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Fresh snowfalls... at last
After something of a nail-biter, the past few days have produced significant
snowfalls, not only in the French Alps, but down in the Pyrenees (which have loads)and even the Auvergne. Not a bad year for Le Mont Dore & Co, in fact. Looks like more to come on Sunday, and maybe beyond, as a new low comes in. Webcams show one or two areas which have missed out, and it's all come too late to save the season for some of the smaller ski stations which have had to lay off seasonal staff and pack it in. There's a bitter irony in the present big dumps... So, a good time to get an extra, late season trip in. :-) Don't mind if I do.... RM www.mountainpassions.com - an Online Magazine with Altitude |
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Fresh snowfalls... at last
On 6 Mar, 12:03, "Roger Moss"
wrote: After something of a nail-biter, the past few days have produced significant snowfalls, not only in the French Alps, but down in the Pyrenees (which have loads)and even the Auvergne. Not a bad year for Le Mont Dore & Co, in fact.. Looks like more to come on Sunday, and maybe beyond, as a new low comes in.. Webcams show one or two areas which have missed out, and it's all come too late to save the season for some of the smaller ski stations which have had to lay off seasonal staff and pack it in. There's a bitter irony in the present big dumps... So, *a good time to get an extra, late season trip in. *:-) Don't mind if I do.... RMwww.mountainpassions.com- an Online Magazine with Altitude Yup - we haven't had much here in Tignes, but we got maybe 5 to 10cm and the temperature plummeted on Monday keeping everything nice and fresh. The new stuff was tracked out in seconds, but piste condition had been lovely the last few days, especially Grande Motte, Grand Pre and down to Les Brev in the mornings. Looking forward to the predicted low next week - that lull in tourists between now and Easter weekend could combine with half a metre of powder to play in and make for a very enjoyable March. Matt |
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Fresh snowfalls... at last
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:03:48 +0100, in ,
"Roger Moss" wrote: After something of a nail-biter, the past few days have produced significant snowfalls, not only in the French Alps, but down in the Pyrenees (which have loads)and even the Auvergne. Not a bad year for Le Mont Dore & Co, in fact. Been pretty damn good in Engelberg as well. There was a small amount of fresh snow last week, but only in some of the higher-up areas, but the cold weather of the previous couple of weeks had kept the snow in really good condition, despite the lack of fresh falls (for nearly a month). But the heavy falls on Tuesday and Wednesday were very welcome indeed. Tuesday's skiing was fantastic, with low visibility keeping many folks away. Wednesday was actually not so good, as the vis was so poor[1] it was only rarely possible to 'just ski', so being cautious in very deep new snow lead to very tired legs. Packed it in about two, with the promised clear skies not arriving until well after 4. Today dawned bright and clear, but I had to leave and come back into the office. Bugger. Looks like more to come on Sunday, and maybe beyond, as a new low comes in. Aye, but hopefully it should hold off to allow a great weekend first. [1] Like, no distinction at all between the tips of my skis up to the sky. So even pistes I know well could hold a nasty surprise at any point. |
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Fresh snowfalls... at last
Hopefully it will at least stay cold now so that they can start to
blast with snow cannons again! Ok not the answer to everything but it does help. What did a lot of damage was the high temperatures and the rain of the previous two weeks. |
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Fresh snowfalls... at last
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:03:48 +0100, "Roger Moss"
wrote: After something of a nail-biter, the past few days have produced significant snowfalls, not only in the French Alps, but down in the Pyrenees (which have loads)and even the Auvergne. Not a bad year for Le Mont Dore & Co, in fact. Looks like more to come on Sunday, and maybe beyond, as a new low comes in. rubs hands Excellent, Smithers! Next week I shall be in Courchevel. -- -Pip |
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