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sanman, Ah yes, strangely in the first-world budget normally dictates the least labour intensive, rather than necessarily the best method for the job!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I need to do a quick jaunt to Montriond to finalise our Internet connection before the season. I'm in Paris anyway on 12th Dec so am thinking of taking the train to Cluses, arriving about 2030. From what I can see this is too late to get a bus to Morzine so it will have to be a taxi. Anybody able to tell me roughly how much a taxi would be from Cluses to Morzine? Going back will be a normal transfer to Geneva and a flight. Hopefully I'll be able to get a couple of days skiing in too 
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MontriondSkier, do you need to physically make the trip to sort out your broadband? Taxi likely to be quite pricey.
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MontriondSkier, should be around €60-70 for up to 4 passengers. Looks like +25% after 19.00.
Taken from http://www.acces-taxi-morzine.fr/tarifs-taxi-morzine-avoriaz.html website.
thats about what I would charge too.
At that time of year, it's mostly arrivals so not easy to find a minibus coming back from Geneva empty to swing by Cluses on the way up. Can ask though, nearer the time.
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Thanks for that website Paul - hadnt found that one before.
Under a new name - someone has to be there since the cable needs to be connected inside the apartment. Just pricing up getting a cheeky weekend skiing in 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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MontriondSkier, ah, right, yep, presence required.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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shep, you are so naughty
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I've got a pic of the new Pointe de L'Au lift in Champoussin (pinched off the Champoussin facebook page) but I can't see how to post it, I have never posted a picture on this forum. Anyone help?
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Poster: A snowHead
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hit "post reply" below... and you get bonus buttons with image tags
Any recent updates on the Pleney progress?
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great! thanks for the update FreeBeer, any more pics of the area near the nyon passerelle like you posted before?
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15th March for 2 weeks
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i'll be there for part of that. It'll be fine
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gordonrussell76, doing the same...last year those weeks were very good by all accounts, even into April was seeing heavy snow. Look at pics from the last week of the season!
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Just thought it was time to bring this back to the front page, as the weather thread is already going off topic
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All the cabins are on the new Pleney lift and it is currently running as I look out of the window. They have also had the snow cannons on, with lots of piles of freshly made snow all over the mountain. Update: piste basher spreading snow on piste B (you can tell I'm supposed to be working cant you..)
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Val D'Illiez website is saying that links to PdS will be open from 21 December, subject to snow of course, so it looks like that's the big day across the board. I'm not there til January myself, can't wait 
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new pictures posted up on Morznet of the final stages of the plenty, looks like it going to be good to go, even if not fully 'finished' I guess - which I think they did with the Prodains last season.
Looks like the Ardent lift is open but its also referenced as a download so maybe the run to the bottom doesn't have enough cover yet?
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You know it makes sense.
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dennisp, snow is fine on the run to the bottom, we have used it for the last couple of days. Some of the restaurants in the goat village now open, we had an abortive trip to the Ferme on Friday morning for coffee but they were open yesterday for a glass on the way back from skiing on the Chatel side.
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Poster: A snowHead
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dennisp, no not cut up at all - and not many on it when we came down about 1 today. Avoriaz was very busy, we have been spoilt the last couple of days, and we did enjoy a very long coffee stop in the sunshine. Came home and have had lunch out on the terrace and I have been reading out there as very warm in the sun. Hopefully tomorrow may be quieter again!
We did go and have a look at the new Plenay lift on the way home - wonderful curved stone walls everywhere but a lot of finishing still required - amazingly for a Sunday there were a few bods working too.
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Which of the PDS regulars are out there over Xmas and/or New Year? Any appetite for a Snowheads meet up?
It seems many use Ardent as an access point so somewhere like Plain Dranse or Lindarets might be a good start point.
I personally am more committed to the Chatel side until around Sun 29 Dec with my beginner sister and nephew staying with us but after that anywhere in the PDS would be good
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DJL, we are out 28-4. With another family with a beginnerish child but we might be able to meet up. We will be in the Perdrix a lot if recent trips are anything to go by  Plaine Dranse and Lindarets suit too though.
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I'm there 27-31st
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Based on just a couple of responses can I suggest a "save the date" arrangement of 30 December (so it doesn't interfere with any Christmas or New Year arrangements) and place to be agreed?
We don't need to do a big organised affair but a bit of a ski around, a vin Chaud, and some lunch for those who fancy it might be fun.
David
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That sounds fun! I'll try to make it 
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I am there 21 - 28 December if there are any Snowheads meeting up.
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OK - this seems like the correct place to ask this question. Daughter the eldest wants to ski from Torgon to Avoriaz as something to do this winter, our first "proper" ski holiday was in Torgon and she wants to go back and do a bit of a PDS tour starting from there. Its only an hour down the road from us, so easy for us to get to. Looking at the completely useless online versions of PDS piste maps isn't helping me much - its clear we need to go Torgon - Morgins - Champoussin - Les Crosets - Chaventtes and down, but a few questions.....
Will we need to take a bus in morgins or is it across the road, ski's off but walk a bit?
Anyone done this know roughly how long it takes to get over, and is it just a mental charge or easy over and back starting first lifts?
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I'm pretty sure I've done this via Torgon from Chapelle D'Abondance. Getting to Avoriaz is fine but its not uncomplicated getting back into Morgins from Avoriaz or from Super Chatel to Torgon so it would be necessary to keep your wits about you.
In Morgin you can walk it both ways or I believe there is a bus.
Should be quite possible if you are moderately speedy
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i've done super chatel - torgon before, that bits fine. It was really the getting to avoriaz bit i was worried about, and the timing. Speedy we are (relatively, lacking in anything resembling panache though) 
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