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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The webcams are looking good today, few moe runs open by the looks of things too, hope they are all open when i arrive 
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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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Thanks both of you....will have a look now. I don't think my parents will be up for anything involving a chair lift as they will have our (just) 2 year old with them and they will be worried bout him falling out but who knows: they may be persuadable! Xxx
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Cumulus,
Thanks for posting that We're off to VT on 22nd and wifey can't ski this time. Looks like we'll be able to all pop over to Meribel together for lunch one day after all.
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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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| sequoiaboard wrote: |
Cumulus,
Thanks for posting that We're off to VT on 22nd and wifey can't ski this time. Looks like we'll be able to all pop over to Meribel together for lunch one day after all. |
Not sure that will be as easy from VT as it is from St Martin
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| Patch wrote: |
| sequoiaboard wrote: |
Cumulus,
Thanks for posting that We're off to VT on 22nd and wifey can't ski this time. Looks like we'll be able to all pop over to Meribel together for lunch one day after all. |
Not sure that will be as easy from VT as it is from St Martin |
Was thinking of bus down to Les Menuires then lifts to Meribel-Mottaret. Would that work?
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sequoiaboard, Looks like that would get you to Mottaret via the PLattieres gondola. To get to Méribel from there, options are free bus, or up the Saulire on Pas du Lac, walk about 200m to the new Saulire lift station, then take the Saulire gondola down into Méribel
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Patch, Cheers 
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and back on the suject of the weather, it was minus 11 at 1am this morning (at home, 700m alt) and has been about minus 8 all day. Clear skies, next snow expected on Saturday
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sequoiaboard, No worries, maybe see you in the 3V soon; enjoy your trip
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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is that second picture suisse?
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ansta1, no, Comb du Saulire.
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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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DoubleBombardino, Rastro is one of skimottaret's favourites. Might be there with my group tomorrow lunchtime.
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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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DoubleBombardino, rob@rar, <sigh> I'm even more jealous now. Lovely snow, sun and a delicious, cheap plat du jour. What more could one ask?
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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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Looking like an epic January is on the cards
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I need to get out there NOW! We'll be there at beginning of March (group of 8 friends) and have a week with my family in Villard-de-Lans in Feb, on our first family trip.
Really hope there's good skiing in the Grampians over Christmas to keep me going. 2 1/2 months until 3V is far too long!
Currently hoovering up info, so the tip about le Rastro is a good one, thanks!
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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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3 more sleeps 
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Waaah. Can someone reassure me that the forecast heavy weekend rain at lower elevations isn't going to wash all the lovely snow away???
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| robertsnerys wrote: |
| Waaah. Can someone reassure me that the forecast heavy weekend rain at lower elevations isn't going to wash all the lovely snow away??? |
This is "official" reassurance - it's not likely to warm up that much, looking at the wigglies
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Ahhhh, thank you. Music to my ears.
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Turned in to a rather lovely day. Flat light at the beginning of the morning turned to hazy sunshine from mid-morning on most slopes (think it stayed cloudy at the top end of VT). Pistes above Les Menuires and above Mottaret were deserted. Felt like we had a private piste and a private chairlift when we were lapping around Grand Lac. The runs down to Meribel from La Chambre (Venturon, Bouvreil, Sittelle & Marte) were empty and as well prepared as I can remember skiing on. Perfect groomer skiing, just right for confidence building coaching. Followed up by a very tasty, but unnecessarily large Carbonara in La Rastro for a very good value €10. Might have some photos later.
Forecast is for a warm spike tomorrow, followed by yet more heavy snow as we go in to the weekend.
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Lapping Grand Lac in perfect conditions sounds just fine to me, and a good value resto at the bottom to! Freezing fog here all day, bloody miserable out of my office window.
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Carbonara in La Rastro
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Love carbonara there. I assume it's still a proper one with the egg yolk in the half a shell in the middle and not some health and safety mandated 'we have to mix it in' one.
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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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ansta1, no, French style, with cream but no egg yolk served in the shell. I prefer Italian style (just egg), but didn't get that today. It was a big portion, so glad I'm not skiing this afternoon!
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rob@rar, I'm sure the last time I had one in Meribel it came with the egg yolk in the shell, though that was in 2004 IIRC....
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You know it makes sense.
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a very tasty, but unnecessarily large Carbonara
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it's not compulsory to eat it all, rob@rar
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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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Looks fabulous out there at the moment. Flying out to 3V on Saturday and cant wait.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| pam w wrote: |
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a very tasty, but unnecessarily large Carbonara
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it's not compulsory to eat it all, rob@rar |
 I remembered that rule rather too late in the process.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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spartacus74, Welcome to Snowheads!
It is fabulous at the moment, and will be next week too, so you're in luck!
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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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Thanks Patch. Been reading the forums for a couple of weeks now and already took some good advice from here. Was in 3V this time last year with too much snow as I recall. They were constantly blasting, with not much open as they were struggling to keep on top of it. Even affected the Ladies Giant Slalom.
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Team in La Tania report fabulous conditions and blue skies. They, however, are too busy prepping for tomorrow's arrival of first guests of the season, to take advantage. 
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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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Spent a v happy hour or so lapping up grippy piste and puffy powder off the Tougnette 2 lift in Meribel. As Rob reported, extraordinarily quiet. Lots of fun off the Chenus gondola too...
Lot less lifts open than equiv week in 2010, but who can blame the lift co and remains v good deal (provided one gets blessed w this kind of white powder). Next week will see pretty much all open so fresh tracks still there awaiting yr attention!!
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| DoubleBombardino wrote: |
| Lot less lifts open than equiv week in 2010 |
Yes, but a lot more open than the same week in 2011, when Méribel and Courch hadn't even opened yet
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Pedantica, sorry to be a total and utter poo-poo, but that beef stew (menu said something like Jarvan of Boef) was just the best such food I have ever eaten. It was made additionally tasty by fact there were only 2 portions left, one of which I greedily nabbed. Wished you were there, you'd have wept with joy.
There is a bloody big 'however' on all of this, though. Which is I am going to have to put up with you lucky Arabba lot swooning over pasta, cured meats, fine wines and all that come February 
Rob - any idea where your posse are going to be tomorrow?
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DoubleBombardino,
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....they have promised fish for Friday
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You're not supposed to enjoy it ! (Its a catholic thing)
Gosh I'm so jealous .. its effin freezing at home here,
I've even got my "Dennis the Menace hotty botty" on my lap.
I'll take a nip of der auld mountain dew ....
to: Sunshine for you tomorrow!
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