Post
    If it is where i suspect, well, not really wise to ski there that wednesday . . . Sad news anyway and not really the way one wishes to close the season :-(

  23. #11473
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    @ripz: yes
    @uli: were we skied sunday

  24. #11474
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    Jun 2005
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    Yes, i know. But i think more up to the right side . . . (where i wanted to go but didn't know the exact way between the stones skiing down the on the right side of the avalanche).

  25. #11475
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    Sad news. Where was it - somewhere on the periphery of Gentianes-Tortin? Or more like Stairway or Catwalk?

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