Who's going skiing and where 2020

[CAPP0]

tvrolet said:

I've never skied at Megeve so I'll try to get a day there to tick it off the list. Anyone else in the area?

jonny996 said:

I’m in Megeve just now & it’s full of the Henry’s they all arrived yesterday so should be gone by next weekend

Never stayed in Megeve but went there once for a day whilst staying elsewhere, can't remember where!

From what I recall, it's quite a nice town, a cut above the normal ski town in terms of shops and restaurants/bars, although clearly chasing the money (where isn't, I hear you say, but you'll see what I mean). I ended up skiing on my own just for a couple of hours. Went up the main gondola above the town area, you can sometimes park in the side streets just below the lift. There's a big bar/restaurant at the top which I seem to recall was not bad. I only had a couple of hours so I didn't venture that far. Again if I recall correctly there are a bunch of vaguely-parallel runs which you can work your way across (heading towards Les Contamines I guess - take your face mask! ) but they weren't especially challenging, just a bit of a cruise around.

I think you can head out of town in other directions too.

[Dog Star]

tvrolet said:

But off to Chamonix next weekend assuming EasyJet decide to fly. Just found out it's English half-term

First question I always ask when booking is "are there any school holidays"; in 16 years I've never had a lift queue of note.

[The_Doc]

18° C in Morzine village yesterday

[S100HP]

The_Doc said:

18° C in Morzine village yesterday

Such a bad year

[GT72]

S100HP said:

The_Doc said:

18° C in Morzine village yesterday

Such a bad year

How are the conditions on the mountain, I'm crap at understanding snow reports - we arrive in Morzine on Sunday?

[The_Doc]

Fine above 1800m

Below 1400m all is good too:



The PdS is so massive, you don't have to worry about poor snow coverage, it's just the crowds that are the problem.

Last year I was out there for a long weekend at one point, and it was raining ABOVE Avoriaz, which is pretty amazing, but there's always skiing.

[GT72]

Good news. It was the same last year, my kids were skiing in T-Shirts in Feb.

[Speed 3]

Morzine is heavy rain just now, we came off the slopes at 12:30. Temperature not forecast to drop below freezing until well into the night so it'll be interesting to see tomorrows conditions given the amount of rain we're having this afternoon. If it had been 5 deg cooler it would have been a very welcome dump but I suspect the already slushy pistes will be wrecked tomorrow. Yesterday was showing 16 deg at some lifts, suspect it was actually around 12 deg but still way too warm. Never seen so much greenery in the Alps this time of year.

[deckster]

Same in Les Arcs. Not been freezing at any level since we arrived and the snow pack is saturated even higher up. Temps are forecast to drop tonight but that means tomorrow everything will be like concrete. Never seen anything like it in February.

[interstellar]

Just landed in Malaga and en route to Sierra Nevada where the conditions are ok but it’s 26c right now in Malaga, snow in resort is fine but it’s a bit warm here

[Mr E]

deckster said:

Same in Les Arcs. Not been freezing at any level since we arrived and the snow pack is saturated even higher up. Temps are forecast to drop tonight but that means tomorrow everything will be like concrete. Never seen anything like it in February.

I am lightly concerned that I’m still over a month from going. I might have a walking/biking holiday.

[interstellar]

Dog Star said:

tvrolet said:

But off to Chamonix next weekend assuming EasyJet decide to fly. Just found out it's English half-term

First question I always ask when booking is "are there any school holidays"; in 16 years I've never had a lift queue of note.

They will all be heading home on Saturday . Half term is now for most which means everyone will be in resort already.

[Carbon Sasquatch]

Plenty of snow in Andorrà, but equally warm conditions.

The past weekend was decidedly slushy by mid afternoon

It’s forecast a little cooler this week, but warming up again for the weekend - and no fresh snow any time soon

[JEA1K]

Mr E said:

I am lightly concerned that I’m still over a month from going. I might have a walking/biking holiday.

We'll have more cold spells, I wouldn't worry. We're away on 21st March ... usually away that week or the previous week and have had some great weather over the past 24 or so seasons.

[smac]

What're the 3 valleys likely to be like next week? Is it still French half term?

[Welshbeef]

interstellar said:

They will all be heading home on Saturday . Half term is now for most which means everyone will be in resort already.

Apart from the French who have what seems like most of Feb off

[stuarthat]

jammy-git said:

Why do you get fined for wearing ski gear?!!

That’s the rules ,didn’t ask why ,maybe clattering about like a cow on roller skates doesn’t look good .

[EddieSteadyGo]

stuarthat said:

jammy-git said:

Why do you get fined for wearing ski gear?!!

That’s the rules ,didn’t ask why ,maybe clattering about like a cow on roller skates doesn’t look good .

Suspect it is based on this;

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/news/ischgl...

[Gareth1974]

Going to Pila, Aosta Valley in a couple of weeks. I'm going along with my son's school skiing trip. Have never been skiing before, so would appreciate any pointers on ski gear I should be taking.

So far I've got:

1 ski jacket
2 x trousers
2 x base layer sets
6 x ski socks (one pair per skiing day)
Gloves
Beanie
Goggles
Sunglasses
Helmet being hired

Anything obvious missing?

[Lotus Notes]

Gareth1974 said:

Going to Pila, Aosta Valley in a couple of weeks. I'm going along with my son's school skiing trip. Have never been skiing before, so would appreciate any pointers on ski gear I should be taking.

So far I've got:

1 ski jacket
2 x trousers
2 x base layer sets
6 x ski socks (one pair per skiing day)
Gloves
Beanie
Goggles
Sunglasses
Helmet being hired

Anything obvious missing?

Suncream & lip balm
Small backpack
Water bottle
Jelly babies
Thin pair of gloves
Neck buff thing