 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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Thanks for that Easiski!!
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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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easiski,
How can snow be nasty. It's all good as far as I can see.
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johnboy, I don't see any need to actually go out in it unless I'm getting paid to be cold and wet! 
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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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| davidof wrote: |
| There was about 10cm overnight at 1700 meters. My guess is for around 30-50cm by next Saturday at resort level, mixed with some rain. |
Well 50cm on the Restafond, 40cm in the Isere, with some rain, 30cm on the Haute-Savoie, that's what I would call a result. So who didn't book an 85 quid all in holiday?
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| davidof wrote: |
| Well 50cm on the Restafond |
Where's that?
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| davidof wrote: |
| Well 50cm on the Restafond |
Where's that? |
Southern Alps I'm afraid.
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achilles, doh! Lovely day today, am about to go out and will take camera. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Well, I duly left the computer and trudged off out into the sun and snow  to meet up with AlTom and Metalhead132 they were just at the end of their break here, so I was glad I did catch up with them, although I only skied with AlTom.
On the way up I spotted a lot of tracks on the face (although I wouldn't want to risk my own skis)  Grande Pente looked the best option . then we headed off up the 4 man chair at the Cretes
 and then skied the top of the Combe de Thuit twice in the (rather tracked) powder. Here's the boy:
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We then followed the path, the route du Thuit back to the Cretes  . So I took the same picture as the other day looking down the face from the chairlift - quite a difference:  .
From the bottom looking up the Valentin you can't see the rocks, and lots of peeps have skied it as you can see  . I couldn't resist a photo of the nicest bar to stop at after skiing down  . This is at the very end or entrance to "Le Village, Deux Alpes 1800" - not right down in the town. they do a great plate of proper home-made chips too!!
The beginners tow was running on the Cretes, and there were several classes out learning there. I also skied down the Champamé after the Bon Cannon, and was surprised to find some powder still there too! It was cold though - my feet were quite frozen after all that powder snow. Now you guys, AlTom is a pretty useful skier, so if you're looking for someone to make up a group one day - especially for off piste ... he was laying down very nice lines on the Cretes on his fats too.
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Sun 10-12-06 19:31; edited 1 time in total
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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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Nice pics.
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You know it makes sense.
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easiski, keep them coming, I rarely comment but I watch this thread with great interest and am just loving seeing the snow
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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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easiski, keep them coming, I rarely comment but I watch this thread with great interest and am just loving seeing the snow
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Likewise, brings back great memories of a trip there last year.
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Poster: A snowHead
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brian
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AlTom, Great pics. Looks like the season may well have started
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Frosty the Snowman, I have been saying so for at least a week!!! You believe his photos and not mine? huh?
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easiski, I did think about a reasoned post highlighting how much we all appreciate your efforts in keeping us right on the spot with conditions in L2A. I then remembered that you are in L2A with the sun and powder and mountains and clean air and good food and nice people and.... , and I am in my office in smog central. 
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Great pics..and where are we...? stuck in the middle of another storm...hope that is heading over as well....
brian, I think you'll make L2A this year...St Christophe, hopefully. 
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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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easiski, Thanks for the e-Christmas card! Is there a reason that the picture is upside down? Are you trying to tell me something? 
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easiski, Photos definitely are appreciated - keep them coming. 
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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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maggi, sorry, just realised what you meant. You're supposed to print it out and fold it over to make the card! I couldn't get it to work the other way round due to the inability of Microsoft Word to deal with upside-down writing.
Cold and grey this morning, a definite possibility for more.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I was up teaching Paul McK's friend today on the Cretes and (sadly) the weather improved, the sun came out and all was rosy. We did a little trip round the path from the top of the Grand Cretes and back so I took this pic of the Combe du Thuit showing the top part that I skied with AlTom (slightly left of pic) and the view right down into the bottom of it. It's not open yet, as the bottom is very low and rocky. You could ski it, but it's a long hike out:
After the lesson (the snow on the Cretes is as good as it gets, but there are some contours that aren't normally there) I skied down the Valentin, which is closed. It was, as previously mentioned "interesting". It needs another 2 or 3 nights of the cannons before they could piste it, and I found some grass, some rocks, some really nice natural snow, some really nice artificial snow, some ice, and some frozen cannon snow. it was fun, but I went slowly.
 
The second image is looking over to the Pied Moutet side, which is currently closed but the Vallée Blanche (the valley in the middle with the shadow) has cannons and looks as though it might be skiable before too long. It all depends on staying as cold as it currently is so the cannons can blast away all night.
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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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maggi, when I get good at that sort of thing I'll invent a "maggie machine"!!! OTOH we could ask Lord whitenoise.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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easiski, is the road from Turin open throughout the season? I'm thinking particularly about Easter time.
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Ray Zorro, 2 routes: short over the mountains should be fine and longer through frejus always OK.
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Ray Zorro, we drive over that way all the time. There was a snow storm on the Lauteret this Easter when we crossed, but it's usually OK.
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Charlotte, apologies for using the thread to contact you, can't seem to find a link to booking lessons on your web site - any chance of a 2 hour lesson on Sun 17th Dec for 1 pax, first lift up if poss - it's for my brother, will pay via PayPal whenever .........
Fantastic Pics by the way, really encouraging, hopefully the snow will continue for the next few days before the 3 of us arrive 
q8431691@cosford.raf.mod.uk to contact me, cheers.
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