 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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and is this the forecast for the avoriaz area??? if not how do i get on for there, cheers for your reply, really helpfull, rick
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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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Ricklovesthepowder, those graphs are only available for while degrees so that one will cover pretty close to the PdS area and a little wider, but it is at approx Avoriaz altitude I think.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Nice find :cool:
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So who is heading out to where and when this year? Lets me know who I am snow dancing in aid of 
I'm off to Morzine 31st Jan 2010
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im off to chatel on 26th Jan 2010, lets hope there will be snow by then!!!
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Me and 5 others are off on 3rd January, not looking great at the moment!
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Loyalroyal, where are you heading???
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ski-finder, I live here, and this is when I should be getting early season turns in on empty pistes...so do a snow dance for poor old me 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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We shall be off to Les Gets on 13th December till the end of January - always been ok for the past ten years or so, but the mind has a way of wiping out what it doesn't want to recall!
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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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ski-finder, we will be in PdS for the w/c 30th January and really hoping that the Snow God will be generous. Nothing quite like fresh powder every day!!
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for all those who are heading out there in the next 3 weeks i have my fingers crossed for you, you will possibly need it!!!
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Sorry Ricklovespowder, we're going to Morzine, staying at Le Sherpa
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Poster: A snowHead
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Things are looking promising for the turn of the month.
We could just do with the cold front to push in a liitle further south and establish itself.
At the moment its like the Okey Cokey,in and out with every run.
The Westerlies keep on bringing in the rain fronts but the height of the snowline is marginal at best.
I am coming out to Les Crosets over New Yr and at the moment I dont mind saying I,m getting a bit twitchy with the sustained warm wet weather.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hedley, twitchy, yes me too, despite telling myself there's still five weeks.
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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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Im out to Chatel on the 26th December. 3 years ago we came out the week before christmas with 50 school children and had to be bused to avoriaz everyday, I so dont want to do that this year, please let it snow!  please please please
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Calm down folks - there's plenty of time yet 
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kendadj, have been at or just after 25 Dec for last five years and have only missed half a day's skiing 31/12/06 because of poor snow (and that was THE bad year in many places) 
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Still have my money on the 2nd/3rd December but may have to check with one of the local oracles! Of to get the ski legs this weekend in Saas Fee!
kendadj It may be less snow than at the same time for the last 2 winters but it only takes 2 good days of snow for them to open the lifts!
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Well the base is back, so all you worrying folk can stop worrying! I woke up to very white mountains this morning. And as I type there is a snowstorm coming towards us from Pre La Joux...
However, it looks as though the big dump with colder temps will be around the 1st/2nd December.
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| It is bad compared to this time last year. |
Personally I'm glad of that. Last year's start put a shed load of instability into the snow pack that will have stayed all season.
I'd prefer just a plain old "ordinary" start to the season.
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I think we were spoil last year with the good early start to the season
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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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kendadj, as others have said... we're still almost 3 weeks from even the highest resort in the PdS opening... forecast looks promising and as long as we have some snow by the actual season start then everyone will be happy. No point judging the success of the start of the season BEFORE the season has started!
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You know it makes sense.
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FlyingStantoni, the voice of reason.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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thanks for the link, never seen that before, the webcam from Planachaux is stunning, tale a look 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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had a great offer for chalet in Avoriaz 13th Dec. do you guys think it's a gamble to book now or should i wait a couple of weeks?
i have to go the week 12/13 do you think i should pay extra and book snow sure resort?
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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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martone, easy for me to say, but I would be tempted (if it's a really great offer  )
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Lou, i'm tempted,but worried the reduction (about £250) is because they know something i don't. Always sceptical when something sounds too good to be true.
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because they know something i don't.
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they may know there's no hot water in that chalet, or that the chef is useless, or that it's miles from the lifts, or that the beds are lumpy. They also know that most people don't go skiing in mid December and they will definitely know that big chunks of the PdS are not due to open till 19 December.
What they definitely don't know is whether there'll be any snow or not.
The time to start panicking about snow (or gloating because there's just been a big snowstorm) is not earlier than 10 days before you go.
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cheers pam w, Lou,
just gettin a bit itchy now its only 3 weeks off,
was in Avoriaz/pds in March,was fantastic,would love to return.
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there is a fair bit forecast over the next few days, i would risk it, but like others say, large parts will not be open!!!
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March,was fantastic,would love to return
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martone, don't forget that March was great just about everywhere - can't expect those conditions every year. I wouldn't every book a mid-December too long in advance - there are always plenty of discounts, and you just have no idea at this point what the snow will be like. Freezing levels are still high - the considerable precipitation forecast over the next day or so will probably fall as rain except at the top. Avoriaz village will, I imagine, be as miserable as sin. Looking much better for early December though; fingers crossed.
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