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Ok, I am booking a single room today
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brian
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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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Arno,
That's a shame (particularly as we'd organised our dates especially for you  )
I think you may have done something wrong however - I thought the point of a new job was more skiing vouchers/days off not less.
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Bad luck Arno 
Just spoke to my bro though and he's quite keen on coming, but my timing sucks as he's just off for a week's windsurfing in Greece so can't commit until he gets back (needs to negotiate the time off with a) a client and b) SWBMO). He'd probably be interested in running though to the Tues too, which would make up a group of 4 beyond Sun, which would be good. If he doesn't come though I probably need to keep some leave in hand for a sneaky half-week away with him some other time, so I'd then have to be another on the Wed-Sun lark. Should be able to firm all this up when he's back in 10 days time or so. Probably end up getting the BA flight that gets in about the same time as brian's - which I assume fatbob'n'Dave are on.
fatbob, when I've been over in SC with guides we've not done anything much more than we did last year - i.e. that cut round the back of Tabuc, across from the Cucumelle (although we did come round once to end up dropping down into Monetier), and along the Crete de Balme into that huge couloir, although we did find some nice random walks through the trees above Villeneuve, but still no real need for a guide for that.
I still have Manu's number - or there was his website on the previous page.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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BernardC, well,they were acting like back bottoms... ha ha
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OK booked
LHR-LYS19.20 Wed 5th
LYS-LHR 07.10 Mon 10th
Will be getting a small car so space for one more at a pinch (after my bro plus skis)
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brian
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Is sumdy contacting our guiding chums then ?
btw, can someone remind me the name/publisher of the guidebook for the Oisans ?
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| brian wrote: |
| btw, can someone remind me the name/publisher of the guidebook for the Oisans ? |
vamos, although the skierslodge website (seems to have disappeared of late) had much better pictures, more routes in La Grave and some of the descriptions were nicked straight from the vamos guide!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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brian,
And I am reading it right now....
It is called L'alpe d'huez - les 2 alpes - la grave hors piste by Vamos.
I bought it when down there last november ..
hmmm, Arno is right, the skierslodge link has gone..and I looked at it about 2-3 weeks ago.
it had a few routes a bit beyond the scope of the guide book, IIRCC.
Got anything in mind..??
AFAIK, BC was looking after the guiding. FWIW, I don't think we need one if confined to the classic routes.
So, we are all booked in except G who we know about..?
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brian
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JT, I think St Christophe might be a wee adventure, and some of Arno's stuff off the back of L'Alpe d'Huez looks sensational so I wouldn't mind a bit of that but in general I'm happy to go anywhere.
http://theskierslodge.com/legendaryroutes.html
They seem to have lost the pics though
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brian, a lot of the good stuff at ADH ain't in the guidebook
it would be cool if i can make it work to show you guys around one day, although a guide has the advantage of being able to organise a heli pickup and drop back up to ADH from some of the more far out areas you can get to whereas with me you'd be left with a choice of one or all of taxi, traversing, walking or skinning
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brian
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Arno, very cool. Taxi-ing and traversing are both fine btw
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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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brian,
Agree that we should get down to St Christophe and I also like the idea of ADH.
Maybe we can give the guide a wishlist of a few things and let him decide when and where.
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brian
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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that one's not as hard as it looks
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brian
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Arno,
This one's described as the couloir to the left of the Vaujany cable car, is it the same one ?
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kitenski,
You know we have fun...you should be there as well..!!
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| JT wrote: |
kitenski,
You know we have fun...you should be there as well..!! |
I wish! Will have to see how finances and time off work go!
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brian, yep - this is looking back up it at my mate Paul
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brian
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BernardC,
Well done with Manu.
Pretty much there for now....
I can't book my train until 4 months prior but the current schedule gets me into Grenoble at 15:00 and out of Chambery at 1055.
brian, have you tracked down the book yet..?
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brian
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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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All, looks like my bro's in  for the full deal. Intention is to fly out Weds eve and back Tues eve.. He just need to make a couple of arrangements and then we're done.
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GrahamN, That is good news....we are a 7 now.
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You know it makes sense.
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Flights booked now for me and my bro'. Out on the same one as everyone else, back tues eve (BA0363, depart LYS 18:25, 11/Mar). I'll give the Castillan a call tomorrow.
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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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kitenski,
It looks like all over the valley, I'd guess. There are probably bits of LG and stuff in there as well
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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glad to see you've got a full complement notwithstanding me bailing out 
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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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This sounds like a great few days and I'd love to come and ski with you all.
However my wife probably wouldn't stand for my going away for yet another holiday, and it sounds you are full-up anyway. Indeed 7 might be rather many for a guide (are you taking a guide at all?) - I imagine, if he'd take 7, he could be reluctant to do anything very steep. However of the guides I know, Graham Austick (in St Anton) is happy to ski with groups up to 7 - so you may be OK.
BTW I'd probably find you would all be fine on the holidays I organise, (it would be great to have a bigger pool of skiers to invite). But being responsible I have to be (over-?) cautious with people I've not skied with for the sake of the old-hands - so I hope I've not come over as a stuck-up lady's front bottom with those I've PM'd.
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ha ha...good to see this thread back.
I agree that it is a difficult thing to do...as you don't know what someone can do until you see them do it.... and it worked out well so no problem with the very necessary 'screaning' ....
Best go and sort out my trains now...
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Greg, what a great video!!!
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I can't book my trains this far in advance yet but I have provisional times.
Arrive in Chambery at 1822 on the 5th Mar. It might be an idea if I go onto Grenoble and try and catch any of you guys coming through from Lyon.
I am not sure what time the last bus up is but as I can't book atm anyway so have a few days grace planning and plotting.
I am looking at the return from Chambery on the 15th Mar @ 1024.
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brian
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JT, I could pick you up en route but it would be quite late, I don't land at Lyon until after 10pm I think.
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brian,
ok, that is good to know, thanks. I will be able to get the exact timetable on the 16th Dec, they say and then we can go from there,
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FAQ
I'm slightly worried I might not actually fit in it ....
on the phone 