 Poster: A snowHead
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thefatcontroller, Ok... i will try to relax. I find it difficult right before ski trips - desire for everything to be perfect mixed with childish excitement. Of course, I haven't had a trip featuring serious problems, and most problems are minor once I'm there and skiing...
I know they are prepared for heavy snow. I just read a whole string of reports a couple of hours ago talking about Arc 2000 getting cut off and how all the lifts close in bad weather. I am surprised to hear that though - I was in Val Thorens for 3 days of consecutive heavy snowfall, totalling a metre, once and very little was ever shut despite the white out and the lack of trees. Are you going to Arc 2000 too? Have you been before? Any words of advice / hot tips / other reassuring and helpful tidbits? |
We own a place in 2000 so been there plenty. We are there next week yes. 2000 and 1950 are in a bowl and the issue occurs in heavy snow that the links out of the bowl can get closed and if they do its not often for long. Looking at the now settled forecast for next week Saturday night seems the worst which is perfect.
As for advice, just enjoy yourself. The forecast is making next week look awesome, can't wait myself.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Snow was very mixed today though some nice turns to be had. Could use the top up coming tomorrow.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Looking forward to a 10pm drive up to 2000 tonight. Memo to self, must pick up snow chains with hire car in Geneva. 
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thefatcontroller, Snowing hard now - drive carefully!
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genepi, In Peisey? In Bristol airport. Snowing down in Peisey? Boards and skis both have temp waxes in. Need to decide in morning which I prepare. Think it will be boards. How epic is this week looking.
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thefatcontroller, Snowing hard still in Plan Peisey, & very hard, I'm told, In Arcs 2000 Horrible sticky snow down here though
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genepi, Cool. Boarding now so let's see what the evening brings
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Just arrived 2000. They gave us upgrade of car in Geneva and swore blind we would not need snow chains with this car as it was a Subaru 4 x 4. Nearly didn't get here. Couldn't tell piste and road apart by the time we were at Pre Saint. Lord what a drive. Cant wait for tomorrow. It started snowing about 1400m but still chucking down.
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8am in here in Arcs 2000 and still snowing. Of to get milk, need coffee.....Always nice to be woken by the sound of blasting.
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The morning view in Arc 2000. Snowing lightly still
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Save some for us! (It's looking fabulous)
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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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And us!  - keep posting the photos.
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You know it makes sense.
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Still chucking it down in 2000. Over 24 hours now. Glorious 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Two more weeks to go - this looks more like it - we were starting to get a bit worried
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Right, its a good night from me. Still snowing in 2000
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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My bread run this morning 
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Mon 24-03-14 9:56; edited 1 time in total
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thefatcontroller - lovely to see the photos. I'm very envious of you having all that powder to ski/board in. Is that the ESF Arc 2000 meeting point at the top of the cabriolet lift?
Hope it is and we won't have too far to walk in our ski boots!
This thread is not displaying properly on my computer..part of it is lost off the right of the screen- I can not access all the smiley faces or edit text.
Does anyone know why this happens?
I was supposed to be at work today but daughter is unwell so will have to have a look at the webcams instead
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thefatcontroller, If you had to stick your neck out, would you say it's looking good for us arriving in two weeks time?
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snowymum,
There's also an ESF in 1950, (run by the same manager as the 2000 mob) so you may have even less distance to walk.
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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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Hywel, Impossible to say but seen the pace looking worse in January. There is a lot of snow here.
Morning all. Sun shining and it hasn't snowed overnight
Off to La Plagne today. Skis on today. Looks lovely out there. Ski waxed, porridge cooking, once thats eaten need to scrape the skis and ready to go. Lunch in La Roche or make baguette to go, decisions, decisions...
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Away earlyish today as of to La Plagne. Down to Marmotte, up Arcabuelle and then flew down to Peisey. The run from top of Transarc to Peisey is great fun this morning and in wonderful condition. The snow is holding beautifully down to Peisey. Across Vanoise, decided to skip the run to Montchavin, so across to Les Coches, and sat on some very cold lift before we got a ski to Belle Plagne. Took the short cut onto the Roche bubble, did Inversions and then stopped fro a coffee at the place at the top of Inversions and Les Sources. We always stop there for coffee. Then did Les Sources (the icy wall of death was in great condition, sadly )   ). Back to Plagne Bellecote and down to 1800 and then up a lift and a quick ski down to La Roche. Made our way back to Vanoise but stopped for a sandwich on the side of Pierre Blanche. Took this photo. Gives a great idea of conditions Peisey/Vallnadry side. Snow La Plagne was in fabulous condition.
You can see snow lined trees the whole way down. Peisey bottom middle, Vallandry slightly left and middle upper left Arc 1800. Not bad for end of March.
Back over the Vanoise and acorss to Transarc via Derby, took Plagnette from top of Transarc and stopped in doughnut for a Vin Chaud. In then, we were a bit tired. the sun was out a lot today but still very, very cold. This is great as it is protecting the snow. We skied today, so nice to get on skis after a few days boarding, makes you realise how much easier or less tiring skiing is. However snowow forecast tonight and tomorrow so can see us boarding then
Bath, beer and shopping now.
Last edited by So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much  on Wed 26-03-14 7:30; edited 2 times in total
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Thefatcontroller - lovely pics (have seen the ones you took on la plagne thread too).
Arctic Roll - thanks for the tip on the ESF meeting point in Arc 1950. Have changed the booking to there. 10 mins exta in bed.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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These pics are EXCELLENT! The snow looks brilliant! can't wait to get out in Easter!
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Poster: A snowHead
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anyone staying Easter weekend? im going to be in Vallandry from Easter Saturday until the Monday evening
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Very light dusting over night, looks nice out there. Tired today, will board but not venturing too far. Can see a late start on the cards.
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thefatcontroller, Lovely photos
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Morning all. supposed to have snowed in Arc 2000 but not a flake overnight. Sun shining. Neck hurts, let my edge slip while not concentrating on my board and went down hard on my backside, jolting my neck. Maybe next year we will do beach holidays?
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genepi, Thanks, not bad for an iPhone?
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Very late start today, combination of sore neck and series 2 of House of Cards . Very relaxing morning. Got to 11.30 and we decided to have very early lunch, watch the ski schools come in and head out skiing. 12.05 went out, straight to Varet lift, empty, and straight of and onto the waiting lift to glacier. God I do lover the French and their love of lunch!
Did a tuck at the top of the glacier and bombed down to Comborciere lift via arondolles run. 4,000+ feet of descent in the blink of an eye. Snow was stunning. Up comborciere lift and did Malgovert. it was nuts. Back up Cachette and did Arolles. Snow around 1600 was superb even by 1pm, no real sign of spring snow. Back up Cachette and then headed across to the lift that takes you back up to Comborciere run. Did Comborciere, christ is long and steep, wasn't too bumpy. Back inot bowl vai pre-Saint chair. Quick scoot up Arcabuelle and over to the Grand Col for some more bumps via the Refuge run. Stopped for beer in the doughnut and decided to do Bois De L@ours to finish day. Bit of a mistake as it was icy as hell and moguls the size of houses. Still, nice end to the day. We weren't out long but we covered a lot of ground and did a lot of skiing and way too many bumps.
Sun out but still quite cold so keeping the snow in good nick.
The wife 1/2 way down Comborcere. Its steep.
The bowl taken from Bois De L'Ours run
Arc 1950 and 2000 taken from the Bois De L'Ours run.
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Fabulous stuff, keep the piccy's coming! Just another 8 days to wait...
(PS I can see my house in your 1950 shot - bottom right, block nearest the lifts, we overlook the hot tub. Gawd I can almost smell it... I'm a comin' home mamma!)
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