Is there anywhere in Switzerland with half-decent snow still?
Gav 29 March 2005 22:06:58
As per subject line .... was in Hoch Ybrig, Lenzerheide and Engelberg over a long weekend the week before the Easter weekend and snow conditions were awful in the heatwave. Even Engelberg had pretty crap conditions below Stand.
I was going to go to Davos over the Easter break but in the end we all decided to cancel due to really bad reports from people who were there ... went up to Flumserberg on Sunday just to take a visitor for sightseeing and even at the top the snow was 'slush puppie' consistency, glad I didn't bring my skis.
So... anywhere left where there's at least some hope of half-decent skiing _this_ weekend? With all the snow we've had this year I was really hoping for nice skiing right up until the end of season but the incredible heat has put an end to all of that.
Gav wrote:> As per subject line .... was in Hoch Ybrig, Lenzerheide and Engelberg> over a long weekend the week before the Easter weekend and snow> conditions were awful in the heatwave. Even Engelberg had pretty crap> conditions below Stand.>
I was going to go to Davos over the Easter break but in the end we> all decided to cancel due to really bad reports from people who were> there ... went up to Flumserberg on Sunday just to take a visitor for> sightseeing and even at the top the snow was 'slush puppie'> consistency, glad I didn't bring my skis.>
So... anywhere left where there's at least some hope of half-decent> skiing _this_ weekend? With all the snow we've had this year I was> really hoping for nice skiing right up until the end of season but the> incredible heat has put an end to all of that.>
Despite the weather, Hoch Ybrig has announced it's closing on 1st May.
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:43:27 +0200, Neil Swingler <neil@neil.swingler.name> wrote:
Gav wrote:>> As per subject line .... was in Hoch Ybrig, Lenzerheide and Engelberg>> over a long weekend the week before the Easter weekend and snow>> conditions were awful in the heatwave. Even Engelberg had pretty crap>> conditions below Stand.
I was last friday there. But i can't agree with that. Ok there were some Places with hard/Ice spots and dirty snow. If you say: Other years had more snow at this time. Than got you right.
I was going to go to Davos over the Easter break but in the end we>> all decided to cancel due to really bad reports from people who were>> there ... went up to Flumserberg on Sunday just to take a visitor for>> sightseeing and even at the top the snow was 'slush puppie'>> consistency, glad I didn't bring my skis.>>
So... anywhere left where there's at least some hope of half-decent>> skiing _this_ weekend? With all the snow we've had this year I was>> really hoping for nice skiing right up until the end of season but the>> incredible heat has put an end to all of that.>>
Despite the weather, Hoch Ybrig has announced it's closing on 1st May.
Yup. But it seams to me more a 1. April Joke. This resort is not very high. If the temperery warm as now, is the snow quick away.
Gav wrote:> As per subject line .... was in Hoch Ybrig, Lenzerheide and Engelberg> over a long weekend the week before the Easter weekend and snow> conditions were awful in the heatwave. Even Engelberg had pretty crap> conditions below Stand.>
I was going to go to Davos over the Easter break but in the end we> all decided to cancel due to really bad reports from people who were> there ... went up to Flumserberg on Sunday just to take a visitor for> sightseeing and even at the top the snow was 'slush puppie'> consistency, glad I didn't bring my skis.
You should have gone to Davos, it was excellent. There is plenty of snow high up and the runs down are still do-able. The runs into Klosters are pretty muddy, and there are some bare patches on the return to Davos Dorf, but the run to Wolfgang was fine. Maybe by next weekend you'll have to take the train down for the last section, but high up it should be OK still.
We have spring conditions mainly, pretty slushy by the end of the day, but then on Monday we had a few cms of fresh and even found some powder, al be it a thin covering. All in all it is still pretty good skiing there.
