 Poster: A snowHead
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@kitenski, Ah, never seen that and have skied down to Langen at Easter before now, plenty of spring snow high up usually but down to Stuben off piste that time of year (if wanting to ski all the way down) may be a tad optimistic, we've normally cut off to the right and joined the piste late on, but Dave of the Marmottes introduced us to some fresh lines down to the pylon last year worthy of further investigation early next season, one of my favourite runs that, can get sketchy drop-ins at top sometimes on a big pow day though 
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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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Yes, I think 13/14 was a year with horrendous deep instabilities in the snow pack. It gets safe[r] once there's a big enough depth on top of the cr*p, but it needs about 1m+ at least. Then as the snow warms up a bit the whole lot can go even if it has been well skied. The biggest problem in St Anton is the Mattun slopes threatening Steissbachtal, as we all know when that closes it's utter carnage.
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@sah, Doesn't have to be carnage but some folks that shouldn't maybe go down there like to throw themselves down Kandahar rather than taking the Galzig lift down - there's not much the lift company can do about that, better that than a huge slip across a busy piste.
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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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folks that shouldn't maybe go down there like to throw themselves down Kandahar rather than taking the Galzig lift down
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Yep, that's the real problem.
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@Langerzug, Its a joke isn't it, its clearly been written by people who don't know much about skiing. For me Arlberg is one ski area, folks just stay in different places but ski the whole if they've any sense!
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@Markymark29, to be fair, it does say resorts and not areas. Courchevel is very different to Val Thornes, fer instance, as is Lech to St Anton.
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@Markymark29, @Dr John,
Telegraph is quite honest about it: "We looked at the stats from the beginning of November to the end of April and compared page views for each of our 100 guides".
So it is about the masses, quantity over quality.
With similar methods, Dutch www.wintersporters.nl comes up with Skiwelt as the best skiarea in the world.
Compared to that, the English have better taste....
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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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Should be White here tomorrow.
Already Skibums in town looking for work....
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You know it makes sense.
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@stanton, Do you know whether there is a confirmed opening date for the new lift yet?
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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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Next 7 day's should put start of a decent base down, cold too. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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First full test runs were yesterday/today.
And there have been earlier confirmations that all was running according planning.
SkiArlberg including the new lifts will open December 2.
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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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And snow begets snow. Keep it coming.
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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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Looks great on the webcams today
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Around -7c and snowy in Lech today lunchtime:
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First turns up on Galzg ...
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@Langerzug, Thx
Looks lovely and wintery on the cams today and the possibility of another good load on wednesday night
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Anyone know if there are any busses from St Anton to St Christoph at this time of year? Hatching a plan for Saturday.
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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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@clarky999, There on a break until December.
It easy to hitch a lift. Plan...Hiking up to Galzig?
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Must say I'm quite appalled (seriously!) to indeed see there is no public transport whatsoever to St. Christoph, and not even to Lech at this time of year.
There is something very uncivilized about it. The free marketjungle?
Last edited by So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much  on Mon 7-11-16 20:20; edited 1 time in total
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You know it makes sense.
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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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@Langerzug, That's great - thanks. Can't wait to sample it in the New Year.
It will be brilliant to go to Lech and new lift connections to both Warth and St Anton since the last time I was there 
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Poster: A snowHead
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@clarky999, There on a break until December.
It easy to hitch a lift. Plan...Hiking up to Galzig?
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Thanks!
Yep, exactly - up to Galzig and down Kandahar probably, but we only have one car so the shuttle is a bit problematic! Depending on snow Thursday/Friday ay even just head round to Alpe Rauz and up to Schindler, but we'll see!
Saying that I've given enough people lifts in the other direction over the last two years so I'm probably due some hitching karma!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@clarky999, You're a lucky fella 
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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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FYI. There is less than 20cm on Galzig & Ulmer at the moment. Sure to take your rockplanks
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| stanton wrote: |
| FYI. There is less than 20cm on Galzig & Ulmer at the moment. Sure to take your rockplanks |
Thanks for the info - sounds like a little less than over here then. Will wait and see if wePowder get the next storm right before committing (Arlberg currently looks like it should get more from that one).
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Could be getting 50-70cm higher up in the next two days.
Snow on & off & reasonably cold Temps are in the forecast for the next 10 days
Looking like a great start to the season.
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Getting mildly giddy, plenty of photos from local FB friends who've been up there yesterday, looks like an awesome start to the season, hope it stays cold over next 2-3 weeks and it forms a solid base on cold ground rather than as in last 2 seasons where its been decidedly weak base layers.
Only about 38 training days left.....
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