Who’s going skiing and where 2019

[Whoozit]

DeejRC said:

Post 1pm over here with this weather the lower slopes of Blackcomb and Whistler are just mush, awful stuff. My Olins are horrible in and yes it’s like powder - at which I’m crap! The newer wider stuff floats across it, almost like a waterski will try and do.

I like these conditions with my 30yo Dynastars for the super-carving flex I’m able to generate, along with the forgiving slushy surface on bumps. But yes, modern skis are 1000% more capable.

[troc]

Whoozit said:

Au contraire, Blackadder https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/the-mountain/mor...

???? I was referring to the idea that there was a mountain hut at 2300m in Scotland....... I’ve had lunch in the Horstman’s hut in whistler so I know it exists

[dirty boy]

alfa phil said:

dirty boy said:

As my first ski trip gets nearer, i'm a little worried, with all these high temperatures people talk of, that there will be any snow left by the 6 April? Anyone have any thoughts?

Off to Passo del Tonale...

We'll make the most of it whatever, but snow would be nice

have you been yet dirty boy.
just got back from a week there , some good ,some not so good,

No, we go friday, bit concerned, there was huge amounts of snow forecast, now it's gone still, it's our first time skiing, so we won't really know any different I guess?

What runs were you doing? I've studied the map extensively!

[Welshbeef]

dirty boy said:

No, we go friday, bit concerned, there was huge amounts of snow forecast, now it's gone still, it's our first time skiing, so we won't really know any different I guess?

What runs were you doing? I've studied the map extensively!

If you’ve never skied before you will likely spend 2 days maybe 3 just on the nursary slope thereafter 1 or 2 blues for the rest of the week.

[lemmingjames]

For those who have been to Obertrauen...

Have you had the taxi driver with the WRX yet?

[DeejRC]

troc said:

Whoozit said:

Au contraire, Blackadder https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/the-mountain/mor...

???? I was referring to the idea that there was a mountain hut at 2300m in Scotland....... I’ve had lunch in the Horstman’s hut in whistler so I know it exists

Serving pie n mash! Love it

[alfa phil]

Welshbeef said:

dirty boy said:

No, we go friday, bit concerned, there was huge amounts of snow forecast, now it's gone still, it's our first time skiing, so we won't really know any different I guess?

What runs were you doing? I've studied the map extensively!

If you’ve never skied before you will likely spend 2 days maybe 3 just on the nursary slope thereafter 1 or 2 blues for the rest of the week.

Some of the lower runs are a bit thin on the ground for snow, but dont think they have many nursery slopes in the resort,get your self up to the higher blue runs when you feel comfortable, if you are in ski school im sure they will do that asap, the snow is still good at 2ooom its got a glacia on the other side of the resort which is fantastic, a nice easy blue up there also also , you may get on the reds near the end of the week ,but they are rather challenging in places my opinion , but with 25yrs skiing behind me ,my joints are not as good as they were, all in all we had a good week not the nicest resort, but for a first time you should be ok , we had a week of wall to wall sunshine so it was skiing in the morning and and sun bathing in the afternoon im now a lightweight and that suited me enjoy,

Edited by alfa phil on Monday 1st April 13:19

[malks222]

rog007 said:

You’re there now! Blistering sunshine so presume your at the very top (Zugspitze) and very early to avoid the post-lunch slush?

We do Garmisch every year (was there in early February) due to the ease of getting there, great skiing and fantastic food and beer. Great atmosphere all round. Enjoy!

blistering sunshine was exactly what we got!! had an amazing weekend, not exactly spectacular snow conditions but didn’t expect that this late and in the blazing sunshine.

we hit zugspitize on friday, was a lovely compact place to ski. pretty good snow all day, the snow held until prob 2-3ish and had a great first day of my season!

saturday we drove to solden to get a bit of height and bigger area. also my friends wanted to check it out as they were considering a proper holiday there. really liked the place. snow was good again, it held up until late in the day again. still managed to ski down to the bottom at the end up the day. i loved the cruisey blue that goes down the valley following the side of the road kinda from the bottom of the slalom stadium (i think).

sunday we hit garmisch classic. snow didn’t really last long, was super hot and it got slushy early on. still had a few good runs, a couple of beers in the sun and an early finish to head back to munich for our late flight home. it was the last day on the season, the car said it was 20deg at the bottom and i believe it.

my face is kind pink despite factor 50, but i loved garmisch as a short trip destination. so many small hills close by for a day skiing. and great for flying in/out of munich. can get the train from munich airport to garmisch with minimum fuss!

[DeejRC]

That’s part of what makes Munich a great town. It’s got weather, it’s got lakeside, Garmisch is an hour away and a glacier available.

One of my fav places.

[Cold]

Seems like there's a mini-PH invasion of Whistler at the moment. It's a bit warm here, I could have saved a couple of kilos in the suitcase if I'd thought to leave a couple of my fleeces behind!

[Whoozit]

If one of the current Whistlerites has a 14 yo daughter, and arrived last Saturday, I am told by my 14yo daughter we may be only 2 degrees of separation in real life...!

[troc]

Feel free to to pop in to Extremely Canadian and say John Savage says hi they also happen to be an awesome bunch of skiers.

[DeejRC]

Very true Cold!
I should have packed more t-shirts and shorts rather than trousers and shirts!

Rumour has it end of the sunny weather now and 30-40cm of snow hitting from tomorrow on the upper slopes, or rain down in the village.

Anyway, our time is done, home tomorrow. Been an awesome awesome time in Vanc and then Whistler. We will absolutely return.

Hold on - one of you dads with the teenage daughters aren’t staying up top in the Fairmont are you?!

Edited by DeejRC on Wednesday 3rd April 04:47

[housen]

hi guys i have a question

if you were to buy a sml place in a ski resort no more than 1.5 hrs away from geneva where would it be and why ?

budget is lowish 200k-400k chf or eur

im single but want a pad that offers nice village and good skiing

i prefer the swiss in general so was thinking of Champéry.....but like all things swiss you get less for your money


any input greatly appreciated

[Welshbeef]

housen said:

hi guys i have a question

if you were to buy a sml place in a ski resort no more than 1.5 hrs away from geneva where would it be and why ?

budget is lowish 200k-400k chf or eur

im single but want a pad that offers nice village and good skiing

i prefer the swiss in general so was thinking of Champéry.....but like all things swiss you get less for your money


any input greatly appreciated

Think you might not be single in the future and you might have kids so suddenly that lovely small pad becomes not appropriate

[4Q]

housen said:

hi guys i have a question

if you were to buy a sml place in a ski resort no more than 1.5 hrs away from geneva where would it be and why ?

budget is lowish 200k-400k chf or eur

im single but want a pad that offers nice village and good skiing

i prefer the swiss in general so was thinking of Champéry.....but like all things swiss you get less for your money


any input greatly appreciated

La Cluzzaz or Samoens are both nice year round proper villages, rather than a resort like Les Gets or Morzine which are pretty much deserted outside the winter/ summer season and both are around an hour from Geneva. There’s plenty of new build stuff going up in Samoens which would fit your budget.

[j_4m]

Just got back from Les 3V. Conditions were... not great. Plenty of snow but high temperatures, concrete slopes in the morning and porridge in the afternoon, best skiing between 12-3. VT has the most consistent conditions by far, don't even bother with Meribel.

Had an interesting trip home utilising French public transport and the ferry. It takes a while but perfectly doable, cost me £130 to get from the Alps to Dover. I wouldn't recommend it...

[//j17]

j_4m said:

Just got back from Les 3V. Conditions were... not great. Plenty of snow but high temperatures, concrete slopes in the morning and porridge in the afternoon, best skiing between 12-3.

So...basically exactly what you'd expect late March/early April.

[j_4m]

Yep! Lots of beer time.

[housen]

heavy snow today and tom geneva areas so all good for another wknd of ski