Going, Going nearly gone....

So, I would like to know, which countries or resort areas have the longest average
season in Europe. Reliable constant first falls, through to this bleak announcement that it is
going, almost gone, end of the season!
I am thinking of doing Canada one week and then come home via Europe one week.

Hello,

Most resorts that have skiing above 2000m and up to around 3300m that also have many nothern and eastern facing slopes generally have a good long season, my back yard of Les Arcs is open from early december to the end of april (25th this year), but up the valley in Val and Tignes the last day is the 6th may this year i think.

Further afield high snowsure resorts are Cervinia ,Livigno ,Courmayeur ,Zermatt ,the Argentiere region of Chamonix etc, in fact there is due to be a large dump of snow (almost a metre in the southern parts of the alps this comming weekend and early next week so some resorts may stop open for an extra week epending on their closing dates.

Also if you don't mind a bit of trecking you can still ski in the resorts after the official closing dates their just wont be any lift operators about and you just need to take precautions if you are venturing far afield.....mind you a two or three hour hike up amountain to ski 10 - 20 mins back down takes some doing....or you could hire a mountain guide and do a ski tour, Zermatt ,Chamonix and the Tarentaise tour from Val to Les Arcs are highly reagrded.

jon.

Ian Wickham wrote:I don't know about you guy's but I always find this time of year depressing I have just had the snow update for LGb and the snow is receding quicker than my hair line, 140 cm on the upper and 40 cm on the lower and dropping rapidly daily and they are fairing better than some other resorts where the grass is beginning to show though.
Once the mountains have gone through the full cycle and green has replaced white I'm fine I can view the beauty again though a new set of eyes and happily spend a week of my summer holiday playing in the mountains, till that time I'm depressed........ :evil: :evil:

I dont enjoy the mountains at all until there is snow on them, I am afraid. Therefore this time of year is depressing, although I will forget it for a short time when the times comes to take 2 weeks in the sun, and on those lazy Friday evenings when the beer garden is still warm enough to i sit out in. But I long for the early winter snowfalls again.

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I don't know about you guy's but I always find this time of year depressing I have just had the snow update for LGb and the snow is receding quicker than my hair line, 140 cm on the upper and 40 cm on the lower and dropping rapidly daily and they are fairing better than some other resorts where the grass is beginning to show though.
Once the mountains have gone through the full cycle and green has replaced white I'm fine I can view the beauty again though a new set of eyes and happily spend a week of my summer holiday playing in the mountains, till that time I'm depressed........ :evil: :evil:

I dont enjoy the mountains at all until there is snow on them, I am afraid. Therefore this time of year is depressing, although I will forget it for a short time when the times comes to take 2 weeks in the sun, and on those lazy Friday evenings when the beer garden is still warm enough to i sit out in. But I long for the early winter snowfalls again.

Behave you grumpy old sod, the mountains are beautiful any time on year, more so in winter though :wink: :wink:

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I don't know about you guy's but I always find this time of year depressing I have just had the snow update for LGb and the snow is receding quicker than my hair line, 140 cm on the upper and 40 cm on the lower and dropping rapidly daily and they are fairing better than some other resorts where the grass is beginning to show though.
Once the mountains have gone through the full cycle and green has replaced white I'm fine I can view the beauty again though a new set of eyes and happily spend a week of my summer holiday playing in the mountains, till that time I'm depressed........ :evil: :evil:

I dont enjoy the mountains at all until there is snow on them, I am afraid. Therefore this time of year is depressing, although I will forget it for a short time when the times comes to take 2 weeks in the sun, and on those lazy Friday evenings when the beer garden is still warm enough to i sit out in. But I long for the early winter snowfalls again.

Tony, just like my OH. I am dying to go to the mountains either spring-time or Autumn, I fancy a walking holiday, but he wont entertain it. If the mountains dont have snow on them he does'nt want to know. :cry:

Ian Wickham wrote:I don't know about you guy's but I always find this time of year depressing .... I'm depressed........ :evil: :evil:

I agree Ian ... this is a sad time of year.

This is what I was saying here ...http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/5925.page when bandit suggested her trip may be of interest :D

Some friends are spending the weekend at Val d'Irene, a ski hill in the Gaspe area of Quebec. (See the video below.) They always say what great amounts of snow exists there. Despite the warming spring weather, tonight is supposed to be in the -6C range for the Amqui region. Today was +2 and sunny after a cold night last night. Perfect end of season conditions. Val d'Irene is about 7 hours from Halifax, N.S.; and the hill itself has some steep sections and snow quality similar to Zermatt. Enjoy this clip then get out a fly swatter for the next season to come along :!:
http://www.zoneski.com/films/uploads/video/344.wmv

Happy Easter :!:
Mike :wink:

Mike from NS wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I don't know about you guy's but I always find this time of year depressing .... I'm depressed........ :evil: :evil:

I agree Ian ... this is a sad time of year.

This is what I was saying here ...http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/5925.page when bandit suggested her trip may be of interest :D

Some friends are spending the weekend at Val d'Irene, a ski hill in the Gaspe area of Quebec. (See the video below.) They always say what great amounts of snow exists there. Despite the warming spring weather, tonight is supposed to be in the -6C range for the Amqui region. Today was +2 and sunny after a cold night last night. Perfect end of season conditions. Val d'Irene is about 7 hours from Halifax, N.S.; and the hill itself has some steep sections and snow quality similar to Zermatt. Enjoy this clip then get out a fly swatter for the next season to come along :!:
http://www.zoneski.com/films/uploads/video/344.wmv

Happy Easter :!:
Mike :wink:

I'm posting this whilst waiting for the movie to download, seems a bit slow tonight....... have a great easter :D :D

Yes, have a Happy Easter to all.
So, lets get this sad, snow depressing time out of our thoughts
for a while. I read about snow sure in some descriptions and then the
advice of reliable snow falls above certain heights.
What months are the most reliable in Europe?
Scandinavia or Europe?

Too much chocolate eaten :oops: