Weather, weather forecast, danger...
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| viharnik12. 02. 2012 11:47:12 |
Since the current conditions in the mountains regarding snowpack stability are poor, I found an instructive post by an experienced touring instructor from Val d'Isère and the first avalanche conditions evaluator Peter Hardy for issuing permits (where, if at all) for their guides and client groups. In the article he states that he somehow sniffs the air sideways and then turns towards the slope with a subtle sense. This probably determines moisture and snow smell, processing along with probably performing a previous avalanche test.
At the end of the description important guidelines are given on how to behave when caught in an avalanche, among them the most important, that a little before the avalanche deposits us (becomes static and compresses into itself and hardens due to mass), we are then most active with hands and feet (stay on surface), finally making an empty space in front of the face with hands for breathing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/snowandski/france/val-disere/8254438/Val-dIsere-avalanche-is-it-safe-to-ski-off-piste.html
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| viharnik12. 02. 2012 12:42:18 |
In the above article under the title Related articles there are also two instructive links about assessment and help for those buried in an avalanche.
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| nanica12. 02. 2012 14:20:51 |
In Dolenjska it's increasing hour by hour. Official data for N.M. is 31 cm, but in Podgorje villages much more. On Gorjanci even much more.
Regards, now let's go break trail.
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| Hribovc8812. 02. 2012 14:24:18 |
18 cm of it, we have a nice winter 
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| Hribovc8813. 02. 2012 08:12:30 |
19 cm we have, early in the morning (07:28) one could observe a very nice sunrise, as there was a bit more clarity towards the east
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| turbo13. 02. 2012 09:26:55 |
@Hribovc88
did you measure in width or in length 
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| potepinka13. 02. 2012 10:02:59 |
uhm... isn't that height
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| turbo13. 02. 2012 10:18:32 |
It will hold, I checked and it really is that deep 
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| Hribovc8813. 02. 2012 10:26:08 |
Height, length, depth... whatever, anyway we know why we go
Well, see turbo, after the battle everyone is a general hehe
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| ludri13. 02. 2012 21:33:46 |
I have to write something myself about the measured snow height in our mountains!!! I can only smile at the post that there's 50cm snow in our mountains at 1500m! Yesterday I visited Smrekovec since I'm from these parts and let me tell you there's already snow at Pudgarskem (1030m) from Črna direction towards Smrekovec ca. 60cm, I won't talk about 1500m height because there's almost 1m snow plus every 100m from Krnesa direction towards Komnu drifts at least 2-3m high and walking is extremely difficult. If anyone wants proof I can send pics or even better go check yourself the exceptional "winter" in these ends of our beautiful Slovenia... Best to all
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| Hribovc8813. 02. 2012 21:35:35 |
Are you that one from Ludranskega vrha al
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| ludri13. 02. 2012 21:37:02 |
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| Hribovc8813. 02. 2012 21:37:40 |
By your username...
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| ludri13. 02. 2012 21:39:23 |
Haha, actually I used to live on Ludranskem vrh now I live in Črni... but I still have grandma up there and I'm often with her on weekends!
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| Hribovc8813. 02. 2012 21:48:05 |
See, I didn't shoot in the dark
p.s.-I gotta go see the Najevsko linden once, I've been around Carinthia a lot but haven't made it to that famous linden yet
Sorry for the off-topic...
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| ludri13. 02. 2012 21:52:17 |
Yes, it's really worth seeing...in summer once just take some time to view that linden and then "swing by" Smrekovec too and you'll have a really nice day for an outing! Best
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| Hribovc8813. 02. 2012 21:53:53 |
Thanks for the tip, how far is it from the linden to Smrekovec and what's the path like
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| ludri13. 02. 2012 21:57:28 |
By road it's 10 km from the linden to the hut on Smrekovec. You can drive a few km by car and then go e.g. past the Black Lake towards Krnes and Komn, that's ca. 2h normal walking.
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