 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Great news... ! Hope to get down south later in the season, too hectic until the end of Feb though. If we make it, how about a pint at the Alphands??
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Yep, any excuse for a beer. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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excellent, saw the report from snowbizz, excellent news!!!
been very worried, hopefully be bit more by time i go 3 weeks on sunday
26th dec - 2nd jan
n e 1 else goin that week?
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Hi Fezza
Im there from the 18th Dec thru to the 2nd Jan. If you are around I'm sure a drink or two could be in order !!!
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What's with two Brits at once finding their way to PSV? Other than Serre Che hardly anyone has heard of the southern French Alps! More's the pity...
Seriously, what made you both pick this particular resort?
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we have!
I love the southern alps,
robbo
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| PG wrote: |
What's with two Brits at once finding their way to PSV? Other than Serre Che hardly anyone has heard of the southern French Alps! More's the pity...
Seriously, what made you both pick this particular resort? |
dunno, alrite reviews n that
went there last year ova new year as well, thouroughly enjoyd it, so goin again.
http://www.snowbizz.co.uk/comments.htm
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What's with two Brits at once finding their way to PSV? Other than Serre Che hardly anyone has heard of the southern French Alps! More's the pity...
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I'd been looking for a property abroad and before catching the skiing bug had looked at beach properties. Went skiing in Jan and the kids loved it too so started to explore the possibility of a place in the snow. PSV came up on the radar and with it's good snow record and reportedly 300 days of sun a year it looked perfect. That coupled with some new developments being built meant that a chalet was within our means. 18th Dec is therefore D day when we pick up the keys and start the first of many skiing trips there.
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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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Hope it all goes well. I love the southern French Alps - we skied all around them (and lived down that way) for years before moving to the Savoie. Miss the friendly atmosphere, and yes, the sun. If you haven't already, do sample the beer (and beer-flavoured cuisine) in Luc Alphand & brother's brewery/restaurant just down the road in Vallouise - both are absolutely great.
Might be there ourselves 26 March - 1 April, national English children's/junior races - yet to be confirmed, but they've been there for several years.
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Wheely,
excuse me, what sorta price did you pay?
n hav u got 1 of them log cabins or just a room in the block
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You know it makes sense.
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fezza,
We got a three level chalet that sleeps 8, that backs onto one of the pistes and has use of a heated swimming pool and sauna. Fully furnished for the price of.....£140k
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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petel, where's the pic?
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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?
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petel, I'm starting to love your posts !!!!! 
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wheres 2000???
is that that place where les crete start or is it where thers all those drag lifts and the chairlift to 2750?
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| fezza wrote: |
wheres 2000???
is that that place where les crete start or is it where thers all those drag lifts and the chairlift to 2750? |
It's where the double drag and the chair to 2750m starts and the high speed chair from 1600m finishes...technically I think it's 2075m at this point. No wonder I feel tired today.
Snowing heavily again today even down here where I live at 1100m (Les Vigneaux). The snow forecast is predicting about 55cms of new snow at 2075m between now and Friday evening.
Pete@alpsun.com
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Since snowHeads started I think this is only the second southern Alps resort to have it's own thread, with people on the spot (the other is Allos)... keep those reports coming through the season!
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Will do!
Over and out.
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I have very fond memories of Puy as my first ever proper ski trip (I don't really count my farcicle school ski trip to Lake Garda, stranded at Gatwick because of too much snow, no snow in resort when we got there!). I heard from a friend on the Tuesday, we booked on the Thursday and flew on the Saturday, didn't even know where to! Excellent snow, sunshine all week, skiing on Xmas day and the best Apres ski (only one or two bars so you knew where to go to meet people) all for £250, and then I was hooked!
One day I'll go back and see what it's like for a non-beginner.
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sweet!!!
i woz well worried ther wernt gonna be any snow at all , till about a week ago, when the heavens opened
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PG, Chris posts from Serre Chevalier occasionally.
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Helen, do you remember Melanie Kerslake (Eurekaski) who used to post "over there"? They'll be out in Serre Chevalier for the new season presumably - perhaps we could also persuade her to provide us with on the spot reports. I'll drop them a line.
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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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Ooops, I see she is now Melanie Crosby.
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| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| PG, Chris posts from Serre Chevalier occasionally. |
I knew you'd mention that Helen! It just doesn't feel like it's really part of the southern Alps, so I keep forgetting it. Sorry!
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You know it makes sense.
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PG, sorry!!! I know it doesn't feel like it either, but all my friends who've never been keep tellinme it's too far south and has unreliable snow! No doubt they'll change their minds when we have an apartment they want to rent cheap. Mark Hunter, had an e-mail from Melanie a couple of weeks ago, yes, they got married in the Summer. We'll probably meet up with them when we're over there in January. Mel was on about maybe looking after some apartments for a few people. Needless to say, we'd be interested in that.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Petel from where you have been skiing in PSV would you have been able to see how close they are to completing the development "Le Parc Aux Etoiles" ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yep, we walked right passed it.
There is a large building in the middle of the new develpment that looks nearly complete...from the outside anyway.
The stuff around it though is a long way off...just concrete shells mostly.
I think you are still going to see cranes when you get here I'm afraid.
The other pain with all this development is that it is starting to take up all the parking places. I'm not sure where all the cars are going to go this year. We'll have to wait and see I guess.
The good news is that they are planning to spend around 15mEuro on PSV in the next 3 years, adding a new high speed lift from 1400m to the cretes area, and a new run extending the Bois du Coqs run under or over 1600m the access road and all the way down to 1400m. There is even talk of developing into the Narreyroux valley a little.
Pete@alpsun.com
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nice m8 cheers 4 the info!!
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Wheely, Wheely I bough a chalet in Briancon 12 months ago, I can provide you with a fair amount of info if you wish (like what to do in the summer) maybe we could meet up in Briancon over Christmas
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Hi Chris, I'll take you up on the kind offer of info - many thanks !! Meeting up over the Xmas is also a good idea, perhaps fezza and petel would like to join us for the ingural PSV/Briancon Snowheads appreciation society meeting !!!!
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Wheely...I'll be in the UK when you arrive at PSV I think, but I am back on the 23rd Dec.
Went up to PSV again yesterday. Still really good powder from 2750m to about 1700m.
Snow is complete all the way to 1400m, but it's a bit hard/heavy below 1700m.
We have relaunched our website this weekend http://www.alpsun.com and it also has information about the area and more to come over the coming months.
pete@alpsun.com
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any one know they had a few more inches today?
or whether one again snowforcast have been exagerating
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Sorry to report nothing but a big thaw today...
Temperatures at 1,100m have been as high as 9C.
It has been very cloudy and occasionally the tops have disappeared into the cloud so it is possible that there could be some snow high up.
I'll give you some more info. in the morning.
On a more positive note PSV is still significantly more white than it is brown.
pete@alpsun.com
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Further to last nights post I can confirm that above 1600m there appears to have been a couple of centimeters of new snow. This is based on my view out of the window at 1,100m however. But a few the rocky patches that I could see yesterday are white again. 
pete@alpsun.com
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cheers mate
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FAQ
...the resort doesn't open until the 12th Dec. so no lifts yet.
take a look at 
