 Poster: A snowHead
|
|
Hotel here in Brev are loading tomorrow's people on right now.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
Yep gonna happen big time tomorrow....
And guess where I'm heading NYE ?
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
Our 5am transfer coach from La Tania has got down without problem, with snow on the road to Moutiers and beyond. Heard the Val T. guests were bussed out last night.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
Just left Plan peisey near Les Arc/La Plagne. Transfer taxi made it down ok but cars already struggling in the conditions. Lots of snow coming down. I’m now waiting for my transfer to Grenoble
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
bug. Should have left La Tania yesterday.
Waiting it out.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
Have not seen this much snow for a long while and still coming down.
Dogs tried to go out and turned round going to have to dig them a path out!
Road is eerily quiet as I suspect many transfers are still digging their cars out!
Lot of blasting going on - think I'll walk to the lift, if it's open!!!!
Check out the cam in our garden on the link below!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
About half a metre in Tignes, roads all open but very slow. Chains mandatory from Moutiers/Bourg depending on which site you look at.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Been have a text chat with a couple of friends in La Grave as I'm due to be skiing over there with them tomorrow and road to Bourg will be closed soon, so with Lautaret closed La Grave is in effect cut off!
Ironic thing is that we're spending New Years Eve in LG but skiing wise reckon LG will be closed so they'll come over here.
More traffic now on the road below us and I've just measured new snow in the garden and spot on 50cms!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
| Quote: |
Road is eerily quiet as I suspect many transfers are still digging their cars out!
|
What - like these two:
Road just closed between Lac and 1800 for an hour.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Still snowing all morning as we leave the Vorarlberg.
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
|
La Grave cut off as there has been an avalanche on the D1091 between Tunnels Serre du Coin and Ardoisieres.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
We left a day or so early to avoid this. Still needed the chains, as it was pretty packed getting into and out of Les Carroz. Home now and had a dry drive on Thursday but yesterday from Reims to Calais was 110km the whole way...yuck.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Now raining in Mellau (690m). Thankfully! We were starting to think it might be snow all the way home.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
We can now get out from Tignes but traffic building back from Moutiers to Albertville as folk stop to put chains on to get up to the 3V.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
We left a day or so early to avoid this. Still fitted the chains, as it was pretty packed getting into and out of Les Carroz. Other half still cursing them though, so research starts again Home now and had a dry drive on Thursday to Reims but yesterday from Reims to Calais was 110km the whole way...yuck.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
@Weathercam, I am sure I have read somewhere that we are not to move snow from our properties on to the road. Our guy Cedric who clears our drive had the snow before Christmas piled so high on each side on the garden, but we came back one day and he had definitively lowered the level. Who knows where ‘our’ snow went. At the bottom of the front garden between us and our next door neighbours is a triangle space that is earmarked, along with a few others round and about, for the snowplough to dump the snow from the road. We keep the grass in that area cut during the summer.
I think there are quite a few people around who don’t normally pay to have their driveways and entrances cleared who are struggling at the moment.
We do look after Cedric and he will have to endure a piece of my Christmas cake when we get back next week!
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
@Pamski, we used to pay the cleaning company at the apartments to clear the paths and doorways, but this seems to have stopped and become the sole responsibility of the owners (without seemingly any discussion). The snowplough that does the car park seems to dump most of it at the side of our garden making it impossible to reach our terrace without traipsing the wet dogs through the apartment.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
Gridlock here. Cars everywhere hardly moving 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
just had a message from a mate, managed to get down from Tignes this morning but was snowing down to moutiers, now upto Albertville and raining only.
another friend just fbooked that they were stuck in les arcs as the transfer bus couldn't get up the hill..
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
Belleville Valley. (St Martin, les Menuires and Val T)
The alternative “back road” via St Laurent de la Cote is shut up to St Laurent cos of avalanche risk.
An hour ago the news was that the main road up was blocked above Moutiers by a bus. Ugh!
Not sure what the update is on that.
Raining here at 1400m, so on the plus side, the roads may clearing.
Good luck to all of you en route!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement just issued by Crystal Ski
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| boredsurfin wrote: |
Statement just issued by Crystal Ski
|
Just to say that drivers hour regs are the same across europe and it isn’t just a ‘coach drivers in France’ thing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
Just had a quick peek at the weather for the next 7 days on XCweather.
Eeek!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crystals Twiter feed is quite sad reading 
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
| boredsurfin wrote: |
| Crystals Twiter feed is quite sad reading |
At least they issued a statement
We’ve been dumped at the airport by Skiworkd around 30 people missed flights despite the reps saying we would make the check in. Norwegian airlines shut the gate with people still checking in, yet the flight still hasn’t departed, with some people still going through security. Grenoble airport chaos, at least were not stuck in the gridlock
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
In defence of tour companies, this is the ultimate logistical nightmare in which throwing money at it will not work.
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Sat 30-12-17 14:45; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@Frosty the Snowman, indeed. Although, it was forecast ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
@under a new name, it was, but there are a finite number of busses and especially drivers.
As someone "On the ground" would you have an suggestions as to what they could do.....without bankrupting themselves.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
| boredsurfin wrote: |
| Crystals Twiter feed is quite sad reading |
one major complaint seems to be folks not allowed off coaches for a wazz....or worse.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
| under a new name wrote: |
| @Frosty the Snowman, indeed. Although, it was forecast ... |
And that’s the main issue we have, as we asked due to the forecast would the transfer leave earlier, no it’s ok was the reply? 1.5 hours earlier and everyone would have made the flight saving the tour operator the cost of booking 30 flights last minute.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
| Perty wrote: |
Belleville Valley. (St Martin, les Menuires and Val T)
The alternative “back road” via St Laurent de la Cote is shut up to St Laurent cos of avalanche risk.
An hour ago the news was that the main road up was blocked above Moutiers by a bus. Ugh!
Not sure what the update is on that.
Raining here at 1400m, so on the plus side, the roads may clearing.
Good luck to all of you en route! |
The road is shut due to an avalanche.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
@Frosty the Snowman, there are definitely limits on what they can do to minimise disruption. Bringing forward resort departure times might be possible, although that increases the chance of running out of driving hours on the return journey. Improved communication should be a bit easier to manage, which was a frequent cause of complaint the last time we had a snowmageddon on the Saturday of New Year week. But when there is widespread disruption I think the best option is to have your own car so you can decide to leave early or late, avoiding some or all of the chaos.
|
|
|
|
|
|
jerv2606
jerv2606
Guest
|
We're stuck on Crystal's transfer coach somewherr between Bourg St Maurice and Moutiers. The coach picked us up at 6.45 and it's taken 8 hours so far! Information has been very scarce from Crystal and the rep on our coach is about as much use as a chocolate fire grate. Roads are fairly clear of snow but the traffic just seems to be gridlocked everywhere, which no obvious sign on 5h3 cause.
Our flight was due to leave CMF to EMA at 1.15pm, so not sure what happens now.
Jerv
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
| WellySki0009 wrote: |
| under a new name wrote: |
| @Frosty the Snowman, indeed. Although, it was forecast ... |
And that’s the main issue we have, as we asked due to the forecast would the transfer leave earlier, no it’s ok was the reply? 1.5 hours earlier and everyone would have made the flight saving the tour operator the cost of booking 30 flights last minute. |
their tweet from yesterday -
Due to severe weather in the UK and Europe, and the busy time of year, please allow extra time to travel to your airport these following weeks ✈️
3:18 AM - 29 Dec 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Was busy but quick getting through Geneva and seems to be clear to the Valais 🤞
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Is this snowmaggedon malarkey exclusively a French problem?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ZombieSi wrote: |
| WellySki0009 wrote: |
| under a new name wrote: |
| @Frosty the Snowman, indeed. Although, it was forecast ... |
And that’s the main issue we have, as we asked due to the forecast would the transfer leave earlier, no it’s ok was the reply? 1.5 hours earlier and everyone would have made the flight saving the tour operator the cost of booking 30 flights last minute. |
their tweet from yesterday -
Due to severe weather in the UK and Europe, and the busy time of year, please allow extra time to travel to your airport these following weeks ✈️
3:18 AM - 29 Dec 2017 |
.
So they don’t even follow their own advice.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
@hd, it's rarely a problem in Austria. Valley level resorts mean no winding up/down access roads. In fact some ski areas are accessible directly from the motorway. Granted it's snowing lightly right now and it's the busiest week of the season. The roads are busy but moving and there are no tales of gridlock or missed flights to report.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| hd wrote: |
| Is this snowmaggedon malarkey exclusively a French problem? |
No, surely it's whenever a lot of snow coincides with a lot of traffic on the road? This weekend the weather is coming in from the north west, so the northern French Alps are getting hit harder than most on probably the busiest transfer day of the season. The (in)famous Birthday Bash of a few years ago had thousands of people stranded in the Italian Dolomites as that area got hit by the snowmageddon.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
