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Ski Resorts open in Switzerland
Anybody got firsthand reports of where there's currently some ski-able
snow in Switzerland? I've got some time off work and wouldn't mind some skiing but things look pretty grim doing the rounds of the resort websites. Gavan |
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On 2 Dec 2003 02:45:30 -0800, (Gav) wrote:
Anybody got firsthand reports of where there's currently some ski-able snow in Switzerland? I've got some time off work and wouldn't mind some skiing but things look pretty grim doing the rounds of the resort websites. You missed my Zermatt post then? -- Ace (bruce dot rogers at roche dot com) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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Gav wrote:
Anybody got firsthand reports of where there's currently some ski-able snow in Switzerland? I've got some time off work and wouldn't mind some skiing but things look pretty grim doing the rounds of the resort websites. Grim? For the 1st week in Dec things are looking pretty amazing. Check some of the other posts, it seems Zermatt and Verbier are well and truly open for business. |
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Rule: stay high, avoid south facing slopes. It's getting warmer and not very
snow friendly. -- Simon Brown www.hb9drv.ch "Steve Haigh" wrote in message ... Grim? For the 1st week in Dec things are looking pretty amazing. Check some of the other posts, it seems Zermatt and Verbier are well and truly open for business. |
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Simon Brown wrote:
Rule: stay high, avoid south facing slopes. It's getting warmer and not very snow friendly. Pretty weird weather, it's forecast to be fairly cold and snowy in France (Grand Massif area at least) for the next week. I guess this is the foehn(sp?) blowing? |
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Yes, Foehn to an extent, also changing weather patterns. Not very good if
you are a ski company with a high level of debt to repay. I see the Russians are not signing Kyoto so that'll mean more man-made gasses, more warming etc. Add this to the US pollution and general climate change and the future for skiing round here is quite possibly not financially viable in ten years. -- Simon Brown www.hb9drv.ch "Steve Haigh" wrote in message ... Pretty weird weather, it's forecast to be fairly cold and snowy in France (Grand Massif area at least) for the next week. I guess this is the foehn(sp?) blowing? |
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 15:12:25 +0100, "Simon Brown"
wrote: Yes, Foehn to an extent, also changing weather patterns. Not very good if you are a ski company with a high level of debt to repay. I see the Russians are not signing Kyoto so that'll mean more man-made gasses, more warming etc. Add this to the US pollution and general climate change and the future for skiing round here is quite possibly not financially viable in ten years. Simon, you don't half talk some garbage, you know ;-) Even if one accepts that climate change is happening to any significant extent and that there's some sort of causal link between it and 'man-made greenhouse gases', the time scales here are completely unrealistic. Not even the most hardcore 'global warming' nuts^Wscientists would expect that any change could possibly make itself felt within ten years. -- Ace (bruce dot rogers at roche dot com) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:10:53 +0100, Ace wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 15:12:25 +0100, "Simon Brown" wrote: Yes, Foehn to an extent, also changing weather patterns. Not very good if you are a ski company with a high level of debt to repay. I see the Russians are not signing Kyoto so that'll mean more man-made gasses, more warming etc. Add this to the US pollution and general climate change and the future for skiing round here is quite possibly not financially viable in ten years. Simon, you don't half talk some garbage, you know ;-) Even if one accepts that climate change is happening to any significant extent and that there's some sort of causal link between it and 'man-made greenhouse gases', the time scales here are completely unrealistic. Not even the most hardcore 'global warming' nuts^Wscientists would expect that any change could possibly make itself felt within ten years. Until I noticed your sig, Ace, I thought it must be President Bush gracing this ng (does he ski, btw ?). I have a friend who has climbed around Chamonix all his life, who remembers when the glacier used to actually be IN the town. Care to look where it stops now ? Over 25-30 yrs. OK, not 10, but hey ! I learnt to ski in Westendorf around 20 yrs ago using the nursery slopes in the village at 790m - would you spend a week there now ? I guess their ski-related income must be down a bit ? At least we don't have to wait long to see if Simon's right. Jim Hutton |
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Ace wrote in
: On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 15:12:25 +0100, "Simon Brown" wrote: Yes, Foehn to an extent, also changing weather patterns. Not very good if you are a ski company with a high level of debt to repay. I see the Russians are not signing Kyoto so that'll mean more man-made gasses, more warming etc. Add this to the US pollution and general climate change and the future for skiing round here is quite possibly not financially viable in ten years. Simon, you don't half talk some garbage, you know ;-) Even if one accepts that climate change is happening to any significant extent and that there's some sort of causal link between it and 'man-made greenhouse gases', the time scales here are completely unrealistic. Not even the most hardcore 'global warming' nuts^Wscientists would expect that any change could possibly make itself felt within ten years. Nice of you to try to cheer us up, Ace. Especially today (do you read the papers?). Jeremy |
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