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

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.

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.

Gavan

Verbier was pretty good at the weekend I thought, limited opening but
good conditions. Whereas I went to Moleson on Sunday which was dire,
although it was my own fault, I only went for the afternoon and the
fact I managed to park 10m from the lift in a near empty car park
should have given a hint the conditions were poor :-)
--
Yeah, because you never know when the value of 2^15 will change and
you have to go through all your code fixing it.
-- Paul Tomblin

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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

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