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This section normally contains reports on snow conditions around the various resorts/countries.
This will re-commence in December.
However the current good news for early November is that most of Europe has had a significant dump of snow already . Many places are reporting more than half a metre of powder,
Tignes and Serre Che both reporting 20 cm on piste.
This is unexpected, so unfortunately the vast majority of resorts (except some high level/glacier resorts) still have their lifts closed. Most open in December.
If you want to ski before this then, check with the individual resort thro their website, or the Ski Club of GB (link below)
www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/reports/general/default.asp
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Last January, I went skiing, with one of our newer members, Steve Atkinson, to Rauris in Austria. A new resort to me and many English people as the majority of people there were either German or Austrian. (see Steve's reports in Resorts & Accommodation).
We had a fantastic time, greatly enhanced by the British Army holding their 'Telemark' Championsips there. We often left ShakesBeers bar at two in the morning with the party still in full swing.
Apparently one of the Army boys found himself on a charge as his Commanding Officer wasn't too pleased that he had finished drinking at 7 am when his first race was at 9. Needless to say the squaddie crashed out at the first gate, and had a further 2 weeks holiday (in the glasshouse) to look forward to when he returned to base!
Not advisale to follow this bad example - but sometimes the apres-ski overshadows the skiing, (possibly one of the attractions to some of this great sport) and this was one of those times !!!
An incredible thing has happened since opening this site in January 2007:- we have had tens of thousands more hits than anticipated, the majority of them coming from the USA.
As a result, this site, which was initially intended for a British readership, will now incorporate advice regarding skiing in Europe for our American friends.
Don't miss Ski Europe's link at the foot of Best Deals/Packages which last season advertised, amongst others a trip to Cortina (Italy's best and grandest resort) departing JFK from just $840.
Apologies to readers using the forum who suddenly find topics and sections missing.
This is because we have been invaded by spam, and have to keep deleting topics and renaming in order to keep ahead of the porn sites. As a result some postings are unfortunately deleted too. In cases like this we add their comments to the main site.
Consequently 'The rest of the World' topic is now renamed 'Anywhere Else' and Skiing in Andorra just had a full stop added (the previous postings to this can be found under 'Resorts' on the main site.
Apologies to Beryl Gilmore who posted the following message under 'Cheap Gear' - "I have a large pair of ladies black ski trousers - brand Rucanor - which never fitted right and as a result have never been worn. Free to good home for the cost of postage from Ireland. Email me at - berylgilmore@iol.ie "
This topic is now entitled Swap, Buy & Sell.
We hope that we have now fixed this problem but will be monitoring the situation regularly from now on.
05.11.08: Sunshine and Fresh Snow in Formigal
As predicted, snow fell from Thursday till Monday on the resort of Formigal in the central Spanish Pyrenees.
A thick white blanket of snow now covers the entire resort after 50cm of the white stuff fell during the weekend and in some places depths of 1metre have been recorded. Snow cats have been hard at work [...]
03.11.08: New Heliskiing Options In Nepal
Himalayan Heli Ski Guides is gearing up for our 2009 heliski season in Nepal. The company plans to run trips in three regions in Nepal’s Himalaya this winter including Annapurna’s north and south side, Everest and the far west region of Humla.
Annapurna I south side (aka Annapurna sanctuary) and the far western region [...]
03.11.08: Roger Federer Buys Home In Swiss Ski Resort
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has bought a home in the Swiss village of Valbella, part of the large Lenzerheide-Valbella ski area in the canton of Graubunden.
Federer (27), who recently lost his world number one place to Raphael Nadal after five years has won 13 grand slam titles and earned more than $40m during his [...]
03.11.08: Sunday River Opened For Skiing On 30th October
For the second consecutive year Sunday River ski resort in Maine, New England, opened for the season with skiing and riding in October thanks to cold temperatures and early season snowmaking. On Wednesday last week the resort was aiming to open on Friday for Halloween, but then moved opening day forward again to last Thursday. [...]
