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I am triple jabbed. Developed symptoms and got tested and came back positive.
Super-bummer.
I'm heading out to Austria tomorrow for the first time in over 2 years. Excited doesn't even come close. Anyone know what conditions are like in the Vorarlberg area at the moment? I'm staying in Feldkirch so plenty of options on where to ski.
There’s been a light dusting of snow here in the Tarentaise Valley.
Damnit! We got back yesterday. Things were looking a bit brown and / or slushy...
Mrs. Pierre is considering a trip to La Plagne in early April, I'm hoping there'll be snow left there by then.
@epynt don't know what the conditions are like but I highly recommend Damuls for skiing. Nice and high and a great atmosphere.
Was planning to head out to Austria tomorrow. Tested positive for Covid yesterday. Aaargh.
Depending on when your symptoms started you may be able to salvage the last couple of days of the trip ?
Cheers meikle, I'll make sure to check out Damuls
I’m in Verbier at the moment, last day of 4 tomorrow.
Snow has been OK considering it hasn’t snowed for weeks, but pistes are hard in the morning and chopped up or hard & scraped by the afternoon. Anything easily accessible off piste isn’t great, plenty of moguls on the natur runs - not snowboard friendly.
I’m pining for a powder day!
We’re in the camper again so heading somewhere else tomorrow, Serre Che has had a bit of fresh this morning, might try there on Wednesday.
Anyone got any live reports of fresh snow anywhere??
The massif Central got a huge dump over the weekend.
My nearest ski hill (mont Aigoual) which has been closed for over a month due to lack of snow will be open again this weekend after receiving 1.5m. That's not to say that I'd drive there from the Alps to go ride, it can be hard enough to gather up the motivation from here, 75 minutes away!
I've been added to the list of covid casualties after our ski trip.
That's 5 out of the group of 40 so far!
Negative for me this morning and feeling ok after a couple of mammoth sleep sessions since getting back Saturday.
Go careful on those well used slopes, there's some hard-packed pistes out there!
Some surprise snow in Verbier this morning.
OK so it’s heavy wet sticky “powder” but it’s the best I’ve seen for about 3 years now 😁😁
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I’m solo this morning because my skier wife decided to have a snowboard lesson 2 days before we came away and has managed ski the first 3 days but suspects she might have done some actual damage to her ass. She can barely move today.
Orange snow today. An orange car too (it's usually blue). Still plenty of snow, fresh high up. I'm just spectating with man flu and a season's worth of fatigue in my legs.
Padded shorts for learning to snowboard.
Padded shorts for learning to snowboard.
Definitely.
She’s boarded in the past, thought she’d have a refresher and then hire a board for a couple of days on holiday.
Her boarding days are now over.
I havent skied at Mt Aigoual in years. It is good for xcountry skiing but not enough for alpine.
Better to drive to the Pyrénées.
Exactly, cchris2lou!
Orange snow today. An orange car too (it’s usually blue).
Ah!
Someone here has just said about “Saharan sand” and I just assumed it was a term for rubbish sticky snow that I hadn’t heard before 🙄. I’ve just twigged, after looking at the top of the van, that it’s actual sand.
Where are you planning on staying in Serre Che Phil?
I ask as:
A. I'd like to go there at some point.
B. We're doing our maiden motorhome ski trip first week of April and other than the Ferry don't have anything booked yet!
@Tom-B you give me too much credit here and assume I’ve made any plan 🤣🤣
Apparently there’s an Aire in Monetier Le Bains (sp?) that is €15 a night.
We’re still in Verbier though, going to head there or somewhere else in the morning.
Have you found the Winterised FB group? Quite handy for info on places to stay etc.
@ocrider I think we’ll give that a miss cheers! Did think about heading to the Pyrenees though.
@phil5556 yeah just realised whom you are from that group!
Looks like a nice day in Verbier at least.
Yes it was weird skiing on the Sahara sand coloured snow.
Rained here in Sainte Foy last night, but put down 3 cm of heavy snow (and sand) up at the top.
Great day skiing wise, a bit choppy but better than the hard packed pistes of last week. Everything fabulous until our friend got caught in the very choppy snow, fell hard (he's a big lad) and a trip to the local medical centre suggests a broken wrist. This can't be confirmed until a scan tomorrow in Bourg St Maurice. Oh dear!
@Edukator it’s not that bad here, but the roof of the van definitely had some on it.
Looks like a nice day in Verbier at least.
before lunch was great, afternoon was hard work but I’ll take it over what we’ve had up until now. Still haven’t decided where we’re going in the morning 🤔
Les Mens definitely had a dusty coating on all the cars last week, and the weather was weirdly warm during the days a lot of the time (saw +16 on some chairs)!
Very nice Ed.
We skied La Plagne yesterday. T'was very busy. Lots of people falling, it was better to stick to the sides.
Mini moguls on the blue runs due to sloppy spring snow. Also warm temperatures.
Worn patches near the base.
Still an enjoyable day out.
Foggy, warm and wet here in Obergurgl, sand from the Sahara storm and warm cloudy days has turned most of Hochgurgl into porridge by lunchtime.
Warmer temps in the way next week too 🌞
Foggyish, warm and slushy in LDA too, at least down below 2400m ish.
Above is OK still.
might try VT tomorrow, but could just be ice 🤔
@phil5556 Most of 3Vallyes was really hard packed by the end of last week, VT down to Les Mens was lovely and sunny all week and most pistes were useable but tired.
The first 3 days in Verbier were hard pack too, and the last day was soft & sticky.
Think it’s warmed up a lot this week.
Even the top of LDA is soft this afternoon and I presume that’s been pretty solid a lot of the time? At least it’s not sticky here, but a very wet bum!
And we’re trying not to go to 3 Vals as we always go there…
What's Tigne like atm?
I'm guessing hard pack pistes in the morning, slushly, sloppy porridge after lunch.
The recent postings on here aren't inspiring me much for my April trip
@Tom-B I’ve had some great trips in April, pretty much always to the 3 Vals though. A couple of years ago I went on the Meribel closing weekend, VT was still OK, Les Menuires was a wet slushy laugh. It was like summer at resort level.
We’ve just stopped in Risoul. Will see what it & Vars are like tomorrow 🤷🏻♂️
We always go for a week in April. L2A for closing week for the umpteenth year in a row, excluding Covid. It's great fun and more often than not you can slide down to the jandri/tourist office/ski schools. What's more is that you're pretty much guaranteed fresh snow on at least one morning; January skiers can't comprehend april freshies!
Mrs O'C will be celebrating her first time back on the planks since a hip replacement and she's on skis whereas the rest of us are on boards. I'm guessing she won't be joining us for the afternoons with the late season soup, so we might just bring the bikes and do the Venosc DH whilst we're there.
Freshies and some hardpack at the mighty Coe today. It too will be warm tomorrow though.
In montegenevre just now. Had a decent bit of snow falling when we arrived on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday where brilliant, loads of powder. The rest of the week was good but today is really icy.
Has been really foggy all week
Congratulations Mrsorcrider.
I had a hip replacement a few years ago and have been skiing. Although today it was playing up a bit. Maybe to do with skiing the last couple of weeks in grabby porridge.
Today Tignes very cold and hard packed conditions nearly all day.
Risoul was exactly as expected today, horribly hard this morning and slushy this afternoon. Apart from a few bits that were solid all day, just to catch you out.
Good fun though, I like it here 😃
Could I ask that people stop/slow down if they see a LONE person who has has a tumble. just to check they are ok.
I was passed by 4 people and not one slowed to see if I was ok after flying into heavy snow. I'm an older skier and was struggling to get my skis back on (after finally getting back onto the piste). Hubby was at the bottom and an English couple said they had passed me and asked If I was ok. This was a lie. On the way down to the village I stopped to help a chap get his skis back on (hubby helped him up). Its just good piste etiquette.
It happens in mtbing, we ask if someone seems to have stopped at the side of a trail and something seems amiss.
I thank you.
@Bunnyhop I thought most did this, but obviously not.
“Ça Va?!” is probably my most used French word on the slopes 🙂
The other day returning an ejected ski to a kid earned me a tow from his instructor on the flat 🙂
If you come across a kid (or even adult) tangled in their skis the first thing to do is release one of the bindings (uphill foot preferably), you can hurt them trying to pick them up with tangled skis. It's quicker and easier on your back too. Then put the ski back on.
Some fun for Sunday evening. One of my best days at the Coe on Saturday and not busy, where was everybody? Seriously with great weather and lovely snow why was it not mobbed? The Scottish resorts need all the customers they can get.
🙂