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Started by DougR in Austria - 210 Replies

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Iainm
reply to 'Where is all the snow?'
posted Dec-2014

Thanks!

Andyoneil
reply to 'Where is all the snow?'
posted Dec-2014

paulschlote wrote:Looks like the smug skiers are in Obergurgl,Val Thorens,Hintertuxx & Kaprun this weekend. None of the webcams in Vald'isere are swithed on in the resort, i wonder why ???


VDI has had all of its cams on for weeks (I know I've been watching them) i've watched them change from green to white over the last few days

Glacier has been open for ages, Solaise opened yesterday and Bellevarde opens tomorrow apparently. oh and the women's FIS races are on so I don't think your prediction of doom is correct for VDI....

Paulschlote
reply to 'Where is all the snow?'
posted Dec-2014

It's just a dusting in the village. I was out there on the 8th december last year and there was 40cm in the village. The lower cams arent displayed on bergfex,and there beloved La Folie Douce cam doesn't show you a great deal of snow either. I think the Austrians are a little more honest or upfront about there conditions by displaying there green pastures at 800m.I notice the cam at arc 1600 has just been turned on now some snows come down.

Andyoneil
reply to 'Where is all the snow?'
posted Dec-2014

it is only a dusting in the village but you can clearly see the cannons on too so its getting there. The website shows that both the gondola AND the chair up to Solaise are running (though the runs back to Village are not open as yet) so they are obviously happy with the snow up top and not restricting uplift capacity (or they'd only run the gondola)

the cameras in VDI have been on all along and they haven't been hiding anything - to suggest otherwise is disingenuous. And they cant show green pastures at 800m in VDI as its nearly 1000m higher than that

Paulschlote
reply to 'Where is all the snow?'
posted Dec-2014

quote - Austrians are a little more honest or upfront about there conditions by displaying there green pastures at 800m.

I'm well aware vdi is at 1800m, i've probably been there 6 or 7 times.

Andyoneil
reply to 'Where is all the snow?'
posted Dec-2014

me too - I just don't understand your (grammatically woeful) point about Austrian pastures ?

VDI Has been totally upfront about their conditions by having the webcams on all the time. I suspect the other resorts have been the same (I can't comment as I haven't been watching them)

Paulschlote
reply to 'Where is all the snow?'
posted Dec-2014

I will get my friend W.Shakespeare to pen all further emails on my behalf.

Apologies Mr C.J.H Dickens !

Admin
reply to 'Where is all the snow?'
posted Dec-2014

paulschlote wrote:I will get my friend W.Shakespeare to pen all further emails on my behalf.

Calm be uponst thou, kind fellowe! For all men art equal hither, who lust for skieth and snowe! Forsooth, gadzooks and scullery maids.

Snow Cannons at dawn?
The Admin Man

Topic last updated on 24-January-2015 at 19:26