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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@sarah, enjoy the new skis!
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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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Oh my word! There is so much snow. Just heading up now to see it close up in the perfect sunshine. Sun cream on!!!
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I'm not sure what's happened in the three days since I fell up a kerb (stone cold sober) and put myself out of action with a dead leg. It wasn't all that great today. How has it gone hardpack when temperatures have been the coldest they've been all winter? Had a burn over to Chatel as far as the village and it was patchy, scraped and in some cases, just icy 
Anyone got any ideas? Cold as well....high windchill.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Great day and good conditions skiing from Champery to Morgins and returning via Champoussin and Les Crosets. All runs open including a very nice run through the trees on the Piste Didier Defago.
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High wind chill high wind wind ice
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I think I must have been somewhere else! We had squeaky snow nearly all day. Lindarets, Chatel, Prodains. A bit scratchy in the afternoon in places, but mostly because of the big bumps being created by the dusty stuff. The ridges were a bit cold and blower, but we weren't hanging about. Great fun.
Beautiful sunshine already this morning.
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@snowfraise, I was clearly somewhere else too! Squeaky beautiful snow yesterday and glorious weather.
Today another glorious sunny day, very cold, very windy on exposed areas. Excellent on piste conditions. First week of French holidays and not too bad at certain times and in certain places, unpleasant at others.
Note to the French, please do continue to enjoy a lie in and leisurely breakfast, after all you are on holiday 
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please do continue to enjoy a lie in and leisurely breakfast
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and a two hour lunch....
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@snowfraise, I was clearly somewhere else too! Squeaky beautiful snow yesterday and glorious weather.
Today another glorious sunny day, very cold, very windy on exposed areas. Excellent on piste conditions. First week of French holidays and not too bad at certain times and in certain places, |
Would you divulge those?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Had a great day today, Set out early from Les Crosets with nearly first run down to Les Lindarets. Went down Super Morzine and over to Morzine and Les Gets. On piste the snow was great and only delay was at Morzine where the gondola kept stopping. Off piste was hard packed or wind blown top now. Sunny but high winds at the top of all the peaks.
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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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We're arriving tomorrow for 3 and a half days of snow and sun!
I note that it's French half term at the moment.... Can any snowheads there at the moment say how busy it currently is? Whats the normal queue waiting time, Busy apres-ski? etc
Thanks
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You know it makes sense.
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The French half term has started but it is not so busy that you can't fine your own bit of mountain. Today he longest we had to queue was about 15 mins and that was because the lift would stop every so often building up a queue. The rest of the time we avoided getting stuck by using an alternative lift and heading away from everyone else. Completed 40km and had time to sit down at lunchtime.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Thanks to everyone on here for their top tips for mine and the Mrs' long weekend in Les Gets, we had a great time. As an improving intermediate skier the conditions were perfect for her as we steadily ticked off most of the blues and reds in LG and Morzine.
Final day we headed over to Mt Chery in the sun and had lots of fun.
As a boarder I can't help but feeling a small tinge of regret we weren't a few days earlier... Whilst there is loads of snow the off piste is tracked and choppy. The blacks on Mt Chery especially looked like they would be great fun pre-tracked out and moguls. Ah well... Maybe next time!
We were there Friday-Sunday. Friday felt almost deserted and even on Sunday when the French had all arrived on their holidays there was still plenty of space on the mountain. Anyone heading there soon is in for a treat. Forecast is for sun until the end of the week and then a top up of new snow. Enjoy!
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Poster: A snowHead
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@pam w, indeed 
@mihaid, yes be out at 8.45, it was quiet until at least 10.30-11.00. Then skip lunch or take it early or late. I was skiing Pre la Joux this morning and I had pistes to myself at times. By contrast I was in Avoriaz this afternoon and it was rammed, dangerously so, in places.
@DJL, Head slalom skis. Still getting used to them, not yet decided!
@no_snow_in_swindon, not that busy, next week is the one to worry about.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Back yesterday from such a awesome week with 23 mates. So much snow. Hope it carries on for you all going out or already out there this week. The first three days in thigh deep powder where amazing!!!
Just one thing they were still making loads of fake snow, massive piles of it back into Morzine. It seemed very compact ( almost icy) and strangely slippery. I've skied on manufactured snow lots of times and recently over new year in LA Plagne but it's never been like that before. The boarders I was with said it even sounded different when going across it. Why would it be so different to else where?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@munter, Thanks for the rport, glad SHs  were able to help! Well done Mrs M for improving to MC standard over the week!
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Pretty gorgeous here again yesterday and this morning. Spent most of the day across at Chery Nord, and it wasn't busy. Back across to the other side this morning to Ripaille I think.
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@sarah, You may find that you have to work them quite hard to get all the benefits. I have some Salomon Labs and they are fantastic, but they are very unforgiving!
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@Chattonmill, probably!! Bit better today, I will persevere
Enjoyed the golden hours again this morning then picked up son from ski club and had a coffee in the sun, beautiful day, less cold than yesterday and great piste conditions.
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Just wanted to thank Windsofchange & Sarah for the info regarding the new chair lifts at Vonnes. Sounds like the new piste is also skiable although not yet officially open so will take a look. Flying out early on Thursday and hoping to get 3-4 hours of gentle warm up skiing that afternoon before tackling the circuit on Friday. Thought we had better go for Friday as the weekend looks set for some more serious snowfall.
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Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful day today, but alas with the warm, tanning sun comes the slushy stuff. Admittedly only at the end of the day on the way back to Super Morzine, and it certainly didn't spoil our day across in Swirzerland. Ripaille was like a fairy tale land, if a little flat.
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We headed over to Torgon today and our first ride on the new lifts across to Super Chatel. Have to say that before Christmas I was convinced that these lifts would not open this season as there still looked to be lots to do, but the late start to the season helped I think and now these are a great addition to the area. Runs down to Trogon sowing a lot of wear and sunny spots have a few pAtches of earth/stones showing through so let's hope that snow is on its way for a little top up.
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Yesterday we (boarder x 3, skier x2) did a small 65KM loop from La Panthiaz -> La Chapelle -> Torgon -> Chalet Neuf -> Super Chatel -> Linga -> Plaine Dranse -> Lindarets -> Crete -> Mosettes (lunch stop in resto at top) -> Col Du PdS -> Morgins -> Chalet Neuf -> Super Chatel -> Onnaz -> Torgon -> La Chapelle.
Observations :
weather: perfect
pistes: all good apart from Col de Croix (red) - bare + rocky / icy - the blue was ok.
Transition from Eperviers -> Col de Croix : The road was sketchy ( the skiers went this way ) The off piste linking the two under the road was soft and forgiving if a little lumpy and tracked.
Piste from SC -> Vonnes is officially closed this season. I asked the lifties (again) who said that the work on the piste had not been completed, so it would not be open until next December. However the number of ski-tracks on it suggests that it can be used.
Lifts: Grand Places closed in Torgon.
Resto: The one atop the Mossettes is keenly priced.
French Holiday queues: minimal - bototm of Linga Gondola 5 mins, Tour de Don 5 mins, otherwise sweet as.
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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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@WindOfChange, Sounds a great day out and looking at the webcams yesterday and today (sad I know!) must be cracking weather at the moment.
Large parts of that are on some of our regular routes though often going outbound via Morgins and Champoussin/Les Crosets. Good to see that the new Vonnes lifts are giving another option.
Would you recommend the restaurant at top of Mossettes (we pass it nearly every day we head away from the Chatel area but I’ve never been in)? What style is it ? Self-service staples?
Good luck all next week when I’m sure it will be busy with the Dutch, Brits (my brother amongst them) and Parisians arriving!
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The main appeal of the resto was the big soft leather sofas in the window in the sun.
You order at the bar, and then they bring it to your table.
Burgers are good, price is ok (if you are paiid in CHF), staff are friendly, decor is contemporary, toilets are clean.
Net week will be fine, as we will be treking up Mont Ouzon , and Mont Drouzin and riding the untouched powder.
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The latest I heard about the piste from SC to Vonnes being closed is that there is some concern that the work to create it has caused instability and they are giving it time to settle. Who knows.
Cracking weather but I am having a day off (I think!) as lots and lots of stuff to do and sort out before next week.
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@sarah, Yes, they did a MASSIVE amount of earth works there. The lorry loads were endless in the Autumn !!! they must let it settle - it'll be open next year.
I love those new lifts, I just love them
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Most people I saw seemed to be happy to download on the SC lift and then shuffle the 50m across rather than take the track. Didn't see anyone on it.
I like the resto at the top of the wall, flies the swiss flag but is French so best to pay in Euros. If you are over in Les Crosets, check out the bottom of the Marcheson button lift, make sure you go inside.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ahhhh Les Crosests - back in the day when there was a gondola going up the mosettes, and a chair going up to the summit of Pointe de l'au, there used to be a really nice bar / restaurant called the Sundance at the foot of the ponit de l'au chair. When I did my first season (1988-89), they employed attractive young waitresses, and much of the uniform (what litttle of it there was) was leather. I did seem to spend a disproportionate amount of my lunchtimes there.
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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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The Sundance. Aah. Always had to have a coffee stop there whilst guiding the circuit.
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Hi All,
Im heading out on the 10th of March, staying in Avoriaz. However my transfer drops me of at Prodains Express at 17:30 ish. My lift pass will be recharged for the first day of skiing being 11th of March. I have read you need to buy a pedestrian pass to use the prodains express but the ticket office is closed by 1700.
Does anyone know if they have a ticket machine at the bottom of prodains express lift?
Thanks
Jay
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@DJL, @WindOfChange, I now know why I ended up there in the late 80's with the instructor. Should have realised after the final tow up from the kiddy tow line that there must a been a compelling reason to get there.
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@DJL, There seemed to be a hiatus in quality of service in 88-89, 89-90 as I was never treated to either a cash bonus nor foxy waitresses strutting their stuff. Mind you, I don't think it was accessible on skis for much of those seasons...
So I missed out completely. 
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@WindOfChange, @zzz, @shep, @DJL, @BergenBergen, @under a new name, gents this is the WEATHER not the NOT THE WEATHER thread thank you And anyway talking of leather, Babeth was walking across the PLJ car park this morning in thigh high, high heeled leather boots 
Back on to the weather which has been glorious again today  Pistes still in great nick generally. Loads of moguls, skied with a trainer this morning, spent a while this morning looking for the 'right kind' to practise on and then did too many laps of them before I was let off  Felt much busier today. Except for my own private piste, @DJL and @Pamski, which was as ever blissfully empty this morning 
Mixed forecasts for snow this coming weekend, Sat - Mon, hopefully a good dump on Saturday
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FAQ
. And they gave us ski-guides 10% of the group's bill back in cash rather than a meal for free, that's the way to do business!!