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Snow, snow and even more snow!
December 7th, 2011I woke up on Sunday morning and it was snowing!! How can someone in their late 20’s (come on allow me some poetic license) get so excited every time it snows? If you know the answer please let me know! So I thought to myself, if it’s snowing here in Edinburgh then it MUST be snowing in our favourite ski resorts across the world – right? RIGHT!
It started to snow across France on Friday, across Switzerland on Saturday and it’s not stopped since. In fact my email inbox is full of like minded people getting really excited about the snowfall. Have a look at this picture that has just been sent to my colleague Eve (one of her friends is in Val d’Isere and like a kid at Christmas, that’s his car!)
Dude, Where's my car?
How much snow has fallen though – that’s always a question…here is an answer from La Rosiere:
Almost 1 metre of fresh snow in La Rosiere!
Yep, that’s a good old metric meter!! And there is plenty more in the forecast too over the next week or so, I just wish I was there instead of here…ho hum!
Not only am I getting bombarded by snow messages from our European friends but Karen from the Ski Independence office is in Colorado just now, checking out the product (as we do once in a while, you know just to make sure everything is ok for our clients) and she has been leaving me messages like this on Facebook:
Beaver creek is full of hot ski racers! Makes for some good views 
Bit of world cup ski racing to watch this morning. See how it’s supposed to be done. Awesome!
OMG! Truly amazing day skiing Vail. Ski fast enough and the cold can’t catch you. I’m a very lucky girl!
Fab day skiing in Breckenridge but it could take a while to thaw out! Brrrrrr!!!
She’s skied Breckenridge, Beaver Creek and Vail over the last few days and reports some great powder, a decent base and some cold (cold) temperatures, perfect for topping up on Mother Nature’s bounty! It sounds like an amazing trip and I’m really really happy for her (no, really) but there is no need to rub my nose in it is there? We’ll be having words when she gets back…
And we can’t do a snow update without mentioning Whistler – they’ve had over 10 feet of snow this season, they have over 5000 acres open to ski (more coming available later in the week as they make things safe in the high alpine) and they have almost ONE VERTICAL MILE of skiing too with the Whistler Village ski out being open as early as I can ever remember it!
It’s looking good out there – I can’t wait for my holiday and will keep checking out the best snowfalls around, we’ll update you here once in a while so come back to see if your favourite resort is flying the EPIC flag today…
New Ski Club GB Website Launched
December 20th, 2010The Ski Club of Great Britain, the UK’s most established snowsports organisation, has re-launched its website.
The Ski Club website (skiclub.co.uk) has always been the first port of call for many skiers and snowboarders looking for up-to-date and accurate advice, news, resort guides and snow conditions and the new website provides all of this and much more.
The new community based website will allow skiers and snowboarders to comment on news stories as well as add opinion into the information and advice sections. The chat forum provides the opportunity for members to share feedback, advice and views and to raise their own discussion topics. As we all know there is nothing better than seeing photos and videos to get you inspired for your next trip and the Ski Club website now places a strong emphasis on this. Members can post their own photos and in the future will be able to post videos too.
One stop shop for snow reports, advice & news.
“The redesign and re-launch of the Ski Club website really has revealed its wealth of content with users being able to find what they are looking for so much more easily. We believe the changes made to the site will help people to access the wealth of information which the Club has brought together into one place to help plan the perfect ski holiday. The site provides useful tools when out in resort, and opportunities to share and enjoy memories afterwards” said Abi Lee, New Media Manager at the Ski Club of Great Britain.
The Ski Club of Great Britain’s new website can be viewed at skiclub.co.uk
Steamboat Snow Update
November 16th, 2010Very warm greetings from my cold, white world in Steamboat, Colorado! We’ve had 23cm of new snow in the last 24 hours, and we already have a 61cm settled snow base at mid-mountain at the top of the Gondola. I also see snowy days and/or cold days in the 10-day forecast, and although I would not dare second guess Mother Nature, all signs indicate an amazing Steamboat opening day on November 24.
I spent both weekend afternoons up on Emerald Mountain in downtown Steamboat Springs. On Saturday we hiked the 3-mile Lupine Trail up to the quarry in snow clogs, but after constant snow all day and night Saturday and through Sunday, too, we were very happy to have snowshoes and poles on the same trail yesterday.
23cm of new snow in the last 24 hours!
The uphill was challenging but fun, and we took Blackmeer Drive back down, where we ran into three snowboarders, several happy dogs and one mountain biker with the biggest fattest studded tires I’ve ever seen. The snow kept dumping throughout the night, too as evidenced by the 15cm or so that I cleared from my driveway before my slow and cautious drive into work this morning. There are a bunch of smiling faces around here for a Monday!
Only 8 days until Steamboat opening day
Make your plans and get here! If you want to keep an eye on Steamboat and see their latest videos – click here
Video Snow Report from Chamonix – 28 Jan
January 28th, 2010Cold crisp conditions continue in Chamonix, with fluffy powder to be found off piste. 5cm of fresh snow fell on Tuesday, with more predicted through until the weekend. Here is Seb Montaz’s video snow report for Chamonix for this week.
If you want to take advantage of these conditions but can’t spare a week, Chamonix is a perfect resort for a short ski break thanks to the short transfer from Geneva airport. Take a late flight on Thursday, return Sunday night and you can have 3 full days on the mountain! There are some great hotel & self catered options available in Chamonix for short breaks in February – just give us a call on 0131 243 8097 and you’ll be out there before you realise!
Video Snow Report from Chamonix
January 7th, 2010Every Thursday we will be bringing you the latest snow reports from Chamonix thanks to Sebastien Montaz of Chamonix Guiding. Chamonix Guiding is the first mountain guide websites to feature High Definition video content. The quality is simply awesome. Enjoy.
Record Snow In Whistler
November 19th, 2009
The record’s broken, it’s officially the snowiest November EVER in Whistler!! 418cms so far and there’s still 12 days left in November. The current storm system has blanketed the mountains with over 250 cm (100 inches) of fresh snow in the past week. Operations crews are hard at work preparing more lifts and terrain to open this weekend as conditions allow.
|
Overnight |
24hrs |
48hrs |
7 days |
Snowbase* |
|
56 cm |
56 cm |
83 cm |
250 cm |
233 cm |
|
22.4 in |
22.4 in |
33.2 in |
100 in |
93.2 in |
It may still be early in the season but don’t tell that to Mother Nature. With over 362cm’s (142.5 inches) of snow so far this month Whistler Blackcomb has more than doubled its average November snowfall of 148cm (58 inches) and has broken the record set in 2006 for November snow of 416cm, with 12 days to spare!
“We went up first thing this yesterday morning for a few runs and it was amazing,” said Shannon Beattie from Whistler Blackcomb “I don’t remember getting that much powder on my first day of the winter in a while.”
If this is giving you butterflies and you want to be out there now, then take advantage of Air Canada’s special offer on flights to Vancouver (valid until 30 Nov) and the FREE nights available at our top hotels including the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Westin Resort & Spa, Delta Whistler Village Suites, Four Seasons Whistler, Pan Pacific Mountainside & Pan Pacific Village Centre and to give you maximum time on the slopes, up to 3 FREE days on your lift tickets & rentals – offer extended until 15 December due to exceptional demand.
Call the reservations team today on 0131 243 8097 & you can be enjoy the record breaking snow at the weekend!
Storms across Austria & Switzerland
October 13th, 2009In just one week the Alps have changed from green pastures to fields of snow. Storms are currently sitting over Austria and Switzerland and are bringing freezing temperatures and snow at higher altitudes, although temperatures as low as -8C are predicted in the village at Lech for later in the week.
Here are some of the latest webcam pictures:
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