1. Buyers guides appear in skiing magazines
Exhibits A and B:
1st editions of the new season from Freeskier magazine and Powder magazine.
2. Trying to predict what the weather will be like for the coming season
To El Nino or not to El Nino….
UnofficialNetworks.com article: El Nino for the 2012-2013 Winter | Snowfall and Cold Weather Prediction
The BBC informed us about a Scottish snow patrollers Snowberries & their predictive properties: Ski boss’s snowberries ‘a sign of hard winter’ for 2012
3. Early ski pass deals start appearing
4. First signs of ANY snow are shared
Its snowing in Switzerland and its only September!
Photo Credits: Saas Fee http://t.co/E9rJyfXm
— World Snow Day (@WorldSnowDay) August 31, 2012
Snowing at Saas-fee #snow #needmoresnow #firstsnowfall #winterisback http://t.co/4SFmvztu http://t.co/Hv006fab
— Niki Lehikoinen (@Niki_SX) September 1, 2012
It's snowing! #lesarcs #mountains #snow #CoolBus @ Peisey-Vallandry TS Le Grizzly http://t.co/YKuhcDLe
— Lauren Little (@laurenvlittle) August 31, 2012
http://twitter.com/cbrookesjersey/status/241428741904027649
5. The UK’s Ski and Snowboard Show
If you are from or live in the UK then you always know it’s time to start dusting off your skis when your tickets for the London ski & snowboard show arrive.