J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by admin

Iceman wrote:I guessed sunny meant that it is sunny during the day rather than night :wink:

:lol:

Iceman wrote:does j2ski.mobi exist?

Indeed... for snow forecasts on your smartphone, point it here :- www.j2ski.mobi

Hamish Macbeth wrote:How can I make next year come a bit quicker?

Grab a cheap flight and go to Tignes in April, May, June... take a course with Warren Smith (Saas Fee in the summer) and you're nearly there... 8)

Damn, I'm dreaming again... :evil:

Hi Iceman... currently, we indicate the most likely dominant weather for the daylight hours (as that's what you'll notice) but the estimated snowfall (cms) is for the full 24 hour period.

It's on our plan to add more detailed forecasts, probably for the next 48 or 72 hours, to give folks an idea of when the weather's going to do what. Not sure when that'll be available but hopefully before the end of this season.

...is that something y'all would find useful?

Would a "next 48/72 hour" breakdown of morning/afternoon/evening conditions be useful? All those in favour - say aye...

Good news... seems to be a few cm of fresh in many of the webcams this morning - fingers crossed for more.

Keep us in the loop Mr Stenmark... 8)

Hi Dave,

We plan to add historical data to our snow report pages in the near future. We have a lot going on right now but hope to have that in place by the end of next month.

As for the correlation between resorts... I suspect that there actually isn't that much; snow conditions can vary hugely from one valley to the next.

Actual snowfall depends so much on wind-speed, direction, air humidity and so on - let alone temperature - all of which vary immensely even between very closely located resorts. Mountain weather patterns are quite extreme examples of chaotic systems, where a small change in a single variable can have huge effects on the overall pattern.

Would make an interesting study if you had the time though... 8)

Ouch... I can change your username to caron-aaah if you like?

But seriously - that sucks for now, but you can be rebuilt. A friend of mine had keyhole surgery to remove cartilage and repair her ACL, and we skiied La Grave 6 months later without a problem.

Tough call on the holiday... Tigne's not a fantastic place to be for a non-skier and you might find being the odd one out of 25 to be a bit of a bummer.

I reckon your idea of cancelling and putting the money aside for a momentous ski holiday next season has merit. Then you'll have something to aim for and motivate you through the post-op (if that's necessary) physio and stuff.

Dave Mac wrote:there may be 470 cm of new snow

I wish! 8)

But I think we can settle for 47cm (and a bit, I reckon).

Get your snow dance on, Dave and I might even make it to Niederau myself to see what all the fuss is about! :lol:

It depends... helmet sizes and, more importantly, shapes do seem to vary a bit. An XXL Head Helmet claiming to be 58cm was too large for me (seemed too "wide", but about the right length), but an XL Salomon lid (also claiming to be 58cm) is a perfect fit.

So... really important that you try them for fit before you buy.

If there's room for a hat then it's way too big - many modern helmets have a lining / webbing arrangement that a) allows an adjustable fit and b) permits air to flow through between your head and the shell.

You definitely don't want it to be loose - snug but comfortable.