Extremecarving Session IV: ZINAL ECS '07 > details

Post by **fivat** » Saturday 27 January 2007, 20:05

Excellent news from Jacques!

He was in Zinal today (27th January) and the snow conditions are really excellent for carving and extremecarving. The black slope ("double diamond") "La Corne" is awesome. The black slope "Barthélémy" has been prepared and is very good too. A few flags show the places where the stones are! Jacques could extremecarve everywhere! Excellent conditions for end of January in Zinal!

I leave now for... driving to Zinal!

See you all next week at the ECS! Yahooo!

Patrice Fivat

PS: On Wednesday and Thursday we will get even more snow along to the weather forecast!

Post by **Schneewurm** » Sunday 28 January 2007, 21:20

Jacques report sounds very nice!

But do they really know in Zinal what Snow is?
I don't love rock-boarding so much! In Ticino snow-conditions are fine!

Have a look to the high of snow, measured by SLF, since the last snowfalls!

Post by **Vitaly** » Monday 29 January 2007, 14:17

Tell to me please how to reach on public transport from the Geneva airport?
The bus, train...
How many costs to a taxi from Geneva to Zinal?

I do not talk on French or Swiss German. Only in English.

Post by **nils** » Monday 29 January 2007, 14:26

when do u arrive in geneva? date and time?
its better to take a train > geneva > sierre, then take a taxi in Sierre ( 20-25 mins drive)

N

Post by **Vitaly** » Monday 29 January 2007, 15:47

Thnx Nils!

I'll arrive to Geneva 02.02 in 11.50 AM.

and will stay in the Hotel de la Poste

Post by **nils** » Monday 29 January 2007, 16:55

if you can manage to take the train to the airport from downtown ( around 15 mins max)and be at the airport at around 13.30 /14.00 pm i can pick you up there.

or better> stay at the airport, get a lunch, and wait for me! ( hotel de la poste u mean in zinal right?)
N

Post by **Vitaly** » Monday 29 January 2007, 17:07

OK Nils!

I'll be wait for you at the airport!
It will be pleasant for me.

Yes, this hotel in Zinal.

Post by **Schneewurm** » Tuesday 30 January 2007, 9:14

Zinal Information

Weather Forecast:
German
French
Italien

Snow Report:
English - Snow Report
German - Wintersport Bericht
French - Bulletin d'enneigement
Italien - Bollettine degli sport invernali

Post by **The Blitz** » Tuesday 30 January 2007, 9:34

With Pics, it's better

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Zi ... 3mid.shtml

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Post by **skywalker** » Tuesday 30 January 2007, 13:37

At last I took my decision: I will not join this year's ECS

If anybody is interested: I have a reservation for a room at the Trift (double room). It's Fr. 114.00 per night for 2 persons. I did the paiment for the reservation already and don't want to lose ist

skywalker

Post by **nils** » Tuesday 30 January 2007, 13:57

hey tom whats happening... u'll be missed grrr!
N

Post by **Silber** » Tuesday 30 January 2007, 17:56

Tom,we were waiting to see u in Zinal!! C'mon man!!! We got good wine for u as well!!! Try to come up at least for 2 days!

Post by **vkrouverk** » Wednesday 31 January 2007, 17:08

Dinner at Sorebois: what will be approximate start time?
And will there be possibility to purchase tickets right before dinner? IIRC in last year it was possible to pay in Sorebois, but I assume that personnel wants to know beforehand, how many people will be at dinner so could we do some counting for those, who won't buy dinner tickets beforehand?
Unfortunately I'll arrive at Zinal only Saturday afternoon, so no riding for me on Saturday. But I don't want to miss dinner!

Post by **nils** » Wednesday 31 January 2007, 18:07

no prob vahur! everything can be done for you

Nils

Post by **fivat** » Wednesday 31 January 2007, 18:37

Schneewurm wrote:But do they really know in Zinal what Snow is?
I don't love rock-boarding so much! In Ticino snow-conditions are fine!

Have a look to the high of snow, measured by SLF, since the last snowfalls!

1) This map shows the snow at 2000m. All the pistes in Zinal (except the one which goes back to the village) are above 2500m and there is of course more snow!

2) The snow quality is better than in many other Swiss and French resorts this season! We are really lucky.

3) No stones at Zinal this season thanks to the 66 new snow guns.

4) I was in Zinal on Sunday and Monday! Amazing!

Excelllent extremecarving conditions, my best days so far this season. I wonder why few people don't believe it's really good. After the meeting it will be too late to regret...

5) Excellent weather forecast! Again 3 sunny days this year!

See you soon!

Patrice Fivat

ExtremeCarving FORUM

Extremecarving Session IV: ZINAL ECS '07 > details

Re: Snow conditions

the way to Zinal from Geneva airport

Vitaly

Ok

Another One

Room at the Trift

damn

no problem :)

Excellent conditions in Zinal