 Poster: A snowHead
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| thefatcontroller, Piccadilly, I wanted to get out to the nursery slopes to take a couple of photos of the piste but I got quickly bored of wading through thigh-deep snow so just ended up with a few photos around my apartment. You can see some more if you are interested on Facebook |
Any idea when I click your link to FB I nearly always get ---
The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may have expired, or you may not have permission to view this page.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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allanm, not quite sure why you can't see those photos. That link takes you to a my Facebook album of photos around Les Arcs in December, and the privacy permission is set to "Public" so anyone should be able to see it. I tend to set all my skiing photos to public, other kinds of photos to "Friends Only", so I'm not sure why you get that error message when you follow the link. As far as I understand it, public photo albums can be viewed by anyone, regardless of whether you have a Facebook account or not.
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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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rob@rar, Can see the Facebook page no issue  Excellent photos.
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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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Here is the full copy of the Daily Update for today:
DAILY UPDATE: Sunday 16 December 2012
1) REMONTEES MECANIQUES (Ski Lifts closed today from Service ADS)
(For Latest updates: http://hiver.lesarcs.com/ouverture-des-pistes)
Section PEISEY-VALLANDRY:: Open except TSD GRIZZLY,
TSD PARCHEY, TK COMBE, TS GRAND RENARD,TS CHARMETTOGER ,TS JARDIN ALPIN.
Section 1600 : Open except TS MONT BLANC, TSD CLOCHERET, TK SNOWPARK, TK MILLERETTE, TK TOMMELET, TK VEZAILLE
Section 1800 : Open except TSD VILLARDS and Transarc 2 connection with Arc 2000.
Section 2000 : Open except TS COMBORCIERE, TSD PLAGNETTES, TPH AIGUILLE ROUGE, TS LANCHETTES, TK LAC COMBES 1-2
Section VILLAROGER : Opens 20 déc. 2012
VANOISE EXPRESS : Opens Saturday 22 déc. 2012
(Connect with MONTCHAVIN-LA PLAGNE )
2) BEST PISTES TO SKI: (Recommended by Security de piste):
SECTEUR 1600 :CACHETTE
SECTEUR 1800 :GRANDS MELEZES
SECTEUR 2000 :VALLEE DE L’ARC
SECTEUR PEISEY-VALLANDRY :L’OURS
3) CONDITIONS ON THE MOUNTAIN: (provided by Security de Piste)
Altitude: 1620/1800 m 2040 m 2400 m 3000 m
Snow depth: 83 cm 120 cm 135cm 315 cm
Temperatures: -1 -4 -6 -9
Avalanche Risk:
(Risque d’avalanche (1 à 5) : 3 risque MARQUE
Last snowfall:
(Dernière chute de neige) : 15 cm Le 16 décembre 2012
4) WEATHER FORECAST: (Provided by Meteo France BSM)
Some snow showers are still possible today, but are weak and mainly affect mountain ridges with a rain snow limit towards 1000 m locally. Strong gusty northwest winds blow in the high mountains (Haute Maurienne).
Tomorrow the sky is likely to remain cloudy and overcast all day with snowfall weakening.
5) TIPS of the DAY: (provided by Security de piste)
As expected the weather today will bring some snow showers. The opening of the top of the mountain will be delayed while preventive avalanche triggering takes place. It is recommended you start your day skiing on the forest trails of Peisey Vallandry and the Arc 1600 area. Later you can enjoy the excellent skiing conditions of the higher areas after they are made safe.
HAVE A GOOD DAY!!
(These details are posted daily at about 8.30am on my facebook page and group. )
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| katedenhaag wrote: |
We are staying in Les Arcs 1800 wc 29th Dec... New Gen not running their level 6 course then either as obvs can make more pennies doing private lessons.... If anyone would like to link up for a lesson then pm me (not sure how many gaps they have no though as booked hubby's lesson today and could no longer have Monday slot that was free when I originally emailed them).
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Not looking for lessons at this point but just wanted to say that 'Im there too' and very excited.
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rob@rar, Sick with envy
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thefatcontroller, I have a cure for that. It involves a flight and a resort transfer 
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Snowing heavily this morning, with big fat juicy flakes! Maybe 15cm or more of fresh overnight.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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rob@rar,  You can see from the low cams on the La Plagne website that it snowed to low to.
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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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thefatcontroller, snowline definitely lower overnight, although it is still relatively mild. Just -2 degrees on my balcony if my weather station is to be believed.
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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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Boredsurfing, Hadn't spotted that
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Poster: A snowHead
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Knee deep fresh, but very poor light. I'm eating a lot of 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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rob@rar,
sitting at my desk, trying to avoid too much work but failing, I really don't see your problem...
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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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Arctic Roll, +1
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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And a slightly festive one:
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rob@rar, is that last one going to be entered in the photo comp.... The these is reflections after all...
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ansta1, I don't think so, it's just a holiday snap taken on the go. I've seen some of the photos in that thread and my humble offering is far too humble.
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This is my low snow guide - web cam in Villaroger looking towards the Replat chair.
http://www.optimumski.com/webcam.html
Looks like I might be sneaking out there for a week at the end of January too 
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rob@rar, you left off the "moody sat on a chairlift" shot
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bladeskier, ah, that one was continuing the theme of "reflection"
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I am pathetically over excited as a result of seeing all this snow...
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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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Back to heavy snow again! It's really quite relentless 
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The bleeding heart is making a mess of my shirt...
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You know it makes sense.
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Arctic Roll, 
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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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Ok, it's not conditions, but everyone in this thread is here for a reason...
Who does the best Raclette and wine meal in 1800?
And if that happens to be somewhere only superstars can eat, who does the best value Raclette and wine in 1800?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Same question as above for Vallandry 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tel123, Chez Felix, on the way to Plan Peisey does a resonable raclette (or they did, last season!). Or the Traiteur by the tourist centre will lend you a raclette machine if you fancy doing it yourself at home
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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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Thanks genepi! Taking the other half for her first ski holiday, and 90% of the reason she's going is because she heard there's drinking and Raclette so may try both places
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| andytb wrote: |
Ok, it's not conditions, but everyone in this thread is here for a reason...
Who does the best Raclette and wine meal in 1800?
And if that happens to be somewhere only superstars can eat, who does the best value Raclette and wine in 1800? |
Try this, you will have fun on the way down! http://www.offthepiste.com/activities/les-arcs-mountain-meal
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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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andytb, The evening Les Arcs Mountain Meal at the Arpette is very good and you can book it direct with the restaurant rather than through a tour op which normally will cost you more. Just ski down to there at the start of the week for a drink and make the booking or have lunch. You do need to check it is ok for your other half to ski down the Blue run or that they will give her a ride on the snowmobile to get down when it is dark. Have fun if you do go!
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Loads of snow overnight and it's still snowing heavily this morning. It was also quite windy at resort level yesterday evening, although it seems to be calm this morning. There are 30-40cm drifts on the road outside my apartment, and the snowplough man is 30 minutes late so clearly having a busy day already!
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| Loads of snow overnight and it's still snowing heavily this morning. It was also quite windy at resort level yesterday evening, although it seems to be calm this morning. There are 30-40cm drifts on the road outside my apartment, and the snowplough man is 30 minutes late so clearly having a busy day already! |
I'm not going to look at this thead anymore... grrrr
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rob@rar, I'm with the allsort - this is driving me ....... GGGGRRRRRRHHHH! Every bloody time it dumps fresh powder there I either can't come or am forced to leave! Still - out in Jan and if the Gods smile on me and I get to leave the current gig, I may get to do a late run at the end of the season. I was going to try and get cheeky mini personal PSB over Xmas but I've just been told my employers are making special arrangements so that I can work Christmas Eve (which I had planned to take off in any event)! Dammit!
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Out in 9 days, disgustingly excited as I type from Manchester.
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