 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm off to Chatel tomorrow evening and so am watching the forecasts with interest. The predictions for rain / sleet at the weekend have been reducing steadily and I reckon we'll get away with snow or nothing.
Conditions seem to be great and so it is only skiing in rain that would bother me at the moment - I hate those runs where the snow turns to rain halfway down, you get soaked on the first half of the chairlift and then freeze solid at the top. But the optimist in me is reading the forecasts and interpreting them as saying it'll be fine. In fact, given the snow at the moment, it'll probably be a whole lot better than fine!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good morning from 4 happy boys in Les Gets.
IT'S SNOWING!
CW 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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cardweg, whey fecking hey!
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cardweg, sweet 
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Hello all, I'm currently resident in Les Gets and can confirm another 6-8 inches outside my door since last night (added to Monday night's 8 inches and Friday's big fall), so all last week's icy patches will have disappeared, I hope. I'm off out after lunch so can report more later. Now stopped snowing and skies are clearing, should be great skiing for the next couple of days. Temperature 3 degrees C. Hate to mention it, but the Chamonix weather site forecasts some rain for Friday...feel free to ask me any on the spot questions and I'll do my best to help.
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Welcome to  s snowzebra - thanks for the post.
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snowzebra, i'm out to Les Gets for the first time next week(thursday) looking at met check and a couple of others looks like the freeze level is going upto 3100m on Saturday with temps hitting between 5 & 8 degrees for 4 days running so a bit of thaw looking likely. The snow over the past week has looked great on the webcams but will there be any snow left when i arrive or will I be travelling to the higher altitude resorts from Les Gets every day? what's the word in the village? any info gratefully received.
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dlawless - there's a very, very good base. A few days of higher temperatures isn't going to make it all melt!
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latest long range forecast show very minimal rain fall just 1mm before the temp is expected to drop again on Monday. Avoriaz records 210cm depth and Pre la Joux has just over 1.5m at the top. it will not all melt. the problem will be that unless more snow then falls off piste wont be very good at all and avalanches are likely to occur during the weekend, this could result in some dodgy traverses like those from Champousin over to Les Crosets where you were on grass and some people were falling under the snow where it was warping up from the ground beneath. Im sure youll have a good time!
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dlawless, I was out last week and it was pretty warm with a bit of the more wet kind of precepitation and it made little impact on snow levels. Things were a little "firm" first thing in the morning but fine later in the day. With the existing base and the snow of the last 48 hours (more due tonight) it would take a lot of warm and wet weather to have any real impact.
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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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you are a reassuring lot, god bless u all! i just need my fix off the white stuff
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dlawless, You'll be fine! Stop worrying! I'm out in PDS on 26th and I think eveything looks superb! You know, years ago, a quick resume on Ski Sunday and the Daily Telegraph was all you got until you arrived in resort....I don't remember having ever a bad time! Sometimes too much information can be a bad thing!
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You know it makes sense.
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awksquawk, couldn't agree with you more. I've had cracking ski holidays with truly grim snow conditions too! Back in the day you just got on with it....
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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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awksquawk, yup, might get out on a bike occasionally but the beer would probably win out
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Am reading all this with mounting excitement as I go to Morzine next Thursday for the first time. Are there any 'must do's' whilst I am out there?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Relax, enjoy yourself and ski over to Les Gets for a world class jambon cru, reblochon and tomato panini at the "Snack Shack". While you're there have a play on the slopes at the back of Mont Chery.
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Beverley,
r u flying, driving rail? me and 3 friends are arriving on thursday via rail for the first time, london-geneva in just over 6 hours. not bad plus no travel and waiting at airport!! we are there for 4 days, you?
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do you mean the snack attack opposite peau de vache? if so I would go with the american burger
my recommendations for earting in les gets
saumon fume with lentils in tourbuillon
american burger from snack attack
flambeau for pizzas ( not optraken)
la taniere for cote d'agneau
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Flying out from Heathrow on Thurs morning and coming back Wed afternoon after we've squeezed in a morning's skiing. Our chalet has organised our transfers and will ferry us around to lifts during the week which is nice of them. Though we are only 400m from the centre we are 800m from nearest lift.
Am very interested to hear how the rail trip goes as am always keen to avoid airports and all the hassle that comes with them 
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torico, that's the one. The burger is very good too! Flambeau has changed hands for this winter and have yet to try it out this winter. Le Pic has started doing pizzas though and I rate them. Few duff options in LG. Feel the need for some skiing and savoyard lard just thinking about it all ....
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as long as flambeau does the colonel dessert I dont mind - I didnt go there at xmas but noticed they had changed their decor
yeah theres a few restaurants that have been struck off our list - cetainly some of the slope restaurants have better service than others
gonna be there on saturday for a cheeky boys trip of 4 days - we should be propping up bar bush and other hostelries most of the time
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torico, ctskifam, please let me know the eateries to avoid. I hate bad food and bad service! 
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dlawless, I'd meant it as "there are very few" rather than "there are a few". If you see what I mean... Good outweighs bad by a long shot. I am a creature of habit and tend to stick to the places I know I like and all of Torico's list are ones I'd favour. Pela was always a good bet for a savoyard blow out (tartiflette, fondue, pirade etc) but I heard a rumous that that had changed hands too. Other s may be able to confirm.
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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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rayscoops - I'm out from late Thursday night - although I'm probably skiing in Chamonix on Friday. If you ski someone on telemark skis wearing a blue helmet and green jacket then that'll be me. If the skier looks competent on telemark skis then it's not me... 
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PhillipStanton, many thanks for the welcome;dlawless, the snow will still be here because there is lots and lots! Lovely skiing today everywhere, will try to post some photos next time.
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You know it makes sense.
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PhilipStanton - I will keep an eye out for, should be easy to spot. I am there until Tuesday and easy to spot on my board with a Snowheads sticker on it. PM if you are around for a beer
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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White pom-pom hat with brown polar bears on it, goggles, red HH jacket, black salopettes. Normally to be found on blues and reds trying desparately to look stylish and sporty but failing.
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Poster: A snowHead
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snowzebra,
looks like it's just you and us out here at the minute. Thoroughly enjoyed the skiing off Ranfoilly & la Rosta yesterday, off to Nyon today. Another couple of inches outside this morning - should top it up nicely.
CW
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Update from the PDS - I had one of my best ever days skiing yesterday, off piste off the back of the Coombes in Avoriaz with a guide. The clouds lifted early afternoon and it was like a film - untouched powder fields and no one around. We did two runs down and saw no one and no other tracks.
The powder was extremely deep in places where the wind hadn't scoured it away. One of my snowboarding companions managed to stack in a hollow where it was up to his waist! I have cleared another few cms from the steps this morning and the sun has just started to come out so should be a brilliant day on the slopes. And I'm having an office day.....Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh
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sounds great guys, can not wait until tomorrow
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Just come home for lunch. WOW!! best conditions I've skied in for as long as I can remember, snow like velvet, on and off piste. We were amongst the first in the Les Gets bowl this morning and the pistes were smooth as silk, the powder still light and fluffy. cardweg, hope you are having a great day over Morzine way, we are very lucky. Blue skies and sunshine and only a few people around..Mountainscape astonishingly beautiful, trees laden with snow, clear sunlight on the peaks all round us.
Last night it snowed lightly from 11pm till around 8am, so topping up every night this week. No icy patches, no rocks anywhere now so should last for some time. And reasonably cold up there.
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snowzebra, sounds truly fantastic... 4 more sleep for me!!!
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Very envious - sounds great.
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snowzebra, sounds truly amazing! looked on the webcam all looks perfect. Should have booked to arrive today instead of next thursday 
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Did part of the PDS circuit today with Mr S&T and the mad Scot!
Morzine - Avoriaz - Mossettes - down the couloirs and then the gully to the right of the black deep joy! - Les Crosets - Champoussin - great pistes no one around! - Morgins - hooned down the red into Morgins - Chatel - lunch in a great little pasta place - SpagBog only EUR7.60!!!! - then round to Linga and back though Plaine Dranse and Avoriaz and home!!
Cracking day - best conditions yet this season!!!
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snowandtrek, What's this PDS circuit then? Is it all on piste and something intermediates can do or is it for the more advanced? Thanks!
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Yet another light dusting this morning. Like the other s we had one of our best days skiing for a very long time yesterday. Looking forward to a repeat performance today wherever we end up. Just the two of us on the piste today, give us a shout on 5.13
CW
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