 Poster: A snowHead
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I have scarcely given a thought to skiing since last March, but now there is snow on familiar ground, I am getting all obsessed. Is there any cure?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Chris Bish wrote: |
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Answer: No. 
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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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Oh dear. And that's a medical opinion too! It was great to ski with you, @Jonpim, and Jean last year. Bev is a lot more mobile than she was this time last year too, and apart from a heart-attack and a bike crash, I am fine. Hope we might be able to get together again this season.
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Chris Bish, i'll be in all the old familiar places, at the usual times.
There is a beer awaiting - assuming you are allowed to drink after your eventful year . . .
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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 definitely owe you a beer. Mont de la Guerre was a great experience.
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Chris Bish, Jonpim, Where, which run? Oh I know that one, thats never open
We don't want too many folks knowing about it do we ..
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@boredsurfin, I think they already do, it was heaving most of the time it was open last year.
Obviously far too dangerous now and should be avoided at all costs.
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skichampcouk, Quiet right and its also an awful way to return to Champagny when a nice comfy gondola gets you back rather easily
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Yes, boredsurfin, looking real lovely from top to bottom.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And on the Montchavin webcam you can see displayed across the bottom of the screen the cheery change from 16:00 on 20th to 10:00 on 21st
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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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Bev thinks she will be able to ski this year again. I am more excited than a kid at Christmas! Looks like snow well down the valley on the webcams, and the GFS runs are showing colder than normal temperatures. I wonder why the cannons aren't on....
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You know it makes sense.
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Or they're all still in bed coz its Sunday
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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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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Jonpim, hard won, but I guess they would have driven up to the top of Aime 2k and then hiked across 😀
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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 originally assumed he/they had skidood up.
But at least one may have walked - spotted him (her?) 4pm on Sunday here
Not many tracks come 4pm (or maybe its the light), but the tracks are all there by 10am yesterday.
(you can see i've got a very busy day today  )
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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New Montalbert Gondola seems to be operating with all cars this morning - proper testing after the 3 lonely cabins which were sent down a week or so ago.
http://laplagne.roundshot.com/montalbert/
The season is almost upon us!
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Anyone have any idea how much a season rental for skis might cost in La Plagne? Got everything else, and I would buy a pair myself, but I've only got a few weeks of skiing under my belt and figure it might be better to figure out what kind of skis I need before going and buying a specific pair.
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| LeFou wrote: |
| Anyone have any idea how much a season rental for skis might cost in La Plagne? Got everything else, and I would buy a pair myself, but I've only got a few weeks of skiing under my belt and figure it might be better to figure out what kind of skis I need before going and buying a specific pair. |
Given that a week's hire is about £100 I'd buy your own. The shop should advise on what's best.
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Hi @newby,
With such a big snowfall this early on, and a bit more forecast, my thoughts are that there is a very high likelihood of good skiing for the first week of the season 
La Plagne opens with a staggered start so they begin by opening the higher areas on the 12th December and then lower areas (including the Vanoise express) open gradually during that week with everthing open by the Saturday 19th.
Happy planning!
Heather
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Not so sure about "big snow fall" - yes above 2500m its good - but as you descend its not quite so good 30cm at 2000 and only 15 or so at 1400. That said every bit is better than nothing and we have time for more!
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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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newby, "Local knowledge and Historical Experience" are of no use when it comes to the weather.
Anything can happen.
You will find all sorts of opinions if you run round the interweb.
At best, you can say with reasonable confidence there will be "a number of pistes open by the 17th" - just how many is anyone's guess.
Whatever, i go out on the 16th, so the 17th will be my first day as well.
Fingers crossed. You can do no more.
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Jonpim, I'm there from the 19th, until mid Jan, we really should get together and eat those promised HobNobs
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You know it makes sense.
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boredsurfin, you know, those hobnobs must be over 5 years old by now . . .
Maybe i should get a new packet
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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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Quick reminder the discount on season passes ends on Dec 1st - get in soon before their server crashes again
www.skipass-laplagne.com
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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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Snow and Sunshine, nice to have all those webcams on one page.
But still some anxiety - the Bergerie webcam continues to show conditions form a year ago: November 20th, 2014.
And we all know what happened to that . . . 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks all.
Ahhhhhh ..... I know I shouldn't be looking at the weather the whole time, but can't help myself
I still have nothing booked as I read things may be warming up a tad, and I have no idea what that will bring. Son 1 going to Sauze with the school on 15 Dec, and I keep telling him, don't worry it could all change in 1 night.....
I think I should just turn this wonderful interweb thingy off for a couple of days and let nature take it's course. I might also get some work done.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Jonpim, odd I know - we don't know whats going on with the Bergerie cam - usually working well before now.
Hope they get it fixed or we'll have to change the cams on the site (and given I'm not very technical that might take a while!)
Does anyone else know?
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@Charliee, - looking good - nice to see everything white
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Snow and Sunshine, they do seem a bit dopey at La Plagne just now.
Piste map is still last year's, so doesn't show the supa-dupa new Montalbert Gondola.
And the video on the front page is also from last year.
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Maybe they're all out playing in the snow! Despite the scaremongering in the papers its looking pretty amazing in my opinion. I didn't ski last year so really excited about this year - can't wait!
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Does anyone know if the lift / elevator that takes (pedestrians) from the middle of Belle Plagne up to the accommodation at the top end of the village has been fixed for this season? I was there last season and it was out of service and looked like it had been for quite some time - bit of a hike up the stairs on an evening after a good helping of Tarteflette and a few grand bieres!
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