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Record heatwave closes Mont Blanc to tourists
A fine article in today's Observer:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/inter...020327,00.html Recommended reading for everybody interested in skiing and the environment. Farewell party for the Laax glacier in a few years, info in the group :-( -- Simon Brown, Postfach 159, CH-7031 Laax www.hb9drv.ch |
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Record heatwave closes Mont Blanc to tourists
I think I read somewhere that the experts reckon global warming will
give dryer summers & much wetter winters . Following that theory , as long as its cold we chould be in for a great new season ! :-) As for summer skiing for anyone who hasnt tried it , you wont be missing much, half a day & your be bored. Best save up & head down to the southern hemisphere for the real thing ! Nigel Simon Brown wrote: A fine article in today's Observer: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/inter...020327,00.html Recommended reading for everybody interested in skiing and the environment. Farewell party for the Laax glacier in a few years, info in the group :-( |
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Record heatwave closes Mont Blanc to tourists
On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 11:47:14 +0200, Nigel wrote:
I think I read somewhere that the experts reckon global warming will give dryer summers & much wetter winters . Following that theory , as long as its cold we chould be in for a great new season ! :-) As for summer skiing for anyone who hasnt tried it , you wont be missing much, half a day & your be bored. Best save up & head down to the southern hemisphere for the real thing ! You're right for the recreational skier it's probably not much loss, but it's a essential resource for people like race teams or anyone having intensive coaching. It'll be a loss if they're not able to get on local glaciers anymore. |
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"Ian Spare" wrote in message ... On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 11:47:14 +0200, Nigel wrote: I think I read somewhere that the experts reckon global warming will give dryer summers & much wetter winters . Following that theory , as long as its cold we chould be in for a great new season ! :-) As for summer skiing for anyone who hasnt tried it , you wont be missing much, half a day & your be bored. Best save up & head down to the southern hemisphere for the real thing ! You're right for the recreational skier it's probably not much loss, but it's a essential resource for people like race teams or anyone having intensive coaching. It'll be a loss if they're not able to get on local glaciers anymore. Maybe this year - but I fear that in 10 or 15 years however it will not look good for any skier. I. |
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Record heatwave closes Mont Blanc to tourists
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 03:19:23 +0100, "Iain Miller"
wrote: "Ian Spare" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 11:47:14 +0200, Nigel wrote: I think I read somewhere that the experts reckon global warming will give dryer summers & much wetter winters . Following that theory , as long as its cold we chould be in for a great new season ! :-) As for summer skiing for anyone who hasnt tried it , you wont be missing much, half a day & your be bored. Best save up & head down to the southern hemisphere for the real thing ! You're right for the recreational skier it's probably not much loss, but it's a essential resource for people like race teams or anyone having intensive coaching. It'll be a loss if they're not able to get on local glaciers anymore. Maybe this year - but I fear that in 10 or 15 years however it will not look good for any skier. Oh yes, possibly, I thought we talking about summer skiing on glaciers. But, as has been discussed round here there's a whole load of climate change scenarios but most of them aren't good. |
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I get the impression that the National Teams prefer there all expense
summer trips to the Andes & NZ rather than the local stips of decaying glacier. Come to think of it, it turned out good for me as well . I Stayed in Hotel Portillo once when the Austrian Mens & Womans ski team were training . Free Bar allnight !!!! Also had a similar experience a few years back in Las Lenas with the Swiss Team & the Canadian & Yank teams in Bariloche . They really take there training seriously :-) ! Ian Spare wrote: On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 11:47:14 +0200, Nigel wrote: I think I read somewhere that the experts reckon global warming will give dryer summers & much wetter winters . Following that theory , as long as its cold we chould be in for a great new season ! :-) As for summer skiing for anyone who hasnt tried it , you wont be missing much, half a day & your be bored. Best save up & head down to the southern hemisphere for the real thing ! You're right for the recreational skier it's probably not much loss, but it's a essential resource for people like race teams or anyone having intensive coaching. It'll be a loss if they're not able to get on local glaciers anymore. |
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Record heatwave closes Mont Blanc to tourists
I get the impression that the National Teams prefer there all expense
summer trips to the Andes & NZ rather than the local stips of decaying glacier. Come to think of it, it turned out good for me as well . I Stayed in Hotel Portillo once when the Austrian Mens & Womans ski team were training . Free Bar allnight !!!! Also had a similar experience a few years back in Las Lenas with the Swiss Team & the Canadian & Yank teams in Bariloche . They really take there training seriously :-) ! Ian Spare wrote: On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 11:47:14 +0200, Nigel wrote: I think I read somewhere that the experts reckon global warming will give dryer summers & much wetter winters . Following that theory , as long as its cold we chould be in for a great new season ! :-) As for summer skiing for anyone who hasnt tried it , you wont be missing much, half a day & your be bored. Best save up & head down to the southern hemisphere for the real thing ! You're right for the recreational skier it's probably not much loss, but it's a essential resource for people like race teams or anyone having intensive coaching. It'll be a loss if they're not able to get on local glaciers anymore. |
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Record heatwave closes Mont Blanc to tourists
"Nigel" wrote in message ... I get the impression that the National Teams prefer there all expense summer trips to the Andes & NZ rather than the local stips of decaying glacier. Come to think of it, it turned out good for me as well . I Stayed in Hotel Portillo once when the Austrian Mens & Womans ski team were training . Free Bar allnight !!!! Also had a similar experience a few years back in Las Lenas with the Swiss Team & the Canadian & Yank teams in Bariloche . They really take there training seriously :-) ! Most national teams haven't got the funding to send more than the elite - and most 'ordinary' skiers in the likes of the French team for example haven't got anything like the means to cover their own costs. Remeber that the 'faces' we all know from the World Cup races etc are only a tiny minority of the senior/junior teams. They always try to get as much glacier skiing in as possible before heading down south. We're not talking about pampered, overpaid footballers here ..... Pete |
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Record heatwave closes Mont Blanc to tourists
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:01:39 +0200, Nigel wrote:
I get the impression that the National Teams prefer there all expense summer trips to the Andes & NZ rather than the local stips of decaying glacier. Come to think of it, it turned out good for me as well . I Stayed in Hotel Portillo once when the Austrian Mens & Womans ski team were training . Free Bar allnight !!!! Also had a similar experience a few years back in Las Lenas with the Swiss Team & the Canadian & Yank teams in Bariloche . They really take there training seriously :-) ! Yes, sure, the bigger teams with money can go elsewhere, it's going to hurt at club level though which will have an impact on the funnel of talent for the national teams. .... I sense something about grass skiing coming soon :-) Ian |
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Record heatwave closes Mont Blanc to tourists
My money's on overshooting 'cos we're accelerating it with our (your) cars
and our industrial emissions. Nice and warm as this summer was I would be very happy to return to the average but that's most unlikely :-( -- Simon Brown, Postfach 159, CH-7031 Laax www.hb9drv.ch "David Off" wrote in message om... In the middle ages, during the European climate optimum, glaciation was much less than today. Many cols that were possible on foot then are covered in year round ice today. The question is, are we heading back to that situation or are we going to overshoot it, and by how far? David |
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