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Just Got back from a long weekend in Tignes and the weather was glorious (although I burnt a bit wearing factor 50) I was just skiing in a thermal long sleeve top, not a cloud in the sky. Snow conditions were great and even the run down to Les Brev were fine as I finished the days with a run down after last lifts.
Stuart was teaching my family just under the Aeroski when I think one of the cars hit the entrance as there was an almighty bang. It shut down instantly but the cars were jumping around on the wire like a yo-yo's for a good 30 seconds, I was glad I was not in them!!
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The World Cup freeride final is being held in Tignes this week. I saw some of the action yesterday from the Tufs lift. You may like to look at some of the photos on the website http://www.tignes.net/evenements.html
Note: must get some batteries for the camera. 
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Do Marmots have big fluffy tails? Saw something diving into a tree on a lift last week that looked too big to be a squirrel, with a bushy tail!
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we spend the last week in Savoie, Wednesday & Thursday in Val Thorens, and Friday to monday (4days skiing) ) in Espace Killy. Wednesday bad conditions, no visibility and snowing... but the rest perfect days!!!! Thursday was a powder day, we repeated the Pierre Lory descent from Bouchet 4 times (with alternatives) and all catch powder, amazing....then at the afternoon nice snow in Cime Caron to Plan de L'Eau off-piste, finishing with real "firn" snow. For return to Orelle side (we stayed down to Maurienne valley) more firn. And we finished at five without touching any "prepared" run. 
And the days in Tignes were also perfect, I like to ski in spring snow, specially in off piste (after powder of course) as you can ski wherever.... You only have to choose the slopes according to its orientation and the time, so we started with south and east faces and in the afternoon north and west...
If I remember correctly, we did some laps in Cugnai, The Face du charvet, La Banane, Danaides variations (we did 3 different variations to the L run), all palet side (it's amazing as you can ski fast in spring snow in all side doing GS turns, jumps in variations of steepness,etc.. we finished 2 days with the last descent here until the bus stop between the lac and val claret after the lifts was closed, and took the same bus driver  , the second day he looked at us with a big smile  ), some amazing descents in Marmottes (or solaise couloirs between the "Super S" and Manchet lift), lavachet wall, vallons de la sache, and we wanted to do some Chardonnet Couloirs but there were the "pros" recognizing the place (freeride wolrd cup) so respect!!! Another time...And finally we also did some of the easiest Trolles couloirs (or also called tufs fingers), and adding a little ones next to the runs in Aiguille perceé .......... SO amazing days, l'Espace Killy, in my opinion it have some of the best lift accessed freeride in the Alps.
And is always surprisingly how the Haute Tarentaise holds better the snow than the rest of the places in Savoie. In Les Brevieres there are lots of snow and you can ski la Sache perfectly and for example in Les Trois Vallées or Paradiski at same height you only found grass.
Every time that I return to the Espace Killy I enjoy it more and more.....In Spain the tuesday (May 1st) is holiday, maybe if the snow conditions will be ok for off-piste I'll return........ I think I fall in love.... jaja!!!
PD. I'll post photos......
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I'm very tempted to go back out. A week in the DIva for under £240 each with flights via Chambery. If we hadn;t just moved house I'd have been in there like flynn
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You know it makes sense.
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Must agree, conditions brilliant, and the marmots chirping awway ... 
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Poster: A snowHead
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ALtom,
A lovely set of pics. The first pics, with the huge off piste runs with very few tracks, whereabout is that?
Cheers,
Greg
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sorry for not explaining, I said in the post above....the first two days we skied Val Thorens, and this descent is the "Pierre Lory", at the top of TS Bouchet (3230m) is the bakcside in front of the arriving, you ski until the bouchet "glacier" and then all the valley (no pistes there) until the lifts (the main zone of Orelle side at 2300m)
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I hope it continue's like this !
Arrive myself next sat 28th April for a few days with my guide.
Spoke to him Yesterday evening and he said he wouldnt rule out a bit of fresh snow maybe next week 25th /26th, hope so . (Wishfull thinking me thinks)
Regards Mark
Last edited by After all it is free  on Sat 21-04-07 8:03; edited 1 time in total
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I'm still toying with the idea of going there for the Mayday w/e. I went there at May day last year & had a brilliant time, so I'm keeping my eye on the weather.
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waynos, how much walking / climbing is involved to get to that coluoir - I assume it's looking over the start of Santons / Epaulet Charvet? (Respect  )
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stevew, It's a simple 20 mins walk from the top of grande pre chair. You've got the location dead right, you can see the drag and chair (cold fountain) in the photo looking down. Did do it with a guide, though the route finding is obvious, need to be sure of snow conditions in terms of how easy to ski on and snow stability. It's north facing, so the snow was in good condition despite the very warm spring conditions, we did it late morning. As I said before it not as steep as it looks once your in, max 45degrees then probably 40degrees for the main part, but then again steep enough if the snow turns out to be crud. It didn't feel to exposed once in, biggest worry was other skiers in the group missing a turn a sliding into me. Did a variation on tour de charvet before this and that felt far more exposed, ie traversing in crud spring snow above cliff band, didn't like that, I've the little fella to think about nowadays.
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waynos, thanks for the info 45 degs a bit steep for me!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Cool,leave uk tomorrow for last week of season 
Regards Mark
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stewart woodward, sounds great - hope you have fun
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Better than bromide Rob?
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Hard work on the legs though 
