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Wow big snow 
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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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easiski
Oh yes! thank you proper pics of proper snow Oh Yes!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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easiski, No need to rub it in !
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cool!!! Do you reckon they'll get most slopes open then!!!!
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easiski, how big was your dump last night ?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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JT, With your work pattern you should be able to swing something. Get Cedric and Ski together (you should all be good ski companions - similar levels) and drie down overnight... This is too good to miss.
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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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JT see my thread in Trips - anyone for 17/18 Dec.
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easiski, sounds excellent - hope you get some decent skiing in for yourself before your clients start taking up all your time 
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You know it makes sense.
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We (myself 44 yr old and daughter, 11 yr old) will be in L2A from 17th -24th December and will be staying at Club Hotel Brunerie.
We have not booked lessons yet but your rates look good.
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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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takingthepiste, Easiski's tuition is first-class too!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Charlotte
We will be in L2A from 17th-24th Dec, staying at Club Hotel Brunerie ( Crystal).
Your rates look good.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi Helen
Have you used her school?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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takingthepiste, yes, for a Summer lesson on the glacier.
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easiski, Cedric,
I'll give that some thought as I haven't organised all my trips yet... I need to know if my Swiss trip is on at the mo'
Looking to do LDA some time this year for sure
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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JT, I was impressed by LDA, looking at all the 'dry' runs etc from the lift and imagining them on skis ! It is on my list of places to visit again this year. I havnt organised any trips yet other than the EOSB.
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takingthepiste, I can also recommend the lessons with easiski. I would get in quick though - I have also passed on her details to a lad I work with.
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lampbus,
Yep, you have want to see the area in snow so I am planning to go late feb. I need a couple of things to fall into place
but I want to have a look at LG and one of two other routes...
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takingthepiste, At present I have a little time left that week but a french family have first dibs on it. I don't think they'll take it up though, but can't be sure. Send me a PM or email me from the website for more info.
Paul Mason, Helen Beaumont, thanks for the kind words!
JT, Cedric may well be here! You two would be great ski-ing companions - he skis well up to (or above) DM's level.
lampbus, Nick Zotov's coming out end Jan for a wek of off piste (assuming good snow) and high end stuff if you're interested. Good friends of mine here at that time too. Great fun!
rob@rar.org.uk, I'm full this week!!!!!
TODAY: Wow Not brilliant weather and the vis was in and out, but the powder (about knee deep) on the glacier was probably the best snow I've skied for YEARS!!!  It's just tipping it down. They're trying to open more and more lifts - there are some issues with the wind blowing snow off the ridges last Friday, but what's open is stupendous! The face is excellent, but getting well tracked. However, so much snow is falling that it's fresh each day. What's not open is also pretty good (skied down the Breche this pm which is closed - sshhh don't tell the pisteurs). Ok a good few rocks around, but no major damage. 
ps: now I've sold my Scratch's I find that the Zags are humungously expensive 
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Great pictures
Feb. half term week can't come around quick enough for me now.
I need a snow fix!!!
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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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easiski, end of Jan sounds good. Would this be around the 21st to 28th week ?
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lampbus, Yes. Nick's flying into GVA on Sat. Deb and Andy are soming Sat for 2 weeks. The 3 ski-ing together for that week. One place spare if you fancy it.
Conditions today were much better than expected. The snow stopped around 10.00, and the sun came out. The piste conditions on the glacier are still fab, and the snow quality is great lower down, but there are rocks around. Several of the runs have been prepared, but are officially closed. However, they leave a nice gap to go round the signs, and the pisteurs are not telling us off for going there. I think it's a liability thing. If the run is closed and someone head buts a rock the lift company/resort are not liable are they???? Lots of people around. Lots of powder, but some of the untracked is now in well dodgy places with about 18" of fluffy champagne powder hiding hideous rocks!!  We found a fair bit though.
I did a lot of damage to my Fischers today, so they've been taken to hospital and I've bought a pair of S/H Head monsters for temp use.
Heavy snow is forecast for tomorrow morning and then light snow/snow showers for the rest of the week. We need about another 50-75 cms to hide all the rocks and officially open all the pistes, but hey ............. it's still 3 weeks till Xmas.
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You know it makes sense.
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easiski, excellent stuff!!
Looking forward to tomorrow!
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Poster: A snowHead
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We're hoping for a super day tomorrow (it's supposed to clear a bit), but unfortunately theyre also forecasting high winds which could ruin the powder.
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The ever-trustworthy (not) Snow-Forecast are saying 20mph north easterlies tomorrow. Surely that won't crust too much up in the sheltered areas, although the exposed places will be trashed??
The skis are waxed, the insurance is paid, the luggage is packed - Deep Joy.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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easiski, conditions seem to get better all the time. Looking forward to my 4 days there from next Monday and meeting you Tues pm for a couple of hours of showing me how it should be done!
Kevin
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yum yum. Keep doing the snow dance - or whatever you're doing, easiski,
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KevHead, easiski, of course - we'll sort something out for monday. Where do we go drinking now Mr Mezzanine has blown town?
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paulmck, Back to Smokey Joes or Board Room (Boom Boom)! Windsor's too noisy. Could use the Club I suppose.
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paulmck, easiski, Hannah was hugely disappointed to hear that Matt's mastiff had blown town as well. Wasn't so bothered about his owner!
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paulmck, easiski, I will be arriving around 1500 Monday so great to meet up for a drink that night - after dinner. I am staying at Hotel Pied Moutet. Smokey Joes sounds good. Charlotte has my mobile number. My non skiing mate will be there - has not been in a ski resort before so will be an experience - he is a flying instructor and examiner and is always good for a story or three.
Kevin
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PG, We all miss Metz - even if he wasn't very well behaved!
The wind on the glacier was 54kph early this morning, but it was fine at lower levels. It snowed still more in the night, and the Toura piste had about 5cms fresh on top of the pisting from last night. Just off it about 20-30 cms. Booooootiful powder. We didn't manage to ski Bellecombe which looked fantastic, but did have some very deep stuff on the Bellecombe side of the Grand Nord. We then went up to the top of the Cretes, and skied down by Petit Diable and Diable. These were officially closed, and parts were very well tracked, but the snow was great. We mostly stayed in the powder to the left of where the piste normally is and were able to turn in virgin snow all the way down.
Some sestrugi (sp?) is showing it's pretty head, but really not bad yet. More snow forecast, but the pix would look identical to the last ones, so just look at them!
Lucky lesson people this week to have daily powder!! 
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FAQ
More weather was coming in from behind La Muzelle as we came down, so it looks as if we'll get more snow. It's coming from the SW which is good for us.
