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Another weather report. Note the new music. And the snowballs.

Guy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:47:37 +0000

Sophie steps up and tells us exactly what’s happening in Verbier. And also uses the word “absolutely” with gay abandon.

Looks like it could be clear above Ruinettes – INVERSION…

Guy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:19:18 +0000

Looks coudy in town but a quick look at the webcams reveals it’s clear up top.

The new weather report. Still searching for a catchphrase.

Guy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:04:05 +0000

It’s Wednesday so it’s weather report time, and today we greet you from the charming surroundings of Col des Mines. And we even have a special guest appearance from Honda…

Morning. Pretty isn’t it?

Guy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:07:30 +0000

The Mont Gélé webcam delivers again.

The Sunday Times know exactly who to ask about Verbier…

Guy — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:01:31 +0000

Yes, Guy’s following up on his dreams of becoming some kind of celebrity weather guru by talking to the nice people at the Sunday Times.

Of course had they asked about what was to come this week, they’d have been very happy to hear it’s going to snow on Thursday and Friday. How much? Well, somewhere between a bit and a lot, depending on who you ask. It keeps changing you see.

If you were to ask us, maybe 20cm at mid station. (That’s a total guess so click here for a more accurate figure).

Morning – looks a bit special from Mont Fort today…

Guy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:01:23 +0000

Ooooooh, it’s amazing what a quick bit of photoshop over breakfast can do. Just got these stitched together from the webcam on Mont Fort and should be an epic day…

And if you haven’t got an expensive computer with a massive screen click here and here.

A lot of snow in Verbier…

Guy — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:41:26 +0000

It’s been absolutely dumping again and despite if being a bit soggy and heavy up the hill, I just had a great day.

Sadly it’s now turned to rain in resort and the avalanche risk has just gone through the roof. But all snow is good snow and we’ve got tons and tons of it…

A little ski in Bruson.

Guy — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:03:33 +0000

I know, it takes a while to get to Bruson. It’s not like hopping over to Savoleyres. But when you do it’s brilliant – like you’re in a tiny resort miles from anywhere and the crowds and queues you get in Verbier are very quickly forgotton.

And it’s especially useful when Verbier close because of too much snow or high winds. Which is precisely why happened yesterday and how we ended up there…

Meanwhile the snow is falling heavily again and I get the feeling tomorrow might be very interesting – loads of snow but probably a lot of wind and not a lot open.

A very windy snow report by Guy.

Guy — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:16:28 +0000

Sorry for the dodgy sound at the end but it’s been very windy up there and hard to hide from…

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A sensible weather post.

Guy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:26:28 +0000

What’s happening? Is it bad? Is it terrible? Is it OK? Is it normal? Should we start to panic? These (and many other) questions have been flying about the internet as well as the resort. But there’s also been a mildly panicy and negative tone to it all. So we thought, “how about we try to give a pragmatic view?”

And it’s certainly not the best ever start to a season in Verbier. It’s my seventh and I can only remember one that was close to this light on snow.

But every other season I can remember we were open to Ruinettes by now. And currently there’s only a little of the real stuff in the shade (but not a lot). The rest is artificial.

Certainly not ideal.

It’s also certainly a lot less than normal but – and it’s a big one – it’s cold. Not baltic but consistently below freezing so the cannons are firing.

I remember about four season’s ago when we were short of snow at the start of the season, and it was warm. So the snow came, and didn’t settle well.

Today you really get the feeling that if we get some snow now it’ll settle on very cold ground and we’ll get the benefit of it all – not lose the first few days’ fall on wet ground.

So why haven’t we got any yet? Well, there’s been a big and unyielding area of high pressure over us. And all that swirling, unpleasant and wet weather that’s been lashing the west of Europe simply can’t push the high pressure away.

Which is why we have the same cold, clear weather over us. Have a look at the charts here – they give you a pretty clear idea of the front trying to smash through to the Alps and getting bounced away and off to the north and east by the high pressure.

Thing is, it might snow two feet next Friday and we’ll all forget about the stress and panic. So cross your fingers, keep an eye on the webcams and the weather forecasts (although don’t take them as gospel) and remember that massive fall back in October. Can happen again. And it always does.

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