 Poster: A snowHead
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Woohoo.... Lots of snow in the area yesterday and temperatures much colder today. More snow forecast for the rest of the week and weekend!!!
According to Televerbier they will make a decision tomorrow whether to open this weekend and if not it will probably be the weekend after (14th/15th). It's usually Lac de Vaux and the runs down to Jumbo.
Here's to a great season!
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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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Good stuff, should be heading out in about 5 weeks.
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brian
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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brian, the slf website is ace. We use snowforecast for the 6 and 9 day forecast, local forecasts eg http://chamonix-meteo.com/bul/metPreMatEn.php for the 3 days and less and SLF for seeing where it actually did snow. After a big dump we often see major differences between what actually fell in Zermatt, Verbier, Portes du Soleil and Argentiere. If you're choosing where to go for a powder day that info is priceless!
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bobinch,
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It's usually Lac de Vaux and the runs down to Jumbo.
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I think you mean funispace. It was snowing nicely in the place centrale Monday lunchtime and was bloody freezing.
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brian
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brian, thanks for that meteoblue link.
Says here that Zinal opening on 14th http://www.rma.ch/anniviers/suisse/ski-valais/skiez-zinal-novembre.html
Verbier are delaying until tomorrow to decide. We're off to Nendaz this weekend to build Ikea furniture for a mate who's had a chalet built in Nendaz. Will be taking the skis and hoping for the first ski touring of the season...
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Verbier are opening this weekend! La Vaux only as usual I think.
Pictures from yesterday & today! It won't embed the images annoyingly.
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scottishskier, Good news! Are you there for the season? May need to change your signature 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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It may be Lac De Vaux only (officially), but I suspect that they may be the odd person going from Olympic to Ruinettes too looking at those photos!
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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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love the photos, getting TOO excited by the prospect of getting out there in a few weeks.
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The photos are not mine, just off the televerbier website. Wish I was there already. Not in verbier for the season but will be staying with Gorilla & Swirly in Nendaz for a month from 12th december. Possibly back out later in the season too. I'm guessing you are there for the season bobinch?
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You know it makes sense.
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Alas not a saisonnier but live close enough to ski most weekends.
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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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Skiing was good on Sunday up at Lac de Vaux (not quite as good as Tignes which had about 60cm last week ) and it is possible to ski down to Ruinette though it is not officially open and there are quite a lot of stones still coming through on the piste. Quite a few people going off piste though not recommended and there was one person who had to be air lifted off with a broken back (he’s ok, just going to be in a body cast for 5 months) on Saturday. Been cloudy all day on Monday with some light snow/rain in the village.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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dom, thanks for the update. We were in Nendaz and there was only about 5-10cm on Saturday night. There seems to have been more further west as Glacier 3000 was reporting 20cm. This morning there is fresh snow down to about 800m around Lac Leman. Not sure how much. Hopefully a bit more this weekend.
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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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Verbier will be open this weekend:
Le Chable-Verb-Ruinettes just as a link
Skiing in Lac de Vaus and Attelas-Ruinettes
Pland to open again the weekend after and then open full time from 28th November.
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Thanks for the photos bobinch
I am there in 3 weeks today! Hope there is some good snow between now and then. Can't wait!!!
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Cool photos.
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I don't think I have ever seen Lac de Vaux with the combo of snow and lake.
I've been there loads and loads of times in the winter and the lake has always been frozen, even at the end of April, and in the summer obviously lake but no snow.
I like it....nice peicture.
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Basically relatively warm weather and no snow forecast for the next week... I'm there in under 4 weeks so the snow must hurry up and arrive big time. 
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Even before last weekend there really hadn't been much snow and the conditions were surprisingly good. Despite high temperatures over the last few days it looks like it will cool down again at the end of November which with a spot of luck will leave nice conditions for those of you coming out in December.
From the posts it seems Swirly, Gorilla and Scottishskier will be in Nendaz and gilo, touchguru, RPF and 1556garyt are out in December. Dom possibly local? Rungsp a regular? Any other Snowheads staying in or visiting the Verbier area this season?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I'll be with Swirly, Gorilla and Scottishskier for a week. See how it goes for some trips later in the season 
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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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i will be there from the 12/12.
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I'll be there frequently.
Skidog will be there in a couple of weeks for the whole season working as an instructor.
BGA will probably be there a lot too (if previous seasons are anything to go by)
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You know it makes sense.
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o11y, Me (Liverpool) and Scottishskier (Glasgow) are flying into Geneva on the 12th then getting the train to Sion and Swirly is gonna pick us up to take us to Nendaz. If your flying in on one of those flights, we could catch a beer.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I like seeing a ski area without the snow. Gives me a much better idea of the potential consequences of falling and what's under the snow !
I'll be there (Siviez) hopefully at some point.
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Poster: A snowHead
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thanks kristof, but i am flying in from Gatwick.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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bobinch, rungsp, or anyone else for that matter do you know of a website with bus times for around the area? E.g. for Fionnay to Le Chable and to get back from other places one might end up if skiing away from the lift system.
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Swirly, just in case waiting for the 3 times a day bus is a bit much you may find the number for Le Chable based Taxi Carron helpful +41 793 424242
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RPF, thanks
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Going out there two weeks today for the season! Cant wait! Love the look of LDV with the lake without the snow. Stunning photos.
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Lac des Vaux was good last Saturday and although Attelas to Ruinettes was open the snow wasn't great. Lots of runs and not enough coverage. To make matters worse it's been very warm here over the last week.
There is some snow forecast Monday, but Verbier needs quite a bit more yet.
I'm off to Saas-Fee on Saturday where conditions are better.
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Just saw the photos - how delicious.
Will be out for the season from 5/12 - best Sinter Klaas present ever (SK's big in Europe, predecessor to Santa Claus!!).
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