Snow for the Euros.

[ClarkleberryFinn]

Last storm finally brought some decent skiing through Tirol again. Base started like early December - ie. non-existent:



The following day a bit more snow...



Aaaand on the third day it went blue



Storm totalled around 50cm (at least locally, definitely less in other spots). Base is still more like early Dec than the end of Jan (this has been the worst season for snowfall since I first started spending winters here in 2008; though as may son was born in December I've had more important things to do anyway!), but actually that kinda just made it funner to ski





Even less base on the sunny side though

[McDee]

though as may son was born in December I've had more important things to do anyway!)

Congrats clarkle!
Yeah base is basically starting from zero. Sunday lizum was fun but lots of sharks about.

[TOLOCOMan]

Couple of cm overnight and some wind to buff things out made for a nice little reset for Meribel today. Enjoyed our days there for sure! Now in Bourg d'oisans for a bit to hit la Grave, Alpe d'Huez and les 2 Alpes. If anyone is around and wants to make some turns, especially at La Grave, let me know!

[subtle plague]

Oh well there goes the precip in the Models for next week because flow changed from nw to west and is north of the alps.

and after that looks rather dry and warm as a trend.


If we don't get a base before mid February we can write the season of below 2000m.

[NWFlow]

For a minute there it almost looked like i needed to think about packing goggles.

[subtle plague]

Update: not all is lost.
Austria can still get decent snow. West of the arlberg is debateable.

East of Salzburg could actually be interesting.

[geo039]

Update: not all is lost.
Austria can still get decent snow. West of the arlberg is debateable.

East of Salzburg could actually be interesting.

And???…

[vendul]

Last ecmwf keeps some hope also for the central alps for next Wednesday… or am I wrong?


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[AKAnderson]

It is changing every single forecast. Verbier is fluctuating between 30cm+ and nothing at the moment. Given that I am hosting a quasi corporate retreat up there, I would bank on powder mornings Thursday and Friday.

[NWFlow]

Coming into Davos mid-next week.

I'm happy to drink beers on sunny decks, but I hope for your guyses ski season, glacier health, and water availability that a big storm materializes!

[subtle plague]

Safe bet is eastern Austria. range is decent to mega dump.

Davos/arlberg ( maybe even central swiss) are still 50:50 for decent snow or dusting.

Verbier is pretty certain in the dusting to nothing range.

First wave until Tuesday is eastern Austria only. 30-50cm. West 0-25cm

Wed-sat is still uncertain.
Range:

50-100+ in the east.

20-80 arlberg etc.

0-40cm West.

[subtle plague]

Ensembles
And the Models usually underestimate the east because of lower Model Topography.

So while 50mm titlis usually mean 50-70cm snow, the east gets 1,5-2m
Out of 100mm

[vendul]

This sucks… for us at least


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[zion zig zag]

This sucks… for us at least


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Opensnow is forecasting 30 inches for Disentis. Do you not think that will happen?

[subtle plague]

Opensnow is forecasting 30 inches for Disentis. Do you not think that will happen?

50:50.
It's in the decent to dust category. It's just a bit east of the titlis pic I posted.

The range is still big.
Main runs ( 1 of 30 in the ensemble which go into direct Model output like opensnow or bergfex) are decent right now.

[subtle plague]

Things are starting to look better for eastern/ cebtralSwitzerland. The Main Runs all agrees for some decent precip.

The first wave on Tuesday doesn't really exist anymore except in eastern Austria. Let's hope that doesn't happen to the Main wave as well.



Eastern Austria ist on track for something impressive.

Still huge range between 10cm and 1.2m in Switzerland though.

Valais and france are pretty much fucked.

East ist on track for 70cm to 2m+

If I have jinxed it, pm rontele.

[twat]

Why is the forecast so variable atm? Isn't January more easy to predict?

[subtle plague]

Why is the forecast so variable atm? Isn't January more easy to predict?

It's always very complicated more than 5 days out. Especially with precip.
This time it's because of the high pressure System. The flow is always north/ northwest in the Models, but depending on the Position it's dry or wet . That's what happened Tuesday. The high moved further east...ni snow in the west.

[bw_wp_hedonism]

Fluela is ugly, but at least there’s sunshine.

[Rossymcg]

@subtle plague, how far east we talking in Österreich? East innsbruck or as far as Salzburg east? I'll be in the zillertal hoping for the clouds to spunk all over me

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[subtle plague]

@subtle plague, how far east we talking in Österreich? East innsbruck or as far as Salzburg east? I'll be in the zillertal hoping for the clouds to spunk all over me

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Youllbe in the "likely decent" category.
Which goes to central Switzerland ATM but may go further east.

[Rossymcg]

Youllbe in the "likely decent" category.
Which goes to central Switzerland ATM but may go further east.

cool about time I had some luck in my life.

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[twat]

cool about time I had some luck in my life.

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50cm for gerlos. According to bergfex.
That looks nice....
https://www.bergfex.at/gerlos/wetter/berg/

[Rossymcg]

50cm for gerlos. According to bergfex.
That looks nice....
https://www.bergfex.at/gerlos/wetter/berg/

yep hochfügen/kaltenbach usually gets a bit more if history is to repeat itself, but I'll take 50

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[vendul]

Youllbe in the "likely decent" category.
Which goes to central Switzerland ATM but may go further east.

East Shifts and West Shifts have technically the same possibility? Or isn’t it so?
Asking for a friend
Thanks


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