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warm weather on the way

Manc Tom Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 03-11-05 20:41

warm weather on the way

going on the 19,th boro getting worrerd of the warmer weather on the way all week. whats the chance off it melting all away at the lower piste and the resort. does any one know. first time thie late on for march.
swifty Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 03-11-05 21:02

re: warm weather on the way

IT COULD BE BAD BUT AS YOU'VE BOOKED LEAVE IT IN THE HANDS OF GOD AS THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.I CAME BACK LAST SATURDAY AND HAD GOOD CONDTIONS ALL WEEK ON THE FRIDAY BEST CONDITIONS EVER BACAUSE IT WAS SUNNY.UNFORTUNATELY NEXT DAY WAS RED HOT AS WELL AND ALL THE SNOW WAS MELTING WATER RUNNING DOWN ROADS AND UP THE GONDOLA CONDITIONS WERE SLUSHY AND BASICALLY CRAP.IT ALSO RAINED SATURDAY NIGHT.I'LL CROSS MY FINGERS FOR YA THOUGH MATE GOOD LUCK
Booze PLENTY OF BEER TO DRINK
Manc Tom Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 03-11-05 21:09

re: warm weather on the way

thanks swifty you made me feel so much BETTER NOT.thanks.
boro_dave Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 03-12-05 11:20

re: warm weather on the way

tom, im also going 19th, and it is a bit worrying i must say

it is going to be several degrees C above zero (maybe up to 7) during each day for the next week, but at night will fall back below freezing, so hopefully this will reduce the melting a bit

also, it is going to be dry, which is a hell of a lot better than if it was raining, as long as its sunny, a lot of the heat is reflected away by the snow. if we get rain however this will damage the snow a lot, but so far the forecast is ...
tom, im also going 19th, and it is a bit worrying i must say

it is going to be several degrees C above zero (maybe up to 7) during each day for the next week, but at night will fall back below freezing, so hopefully this will reduce the melting a bit

also, it is going to be dry, which is a hell of a lot better than if it was raining, as long as its sunny, a lot of the heat is reflected away by the snow. if we get rain however this will damage the snow a lot, but so far the forecast is warmer but drier which is good. i know this because i was in borovets in april last year, the temps were above freezing but since it was dry there wasnt much melting

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JK 1 Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 03-12-05 12:07

re: warm weather on the way

Dave,

What are they like at piste grooming in boro and do they have good snow making facilities?

Looking at the weather forecast on metcheck and your report.

We will be ok!!
HA HA CAN'T WAIT!!

JOE
boro_dave Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 03-12-05 20:10

re: warm weather on the way

well when i was there before the only open pistes were at the top of the mountain (i went too late in the season). up there are no snow cannons because they cant pump the water up, but the piste were groomed well every morning.
SalG Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 03-12-05 21:45

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dave were also out on the 19 ,gatwick to plovdiv,lets all keep optimistic,well all be fighting for seats at the gondola,(nothing new there then) gary Very Happy