Great snow but cold weather
Probably anyone reading this is aware of the epic amounts of snow that
have been falling throughout the alps, particularly here in Switzerland, but a chance remark just made me go and look at the weather forecast (for Engelberg) for the coming weekend. Overnight temperature on Friday/Saturday night, at 3000m, is forecast to be -38C (-55C windchill). I don't think I've ever experienced quite such low temperatures in Europe before. Canada, yes, but not over here. Even the daytime high for the village level is only expected to rise to around -18C or so. And I'll be standing around teaching :-( So I'd advise anyone travelling soon to pack every item of warm clothing they've got! This has been a Public Service Announcement. -- Ace Ski Club of Great Britain http://www.skiclub.co.uk/ All opinions expressed are those of the poster and in no way reflect those of the Ski Club or its members |
Great snow but cold weather
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Ace wrote: Probably anyone reading this is aware of the epic amounts of snow that have been falling throughout the alps, particularly here in Switzerland, but a chance remark just made me go and look at the weather forecast (for Engelberg) for the coming weekend. [snip] I see that training for the Men's Downhill in Chamonix has been cancelled because of the snowfall. Mike -- o/ \\ // |\ ,_ o Mike Clark \__,\\ // __o | \ / /\, "A mountain climbing, cycling, skiing, " || _`\,_ |__\ \ | caving, antibody engineer and ` || (_)/ (_) | \corn computer user" http://www.antibody.me.uk/ |
Great snow but cold weather
On 31/01/2012 11:17, Ace wrote:
Probably anyone reading this is aware of the epic amounts of snow that have been falling throughout the alps, particularly here in Switzerland, but a chance remark just made me go and look at the weather forecast (for Engelberg) for the coming weekend. Overnight temperature on Friday/Saturday night, at 3000m, is forecast to be -38C (-55C windchill). I don't think I've ever experienced quite such low temperatures in Europe before. Canada, yes, but not over here. Even the daytime high for the village level is only expected to rise to around -18C or so. And I'll be standing around teaching :-( So I'd advise anyone travelling soon to pack every item of warm clothing they've got! This has been a Public Service Announcement. It's even snowing right now at our house just under 400m asl, 15 minutes from the coast at Sanremo. Not settling much tho'... |
Great snow but cold weather
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:17:39 +0100, Ace wrote:
Probably anyone reading this is aware of the epic amounts of snow that have been falling throughout the alps, particularly here in Switzerland, but a chance remark just made me go and look at the weather forecast (for Engelberg) for the coming weekend. Overnight temperature on Friday/Saturday night, at 3000m, is forecast to be -38C (-55C windchill). Brrr. Cold enough to snap off facial hair. -- Colin Irvine http://www.colinandpat.co.uk |
Great snow but cold weather
On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:58:23 +0000, Colin Irvine
wrote: On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:17:39 +0100, Ace wrote: Probably anyone reading this is aware of the epic amounts of snow that have been falling throughout the alps, particularly here in Switzerland, but a chance remark just made me go and look at the weather forecast (for Engelberg) for the coming weekend. Overnight temperature on Friday/Saturday night, at 3000m, is forecast to be -38C (-55C windchill). Brrr. Cold enough to snap off facial hair. I wouldn't know about that. -- Ace Ski Club of Great Britain http://www.skiclub.co.uk/ All opinions expressed are those of the poster and in no way reflect those of the Ski Club or its members |
Great snow but cold weather
On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:18:14 +0100, Ace wrote:
On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:58:23 +0000, Colin Irvine wrote: Brrr. Cold enough to snap off facial hair. I wouldn't know about that. No unexpected draughts round the back of the neck either, then? -- Pip |
Great snow but cold weather
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:17:39 +0100, Ace wrote:
Probably anyone reading this is aware of the epic amounts of snow that have been falling throughout the alps, particularly here in Switzerland, but a chance remark just made me go and look at the weather forecast (for Engelberg) for the coming weekend. Overnight temperature on Friday/Saturday night, at 3000m, is forecast to be -38C (-55C windchill). I don't think I've ever experienced quite such low temperatures in Europe before. Canada, yes, but not over here. Even the daytime high for the village level is only expected to rise to around -18C or so. And I'll be standing around teaching :-( So I'd advise anyone travelling soon to pack every item of warm clothing they've got! This has been a Public Service Announcement. How things change. The week before last, while snow cover was plentiful, was blisteringly hot. Slush by midday and much of the entire easy-to-get-at parts of the mountain were so skied-out that the snow differed little from on-piste. Still had a good time; some foolery in the snow parks, though the small half-pipe in the Platieres park had been allowed to go. This was a major disappointment because it was one of the reasons I went to the 3V this year. The big half-pipe in the same park was way beyond my abilities. Some novice-friendly boxes were fun, but I still haven't got the knack of riding edgeways - the snowboard just scoots away from me. I was given a hint as to how to sort this, but after having fallen off a box earlier (I still have the lump & huge graze), I was a bit too cautious to try it properly. I also had a cross-country ski lesson: I'm glad now that I didn't book the Norwegian tour holiday that I was planning. It's so different and much harder than you'd think. To be fair, part of the problem was the fact that I'd hired 'classic' skis & boots, and the boots were so soft that it was hard to balance and edge for skating. I joined a group who'd been taking lessons all week, but generally managed to keep up, though I fell over a few times. The instruction was very good, which has somewhat restored my faith in the ESF. I've got a much better idea of the steps, equipment and what's involved, now. -- Pip |
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