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| snowmam wrote: |
| Snowing heavily in Courchevel this morning. |
Lovely news. Flight out in two weeks so looks like the snow is coming at just the right time.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Flying out on Saturday, loving the snow forecast for this week!
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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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Me too so definitely pleased to see. It looks like it will snow for rest of the day and some more snow forecast tomorrow and Sunday 
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Yeah, on our way
On Saturday 😀
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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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hopefully we don't crash into each other!
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Maribel. Heavy snow since early morning. Not too windy lower down. Still snowing at lunchtime
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Meribel
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Snowing steadily in Les Menuire since early this morning. High winds and very poor visibility above middle lifts. Incredible contrast to yesterday's blue skies and great Piste conditions.
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Still tipping down snow in Val Thorens, non stop since some time last night, decent accumulations now. Quiet on the pistes today but good skiing to be had in the more sheltered areas, off Boismint lift in particular was very good.
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Heavy snow all day non stop 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And snow all night !
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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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VT is often mobbed, it's an incredibly popular resort. And it's cheaper than the other valleys for lunch
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That's what I've always thought since I started going to the 3Vs in the early 90s but I've noticed the last few years that prices have definitely gone up in VT and I would say the best value food and drink are in Les Menuires, Mottaret or La Tania, VT deffo not cheap anymore
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Snow flurries all day. Steady snow now for the last hour to 5pm. Knee deep powder in Meribel off piste this morning.
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You know it makes sense.
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Between 1 and 2 ft of powder off piste this morning, especially the more north facing runs which seem to have accumulated a lot. Snowing this morning in VT until about 11, then was sunny for a few hours. Links were closed first thing but opened up before lunch. Headed over towards Courcheval around 2 where it was cloudy and snowing, grand couloir was in fantastic condition though seemed to have accumulated a lot of snow over the last 24 hours. Conditions took a turn for the worse around 3pm though, wind really picked up and several lifts were closed, was very stressful trying to make it back to VT in time! Snowing very heavily since about 4pm so should be a good morning tomorrow!
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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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@jonathancarty, You're right Les Menuires is cheaper nowadays. VT is investing heavily in their renovation of the buildings in the resort and are trying to attract more 5* hotels and apartments. They are looking towards different markets as well as trying to keep their existing ones.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Lots of new, much needed, snow all over the 3V's. The snow line keeps rising and falling as does the wind! We had thunder snow this morning.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Steady snow all evening. Going to be a great powder morning again tomorrow.
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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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Looks like it's going to be snowy at least up to when we arrive on 12th march and possibly beyond.
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Help! looking for a transfer from Geneva on Tuesday and going back sat- cheapest quote so far 800 EU!
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Traveling on your own or in a group? In a large group, a private transfer might work out the best value. On your own or in a small group, use Altibus (or a mixture of train to Moutiers/altibus) on the way out (85 EUR one way per person) and then something like Ben Bus on the way back (only runs on weekends I think but is about 50 EUR one way per person).
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@MidoGrey, we always just book a hire car. For us its the best combination of fast transfer/reasonable budget. You could probably get a hire car for 1/4 of the price of your private xfer. Shared transfers work ok for some people but they drive me nuts with all the waiting and stopping at every hole in the hedge. They aren't usually that much cheaper than a hire car if indeed they are cheaper at all.
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Thanks all, its two of us last minute trip, normally do a shared transfer but left it to late
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Its not been too bad the last two days, though very warm and snow off piste getting heavy up to 2300m-ish...
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@MidoGrey, Try Three Vallees Transfers if you haven't already. You'll get more response if you posted in The Piste section.
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| RUGBY PETER wrote: |
| @MidoGrey, Try Three Vallees Transfers if you haven't already. You'll get more response if you posted in The Piste section. |
+ 1 They have a set timetable for shared transfers on the Van Rouge service as well as offering empty transfer legs at a decent price.
I've used them a few times this season and usually paid €65 each way.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Let's get back to a weather thread. Is it snowing?
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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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Let's get back to a weather thread. Is it snowing?
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Just back from a fab week. Lots of snow now and instructor we met on a lift said they expect snow every day the coming week so looks like March is gonna be fab. Enjoy all til next year.
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You know it makes sense.
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@dan100, yes, yes it is. Quite a lot at the moment.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| gorilla wrote: |
| @dan100, yes, yes it is. Quite a lot at the moment. |
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Poster: A snowHead
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Snowed all night in Le Praz (1300). Forecast is for it to continue into Tuesday. Looking forward to some fun in the trees today, since visibility up top isn't going to be good. Hoping for no start delays as the pisteurs make the place safe.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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About 30cm or so on the ground in Meribel village. Still snowing moderately. There is currently very little wind but I would assume it has been blowing up top. Visit at village height is good considering the weather. Going to be a great morning.
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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'm in the village too, about a foot overnight. Same forecasted again for tonight, and lower winds tomorrow. Should be a great week
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Well, that was a laugh! Beautiful powder this morning everywhere. The snow on the ground turned heavy at lunch time. The bubbles closed at lunch time due to high wind on the tops, leaving just the drag lifts. Even those stopped at about three pm. It's now four thirty, and it's absolutely tipping it down with snow, even down to Le Praz (1300m). Avi risk is 4 all over the mountain, so off-piste is not really on the cards, but who cares when there's 18 inches of new on all of the pistes. The Stade piste in Courchevel has been empty all day so our group has been using that. Tomorrow may be interesting as the forecast is for snow all day. We may go over to 1650 and play off the side of Chaplettes if the chair is open...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yeah Meribel has been similar, great skiing this morning. Huge amounts of powder on the pistes but a lot of the top lifts/pistes closed all day due to high winds. And then at about 2.30pm all the lifts closed ending the days skiing.
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In les Menuires. Snowed since about 1pm yesterday. What was brown yesterday morning is now white. Couldnt see a thing mist of the day. The sun gave us one run about 1.30pm and it was magnificent. At about 3.30 sitting on a chair and saw the wind blow the Roc 1 gondola to about 45 degrees, scary. Our chair stopped and swing quite a bit. Since then snow, huge hail stones and wind. Can't see far. Brilliant day 
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74cm stated to have fallen in last 48 hours. Should be good for next week
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looks like more forecast towards the weekend too although freezing levels are a bit allover the place!
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good news on latania.co.uk for anyone out today:
We’ve had confirmation from S3V lift company that all pistes marked “Peuf” on the piste map will not be groomed overnight (imagine them ruining a metre of fresh powder by flattening it with a piste basher!).
Obviously all green runs and just about all blues are bashed every night and those guys do a fantastic job.
Some of the pistes included are:
Chanrossa
Roches Grises
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Combe des Pylons
Jockeys
Jean Pachod
(Don’t tell anyone!)
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