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Man that's so sweet Fergus! People in Cham are so damned hard core, ha.
Yeah vis in GM this morning... not exactly ideal. We gave up about 1130, but it looked like it cleared up a wee bit.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Clear above maybe 3000m today, so some sick skiing off the Midi, but whiteout all the way home. It's very much still winter with snow on the forecast all week. Might put off booking that ferry back across the channel...
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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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GM was pretty awesome this morning. Fresh tracks to be had without skinning (my speciality) for the entire morning, so much awesome. Especially in April.
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@Dunny#1, nice, you got pulled out of any more crevasse this season 
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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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Time to say goodbye to Les Arcs and nice to be back in Cham again. There is plenty of snow and up in the high mountains and the routes we can do are still giving us fresh untracked powder!!
For those interested I shall make one final Album for this season over on the Les Arcs Winter page of my days in the Chamonix area. Here are a few of some of what we have done so far. I will add more at the end of my trip as I do not always have a good signal high in the mountains. Enjoy!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1021122661297533.1073741866.195692797173861&type=3
If anyone else is still around in Cham and wants to meet up for some riding, I am around all week.
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@Dunny#1, i agree, today was excellent. Are you around tomorrow? Do you fancy meeting up for some riding.I plan on being there when the lifts open!
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Merde. I am missing out but compensated by sunning myself on Ipanema beach 
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I'm in a nice hotel in Cornwall but still slightly jealous.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Skied the Combe Vierge this morning from Helbronner (8:30 bus was a shock to the system). First tracks all the way down past the Geant Icefall on almost perfect powder. Later looking across from the Midi we could see quite a few more tracks down but still lots to be done tomorrow, especially if you are prepared to do a little skin.
PM down the Petite Envers with the Grands finish. With the time (now 13:30), and different aspect, the snow was getting decidedly heavy, and of course much more tracked.
I am no expert but I suspect that there could be a bit of a breakable crust fest tomorrow. If I were not laying in bed tomorrow, I would return to Italy. Go have a look at both and report back!
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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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You know it makes sense.
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Fabulous 
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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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Nice photos. For those that might be wondering. Both these routes are in the Vallee Blanche starting from the Midi station. What was the wait like for the cable car and when did you book your slots, today or earlier? Also what was the exit like. Was the snow Ok all the way to the bottom? Depending on the weather I was thinking of heading over that way in the coming days, not sure when so would you advise booking lift slots without being sure of the weather.
Spent the day over in the Grand Montets area today. Still good snow and room to put fresh tracks, but not as good as Vallee Blanche if you do not want to hike.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@HammondR, We need to ski again... two days left 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Dunny#1,
Now then young man, I would love to ski with you, even if that means just watching the spray from your tails splurging into the distance. Not skiing tomorrow as my legs have had it.
Sunday is looking grim but with up to a foot of fresh snow from the night before. Could meet up for a ski through the trees.
However, if you can manage to ski Monday morning there should be beaucoup de fresh tracks down all Valley Blanche options. Only the grizzly types will be down there in bad viz on Sunday. Monday morning will be perfect.
@snowcrazy,
If you are around Monday am, bring those ginormous skis!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Well, it's officially snowing like buggery outside right now with a covering begining on the car and the house roofs of Les Pelerins.
I will be glad when it is warm enough to give up and go home.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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There's been far too many "I'll be glad when it's over" type of comments on SH recently. If I was still living in the Alps over the winter I'd be totally thrilled with the current great conditions!
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@Idris, you started this thread, looks like you are going to finish it too. Nice one.
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@Idris, two of my all time heroes.
The traverse looks a touch sketchy.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Still skiing, ok this was 2 days ago
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