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Ace wrote:
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:04:39 +0100, BrritSki wrote: Ace wrote: On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:54:19 +0100, BrritSki wrote: Got a trip planned for weekend of 24/5, but not sure if it's going to be worth it... But the snow at upper levels is still great, and comparing with last year I'd say there's still a good chance of half-decent skiing by then. We skiied to the third weekend in May last year, but some neighbours tell us that they were still skiing the second week of June. Limited, of course, but not just the glacier runs. Officially, your dates are the last of the 'season', as I'm sure you're aware, but it does seem that they kept the 4-man chair at Laubersrgrat open later than that last year, and the Jochpass chair stays open all summer anyway, so if there's still snow you can ski, at least part way. If you'er happy to walk the bottom part there should be plenty. Thanks for that Bruce, I'll let you know... Update: This weekend had some brilliant skiing. REally good spring snow conditions, firm first thing so choose the sunnier slopes (Engstlenalp) the softening up nicelt through the day and moving to less sunny bits later. Some folk weer still skiing down to the village, although the run was officially closed. We didn't bother. Next weekend (which was the one you meant, despite your 24/5 typo) should still be brilliant, with a bit more snow forecast and quite cold conditions for the next few days, so if you can still make it I don't think you'll be disappointed. Thanks for the info Bruce. As we have one member of the party stguck in Canada, another stuck in Paris, one in hospital for a knee op and my knees very dodgy, it's a no for this time PS I see where the misunderstanding on the date came from, I meant 24/5 in the sense of 24/25, but I can see how it can be misread. |
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On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:12:56 +0100, BrritSki
wrote: Ace wrote: Update: This weekend had some brilliant skiing. REally good spring snow conditions, firm first thing so choose the sunnier slopes (Engstlenalp) the softening up nicelt through the day and moving to less sunny bits later. Some folk weer still skiing down to the village, although the run was officially closed. We didn't bother. Thanks for the info Bruce. As we have one member of the party stguck in Canada, another stuck in Paris, one in hospital for a knee op and my knees very dodgy, it's a no for this time Yeah, I didn't think, from your email, that you'd be coming, but I just thought I'd let you know what you were missing ;-) -- 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 |
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Ace wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:12:56 +0100, BrritSki wrote: Ace wrote: Update: This weekend had some brilliant skiing. REally good spring snow conditions, firm first thing so choose the sunnier slopes (Engstlenalp) the softening up nicelt through the day and moving to less sunny bits later. Some folk weer still skiing down to the village, although the run was officially closed. We didn't bother. Thanks for the info Bruce. As we have one member of the party stguck in Canada, another stuck in Paris, one in hospital for a knee op and my knees very dodgy, it's a no for this time Yeah, I didn't think, from your email, that you'd be coming, but I just thought I'd let you know what you were missing ;-) ******* ! |
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Ian Blake wrote:
posting the whole post again Do they really mean anything? Last week I was in Arc 2000. The previous weeks had been cold with light precipitation so it was quite reasonable that the start of the week the avalanche risk was set at 2. Then the cold departed and the zero degree isotherm ascended above 2500m. Friday I was skiing down Comborciere a black run in a small steep valley. The heat of the day had caused some of the edge of the valley to slide down leaving avalanche debris across half the piste. I just skied past it. Saturday arrives it is now raining 2500m. When the weather had cleared a bit I skied dowm Muguet and Comborciere. A dirty area of snow where piste basher had flattened the debris and a spot of bare hillside was all that remained of previous days fall. As I rode up Pre Saint Esprit my brother pointed out a snow plough clearing snow that had slipped onto the road. We continued up Arcabulle then headed towards Arc1850 on Grand Renard. There was a Piste worker setting up a fence to direct skiers around some more fallen snow from the Aguille Grive. Not too serious it would hurt if it had hit someone but was only an inconvenient snow pile. After lunch I am skiing along Grand Renard but decide against going into 1850 and turn down Dents du Peigne (Blue) followed by Lac (Red) and inevitably onto Edelweiss (Blue) . Here we encountered avalanche debris right across the piste only stopped by the high bank on the other side. There was a scar all the way up to Arpette. I was able to ski offpiste around it. At this point I decided snow conditions were terrible and the light was flat so I stopped skiing early and went for a shower and clean clothes then wait for the train home. We saw numerous minor snow slips around the resort and two sizeable avalanches onto the piste. As we were leaving we noticed that the avalanche risk had risen to 3. I would think that where many actual avalanches had been occuring the risk should be more than that. In late season you get lots of slushy snow slips that look like some one has emptied a concrete mixer (bell shaped runout). There are not too much of a problem compared to avalanches. Is it these you are describing ? I would not like to be on one, but I would much prefer to be on one of those than the regular avalanche, uncompressed snow. A great way of conducting an avalanche course would be to have the skiers sit under a couple of dumptrucks worth of snow as it was tipped off a slide on top of them. Suffocation is the major killer but the ones which frighten me are the ones which are powerful enough and dense enough to twist your legs so that your femur shatters. I do not want to spend the final ten minutes of my life screaming in uncontrollable agony, wishing I had never ever seen a pair of skis. |
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