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Zero-G, above mean sea level - so more or less in town. A good indicator I find is where is the snow line on the trees - that's more or less the snow/rain limit.
And bear in mind that almost everything you'll be skiing is above 1,500m...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks both! ww166no you back in Cham this season?
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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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yeah cham sits at about 1000m, argentiere is about 1200m.
Looks like its clearing up a bit for a few runs at lunch time 
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eddiethebus, is that above Chamonix or above sea level? 
ROFL
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urr yeah, that....
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| eddiethebus wrote: |
| Looks like its clearing up a bit for a few runs at lunch time |
Good luck with that! It was howling a gale up there, with the wind blowing away all the snow. There were moments when I had to stop and brace myself against the wind so that I wouldn't be blown out of my bindings. I put in a valiant effort and did four runs.
The windchill was crazy. It was -4 deg C up there but when I removed a mitten to take a pic, my hand burned with cold like it was -20.
The telecabine ride, which normally takes 7 minutes or so, took double that. The danged cabins were swaying all over the shop. On the way down, I saw a dead goat (or wild cousin) lying in pieces below a blood trail about 10m long. Not sure what that was all about.
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A guy in my cabin up brevent said that flegere had closed! I had one run up the cornu then straight back down! The home run was as much fun as it always is though, i love that run 
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eddiethebus, Is this the Nants black? Out for the first time pretty soon staying in the Savoy area. I have a bit of an aversion to down loading so I'm really hoping that it is/stays in good nick. I'll never live down another rock strew board destroying disaster - I already have a bit of a reputation for incaution.
On a related note - is it possible to take the occasional short cut through the trees?
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yeah its the nantes, it is a bit rock layden though so you need to be careful. Its in pretty good condition at the moment though, good fun if you like jumping up and down the side banks 
there are one or two cuts through the tree's but in all honesty there not a huge amount of fun as there quite dense. much better off sticking to the piste.
when are you out?
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| Zero-G wrote: |
| Thanks both! ww166no you back in Cham this season? |
Indeed I am!
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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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We should meet up for a bevy/ski. I still have your 'secret stash' directions from two seasons ago!
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eddiethebus, end of the month for a long weekend, hopefully it'll just keep on snowing till we arrive.
Zero-G, it sounds like you've got that dog eared pirates treasure map I've been trawling the interwebz for. Passed from snowhead to snowhead or so legend has it.
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You know it makes sense.
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Zero-G, perhaps we should . . . although I think that map time expired in spring 2011, very different conditions this season . . . Happy to meet up though, I have a herd of piste skiers decending upon me next week so should be glad of a diversion from the poles . . .
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Anything looking good at the moment in Chx?
Have a four day trip tomorrow.
Snow excellent four weeks ago so hoping for some great skiing.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Snow awesome, stability a little questionable, wind higher thanideal but forecast to settle.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Scandi stampede outside my apartment for the past hour and a half... the early morning sounds of a potential powder day.
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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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Snowing hard in the valley, can't see the mountains. Obsessively refreshing the webcams so that I can decide which mountain to ski (looks like whiteout everywhere at the moment).
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Zero-G, les Houches and trees...
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Every time I go to Les Houches, I get lost and end up doing the same circuit repeatedly like groundhog day 
Looks like the cloud is clearing now, heading off!
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i'm putting another pot of coffee on
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its really really really snowing....hard!
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Touchguru, sounds like a plan!
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My word, about 10-15cms since lunchtime. Went up Les Houches for lunch and did a few runs. Puking snow as the cousins would put it. Very hard base after the rain, but tomorrow looks epic.
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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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Tomorrow will be epic. Where will you be?
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| zzz wrote: |
| Tomorrow will be epic. Where will you be? |
Like anyone will REALLY tell you that !!! 
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You know it makes sense.
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| Zero-G wrote: |
| Touchguru, sounds like a plan! |
Cool - will be in CHX for a few weeks in March so will make contact if conditions suit at the time.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Touchguru, no worries, PM me when the time comes.
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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?
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zzz, installing our new fireplace at home...don't even think that I might get management to change her mind on that plan.
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under a new name,
Just arrived, looks promising.
Perhaps you'll find you need something for the job that can only be obtained by going to sallanche, that would give you some time😉
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under a new name,
Nooooooooo
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Another incredible day of powder, more snowfall, and did I mention powder? I skied my legs off today and had the best day's skiing of my skiing life. Am quite giddy thinking about it.
Can't post pics until my laptop recovers from the red wine mishap, so can't transfer images off my camera until then.
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Btw, has anyone skied Le Tour side this week? I haven't been up that end for almost three weeks, thought I'd head that way tomorrow and want to know what the conditions are like.
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| Zero-G wrote: |
| Btw, has anyone skied Le Tour side this week? I haven't been up that end for almost three weeks, thought I'd head that way tomorrow and want to know what the conditions are like. |
I spent the whole day there.
Very scoured at the top but after first pitch or so was really good especially in trees/ shrubs.
Had a peek in Jeurs looks really good but was fairly cautious because of recent wind etc
The tete Balme kept breaking this am so I think it put alot off so it ended up quite quiet.
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FAQ
I take it the snow conditions are fine on the home then?
