 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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not keen on those very bendy new wires for a chairlift, though
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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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@pam w, @Jonpim, just a photo taken with a fish eye lens (probably GoPro) 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Love that you can take your dog to certain VIP accomadation
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@skitrack, v French, I think. Whenever I stay in a particular hotel in Arras I always end up with a "doggy room"
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No mention of the new lifts in Scotland ?
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just a photo taken with a fish eye lens
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gettaway! 
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@Jonpim, Or the new lifts (and removal of others) in Les Arcs. But there is a new hotel in Flaine.
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@clarky999, but since the software to correct such lens effects is fairly straightforward it must be done on purpose to create an effect. In particular to show the new fasion in bendy pylons and curved ropes, leading to new exiting experience in the Alpes this winter.
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leading to new exiting experience in the Alpes this winter
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let's hope not
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@pam w, 
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@johnE, one of the best typos ever that one....
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You know it makes sense.
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| skitrack wrote: |
| Love that you can take your dog to certain VIP accomadation |
Futuroscope, August 2015: "Dogs permitted only in bags." We tried to get our black lab into a rucksack, but she was having none of it 
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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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| Peter S wrote: |
| No mention of the new lifts in Scotland ? |
It's the Telegraph. Europe begins at Calais.
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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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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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Amazing level of investment, especially given the number of new lifts that went in last month
San Cass Regulars - and IO Instructors will love the replacement of the Fraine lift, which runs from the bottom of the Bamby piste back to the top of the Piz Sorega - it's a great training piste, but the only lift was a calf crusher and tediously slow, so this will really help
The new bubble between Belvedere ridge and Alba, makes the Fassa valley a little more inter-linked. Certainly one to put on the 'to-do' list for the BB, as it's not an area I'd previously explored
Sad to hear about the demise of the 2 seater out of Arabba, it was a classic 'locals chair' and a nice way of moving round the orange whilst avoiding what can be a somewhat intimidating pitch after you go round the corner from the cable car exit
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That Hochgurgl building looks cool!
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Fri 16-10-15 13:41; edited 1 time in total
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A new reliable long piste 9b run down to Armenterola from the top of Badia, should be graet too. That is such a beautiful run 
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| bertie bassett wrote: |
Amazing level of investment, especially given the number of new lifts that went in last month
San Cass Regulars - and IO Instructors will love the replacement of the Fraine lift, which runs from the bottom of the Bamby piste back to the top of the Piz Sorega - it's a great training piste, but the only lift was a calf crusher and tediously slow, so this will really help
The new bubble between Belvedere ridge and Alba, makes the Fassa valley a little more inter-linked. Certainly one to put on the 'to-do' list for the BB, as it's not an area I'd previously explored
Sad to hear about the demise of the 2 seater out of Arabba, it was a classic 'locals chair' and a nice way of moving round the orange whilst avoiding what can be a somewhat intimidating pitch after you go round the corner from the cable car exit |
That link isn't working for me 
Are you talking about the 2 man chair you need to take to get to Marmolada out of Arabba? If so that was a horrible bottleneck when everyone was trying to get over there so it'd be good if it was replaced with a faster, higher capacity chair.
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No, I think it is the old 2 person chair from the town to the right of the cable car station.
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Oh right cheers, will they ever upgrade that chair?
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doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere but there's a funicular going in just at the top of the Brevent bubble to ease beginner access on to the plateau. Which should be helpful.
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There's a new lift going in at the back of les houches, it will replace two very poor drag lifts.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I am pleased to read, @jbob, that it's not replacing the Plancerts drag. which is awesome.
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The new les houches chairlift will replace the Cha and the Chamois drags. I'm sure I read somewhere there's to be a new piste as well, not sure how they could do that without knocking down a lot of trees.
@under a new name, I do like the cafe on the way to the plancerts drag (which I hate) when the snow permits.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Noticed a new chairlift in Zermatt I'd not heard about before. The Hirli chairlift above Zmutt. (For all the masses of Snowheads skiing Zermatt this season  )
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Poster: A snowHead
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| HutToHut wrote: |
| Noticed a new chairlift in Zermatt I'd not heard about before. The Hirli chairlift above Zmutt. (For all the masses of Snowheads skiing Zermatt this season ) |
I have been excited watching this go up over the summer. They had the chair on display at the Furgg lift station last winter.
It is going to be interesting to see how this affects things. A lot of visitors never really did the skiing on the Schwarzsee (which is where the lift is). Even at peak times it was somewhere you could head for some more peaceful skiing. The black 54 is one of my favourite runs - although it is nicer in the Spring than early season when it rarely sees the sun.
Up until now the only way to do that sector was the incredibly long (and steep in parts) T bar. That put a lot of people off. The new chair lift starts from lower down so the runs will be longer and it starts below the excellent Stafelalp restaurant so will pick up their customers.
So: much better access; but more people on almost the same amount of piste. Hopefully it will still be as good. The new lift doesn't serve the Schawrzsee itinerary runs. Be nice if they could open a new one - maybe to the west of the current piste.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes, @jbob, I read "new piste" as well. So I guess there will be ample firewood for the Taniere (is that the cafe that you meant? great lunch spot).
What is there not to like about the Plancerts drag?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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an entirely new ski resort will open this year in France, they seem to have missed that
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@davidof, I've missed that to, where is it?
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