 Poster: A snowHead
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...I forget how good it is; skiing at this time of year. Just back from Crans Montana, dodging rocks. When everyone else seems to be complaining endlessly about the soup on the piste, I just love it. No-one about, my kids jumping the heaps of wet filth, the pisteurs offering chocolate and long stories, the cafe staff and owners relaxed and gregarious rather than frazzled and distant. Light mornings with birdsong everywhere - none of the Christmas gloom. I saw Venus come up like a laser beam at 6am, and then coffee with the family an hour later. Waxing the skis on the terrace at 8am rather than huddled inside. No need to dig out the garage, and the engine sounding smooth as it starts rather than struggling at minus 5. Instead of a jostling mass of people, there's a huge box of free croissants from Taillens bakery at Barzettes lift - what could be better? Short days' skiing because of crap snow after 11am....no way...we ski from early morning to last lift....the heavy stuff in the late afternoon a good muscle-building challenge. And as the shadows from the cliffs stretch onto the Nationale piste, the icing-suger peaks of soft mess start to freeze into nasty aggressive crud - more interesting challenge suddenly appearing. The mood everywhere is just so relaxed. Sami at Chetzeron doing the finances on a laptop whilst eating wonderful North African food and yet still having time for a long chat. Chantelle at La Cure telling me a new, extraordinary story about a narrow escape a few years ago at 3000m...wine and stories flowing everywhere. My kids wander in and out of offices and pisteurs' stations, always with hair being ruffled and smiles following them...instructors stopping to ask where you've been and where you're going. Skis up onto the jeep's roofrack for the last time - quick check on the bases - not as bad as they might be, after all those stones...a rough wax coat on all the used skis and then in the garage they go...either 'til next season or until a moment of weakness and a Summer excursion to Saas Fee or Zermatt.
Easter skiing...I love it.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 15-04-14 18:44; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That's fine but still a tad gay.. The real sugar snow fans aren't even thinking of going till Wednesday week.. It's not proper sugar snow till your doing it in the rain 
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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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I like it too (and we've had rain here, although I tend to avoid the wet days), so much fun and enjoyment to be had with the pistes almost to yourself. On the snowboard mind, the skis are packed ready for loading in the car and heading back to the UK.
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Sitter, Oh yes. It's board territory. I spend all season with my ski mates on early morning rock hrd courdrouy in jan and feb then have to go last on the powder to help them get up and find their bits n bobs like skis n poles... This time of year is my face , watching the skiers skuff around
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yep, sugar snow can be sweet. 
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Vive le mono! 
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Might be about to commit blasphemy but... I like slush as much as powder. THERE. I said it.
(disclaimer: only outside on the mountain, indoors it's horrible)
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that's a very nice post - heading to Les Contamines tonight 
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valais2, Just back from the Alpes Maritime, very true what you say. Also prices are very good this time of year, 7 day lift pass for Auron cost me €73!
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| CANV CANVINGTON wrote: |
| That's fine but still a tad gay.. The real sugar snow fans aren't even thinking of going till Wednesday week.. It's not proper sugar snow till your doing it in the rain |
Seriously, you're using the word "gay" as an insult?
This is the moment when I've found out how impossible it is to report a post to a mod - how do you do it if there isn't a mod online?
A shame as the original post is lovely.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I used to hate slush, I always just seemed to stop dead and sink in it. But I clearly have skis that are better equipped to deal with it now, and this season I found it quite fun...
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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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queen bodecia, same here, now I've realised the trick is to power through (/over?) it I rather enjoy it too
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Another fan of slush (and of course real sugar snow, ie spring snow, is a joy). There are limits off piste though, when you have to lean back or come to a halt. I remember a steep slope at Argentierre where I pointed straight down and couldn't get up any speed. The thing about slush is you don't skid so it feels really controlled.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Violette wrote: |
| CANV CANVINGTON wrote: |
| That's fine but still a tad gay.. The real sugar snow fans aren't even thinking of going till Wednesday week.. It's not proper sugar snow till your doing it in the rain |
Seriously, you're using the word "gay" as an insult?
This is the moment when I've found out how impossible it is to report a post to a mod - how do you do it if there isn't a mod online?
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Don't be a douche, gay has long been used as equivalent to lame; nothing to do with homosexuality.
And as gay never originally meant homosexual, I don't see how anyone can complain about further evolution of its meaning and usage.
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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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Also, corn slush and slushy bumps are awesome. Only better type of snow is powder.
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Poster: A snowHead
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20C in Serre Che some days last week, loved it!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yep, I'm a fan of spring snow and slush. New school skis make it easy and fun.
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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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| clarky999 wrote: |
| Also, corn slush and slushy bumps are awesome. Only better type of snow is powder. |
Corn slush? 
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Fenfilly, sorry, should have been a comma between them.
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Oh, OK, so.......... Corn?
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Fenfilly, Snow that's been repeatedly melted then re-frozen, caught at just the right time - as it starts to soften again but before it turns to slush. Feels like skiing on velvet; really lovely, and perfect for skiing steeper lines that may be unstable with powder or dangerous/unpleasant when icy.
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I find it very hard work, but essentially that sort of snow doesn't bother me beyond that - I think I've skied so much of it now, and the heavy skis that I normally use just crash through it. I wish I was Easter skiing and enjoying it this year.
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| Violette wrote: |
| CANV CANVINGTON wrote: |
| That's fine but still a tad gay.. The real sugar snow fans aren't even thinking of going till Wednesday week.. It's not proper sugar snow till your doing it in the rain |
Seriously, you're using the word "gay" as an insult?
This is the moment when I've found out how impossible it is to report a post to a mod - how do you do it if there isn't a mod online?
A shame as the original post is lovely. |
Oh purleazzee. Are you stuck in 2007. Using gay as an insult is now so hip,it's almost insulting to use it
Back to the slush.. I love the stuff.. Get out early on deserted pistes and you have 2 hours of easy carving , no need to keep to edges just hack down the deserted middle.. Stop for brunch. Get up high for some more.. Then catch some beers and rays till about 2 pm. Then hit the slush all the way back to base..
As a boarder I hate ice . And chopped up hard packed pistes . But,of course love powder n slop and courdrouy..
Can't wait till next week , get to the tent bar at the top and see about ten people on the entire resort
Of course the downside being its misty and raining and you can't see eff all
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| clarky999 wrote: |
Don't be a douche, gay has long been used as equivalent to lame...
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I'm appalled at your use of the word "lame" in a negative sense, it's demeaning to injured horses
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Yeh, stop being such Ƒucking Ʈwats as everyone knows no-one's allowed to be Ƈunting offend by any language if one uses a smiley; thus
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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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Ok you lot - this thread is supposed to be about Spring skiing not about the evolution of language.....
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You know it makes sense.
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+1
On topic, I love spring snowboarding and the slush - can get some lovely conditions at the right time.
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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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+1
On topic, I love spring snowboarding and the slush - can get some lovely conditions at the right time.
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Poster: A snowHead
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When the slopes are quiet it is fabulous. When the slopes are rammed it is a nightmare.
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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?
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I love spring conditions, but only when associated with sun and at a push low level rain... but things have been ruined... it seems that January has decided that it didn't have such a good shot at being a decent month this year and has swiftly returned for a few days... so i guess it is back to pow and perfect pistes 
The biggest down side is that the lifts will close pretty soon and then i'll have to walk up the bloody springy stuff to ski down... the question is, do i like it THAT much?
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flangesax, I reckon you do
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flangesax, I'll swap you with designing a dull suite of point of sale...
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