I've been following forecasts, webcams, etc for Tignes but, without experience, I've no idea how different spring skiing is compared to winter skiing weather-wise.
The temperatures seem to be consistently above zero and the sun appears to be shining on all of the webcams every day (even at 6:30pm which is hard to comprehend!).
So, do people usually need thermals, inner gloves, hand warmers, etc in these conditions? I'll take them all but is it a case of playing it by ear every day or is it usual that people are skiing/snowboarding in bikinis and trunks :shock:?
Any advice welcome :thumbup:
Spring skiing advice please
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Things can get pretty warm, if you just have a shell jacket it means you can control how hot or cold youa regoing to be pretty easily. Base layer with a jacket on top does the trick for me when it is warm here, I think I'd look like a fool skiing in just a tshirt so I would never do that (some people do), if you think about it no one wears just a tshirt when it is 10 degrees at home.
I love spring snow.. chances are it will be getting too slushy later in the day so you will give up and go to the bar :wink:
And doesn't it look great :D From the webcams it looks as good as it did when i was there 3 weeks ago.
I'm planning on going prepared for all weathers when I go back on the 16th. Last year at the end of April there were some big snow falls, on the other hand it could be really hot but my advice would be to keep covered up even if its really hot. You don't realize how sharp ice crystals (slush) can be until you fall in them at speed in a T shirt. :shock:
When are you off Caron-a ?
^^^ Excellent advice.
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Started by Caron-a in France 05-Apr-2009 - 17 Replies
Caron-a posted Apr-2009
Pablo Escobar
reply to 'Spring skiing advice please' posted Apr-2009
caron-a wrote:I've been following forecasts, webcams, etc for Tignes but, without experience, I've no idea how different spring skiing is compared to winter skiing weather-wise.
The temperatures seem to be consistently above zero and the sun appears to be shining on all of the webcams every day (even at 6:30pm which is hard to comprehend!).
So, do people usually need thermals, inner gloves, hand warmers, etc in these conditions? I'll take them all but is it a case of playing it by ear every day or is it usual that people are skiing/snowboarding in bikinis and trunks :shock:?
Any advice welcome :thumbup:
Things can get pretty warm, if you just have a shell jacket it means you can control how hot or cold youa regoing to be pretty easily. Base layer with a jacket on top does the trick for me when it is warm here, I think I'd look like a fool skiing in just a tshirt so I would never do that (some people do), if you think about it no one wears just a tshirt when it is 10 degrees at home.
I love spring snow.. chances are it will be getting too slushy later in the day so you will give up and go to the bar :wink:
Neiltoo
reply to 'Spring skiing advice please' posted Apr-2009
caron-a wrote:I've been following forecasts, webcams, etc for Tignes
And doesn't it look great :D From the webcams it looks as good as it did when i was there 3 weeks ago.
I'm planning on going prepared for all weathers when I go back on the 16th. Last year at the end of April there were some big snow falls, on the other hand it could be really hot but my advice would be to keep covered up even if its really hot. You don't realize how sharp ice crystals (slush) can be until you fall in them at speed in a T shirt. :shock:
When are you off Caron-a ?
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Eileen Gormley
reply to 'Spring skiing advice please' posted Apr-2009
I've skied in Tignes one very hot Easter, and found that it was cold first thing, but warmed up by midmorning, and by afternoon (the time we were there) you could smell your ski jacket melting. Make sure you have factor 50 sun cream and whatever you need to cover any skin prone to burning.
You can have great skiing, but learn to read the piste map so you follow the sun round the mountain and get there just as the sun is softening the snow, but before it turns to slush.
You can have great skiing, but learn to read the piste map so you follow the sun round the mountain and get there just as the sun is softening the snow, but before it turns to slush.
Bandit
reply to 'Spring skiing advice please' posted Apr-2009
Caron I like to wear a thermal T and the outer shell of my jacket. Very occasionally, I may wear an HH Windstopper fleece with no jacket. Occasionally I use a s/s thermal T with a fleece bodywarmer and the shell. Using a backpack comes into it's own, as I can always pop in an extra layer, in case the weather turns. I always keep my arms covered and never ski without gloves, but if it's really baking hot, I wear cycling gloves.
Pablo Escobar
reply to 'Spring skiing advice please' posted Apr-2009
Eileen Gormley wrote:You can have great skiing, but learn to read the piste map so you follow the sun round the mountain and get there just as the sun is softening the snow, but before it turns to slush.
^^^ Excellent advice.
Neiltoo
reply to 'Spring skiing advice please' posted Apr-2009
I like slush - slushy bumps are so much fun :D avatar pic, Grand Motte glacier in July :mrgreen:
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Eileen Gormley
reply to 'Spring skiing advice please' posted Apr-2009
Yeah, but there's a difference between soft snow and water skiing....
Topic last updated on 10-April-2009 at 09:24