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The first batch of these have now arrived folks, and can be ordered via our Ski Instruction DVDs page - dispatch within 24 hours.

The pre-reserved copies will be going to the Post Office first thing tomorrow.

Review to follow...

Pretend you haven't noticed, in case they change their mind, but all the major forecast models are now showing a big drop in temperature at the start of next week - with possibly significant snowfall too...

Unclear as to exactly how much precipitation there'll be, or how far to the South it'll go, but it should freshen things up nicely for Easter.

Echo all the above advice, but I'll put in a vote for private lessons rather than group - your instructor can then tailor your lesson exactly for you (and your partner). You'll progress much faster, be safer and have a lot more fun as a result.

Hot off the press, we have limited quantities of the brand new Lesson 4 DVD from Warren Smith coming in later this week.

If anyone would like one reserved, send me a Private Message and we'll put one by. They'll appear in our Ski DVD Shop as soon as we get them in.

I'll post a review here as soon as I've had a chance to watch it!

Hi KP and welcome to j2ski - so sorry you've joined us in such circumstances.

That sounds like a truly dreadful accident and is a reminder of the dangers that are inherent in our sport but sometimes out of our control. All of us here wish your Dad the swiftest possible recovery - sounds like he's in good hands.

And if anyone needs advice on where to stay in downtown Calgary...

8) Thanks for that - good to know when we get it right (been a tough season for forecasting so far).

Sounds like you had some great skiing then!

For the first time this season, the general Avalanche Risk has moved to Extreme - Level 5 (of 5) - in the Northern French Alps.

Over a metre of fresh snow has fallen across much of the area in the last five days, including a period of rain as high as 2300 metres.

Natural (i.e. not triggered by human activity) avalanches may cross roads in mountain areas this (Thursday) evening and into tomorrow (Friday) morning. Extreme caution is advised for anyone venturing into the mountains.

More detail here on PisteHors.

In addition, our friends from Henry's Avalanche Talk are warning of a very dangerous scenario on Sunday; good weather will return, with mild temperatures, and a fresh and unstable snowpack.

In short, exactly the conditions that very often result in fatal avalanches.

Please be careful if skiing at the weekend; conditions will be superb on the pistes and there is really no need to take chances with your life.

Do NOT ski off-piste alone, wear a transceiver and carry a shovel and probe at all times. Check local conditions and plan your descents carefully to avoid risky slopes and terrain traps.

Have fun, and stay safe.

Hi guys, the forecast models we take our data from have been bouncing around a bit for Andorra this last week - looks like they'll be on the edge of a weather system that may bring rain, snow or neither... (this afternoon Metcheck were predicting much rain and snow-forecast were predicting a little snow... ).

So far, we've generally got things about right. We've been very close for Andorra to date, but we under-estimated the early snows in the Alps and were a little over for some of the February falls.

TBH, this season has been a bit of a sod. We were originally using the common ratio of 10:1 (snow:rain) to predict the snow depths, but the generally mild temperatures reduce that ratio considerably (wetter, heavier snow = much less depth) and give us a bit of challenge!

So stick with us - we won't always get it right but the feedback when we get it wrong is always useful.