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Conditions report from our base in Les Menuires Reberty 2000
Weather 10/10. Unremitting sunshine. Temps are perfect, no thaw (at 2000m anyway) but not too cold either - for example no one actually died on the looong dark trip up the Cote Brune chair.
Off piste 0/10
There isn't any
Piste 6/10
I've been presently surprised by the quality of the snow on piste. Optimum temperatures are keeping things grippy and a low punter count means traffic damage is minimal. That said, quite a few runs / lifts are closed including favourites Chanderossa, Grand Rosiere and Mont Vallon
A top up would be very welcome but things are far from desperate.
Queues - 9/10
If you look hard, queues can be found - the pas de lac bubble had mechanical problems which caused lines in the morning and Briolley in Courchevel was packed after lunch
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Still great skiing but pistes getting a bit icy and stony in places..
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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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Top up coming on Thursday Night 
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red 27, where are you staying in Les Menuires? The OH and I are arriving on Sat - staying in Neilson Chalet Reberty, next to the Boyes blue piste I believe.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| HoneyBunny wrote: |
| Still great skiing but pistes getting a bit icy and stony in places.. |
The steeper entry into combd saulire was just stones yesterday, surprised it was open. La msse black was firm but icy and very very empty. Big logjam st top saulire come 15:30 but I'm sure some of that was world cup traffic heading back
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Went to Val Thorens today, snow is in much better condition there. Was nice to see L'Oxalys again!
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Spent pretty much every day off piste so far in Val Thorens, the snow has been great!
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Jo66, I'm right next door - great location
Over in VT and the Orelle valley today, as honey bunny says you have to keep your eyes open to play stone slalom effectively 
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Anyone in Courchevel on Saturday or Sunday, come and support the Brits racing in the FIS slalom at the Stade. Starts at 10am both days. Six Brits racing.
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red 27, it's your last day isn't it? Enjoy. Fingers crosses that the forecast snow turns up today!! Not very good at slalom 
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Low cloud today and flat light. Horrible! It's not even snowing yet.
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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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has the snow arrived yet?
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Yes - snowing since mid-morning. Not heavy though yet. Just that kind of annoying level that doesn't make much difference apart from making the light very flat.
Quite impressed with how much coverage the pistes have given the general low level of snow.
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You know it makes sense.
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Probably about 2cm all day in VT today. Enough to just whiten the roads. It will soften the pistes up ok though. The on-piste skiing is fine at the moment in the 3vs anyway. Enough to keep people going until this mythical christmas eve dump!
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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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Only a few flakes in 1850 today, not enough to make a difference or even settle on the ground!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Snowing lightly in la tania, no visibility though. How many laps of folyeres can you do before getting bored
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Any more snow in VT overnight?
Quite a big dump forecast for Christmas Day 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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bertie bassett, if its pisted - many! Used to love a morning blast down Folyeres, you could guarantee it'd be deserted first thing!
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bertie bassett, if its pisted - many! Used to love a morning blast down Folyeres, you could guarantee it'd be deserted first thing!
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Snowing quite hard above 1850. Visibility at best variable
Pub le ski lodge completely rammed unsurprisingly
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Spent all day skiing in thick cloud and light snow. Still not much in 1850 but VT got a covering. Had lunch at the knife and fork!
Called it a day at 3.45, couldn't see a thing!
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Beautiful, sunny day today, and empty pistes
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Agreed, spectacular today. Mont Vallon, Pramint and Suisses were particular highlights! Stunning day.
Sad to go home tomorrow 
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I just hope this will be a epic season, I was hoping that since the huge snowfall in late Nov, there would be more in Dec but guess I was wrong.. Anyway, only heading there on the 1st Feb!
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nunodavid, Welcome to Snowheads
Overcast today, and much busier. Sunshine should return tomorrow, with snow forecast on Christmas Day
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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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The sun was shining this morning in Val T, a little high cloud in the afternoon and fairly fkat light.
Pistes in ok condition if a little icy.
Just started snowing very lightly 
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| Patch wrote: |
| Beautiful, sunny day today, and empty pistes |
Echoing this comment, had a fantastic final day in 3v on Saturday - full on blasting around empty pistes. Just had to watch the odd run where the sun had only softened part of it as it was quite amusing going from icy to soft to icy snow in the course of a few metres
Jerusalem not open yet
Interesting new construction in Les Menuiires, just uphill from the Bruyeres Bubble - called speed mountain - "a really unusual toboggan run on rails, landscaped from beginning to end for a real change of scenery, excitement and breathtaking souvenirs"
Oh and the super U in Moutiers seems now to have a multi-story parking setup
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You know it makes sense.
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Saw that toboggan run, it looks great fun! Really wanted to have a go but we were enjoying the skiing too much.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Some quiet pistes to be found in Courcheval 1650 and Les menuires today mainly reds. Conditions are holding out really well considering the last major snowfall was in November. Lets hope the forecasted snow for Christmas day does arrive .There were some nice sunny spells to finish the day off.
Whilst the speed mountain development mentioned above by bertie bassett may be interesting it is also very ugly, both in summer and winter. The mayor has spent years encouraging traditional chalet type constuction in the Belleville Valley and then aproves this steel funfair type construction in an alpine resort and one of the areas that has seen significant improvement over recent years. Meribel is also due one. It might be ok for the kids but perhaps not the most appropriate type of development for the alps.
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| bertie bassett wrote: |
Oh and the super U in Moutiers seems now to have a multi-story parking setup |
They needed to do that because all the local instructors and lifties park there and car share!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Some quiet pistes to be found in Courcheval 1650 and Les menuires today mainly reds. Conditions are holding out really well considering the last major snowfall was in November. Lets hope the forecasted snow for Christmas day does arrive .There were some nice sunny spells to finish the day off.
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we must have been in close proximity! Staying in Les Menuires, skied over to 1650 arriving around 10:30, la tania for lunch and back via the meribel valley gradually through the afternoon. 56kms of ski, so the snow can't be that bad! Only 1 particularly ropey bit, as you head from Gravelles chair into 1850, a lot of stones on the piste on that first bit. a little snow overnight, off to Val Thorens today before the weather arrives!
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| Duster wrote: |
Whilst the speed mountain development mentioned above by bertie bassett may be interesting it is also very ugly, both in summer and winter. The mayor has spent years encouraging traditional chalet type constuction in the Belleville Valley and then aproves this steel funfair type construction in an alpine resort and one of the areas that has seen significant improvement over recent years. Meribel is also due one. It might be ok for the kids but perhaps not the most appropriate type of development for the alps. |
I think that has changed a bit. In Val Thorens there has been a move to a huge amount of 5 star Hotel development in the last 2 years. The Koh-i-nor (spelling?) has just opened and is apparently full from the new year onwards. ALtipura opened last year. They are building a huge Club Med complex right opposite my appartment, and have cleared the area to the south east on the Plein Sud side for another two Hotels.
Clearly they have seen money pour into Courch and are trying to do the same.
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Snow forecast for Christmas Day hasn't arrived yet but hopefully will start later today. Now forecasting snow for tomorrow so hopefully will get some freshies for our last day of this trip. (Back again in Jan for about 2 weeks) Lots of stones on some pistes where it has been scraped but in general not bad considering how long since last snow. Have skied the whole area that is open this week but not worth trying lower areas. Very quiet last Saturday but getting busier now. Best snow yesterday was on Bartavelle black above Meribel. Wind had blown fresh snow on the piste and although there weren't any bumps on the main section it was in great condition. Similarly Suisses the previous day was in great condition from the top. Bumps had all formed and were still soft and not too big so managed to ski fall line from the top for the first time ever. Not bad as it was my 65th birthday! I usually have to cop out several times! Three valley links closed yesterday due to wind but hopefully better today.
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Any snow updates please?
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no posts = no snow
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After two days of high winds which closed the 3V links between Val Thorens and Les Menuires we now have snow this morning. It looks like we had about 20cm overnight at Reberty in Les menuires where I am at 1920 metres. It is still snowing now. The temperature on my balcony theremometer is -4C.
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Whiteout on the official webcams.
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| Duster wrote: |
| After two days of high winds which closed the 3V links between Val Thorens and Les Menuires we now have snow this morning. It looks like we had about 20cm overnight at Reberty in Les menuires where I am at 1920 metres. It is still snowing now. The temperature on my balcony theremometer is -4C. |
Good to read that as the snow up top looks a bit blown away ( Roc des Marches web cam)
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