 Poster: A snowHead
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Does anyone know if the 3V has never been able to open fully by Xmas week? Reason i ask is my lift pass if doe the whole area, but what would happen if only VT was open? Would I be able to get a refund on the portion I dont use?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@chrisrawles, it depends what you mean by 'open fully', it is certainly not uncommon for not all of the lifts and pistes to be open on christmas week.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I was thinking worst case where say only VT was open. I have just read that Courchevel is opening a few lifts tomorrow so I imagine things will be ok in a weeks time with the man made snow going most days
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| OPENING / The arrival of cold temperatures this weekend allowed us to produce artificial snow. Thanks to the hard work of the Pistes Department, we can partially open the ski area tomorrow morning, Tuesday 9th December. Four ski lifts (Verdons / Saulire/ Vizelle / Marmotte) and three ski slopes (Verdons / Saulire / Creux) will be opened. Other openings are expected this week, we will keep you posted. |
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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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^ oh good, I'll have a few things to ski on 
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Looks good
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@chrisrawles, above 2400m some pistes are open, varying from polished snow with occasional patches of boilerplate ice, through to firm grippy snow or even some nice soft pistes (section below the top of Plein Sud was very nice in the middle of today). However, essentially nothing skiable below 2400m, and because so little skiable terrain is open locally the slopes are far busier than you would expect at this time of year, so the marginal conditions on piste will need regular top-ups of snow and lots of work from the resort to stay in reasonable shape.
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This is what concerns me for Xmas week. I have visions of everyone one the 3V turning up to VT!
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If there is no significant snow between now and Christmas it will be dire. I'll more than likely go back to the UK rather than stay out here. However, its too early to assess likely conditions for Christmas week.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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It can't be any worse than what we experienced last year, my partners first time skiing and we went to Bulgaria, Borrovets. 5 runs open in the whole resort, we basically spent the whole week walking up a hill no bigger than hemel and it was packed!.
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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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@chrisrawles, it will be better than that, unless things get even more freakishly warm so that snow cannons have to be turned off and what's fallen begins to melt. But no sign of that in the forecast.
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We will have a blast. Neither of us are experts on our boards, we just like to mooch around the mountains and take in some nice views
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You know it makes sense.
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| Little Martin wrote: |
VT doesn't help for the rest of the 3v's though 
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it's not that long a drive, been taking us an hour from Les Allues
Another good day in VT, not much change from the day before but the light dusting had helped to top it up a little.
Rumour has it that the odd lift might be opening in Courchevel tomorrow.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@bertie bassett, verdons, Saulire, marmot, vizelle are reported as opening tomorrow.
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Poster: A snowHead
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If the weather reports are anything to go by, then this weekend should see some bigger dustings. Lets hope it correct
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This time each year makes me realise why I love VT. Driving past the green fields of St. Martin, through the brown fields of Les menuires to get to the snow that starts at village level. Its as Rob says, a mixture of nice snow on piste with patches of rock hard ice. Difficult to see Les Menuires opening without a real dump before xmas.
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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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we were originally booked to stay in Les Menuires. Glad i moved us to VT
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Rejoice. Big dump this evening. Or at least a little plop.
I nearly fell over in the inch of snow that has fallen tonight on our walk back from 'les saints peres'. At least the pistes should be nice tomorrow morning. All the snow cannons are going absolutely all the time as well.
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this is what we like to hear
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A whole INCH!!!!!
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@boardiac, yes but it means with low temps they should be able to run the cannons at least
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Bergfex predicting a 30cm dump on the 17th. We saw the dump on the 12th dwindle - could this be the one??!
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well it is a little whiter down to La Tania this morning. Still a long way to go but a bit of a start
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1850 reporting 10cm base and 40cm top now
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| chrisrawles wrote: |
| It can't be any worse than what we experienced last year, my partners first time skiing and we went to Bulgaria, Borrovets. 5 runs open in the whole resort, we basically spent the whole week walking up a hill no bigger than hemel and it was packed!. |
Ummm, perhaps there was a lesson there. 
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Bergfex predicting a 30cm dump on the 17th
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predictions more than a week ahead are of very little value, really, especially when things are as uncertain as they are at the moment. But there's more cheerful current news from all round, which is great. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Actually, i woke up to 6 inches ish of snow on the balcony at VT this morning and it's still snowing this morning. These weather types really do need to get better computers.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Get the F*** in!
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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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Both Saulire and Signal webcams looking a lot better this morning. More snow would always be welcome of course but it's getting there at least.
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Well it is at least looking like a ski resort now, it's good to see the ground white at last! I notice they've turned the village level webcam back on now! Cannons are still going full clatter.
However, the prospect of significant snow this weekend has dwindled, so I think I'll leave the new planks at home and hire instead.
I can live with that.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I notice they've turned the village level webcam back on now! Cannons are still going full clatter.
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Yes, funny that. I suspect they didn't want the images of Meribel with no snow to be used all over the place in all the 'there's no snow' reports so switched the livecam off. As soon as a bit of snow appears it's now back in operation.
It is nice to see some snow on the ground, even if it isn't very much. At least it gives some hope for more and the low temperatures mean it shouldn't all disappear too quickly.
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Nice to see VT looking white at last
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| offpisteskiing wrote: |
| @andy1234, @macgyver, ah, possibly my mistake - when I drove past P4 (if the map is correct) there were barriers etc down, in the past it was always a free car park with no barriers... |
Having thought about this just now, it's likely the free parking was closed because there was some cup event on in val thorens, so they probably didn't want people clogging the car park for free; that said, people just lined the roads..
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BiL is out there for a week. He'll appreciate the extra snow. @Mollerski, hope son enjoys his trip. They bussing it? Saw them all last year round the back of the Student Union - all v excited, they were.
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@russ_e, a link might be better - please could you remove that giant image? The astronauts on the International Space Station are complaining it's blocking their view of the earth..
EDIT: thanks mods!!
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Tue 9-12-14 14:59; edited 1 time in total
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