The season has begun!

Ian

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Oct 31, 2008, 3:02:41 PM10/31/08

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The 08/09 season has begun - in Scotland at least. There are a few
pictures from the Lecht here...

http://www.winterhighland.info/2006/pix/pixalbum.php?pix_id=488

Cairngorm is opening a few runs tomorrow.

Probably best not to take your shiny new planks.

Ian

Pip Luscher

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Nov 1, 2008, 5:41:36 PM11/1/08

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I really wish that Scotland wasn't such a long drive away.

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-Pip

pg

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Nov 2, 2008, 4:52:24 AM11/2/08

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"Pip Luscher" <plus...@live.invalid.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de news:
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Just got an snow report email from Tignes claiming 155 cms on top, and five
minutes later from Val saying 0 cms. A few days back one from Puy St Vincent
saying they were opening a few runs with 55 cms. I'm a bit far away to check
right now (about 6,000 miles in fact), but anyone know what the actual situation
is in the French Alps?

If there have been some decent early snow, I hope they fell on well-frozen
ground unlike last year ... otherwise even if the cover lasts, it'll vanish in
no time towards the end of the season.

Pete
http://frogblog-thaidings.blogspot.com/

Matt T

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Nov 3, 2008, 5:59:18 AM11/3/08

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On 2 Nov, 09:52, "pg" <p...@alpesprovence.net> wrote:
> "Pip Luscher" <plusc...@live.invalid.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de news:
> l7jpg41s9vsd80c1825lmvi5amhhrvg...@4ax.com...

155cm sounds a little hopefull - I'll believe 55cm though - my friend
sent me photos from the glacier last week and it looked like much fun
was being had in the powder. I'm out there in 4 weeks, so we'll see
what gives...

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Matt Thomas - www.tignes-lavachet.co.uk

pg

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Nov 5, 2008, 2:03:57 AM11/5/08

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"Matt T" <matt_j...@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
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On 2 Nov, 09:52, "pg" <p...@alpesprovence.net> wrote:
> "Pip Luscher" <plusc...@live.invalid.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de news:
> l7jpg41s9vsd80c1825lmvi5amhhrvg...@4ax.com...
> | On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:02:41 +0000, Ian| <i...@nowhere.and.everywhere.com>
> wrote:

>>
>>Just got an snow report email from Tignes claiming 155 cms on top, and five
>>minutes later from Val saying 0 cms. A few days back one from Puy St Vincent
>>saying they were opening a few runs with 55 cms. I'm a bit far away to check
>>right now (about 6,000 miles in fact), but anyone know what the actual
>>situation
>>is in the French Alps?
>>
>>If there have been some decent early snow, I hope they fell on well-frozen
>>ground unlike last year ... otherwise even if the cover lasts, it'll vanish in
>>no time towards the end of the season.
>
>

>155cm sounds a little hopefull - I'll believe 55cm though - my friend
>sent me photos from the glacier last week and it looked like much fun
>was being had in the powder. I'm out there in 4 weeks, so we'll see
>what gives...

Tignes are still claiming 155cm on Gde Motte. Long may it last ... Mind you can
remember skiing down to Val Claret very early on not that long ago, should think
that's out of the question as yet ...

Pete
http://frogblog-thaidings.blogspot.com/

Ian Blake

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Nov 6, 2008, 6:04:36 AM11/6/08

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On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 14:03:57 +0700, "pg" <pg...@alpesprovence.net> wrote:

>
>Tignes are still claiming 155cm on Gde Motte. Long may it last ... Mind you can
>remember skiing down to Val Claret very early on not that long ago, should think
>that's out of the question as yet ...
>

This morning (6th November, they are claiming 70cm on the Gde Motte and 10cm in
Lac
http://www.tignes.net/meteo.html

Still some warmth, the webcams do not show the lake freezing yet.