Snow forecast this week:

	Current snow
Resort	Snow forecast	Lower	Upper
Whistler	17cm	0cm	0cm
Hintertux	8cm	20cm	150cm
Kaprun	5cm	8cm	68cm
Cervinia	4cm	0cm	80cm
Zermatt	4cm	0cm	80cm
Les Deux Alpes	3cm	0cm	20cm
Saas Fee	3cm	0cm	75cm
Timberline	3cm	0cm	0cm
Val d’Isere	3cm	0cm	0cm
Val Senales	3cm	0cm	30cm
Tignes	2cm	0cm	5cm
Kitzbuhel	0cm	0cm	0cm
Pal/Arinsal – Vallnord	0cm	0cm	0cm

Snow reports: Last snowed

	Last snowed		Current snow
Resort	Date	Fresh snow	Lower	Upper
Cervinia	22 Oct 2009	20cm	0cm	80cm
Molltal Glacier	18 Oct 2009	10cm	0cm	150cm
Stubai Glacier	18 Oct 2009	10cm	5cm	100cm
Whakapapa	17 Oct 2009	10cm	205cm	205cm
Hintertux	22 Oct 2009	5cm	20cm	150cm
Val Senales	22 Sep 2009	5cm	0cm	30cm
Kaprun	18 Oct 2009	4cm	8cm	68cm
Turoa	23 Oct 2009	2cm	265cm	265cm
Les Deux Alpes	21 Oct 2009	2cm	0cm	20cm
Saas Fee	24 Oct 2009	1cm	0cm	75cm
Zermatt	22 Oct 2009	1cm	0cm	80cm
Tignes	21 Oct 2009	1cm	0cm	5cm

An amazing story!

An amazing story written by Brian Pinelli (a ski journalist who writes for Universal Sports and FIS etc) who will be sharing some of his stories and reports with us throughout the winter

http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/others.html?actu_id_1335=2184&actu_page_1335=1

Snow reports: Snow forecast for this week

		Current snow
Resort	Snow forecast	Lower	Upper
Whistler	25cm	0cm	0cm
Hintertux	15cm	0cm	55cm
Val Senales	6cm	0cm	30cm
Kaprun	5cm	0cm	17cm
Zermatt	5cm	0cm	75cm
Saas Fee	4cm	0cm	64cm
Cervinia	0cm	0cm	75cm
Les Deux Alpes	0cm	0cm	0cm
Tignes	0cm	0cm	20cm
Timberline	0cm	0cm	0cm
Val d’Isere	0cm	0cm	0cm

Snow reports: Most recent snowfall

Last snowed		Current snow
Resort	Date	Fresh snow	Lower	Upper
Valle Nevado	27 Sep 2009	35cm	138cm	138cm
Molltal Glacier	14 Sep 2009	30cm	0cm	50cm
Stubai Glacier	14 Sep 2009	30cm	0cm	10cm
Turoa	06 Oct 2009	25cm	273cm	273cm
Whakapapa	05 Oct 2009	20cm	206cm	206cm
Kaprun	14 Sep 2009	20cm	0cm	17cm
Tignes	18 Jul 2009	15cm	0cm	20cm
Mount Hutt	04 Oct 2009	7cm	138cm	138cm
Saas Fee	06 Oct 2009	5cm	0cm	64cm
Cerro Catedral	27 Sep 2009	4cm	0cm	85cm
Cervinia	15 Sep 2009	3cm	0cm	75cm
Zermatt	15 Sep 2009	3cm	0cm	75cm
The Remarkables	07 Oct 2009	2cm	125cm	125cm
Hintertux	17 Sep 2009	2cm	0cm	55cm
Val Senales	15 Sep 2009	2cm	0cm	30cm

First snowfall in Czech mountains

The first snow after the summer was falling in the Czech Republic’s highest mountain range, Krkonose (Giant Mountains), on Friday.”The temperature was some 0.5 degrees Centigrade below zero on Friday evening and in the night. Since then it has warmed up and the snow is disappearing here and there. Last year the first snow and frosts were registered in mid-September already. In 2007 it was snowing as early as September 4th.

Helmets?

I know, i know this ain’t exactly an exciting subject, but one that has been getting a lot of press… Gone are the days when wearing a helmet was viewed as being something for people with no nuts. After several fatalities involving skiers/boarders that were not wearing helmets, people have started taking note. Some countries are discussing making them mandatory; Austria has introduced a law requiring kids under 14 to wear helmets. Sales of helmets in Germany have doubled since a skiing accident in the Austrian resort of Styria in January which left one woman dead and German politician Dieter Althaus seriously injured, his life believed to be saved as he wore a helmet. Research suggests that wearing a helmet cuts minor injuries by 30-50% and that it does not necessarily reduce fatalities; others disagree.

To us it seems only logical to protect those last few brain cells we haven’t destroyed during apres ski… : )

Anyway, when i think about it i only started wearing a helmet last season and it makes me shudder to think of the mad shit i used to do and luckily get away with during my 20′s! Problem is you think you’re invincible. I remember seeing a teenager get air lifted out of a terrain park who’d landed on his head and didn’t live to tell the tale…. Since then i always wear my lid!

Austrian ski team: unusual type of training! Audi windtunnel in Ingolstadt 2 weeks ago

Latest news from the mountains

The European summer skiing season is still going strong, with pistes open in all of our reported countries. The weather is forecast to be predominantly bright and sunny this weekend, while the temperatures on the glacier ski areas will remain low helping to preserve the snow cover.

Fitness!!

If you want to rip this season you need to already get in the gym before it’s too late : ) Two words; Circuit training. It’s the best way to hit all muscle groups whilst also training cardio fitness. This military workout is awesome for skiers and boarders:

http://www.military.com/military-fitness/workouts/circuit-training 

Cant get to/or don’t like the gym?.. then try this: