 Poster: A snowHead
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@ajc2260626, try Hotel Slalom bar near the Bellevue lift. English operators.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Headed up to Brevent this morning - what a brilliant morning!
Easily beat the crowds, had a couple of nice warm up runs on nice grippy snow and wide empty pistes. The Cornu lift wasn't running when we tried it, so we took the low route over to Flegere just to get some travel in. Again, great piste skiing all the way. Index was running at flegere, so popped up there, and did two runs down what will be the 'pic janvier' black run - at the minute it's just an off-piste type slope, no markings or anything. But the snow was soft, deep and fantastic, a real pleasure. And when I say deep, it was easily thigh deep in places, as I discovered when a submerged rock sharked me and took a ski off  Yes, you do still have to be careful of rocks.
Once it started getting busier we headed back towards Brevent and attempted the Cornu run - but it was mogulled (fine for me), rocks coming through, and just far, far too many people on it. Called it a day after that, knowing we'd had a really good morning.
I can't wait for Saturday/Sunday once the crowds leave!
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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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fixx great that you finally had a great day in Cham... just don't use up all my snow! 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Idris, your story isn't made public, so we can't read it if we're not on facebook (the royal "we", that is).
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Fergus, great pics! Must have been pretty cold up there if the skier was wearing a down jacket 
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I had a pretty good day at Le Tour with my kids of various ages (4, 7, 10) today. A little icy in patches, and windy but no complaints.
Will try Brevent tomorrow, but we were late today and weren't even allowed up the hill in car. What time do we need to be up tomorrow to be sure?
Crowds and traffic mad at the moment, so I've down the only sensible thing and cancelled my flight home to get some decent skiing at weekend and next week, but my wife and kids are still leaving on Friday! Let's hope more snow arrives as suggested on Sat/Sun.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Brevent good for me today as well , great laps off Cornu , off piste interesting in afternoon to say the least , finished off rock hopping down Nantes to avoid massive down load queue , day off in courmayor with oh tomoz then hopefully sunny final day on the GM
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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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GregorMcL, fab action shot  Please, do keep posting more pics!
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks @zero_g I will do
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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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If anyone is planning on doing anything cool drop me an email and if I'm free I'll come take some pictures for you for free! My email is gregor.mclellan@hotmail.co.uk Cheers
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Poster: A snowHead
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@GregorMcL, that's one great photo. Have you sent it to whitedot?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@jbob, Thanks no but that's a good idea!
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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'm coming Saturday yay
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@bezthespaniard, start practicing that pole clicking... 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I will just shout loud
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I was planning to head down to Argentiere/Chamonix for a week beginning 24th Jan. I hope there will be a sufficient snow cover to ensure good off piste conditions by then. This recent rise in temperatures is worrying me a bit though... 
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@GregorMcL & @jbob, it is indeed a great shot and I have already sent the link to our media guy to have a gander, but as I commented to him when I sent the link I'm afraid the bases show our old branding. Still it goes to show the Redeemers can take the hammer over a good few years.
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A slight topic diversion...I'm in Chamonix on and off all winter this year. Is there somewhere I can rent demo Whitedots?
Thanks
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@footsoldier, @midgetbiker, is the man to speak to. I know there is a shop in La Praz in the middle of the Main Street that will do them.
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| jbob wrote: |
| @footsoldier, @midgetbiker, is the man to speak to. I know there is a shop in La Praz in the middle of the Main Street that will do them. |
Echo Base they also stock some of my skis
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Idris, it's one of my goals this season to get on some of your beautiful skis, I did see you once at GM but couldn't stop to chat or try some on, are you doing any demo days this year?
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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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Thanks - as soon as it stops raining and starts snowing I'll try both Whitedots and Idris. I've been on https://www.skilogik.com/ for the last couple of years.
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Snowed today at Brevent with ok visibility and got better this afternoon.
Nice piste conditions too.
Le Tour tomorrow with sun sun sun
Dropping colder in town
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You know it makes sense.
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does anyone know if the tabe, pendant and plan roujon lifts have pass detectors this year? quick training run used to be to skin up from levancher, up the pendant and down pierre a ric. Is this still possible without buzzing a pass?
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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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I don't think anything's changed on Tabe or Pendant but Plan Joran is now a brand spanking new telecabine and I can't believe that won't have detectors...
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Poster: A snowHead
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It has defectors
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Which weather forecasting websites/apps do you guys/girls use for Chamonix? I'd appreciate some recommendations. Cheers!
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Thanks fixx. Btw, is onthesnow.co.uk considered to be any good?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Gloriously sunny day today! Conditions at GM were nowhere near as dire as I'd been expecting. There were a few patches of ice here and there but the pistes were skiable if hard as concrete and the off piste retaining a modicum of softness along with a good smattering of visible rocks. Desperately need a good snowfall though.
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@Zero_G, glad to hear it. I'll be back on Thursday for a bit of a ski on Friday, so I'm relying on you to find the best area 
@coolbeanz, I wouldn't consider it, or any others to be as good as Chamonix-Meteo. Those guys are based in the valley, focusing only on Cham, and with years and years of experience. Onthesnow would be too generic for me.
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fixx, if it doesn't bloody snow in the next few days I'm going to have to rent skinny skis. The Cham wigglies are showing an indication of snowfall from Friday for about a week. Here's hoping.
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@Zero_G, you don't want skinny skis, you want full-on SLs. Srsly.
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| GregorMcL wrote: |
https://500px.com/photo/94171511/fresh-powder-by-mclellan?from=user_library
Another photo from yesterday. Skier: Fergus |
Amazing photography dude - you have a gift.
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| under a new name wrote: |
| @Zero_G, you don't want skinny skis, you want full-on SLs. Srsly. |
I've just finished the edges on my Stockli SLs which are coming out tomorrow for first time in two years!
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