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Article: Snow is kind of important. Here's how to find it
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 16, 1995
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In terms of snow fall, choosing a resort (particularly at the
very start of the season) often seems more than a bit of a lottery.
Of course, all skiers know how important the weather is but how do
we shorten the odds on getting the snow conditions we really want?
The safest approach is very limiting: go to a big, high resort
in high season (February/March). Good conditions will be pretty
well guaranteed but you will be paying high prices and probably
competing with large crowds to get to the snow. Yet there are
plenty of other options. Leaving aside the good bets such as Val
d'Isere, St Anton, Mammoth, Vail or Whistler, the choice locations
include lower alpine resorts, the Pyrenees, ...