My god it is cold.

Not cold here, a nice sunny 23 degrees due to the northerly breeze & I will get my snow fix in March at Sauze, best of both worlds.

Dorset Boy wrote:Where in Flaine are you staying Snapzzz?

We are in apartments right next to the 'Grand Vans' lift called Les terraces du veret.
Pokey little things they are but excellently located.

Some -20s would nice right now (and should be a common high at this time of year). Instead we have been above zero many days and it feel like March :evil:

As to emergency measures when you find yourself not wearing enough on a cold day, a couple of charcoal hand warmers in the the mesh inside pockets of your jacket can make a huge difference.

Trencher wrote:Some -20s would nice right now (and should be a common high at this time of year). Instead we have been above zero many days and it feel like March :evil:

As to emergency measures when you find yourself not wearing enough on a cold day, a couple of charcoal hand warmers in the the mesh inside pockets of your jacket can make a huge difference.

I never really feel the cold on my body whilst skiing, even today.
I did feel it on exposed skin on my face, my toes and fingers.
My coke froze solid in my bag.

On the plus side i was getting a little worries that my bindings would not release, they were new this year and despite numerous falls on my last trip they never released.
Today they both flew off in a white cloud of fail.....at least i know they function!

It was -25 on the mountain in Verbier this weekend but I had the best skiing ever! It was literally empty. We did few lapses of Gentianes-Tortin itinerary and every time apart from us there were no more than 8-10 other skiers. Unbelievable. We did a 30 min hike to Rock Garden yesterday and walking up the snowy ridge in ski tied to the back I had to take jacket off. And after skiing down we did few lapses on empty groomers and it was a fanstastic experience to be able to zoom through all known bottle necks withut having to worry about crowds. I hope this weather stays or at least comes back for few more weekends. Don't be put off by cold, there are things called "layers' for this occasion. Protect your face well, so that not much skin is exposed, warm gloves and hit the mountain. If you are a solid skier this is a good weather to hire a guide and do a bit of exploring as snow is awesome and snowpack is fairly stable. Yeah, and keep complaining to everyone around that it's too cold to ski - we like the slopes empty:)

Did some one call ....... :shock:

Snapzzz wrote:
Today they both flew off in a white cloud of fail.....at least i know they function!

I think I encountered that cloud last month on more than one occasion. Must be a common phenomenon in the Alps.

-20 in L2A on Friday, I've never known cold like it.....