 Poster: A snowHead
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All looking very green still with not a flake of snow in the forecast...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| All looking very green still with not a flake of snow in the forecast... |
It's only October...
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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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| rob@rar wrote: |
| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| All looking very green still with not a flake of snow in the forecast... |
It's only October... |
I know but snow on webcams make conference calls more tolerable....... 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@rob@rar, Soothing, thanks...
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Genista,
Where are you going for the other 3.5 weeks of your trip? Any more skiing? 
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Bergmeister,
We are in the UK for a week. Austria for Christmas (Seefeld and Salzburg), Berlin for 4 days and then 4 days in Switzerland before travelling to Les Arcs.
Can’t wait!
Not sure if there will be any other ski stops. I am gonna try and eek one out but my evil plan to skip the Sound of (bloody) Music tour got scarpered the other day, so not sure when I can try. I have 3 daughters, 1 is keen to find more time on the slopes, the others are not keen. Crazily they think 6 days at Les Arcs is plenty. Pffft!
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@Genista, I assume that you're aware that Seefeld has some lifts. Doesn't look like a huge ski area but would probably be fun for a day. Can you not squeeze a day in there?
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Haha - 1 step ahead of you. I was gonna try that one. We’re there for 4 nights. Hopefully they have a decent cover by then.
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Just ordered my passes using the 10% discount link (thanks!)
Also they allow paying in 3 instalments at no extra cost which helps!!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Charts looking better tonight (Australian time), if it stays the same there could be some white stuff late next week. Fingers crossed.
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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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Just in time 
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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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If the lifts in 2000/1950 are closed the regular free bus round to 1600 and then 1800 opens up the other side of the mountain. There is tree line skiing over on the Peissey/Vallandry side which doesnt tend to be that busy. There is a free bus from 1800 to these villages if there are lift issues.
Last year was a fab snow season and we skied to grange a few times for the novelty of it.
The updated Comborciere will be a welcome improvement and will probably increase traffic to Malgovert. I don't know how the new hotel above 1600 will impact but I seem to recall talk of a new run taking you back from the runs down from Comborciere back down to the bottom of 1950/Pre St Esprit to add to the current black run that goes under the lift.
I cant wait to back the truck and head off down. Due to work the fist ski day will be 16th Dec and it will be a joy to be back
Ordered the season passes today and the carte neige was 39 euro for the season which seemed a bargain
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Poster: A snowHead
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Looked fairly nailed on now for some decent snow, high winds 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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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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Is there a new webcam in Les Arcs? On their webcam page called "Le Slalom"? Can't recall seeing that before.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| Is there a new webcam in Les Arcs? On their webcam page called "Le Slalom"? Can't recall seeing that before |
Looks it, but where is it? Covered in mist right now.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| rob@rar wrote: |
| Is there a new webcam in Les Arcs? On their webcam page called "Le Slalom"? Can't recall seeing that before |
Looks it, but where is it? Covered in mist right now. |
You can scroll back one hour at a time to 'de-mist" it. It seem to be on a pylon in the middle of the piste just above the Vagere chairlift in Arc 1800. Seems a bit overkill to me as there is already a webcam just above that location at the Mille8 area, one on the roof of the EdenArc building about 100m away and I think there is a LiveCam at the Vagere chairlift as well.
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I think the cams are about to turn white again in the next hour or so...this time I think it will be more substantial. Bring it on!
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| Genista wrote: |
| I think the cams are about to turn white again in the next hour or so...this time I think it will be more substantial. Bring it on! |
My guess is that the snowline will be high today, around 2,000m but dropping overnight so the cams should be whiter tomorrow than they will get today..
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Yes, you could be right. Some flakes falling at Arc 2000 ATM, but it seems mixed with rain.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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At this time of year in Les Arcs I'd much rather see very cold temperatures than fresh snow with a relatively high snowline. Freezing the ground is likely to make more of a difference to early season skiing conditions than even a large amount of snow, which could melt all too quickly.
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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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Sorry, It is still October. I don't even get excited with snow in late November. In fact I am looking to go out in late November for a decorating (read walking) weekend and fancy a snow free resort. The flight are looking a silly price. A flight to geneva from Luton is a fraction of the train fare from Birmingham to Luton.
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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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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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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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No matter how long it lasts it looks nice on the cams.
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@Genista, way better.
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Any idea of how many cm are on the ground?
Doesn't look like more than about 15cm...on the 1950 and 2000 cam.
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@Genista, if you start takking accumulations in October you will have a long stressful season ahead. Enjoy the pretty pictures for now 👍
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Haha - I am on an 18 week break from work, I got nothing better to do! I am definitely enjoying the pretty pictures for now though. After tuning in on the weekend I saw how quick it can all appear and then disappear.
It's just starting to get warm in Australia..."they" are forecasting one of the hottest and driest summers for many years.
You guys up there think you just had a hot summer up there... come down here in a few months and you'll know you're alive.
So only 6 weeks now and I will be up there for a real winter....till then...
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| Genista wrote: |
Any idea of how many cm are on the ground?
Doesn't look like more than about 15cm...on the 1950 and 2000 cam. |
10-15cm at 2000m, 8cm at 1600m according to Les Arcs tourist office.
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Last day to get the 10% discount on non season ski passes today, in my experience the booking website can get a bit 'hinky' later on in the evening so if you are still intending to book I'd do it sooner rather than later.
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