On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:45:47 +0000 (UTC), wessie
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>Ace <b.rogers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>http://www.newsnow.co.uk/
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>> Damn, I thought that was something to do with skiing.
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>I saw plenty of new snow last week on the Hintertux glacier.
I'm sure there was. There was a reasonable amount down to about 200m
last weekend in Engelberg. Not skiable amounts, except on the glacier
itself, but a fair bit.
>Took the
>gondolas up to 3250m to find nothing but white snow and cloud. Visibility
>was about 20m, and the skiers looked a bit miffed.
Ha. Serves 'em right. Summer skiing's rarely aorth the effort at the
best of times anyway.
>Apparently, it sometimes looks like this
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hintertux_view_from_top.jpg
Here's one I took from the top of Titlis in March, plus a few piccies
of me skiing the Laub
http://acenet.ifrance.com/Engelberg%20Mar%202008/small/index.htm
(x-posted to rsre)
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