 Poster: A snowHead
|
Couldn't give a chuff- I've got the next 16 weeks - I'm sure I'll get some in.
Might go upto Avoriaz tomorrow for a blast
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
nice empathetic attitude @Nadenoodlee, have a happy Christmas yourself
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
@Juddernaut, by the looks of the Cham cams, it will all alright on the (piste) night.
Very low areas might have problems though.
'Twas always thus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
@jirac18, 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
I am hearing you @under a new name but because the lower pistes are closed the higher pistes become rammed with people. You then get the palaver of queues, unwashed hordes wrecking the snow and lots of slower skiers to avoid. Also, sometimes those higher slopes are not suitable for beginners who are then stuck with nowt. Man made snow a bit different to ski on for mine too. It is also nicer to have the village covered in schnee and looking all purty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
@Juddernaut, not such a problem in Cham where generally the below 1,900m slopes (les Houches and Balme excepted) are really access only and in the case of Brevent-Flegere unreliable for most of most seasons anyway.
Your point of course quite valid for e.g. Morzine/Les Gets.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yep, I foresee carnage at Christmas, and probably beyond....
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Just back from a trip up to the top of Rochassons - avoriaz open down to Lindarets - looks busy! Mixed picture on the Chatel side - some good news and some bad and will update once I have sorted through the photos.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
I went up for a few hours round Avoriaz- couldn't ski back down to ardent - had to get the bubble.
Snow is reasonable- lift queues heavy due to a huge board test/ festival going on
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
|
Been in Morzine since Saturday, obviously no skiing in morzine or les gets right now. Avoriaz opened on Friday with a handful of pisted and loads of day trippers - today they're due to open Fornet too, hopefully less day trippers. Slim pickings!
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
Just down from avoriaz,fornet is open but only 1 piste,arare is still the best conditions up there,down into lindaret bowl is just slush with rocks all over the place,temps really need to dip as it was 7 degrees up there
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I think opening this week was a mistake. Lindaret was rocky on Saturday afternoon so god knows what its like now.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
avoriaz webcam is down? just getting a username and password box
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
What do the ESF in les gets do with no snow?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
| mistral_ski wrote: |
| What do the ESF in les gets do with no snow? |
Suspect they will be taking clients to Avoriaz along with everybody else!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
I was going to book in my 4year old, but im holding out now, as if the bottom slope isnt snow covered there wont be anywhere for her to ski
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
@mistral_ski,
It's not just the lower slopes that you need to worry about. There won't be any skiing, full stop, anywhere in Les Gets, or Morzine, this Xmas unless there is some kind of snow miracle. There is no snow, either real or man made at the moment. All skiing will have to be on the few open pistes in Avoriaz. If you decide to book your four year old into ski school, it won't matter which one because they'll all end up in Avoriaz anyway.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
Morzine is green. Not even brown; verdant green. Farmers kicking themselves they have brought the cows in.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
Whats the easiest way to get to lavoriaz from morzine?. 
ill have the car with me so is it best to go that way?
just wanted to add - my weather app on my iphone says it will be snowing at 4pm..... fingers crossed, as after then it is alot of snow. its been snowing in Val d'isere so maybe its on the way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Report from the higher areas of Chatel yesterday afternoon ( hike up Cornebois)- chance of something open next week depending on damage done by Thursdays rain perhaps rebalanced by a bit of snow on Saturday... http://www.chatelweb.com/chatel_snow_report.php
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@mistral_ski,
6C outside my house. It's going to have to do a lot of cooling for it to be snowing anywhere near here 
It will have to be by car. You have a number of options. Drive to Prodains and take the lift to Avoriaz. The parking isn't free. Drive to Ardent and take the lift to Linderets. The parking is free there. The problem you will have is finding a space. Both will be heaving.
The third and rather sneaky alternative is to drive halfway up super Morzine, it's a little further, and take the proclou lift. That will depend on whether it's running of course, and whether you then have enough snow on the piste beneath Proclou to return to your car.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
@Chatel Snow, Thanks for the continuing reports. I don't enjoy the content much but it is very informative. Fingers well and truly crossed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Feeling really despondent about next weeks 5 day break in Morzine
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
@CaravanSkier, to commiserate with you, we are out to Les Gets for a week from this weekend. My only planned ski break this year. Was so looking forward to my first Alpine Christmas ski - and now seems it is to be my first Alpine Christmas hike.
My consolations are twofold:
1) In every skiers life some rain (or flight delay or pistes closure or worst case scenario accident etc.) must fall. Think of this as getting one of those out of the way, and look forward to better luck on the next trip.
2) In the grand scheme of things it's a minor complaint. We are all so lucky to even be able to take ski holidays, in comparison to some poor folks. So sip a Christmas drink while looking out over those green pistes and be thankful!
And of course in the realms of fantasy miracles can happen 
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
Too true @5RED,
That said I have done tonnes of skiing all over the world and worst I have had is a few low vis days and a few days of rain that didn't affect skiing too much. Been very lucky though - last minute trip changing dumps etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5RED wrote: |
[b]
1) In every skiers life some rain (or flight delay or pistes closure or worst case scenario accident etc.) must fall. Think of this as getting one of those out of the way, and look forward to better luck on the next trip.
2) In the grand scheme of things it's a minor complaint. We are all so lucky to even be able to take ski holidays, in comparison to some poor folks. So sip a Christmas drink while looking out over those green pistes and be thankful! |
Amen to that 
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
| 5RED wrote: |
@CaravanSkier,
And of course in the realms of fantasy miracles can happen |
....and surely there will be some ski-ing(limited) in Avoriaz??
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
@5RED - could I ask? I'm taking my wife and 3 boys on their first ever ski trip to Les Gets this Sunday (21st) for a week. From your post I make the assumption you've been before. Is there much to do in the absence of the White stuff? Is it worth bringing any ski kit at all? My kids are 6, 3 and 1 by the way ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
@jboyd39221, luckily Les Gets is a lovely little town, with great food shops and some nice restaurants. In the absence of snow, there's a central large ice-skating rink, a cinema, a mechanical music museum, a visit to Ferme du Caroline (a working cheese-making farm) and more, all to be found on the official website http://en.lesgets.com There's also horse and carts which you can hire for a guided spin through the village. And plenty of hiking up he hills if it doesn't make you sick thinking of what you could be skiing.
Santa Claus 'lives' in Les Gets according to the tourist board and I think you can visit his elves workshop somewhere. He is also due to ski down the front du Neige at 17:30 on Xmas Eve - though if he manages this in these conditions my belief in him will be fully restored....He will probably still appear, even without the snow, and that's to be followed by fireworks and some free vin chaud / hot chocolate, which will be a fun thing to bring the kids to. All at Front du neige, adjacent to the tourist office. It's worth going in to the Office early in the week, and enquiring about activities for kids. They're usually helpful, possibly even more so with no-snow guilt.
Of course some runs in Avoriaz may be open and you can get a bus there from Les Gets. It will be packed though if that's the case.
Re ski kit I'll be bringing boots but hiring skis there, in the event they're needed.
Good luck and let me know if you've any more questions. There's others on here who own properties in Les Gets and will be more knowledgeable than I. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
@jboyd39221, there's an outdoor ice rink and the Office du Tourisme will have events daily to entertain the children for a short while.
http://en.lesgets.com/great-and-week-events/weekly-events.html
There is (I hope it's still there, it was a couple of seasons ago) a little pottery place for kids to go and spend some time while creating their own masterpieces. Someone here might know the name of it, it's on the main road near the cinema. Morzine is a short bus ride away too.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
@5RED, answered to a much higher standard
The bubble lift up Mont Chery mid station should be running. That's a nice trip up for youngsters, with nice walks at the top, good views and somewhere to get a hot chocolate or lunch at the Belvedere. And saying that, the Red egg bubbles on the other side might well be running up to the Chavannes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
There's an indoor pool in Morzine
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
You'll also be able to use the outdoor one too at this rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Steve77 wrote: |
| You'll also be able to use the outdoor one too at this rate |
Other positive is that with these temperatures there is no need for sauna either
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
| sarah wrote: |
And don't forget Aquariaz at Avoriaz, just park at Prodains and go up the Prodains gondola, very nice for kids  |
You may need arrive at 7am to find a parking space though, and join the queue for the lift.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@zzz, forgot about that, no just go late, it doesn't open til mid afternoon anyway IIRC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
