Colour of snow in Alps
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We found sand on the slopes of Serre Chevalier a few years ago - again from the Sahara.
Tony can beat that! He found mud and grass on the slopes in austria this year
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Yeah I know, I was joking.
But I did read once in a science magazine, i think it was bbc focus under every bed in the world you will find dust from the Sahara. Amazing.
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Started by Anne.mctaggart in Ski Chatter 22-Feb-2014 - 21 Replies
Jastem
reply to 'Colour of snow in Alps' posted Feb-2014
We found sand on the slopes of Serre Chevalier a few years ago - again from the Sahara.
Snapzzz
reply to 'Colour of snow in Alps' posted Feb-2014
jastem wrote:
We found sand on the slopes of Serre Chevalier a few years ago - again from the Sahara.
Tony can beat that! He found mud and grass on the slopes in austria this year
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Tony_H
reply to 'Colour of snow in Alps' posted Feb-2014
That's not actually correct.
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Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'Colour of snow in Alps' posted Feb-2014
It's from foehn wind that blows from Sahara and brings particles of sand with it.
Ranchero_1979
reply to 'Colour of snow in Alps' posted Feb-2014
Note of caution, this red layer is making conditions a bit scary at moment. Was pretty wet compact snow and acting as a nice slide plane on all aspects up to about 2500m. If your heading offpiste I would suggest you plan on being finished before lunch.
Snapzzz
reply to 'Colour of snow in Alps' posted Feb-2014
Tony_H wrote:That's not actually correct.
Yeah I know, I was joking.
But I did read once in a science magazine, i think it was bbc focus under every bed in the world you will find dust from the Sahara. Amazing.
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Volf
reply to 'Colour of snow in Alps' posted Mar-2014
Saharan sand indeed, picked up by the winds and then deposited again, this time in the Alps, sometimes in London. Be careful of bemused and rather angry snakes. :)
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