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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just got back from Serre Che. We had a great time last week and it was warm, sunny and no fresh snow. Most of the pistes held up really well, they are really looking after the snow with grooming and snow cannons. Some great piste skiing to be had, especially above the mid-stations. Briancon was really suffering though, as it is south facing. Even the pistes at the top of that side of the mountain had bare patches. We did notice that the snow on Friday (11th) and Saturday (12th) was not as good as it had been earlier in the week, so a fresh dump of snow should be very welcome. We did manage a bit of off piste with an instructor, and although not any powder, we still had a good time in grippy snow. The instructor said that a small dump would be best, but if there is a really big dump then avalanches will be a big risk.
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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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Also just back having stayed in Villeneuve. Would echo Carettam's comments; Briancon is in a bad way but pretty much all other areas were fine. Draye and Cucumelle were a lot of fun. The greens leading back into the resort were taking a pounding - it was easier to take the blues and reds off the mountain as the greens were a horrible mixture of slush, mud and ice by tea time.
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Ditto, just back and SC slopes holding up well, but will be glad of the snow (now falling my spies tell me) to refresh the pistes over half term. Absolute top marks to the pisteurs though it really was amazingly good conditions given the lack of snowfall, we had a great week, which came as a suprise at 1400m after 3+ weeks with no snow. Full trip report coming soon.... aj xx
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Up to 30cm has fallen over the last few days, all very good. Have posted some pics on http://www.skinewgen.com/gallery.php?cat=111 (about to put some more scenic shots up). Pistes are in great shape at our end of the valley (Monetier), and chopped-up powder off piste. Gavin got fresh tracks under the Neyzets peak this afternoon!
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Great news!
Although I wish the snow had come last week when I was there. Still had a great tmie though.
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Just arrived today in Villeneuve, I can confirm that snow on the pistes is very good. Can't do offpiste, but had an excellent day out after a 600 mile drive and sleeping in the car for 2 hours. Will post this evening a short video of me skiing 3.5 months after the ACL replacement 
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horizon, great news that you are back on your skis.
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horizon, be very careful. That repair is not firm yet.
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Freddie Paellahead, you're right and I know. The knee is braced and I'm taking a LOT of care. I'm banking on pisted snow / blue runs being easy enough so that I have almost complete control. All I'm doing is pootling around the pistes with my family.
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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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I think I was still limping after 4 months!
Hope all goes well, I imagine it will be a bit swollen at the end of the day.
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horizon, take care.
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You know it makes sense.
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Is it snow I see on the webcams? I'm heading out in 2 weeks at the same time as half term for Brittany, lower Normandy, Pays de la Loire, Lorraine, Rhône Alpes, Auvergne, Languedoc, Midi-Pyrenees. Will it be considerably busy?
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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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Christopher, in my experience, the final week is probably the least busy of the four.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Curiosity getting the better of me....has Serre Che done well in the recent snowfalls compared to other resorts or is the snow cover still a bit lacking?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Kevin Byrne, there was some more snow on Thursday, but I think it may have been only a few cms to top up the 30cm or so that fell last week.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Kevin looking at the forecasts, for what it's worth, seems to be a fair amount of regular unsettled weather on the cards, but only light snow falls - no significant dump - and can't remember the exact date but mid March, torrential rain was forecast - hey ho what will be will be - out there this time next week.
When you back out?
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Weathercam, Back out the week of the 19th to 26th so please make the necessar arrangements for a good dump 2 -3 days in advance and for a nice powder top up mid-week. Thanks in advance 
Good luck with your own trip. Hope you get the conditions. Take care as always.
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Been getting the Blog site ready for our trip - see http://www.anotherharddayattheoffice.co.uk/2011.html - obviously will be of interest to SnowHeads because of the Serre Chevalier OffPiste bash.
Keven, still have you in the back of my mind for maybe a day or two, as there's only five of us in the group, should we still be in the area that week and if we do some local touring - can't promise anything but will keep you posted.
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Think I said it a while back that this weekend we had friends coming out who X-Country ski, and that I bet that that's when the snow would arrive and sure enough 
Should be enough to warrant getting up early for first lifts and then some more X-country - I did rather enjoy it!
More on the blog at http://www.anotherharddayattheoffice.co.uk/weekone.html
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Good news nice lot of snow, bad news wrong type of snow 
Very very heavy off piste, though at higher up is better, but hard to find, not helped by the flat light!
Col du L shut due to high winds, and storm force winds over in La Grave
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Weathercam, we've all had a great day up here off-piste. Been described by one gnarly dude as the best skiing he's had in years.
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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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It looked lovely from where I was standing! SNOW and lots of it!! (Standing being the operative word, might be skiing in the morn.)
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Off to Claviere today will report back laters.............
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Col du L shut due to high winds, and storm force winds over in La Grave |
Even the snow ploughs got stuck on Sunday !
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hells Bells, not just standing at the edge of the piste and waving, then?! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hurtle Our two NewGen instructors (Tom and Euan) have spent all day today texting their mates over in 3V with 'We're skiing powder' messages. Euangoneskiing said these were the best couple of days skiing he's had this winter.
davidof, which explains why the Col was closed yesterday afternoon. Even one of the pisteurs couldn't understand what was going on.
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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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Hells Bells, no, I meant you're skiing off-piste as well, not just standing at the side.
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Hurtle, lol. I didn't go off-piste that much yesterday, as to be quite honest we didn't need to. I joined in the instruction group with Euan, which included achilles , Windymiller and pisterider Pistes had not been bashed at all, and were covered in knee-deep fresh stuff.
I didn't join them today as my legs were knackered , but I think everyone else's were too.
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Hells Bells, great!
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knee-deep fresh stuff
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I think I am a tiny bit envious.
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cad99uk, just a teeny bit?
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Hells Bells, Oh OK just a lot. Be a friend and send some over to Schladming will you.
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cad99uk, OK, happy to oblige if I can.
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Hells Bells, Right. Setting my alarm for first lifts then. I'm counting on you.
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