J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

ellistine wrote:
..or am I just digging myself into an even bigger hole?

That tail must come in handy if the alien skis in the back seat like Tony :wink:

sfiddik wrote:We were out in Alp D'Huez on 25th Feb for a week and loads of the mountain was left untouched by the piste bashes.

Our home run which was a red run was moguled to death and was not touched once in our whole week meaning that after trying that on the first day with tired legs we voted for the blue flat home where you have to push yourself along.

We were severely disappointed with the piste maintenance during our week. It made it dangerous as you could be dropping off down a run thinking this is fine until you find yourself on a mogul field. Not safe for people wanting to try a red run for the first time.

They were also preserving runs for their local slalom courses! They were all kept nicely groomed! Sorry we as tourists have paid a lot more than local or seasonaires to ski the mountain! We went through a closed sign to ski on beautifully groomed red run that was closed because they were holding some kids slalom event on it a bit later.

A couple people thought maybe that it was due to the lack of new snow and that over pisting the snow is bad etc. but I think it's down to bl**dy lazy French! It's been like this in many French resorts to the point now we have decided to boycott the French resorts from now on.

Weather does play a part in decisions on grooming, as groomed snow melts a lot faster than if it were just left. Also if the temps are not low enough at night, the grooming can make the conditions even worse if there is going to be heavy use.

I feel the frustration about runs used for racing. Racing is often a good revenue stream so gets special treatment.

I hate to keep comparing to the US, but most place there hand out grooming reports at the base. You know exactly which runs are groomed on any given day. It should not be that hard to do these days.

Sounds to me that the first alps resort to have a US style boundary with all terrain within made avalanche safe would clean up.

Dids1 wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Europe.
Its the future.

And the present :D

Is Utah bad?
My friend's daughter off there on the 30th with her school.

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The next week does not look good, but the ten day forecast shows lower temps after that.

I'm eying a trip to Utah, but even their temps are above average. I'm just not ready to be done.

Was skiing last Friday, but now all the ski areas are closing. The temp today is 22 Celsius, and if the predictions come true, we will have the warmest March on record for Minnesota.

We still have snow on the hills, but no one thinks about going skiing when they are walking about in shorts, so it's it's not viable to stay open.

Iceman wrote:Question I have had for a while then, what are the factors that determine a black - as I am guessing teh runs stay pretty much the same every season

- steepness (If that is a word), wont change
- Width, may change depending on where the poles are put?
- pisted or not, may change day by day

Is this why sometimes i go on a black and think, "I have skied reds harder than this" and vice versa?

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In a word, difficulty. That might be a combination of factors and be be different on any given day.

St Anton GoPro video Started by User in Austria, 68 Replies
ellistine wrote: ..or am I just digging myself into an even bigger hole? That tail must come in handy if the alien skis in the back seat like Tony :wink:

Piste Bashing Started by User in Ski Chatter, 52 Replies
I hate to keep comparing to the US, but most place there hand out grooming reports at the base. You know exactly which runs are groomed on any given day. It should not be that hard to do these days.

St Anton report and pics Started by User in Austria, 44 Replies
Sounds to me that the first alps resort to have a US style boundary with all terrain within made avalanche safe would clean up.

Cheated Started by User in Ski Chatter, 11 Replies
Dids1 wrote: Tony_H wrote:Europe. Its the future. And the present :D Is Utah bad? My friend's daughter off there on the 30th with her school. \ The next week does not look good, but the ten day forecast shows lower temps after that.

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