Feeling anxious

smartski wrote:I remember 20 years ago someone saying "in 20 years time it won't be possible to ski in the Alps due to global warming....".
Clearly they were wrong... or were they! :twisted:

Well, the term is "climate change" and it's happening indeed even if slowly (luckily for us).

We are in Vars (Alpes du Sud) and while there is less snow than previous years, all the major runs are open. The canons are on whenever possible. We have pretty much skiied where we would usually ski with perfect conditions - though it is icy in places but better than ADH this time last year. There is little snow on the slopes on the otherside of the town.

The good news is that it is quiet. By 3pm there are pretty much just the ski schools and the diehards (us) on the slopes. Longest queue has been less than 5 minutes.

Snow is forecast this weekend - we will be gone but hopefully there will ve snow in the Pyrenees so we can sneak in some weekends there in the next few weeks!

verbier_ski_bum wrote:
Well, the term is "climate change" and it's happening indeed even if slowly (luckily for us).

Ah, yes they may call it Climate change now, but 20 years ago it was def global warming. -)

Would be good to hear from those of you out there this week...... Counting down until the 3rd

Watterski wrote:Would be good to hear from those of you out there this week......

They'll be too busy skiing... once the lifts are open and the slopes made safe...

Looking at the snow on the ground, I'd hope you've stopped feeling anxious by now... :lol: ...although, given the current forecast trend for next week, you'll be lucky to see the sun much... 8)

It's not locked in but there's a good possibility of next Saturday seeing snow to low levels and another "challenging" transfer day. So watch the forecast closely and be prepared!

smartski wrote:I remember 20 years ago someone saying "in 20 years time it won't be possible to ski in the Alps due to global warming....".
Clearly they were wrong... or were they! :twisted:

Indeed. The term "Global warming" stuck around for some 10 years, until it was noticed that, errm, there was no global warming.

So the terminology changed conveniently to "climate change".

Yes, well,except that "climate change" has existed since prior to the dinosaurs. CC has always been with us. It will always be with us.

Hence there is little use in trying to make a point about CC, unless one is trying to imply a cause of CC.

Just listening to radio five live to a family travelling with Inghams ( our agent) having a terrible time trying to get home. Another family stuck in Chambery still not able to get to their resort........