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Oh and also, we took the bus from Ardent to St Jean D'Aulps- which I definitely recommend. It was completely dead, pretty much nobody there, some lovely long red runs, the quality was great and the patisserie in the town was great (when waiting for the teeny navette!).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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sarah, sorry, confused. your instructior appeared at the <top> of the bubble? He must just have sneaked in between the two blue slopes. Neither of what I nor zzz refer to arrive at the top of the bubble.
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Latest Euro4 model suggesting 15 to 20cm snow possible in Chatel for snowfall starting tomorrow and into early hours of Thurs, dependant on favourable rain/snow levels.
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| Latest Euro4 model suggesting 15 to 20cm snow possible in Chatel for snowfall starting tomorrow and into early hours of Thurs, dependant on favourable rain/snow levels. |
Am liking the sound of that. Roll on Sat 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Off to the airport now, arriving in Les Gets at midnight tonight. Looks like 4 days of excellent snow to look forward to, a bit of rain on saturday morning in the village but who cares... 
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mheadbee, very positive. I hope you have lots of clothes
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Looks like the snow has arrived here in Chatel, light snow for last 45 mins or so.
Outlook remains very unsettled after tomorrows mild and dry weather - with several substantial snowfalls possible from Friday onwards. There is talk of up to 50cm on Friday - but it is a bit too early to get excited!
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Pease, please, please !!! Arriving Saturday and would love to see the trees covered as we drive up.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Chatel Snow, only at night please.
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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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snowfraise, nah it can snow when it likes, it will thin out the half term hordes a bit 
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under a new name, zzz, I'm intrigued by this "Christmas Tree" run. We regularly head along the ridge from the top of Chaux Fleurie, past the arrival point of the Plaine Dranse chair, continue past the turn off right to Rhododendrons and then hike up the ridge past some sort of weather/water station to a fine picnic spot and then enjoy the off piste down into Lindarets joining the blue run just before it turns left to join the road.
Anyone care to share a few pointers? The wonders of Google Streetview suggest a route down from the ridge arriving just uphill of the top hairpin in the road leading into the goat village. I suppose a longer hike and keeping a bit further skier's right than our usual route would lead there. We're none of us off-piste gods but we cope with whatever the usual route from the ridge has to offer. Is the next bit significantly steeper?
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You know it makes sense.
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No, but the forests can be dense and there are a few cliffs. You can navigate your way through the fields and end up around half way between the car park and the goat village. Then ski the powder between the switchbacks down the joux verte.
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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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Its been snowing heavily in Les Gets for the last couple of hours and settling on the roads. Trying to snow earlier in the day when we were up on Mt Chery, we mostly skied down from the top of the Grande Ourse lift down to the bottom of the gondola as mostly in the trees. The wind was getting up and the last run up the Pointe lift was the decider to come home as the wind and horizontal snow on the top of the ridge was uncomfortable!
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Heavy snow in Morzine, settling at town level.
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It has been snowing heavily in Chatel all afternoon. 11cm so far at 1200m (5 mins ago) and 15cm at 1750m on Linga an hour ago.
Still bunging it down too.
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16cm so far here in Chatel (1200m)
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My OH who has just been sorting the car out to go to Morzine for supper says about 17 cms here in Les Gets.
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This was the scene just before 6pm.
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Chatel Snow, lovely 
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+1
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Just to echo others... Lots of snow today! Just in the Rhodos bar enjoying a fabulous burger...Haha.
We spent today between Morzine - les gets. Was lashing it down with snow at times. Up high it wasn't pleasant being peppered by snowflakes and visibility was quite poor in certain places.
My three day trip has come to an end sadly... really enjoyed this place! It's vast! Didn't even touch the surface I don't suppose, Chatel is about the furthest away I got.
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v1cky24, glad you had a good trip! I head out Monday! Fave run?
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Heading out tomorrow morning for 4 nights any idea what weather to expect
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Minus 8 here in Les Gets at the moment, sun is out, and we must get going.
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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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MoodyFFS, I think my favourite run was probably the red down to chatel - linga maybe? Or the tree runs down from avoriaz to les lindarets were fun too.
I know that run down on the other side to les lindarets too, the first time I did it was carnage, bodies strewn across the piste that had fallen trying to negotiate the icy moguls. The bottom part was looking bare too. Not pleasant really.
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Ps... Glorious today, shame I'm at the airport! It'll be a good day on the slopes for sure.
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You know it makes sense.
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Looks well plastered on the webcams. Very welcome for the peak season. Hope it keeps up until our March lad's trip!
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charlie26, variable with forecast heavy snow Friday.
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v1cky24, the blue down to Lindarets is one of my all time faves... The James Bond run I believe we described it!
Can't wait! :SH:
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Mt Chery this morning was amazing. At work now but what a start to the day.
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Looks like a nice day in the PDS today, I have just seen on FB that La Terasse have their terrace all set for lunch in the sun and have filet de boeuf aux girolles as the plat de jour yum yum 
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Heading out on Saturday morning!! Didn't realise it was school holidays but hoping the lashing of snow makes up for it
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davidbevan10, school holiday for who?
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MoodyFFS, Parisians amongst others. Hard luck!
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DJL, ha ha didn't know that either... balls! Ah well...
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MoodyFFS, But at least it is only the Parisians (the other two thirds of the country are not on holiday)
Our lads' trip last year coincided with the final week of French holidays with the same region (Paris, Versailles, Bordeaux and Cretail - wherever that is) on holiday and it was OK. Pick the quieter areas and time it right and you should have no problem.
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