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JT, ... let me know the times on March 5th when you get them. See if you can get the option of returning from AIME on March 15th - I can drop you to the station sans problem ..... 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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BernardC,
PM'd you as it was a bit OT
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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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all you need is this high pressure to sod off in a few weeks time, same thing I'm hoping for as I'm in Engelberg end of Feb
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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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kitenski, .... positive waves .....
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oh..we are back... that is good.
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BernardC,
Good idea.
It has been such a long time,
I am booked in with Brian AFAIK so will check what time/day he is checking out
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Brian has booked to arrive wed late and ski thurs to sun ( 4 days )
Fatbob and Phil arrive wed eve and depart early mon ( 4 days )
Graham amd Bro out on wed and fly back early evening Tues...so might be half a day there.
BC, still trying to get the 13th off work
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We (x2) should be booked in wed-sat nights at the hotel (though I didn't make the booking so Bernard C is now worrying me) Sun night we'll sleep near the airport.
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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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fatbob, ..... don't mean to worry ..... 'A stich in time saves nine' .... and all that .... 
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ok.. I am booked down to Grenoble on the 5th and out via Aime on the 15th.
I just need the bus up the valley around about 2000....
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You know it makes sense.
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mmmmm a bit quiet here.
There should be a storm blowing through the south of england over the weekend and I've heard it is headed for LG...on Tuesday..just in time..!!!
fatbob, are you passing Grenoble about 2000 on the wed... ? I am not sure of the bus timetables yet and how far they go up the hill.
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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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metcheck predicts dumpage this time next week. think positive!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Arno, as I am in Serre Che next week, I am thinking positvely too.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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JT,
Passing grenoble about 23.00 or so I suspect so if want to install yourself Au Coin D'une Bar maybe we could pick you up, otherwise we should make you eco-warrior types walk 
I know its because you get cheap train tickets.
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brian, hope you find some of this:
i'm beginning to get excited about my own trip now. i might start bumping old threads
hope i can catch up with you guys at some point over the weekend anyway
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Arno,
I recognise those tracks...
brian, thanks for that, I need to be on my toes then...
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I heard that yesterday it was only possible to ski to P1 not further down (well maybe I would have gone right down). The guy I was speaking to said the moguls through the woods and on that last bit were HUGE. Let's hope that this time the snow does arrive. don't forget I'm off the Wengen on Sat am, so if we're going to meet up (I hope so) it would have to be before that. thurs would be better than Fri for me, but Fri is also possible. Flat out work all week though. 
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easiski,
Ok... forgot that you were off to Wengen... enjoy it..!!
Look for thurs or fri.. I will be in touch ..
Thanks for the tip about P1...
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JT,
I thought you got some sort of work related discount or is that UK only.
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i have got to stop looking at metcheck
dumpage for next week has been scaled back to not much more than a dusting 
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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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Manu says snow is due tuesaday/wednesday so BC has booked him if any of you want to get out there earlier.
I told him I would post this on his behalf...
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brian
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Doesn't look like much is going to get as far south as LG, 10cm maybe 15 if we're lucky. Fingers crossed it doesn't fizzle out altogether before it gets there as it's going to freeze hard, we could be looking at some pretty solid conditions.
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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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I came back from La Grave on Saturday after a week with the SCGB.
It has not snowed for some time however most of the slopes are holding up well and have surprisingly good cover. The entries to some of the runs are getting exposed but after that the snow is generally OK with not many rocks showing so it is quite easy to get around. Skiing down to P1 by either main route is no problem - well no more a problem than usual!
One of our groups skied all the way down to the bottom late on Friday afternoon, however they said it was not at all enjoyable and the cover in places was getting thin.
We did do the run to St. Cristoph on Thursday although we had quite a long walk out at the end.
Our guides as in previous years were Jean-Eves and Phillippe, together with Manu who was an additional guide to previous years as our group had increased to eighteen people. If Manu is the same person as mentioned earlier in this thread then I can say he is first class.
Robin the owner of the Edelweiss was somewhat sceptical about the snow forecasts. They seem to have forecasted snow on several occasions and then each time pushed the forecast back a few days. Maybe someone was trying to paint a positive picture for the peak French holiday season?
Thanks to our guides we had a surprisingly good week with some fresh powder off the back of Alpe D'Huez on Wednesday.
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brian
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richjp, doesn't sound too bad, thanks for the report.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A quick call to the TO and the last bus up is indeed 1745 which isn't any good for me...
Is anyone passing who can offer me a lift..no skis.. and give me an idea of the time...
Failing that, BC said he can come down to collect me but it is a long way...so I'll avoid that if I can.
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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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JT, If you can get a bus to Boug d'Oisans that would be better for BC or you could probably hitch from there! 
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easiski,
I did ask about how high I could get up the valley via bus...and she implied that that was the last bus...
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Arno,
Thanks for that...but I can't seem to get the timetable to load on my PC....but at least I kow the route code so will be able to find the bus....
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