 Poster: A snowHead
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As a few of you may have read in other threads, my brothers are in La Plagne (I'm joining them on Wednesday)
According to the la plagne website, it reckons at 2000m they've had 23cm on Friday and 16cm on Saturday.
Spoke to my bro yesterday and his exact words were "It's freezing cold here, and there's loads of snow. Most of the resort should be open by midweek". This was about 2pm yesterday b4 most of yesterdays snow had fallen.
Had a text message from him this morning and he said it was absolutely lashing it down with snow.
Just thought I'd pass this info on as anyone going La Plagne or Les Arcs over the xmas period should find it heartwarming 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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 Off to Les Arcs on Tuesday...
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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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Enjoy it, I certainly will
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Charlatanefc, have a good one. Here's all the gen for others La Plagne Scroll down for very full details of the lifts and runs.
The overall summary (not on that link) gives 31% of the resort open but once the avalanche risk eases I'd guess they'll quickly push that to 50% or more.
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We're off to la Plagne tomorrow. Does anyone know if we need photos for lift passes or do they have electronic passes now?
Mike
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MikeM, Ah that reminds me...........I was supposed to ask the same question 
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MikeM, for a week? Think so, electronic or not. For the electronic version they just scan a photo on to the pass.
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PG, yes and getting into the mood, just finished packing - 4.30 am start but what the hell, it's snowing!
Thanks for the info looks like I'll have to dig some photos out.
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Kuwait Ian
Thanks matey, looks like theres gonna be a hell of a lot more open, looks like a lot of the high altitude slopes are still shut tho, to do with avalanche danger I would presume
Frosty The Snowman
Will try and get on here from the Internet in the hotel Cristina while we're there and let yer know how it's going
MikeM
If yer in Plagne Centre one night and fancy a beer, we will be the drunken scousers in the Luna Bar
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Charlatanefc, Hope so... have a great time at the christina. Stayed there once, misjudged the corner and hit the bottom step of the few steps up to the hotel and fell into the lobby. Proper ski in/out
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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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Charlatanefc, as a longterm La Plagne fan, yours is great news. I wish you a great time. I will be out there in Belle Plagne the end of January, so all this snow is welcome as a good base for then. What a change from just a week ago.
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You know it makes sense.
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We were up on the Bellecote glacier last Friday 17th, with a few snowheads, it was one of the worst experiences I can remember, very cold, windy and tipping down with snow. THe resort had been green up until then, I asked a piteur where the best sking was and was told nowhere the snow is s--- everwhere. It'll be difeerent for anyone out this week or next, over the weekend it snowed down to 400 metres, as far as Albertville according our guests who arrived on Sunday and there's ore forecast for Weds/Thurs.
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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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David@traxvax, How is La Rosiere looking after the snowfall?. Web say the link is still closed to Italy
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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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Pete Horn, Tha will teach me to clear out my cookies, history etc
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Well, got back late Thursday night. Had a fantastic time. Snow was a bit patchy towards the middle of the week, but 3 days snow soon seen things right again.
Just about covered the whole area this time, went down to Montalbert, Les Coches a few times, also did the Glacier, and all the blues around the Roche Di Mio. Went over to Les Arcs on the Paradiski cable car last Sunday, that was absolutely fantastic. Some of the motorway reds and blues over in Les Arcs are superb. Also found a nice English owned bar/restaurant called Le Mont Blanc in Vallandry that did a corker of a cooked English Breakfast
Am now confident on Reds, and had an hour lesson and learnt how to carve. All in all, an excellent week, only low point was the weather the day we were coming home. Attached is a photo of me (the weight challenged one on the right) , my brother Tony on the left, and my pal Shaun who came skiing for the 1st time with us and loved it, on top of the Grand Rochette on Thursday lunchtime, it was bloody scorching up there.
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Just got back 10 mins ago. fantastic week, fantastic weather, but tooooo warm for any that are going this week. Aanything with a slope is in a pretty desperate condition. Soooooooooo glad I hired skis
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Glad you had a great time Frosty!
Just created a Photo Gallery for our groups last 2 journeys to La Plagne if anyone fancies a look!
HERE!!!
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Charlatanefc, like the photos, takes me back ahhhh. Hope you kept yr room tidy in La France, some were a right mess. Love the chair that virtually passes through some of the end rooms, great for room/people watching
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We had a couple of cracking rooms in the Le France, hired with Alp Agence thru the net. Got a cracking deal with Erna Low for March in Les Constellations in Belle Plagne, £288 a week for a room that sleeps 4!!! It's in the brochure at about £520 a week!
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FAQ
Ta v much. Please pass on any further updates you have
