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Hi All,
My first post, I was planning on going to Chamonix earlier in the month but there was no snow so I delayed. Conditions started to look good so I've booked to go this Wednesday to Saturday with a flight home on Saturday evening.
Problem is there is 2 metres worth of snowing coming Thurs, Fri and Saturday. Will I actually be able to get any snowboarding done and get out of there?
Thanks,
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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 )) I asked the same question on another thread.
Not sure if that 2m will actually fall. I know very little about weather but can see 70cm to 2m predicted on various weather forecast sites.
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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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Well the winds are looking light, so that will help.
We are out in Grand Massif on Saturday to Monday, and keeping fingers crossed.
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Hard to say but I have been there when all the lifts in the valley has been shut so it does happen
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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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Thanks for the response guys, I'm really looking forward to going as we have a baby on he way in two months so it's the last time I will be going for a while ;0((
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If you get 2m in one day then you're going to find it difficult to penetrate forward unless you're on a very steep slope. Which you won't be on as it's going to be a slide risk if there's that much fresh, whatever it's on. I've ridden places where we've had 75cm each night for days, that gets deep, so you end up riding slower which can be a challenge.
They'll control the pistes and then bash some of them, so you'll be fine. If you need a powder board, rent one.
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If you get 2m I reckon there'll be very little skiing or boarding being done, lifts closed all over the place and massive avalanche risk. However, I bet you won't get 2m. 
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@sw1000, do you have your own transport? if so you can take a look at what is opening in the area and head there. eg, one day we ended up at Les Contamines which was the nearest place which had anything open at all
if Les Houches is the only place open in the Chamonix valley, it is likely to be a s###show so you might be better off heading somewhere like St Gervais
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No car so I will be stuck in central Chamonix but thanks for your advice.
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@sw1000, well, the circumstances were a bit different for the storm which shut me out - one big wave of cold snow, then temps rose so it rained high up the mountain and made the snowpack very unstable, then more cold snow on top
so don't give up hope just yet!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@sw1000, there are busses, which you might well need to use.
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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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if you are staying in Argentiere and all the lifts in the valley are closed due to avi risk except a few in Les Houches, but you cant get to Les Houches because the road is blocked you still won't get a refund on your Unlimited Lift Pass
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I think it is more like 1m now.
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You know it makes sense.
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I think it's not an issue...
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Thanks guys, I will be bussing around so hopefully all will be 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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2m? Not sure which forecast you're looking at; the ones I normally use are forecasting a total of about 60cm over the course of four days, starting Wed night. Since it won't be one massive overnight dump, that hopefully means CdMB will be able to stay on top of it and keep the lifts and mountains open, despite the very fragile snowpack. On Friday, the lifts may open later than usual.
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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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If Chamonix is closed you can take a bus to Courmayeur. I think there is one just before 9 and again at ten. They leave form the train station and tickets can be bought on the day.I can't recall the precise cost but it was not expensive. Returns are in late afternoon.
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Please can we all extend a warm welcome to The Chamonix Touriste Board 
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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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Currently empty pistes and blue skys, BUT everyone talking about the ensuing storm.
Most likely 50-60cm's over next 2 days. CMB will be very slow at opening the major stuff, upper stuff won't open, roads will be a poo-poo show.
Les Houches will open on time, only reliable access is by train, Viaduct St Marie stop and a 15 min (French 10 min) walk gets you to the Prarion, possible to ride most of the way back to the station at the end of the day.
Megeve et al will have no opening dificulties, outside the valley the roads will be slow but otherwise no problem.
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Will you be able to snowboard?
That depends on the following:-
What the weather actually does - anyone who has spent time in a ski resort knows that the forecast is often only accurate upto 48hrs in advance.
What is actually open in the resort.
Your ability.
The first two you'll find out whilst out there, the third only you can answer. 
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