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That's a shame. The Tignes webcams had awesome-looking sunshine whenever I snuck a look.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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... yea James the Last even though we are so close to Tignes the weather can be somewhat different to one another. I remember on occasion last year the Fornet / Pissailas glacier area in Val got about 40cm overnight and NOTHING at all on the Solaise mountain (let alone snow anywhere else in Val or Tignes for that matter)... weather is a funny old thing sometimes!
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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 for the report and the pictures Steve Angus. Sorry to hear the bluebird never materialised for you. I also checked out Tignes webcams a few times and all seemed good there. Hope you get a better day tomorrow!
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everytime she came past was singing to herself
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 I love hearing little kids singing to themselves, just having a ball.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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....for fear of stitching my prediction up for the day............ but there does appear to be not a cloud in the sky as the sun is rising this morning.... dare I say for the second day running that it could (WILL) be a bluebird?????????
Don't hold me to my word but fingers crossed im correct for Val d'Isere today...
Snow-forecast.com are still forecasting sun all the way through until Wednesday bar the odd cloud or two tonight but nothing serious.
WE ARE SET FOR XMAS AND NEW YEAR 100%!!!!
STOP PRESS: Just heard a chopper overhead so its certainly OK to fly so that's a good sign!
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Just had a look at Tignes webcams - WOW!!!
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Steve Angus, enjoy your day on the slopes... sounds like you deserve it.
I'm gong for 14 skiers on the white rabbit
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Looking very warm from the forecast on the Val website 
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Just back in IT WAS A BLUEBIRD OUT THERE - simply glorious.
Will do a full report in a while but just realised I never let everyone know how many skiers were in the photo from yesterday in the off-piste on the white rabbit... anyway the answer was 8 people I could see in the trees...
Merry Christmas Eve Eve.... til the report with some awesome photos later on.
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| Steve Angus wrote: |
| Just back in IT WAS A BLUEBIRD OUT THERE - simply glorious. |
Then why are you back in so early? 
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NickB.....because (and without sounding a little strange) when you ski pretty much all the time and year round you a) get enough time to enjoy the conditions b) you want to conserve energy when you can and take an afternoon off, c) being peak season at the moment I am pretty much go, go, go and it is knackering to be honest with you and d) like anyone in this world we have other stuff (paperwork, washing, the gym, cooking, cleaning, watching tv) that needs doing at some stage.
Over 300 weeks of skiing under my belt over the years for me the joy is in teaching others therefore when I am not teaching others I don't tend to ski that much!
That was why I came back 'so early' to use your phrase!
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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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Steve Angus, quality not quantity
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Steve, Mounta1nGoat and I should be arriving in Tignes tomorrow, hope you haven't used up all the good stuff 
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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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Ok, I am heading out to the 3V next week, so why is this the first thread I visit? Might be something to do with VDI being my favourite resort. And that Folie Douce photo and your mention of the Fruitere has made me miss it all the more!
Have an amazing christmas out there! I might manage to get a cheeky second week in before the season is out!
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Poster: A snowHead
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looking forward to being in one of those 18000 vehicles.... have a good one... maybe see you in the Folie Douce????
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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STOP PRESS the 'chance of a small snow shower or two overnight' forecast that everyone around here normally ignores looks like it has come true... not too much fresh overnight but a with few cm's but a few blasts of wind.
However still a pretty darn nice looking week ahead - perfect for a cracking New Year (albeit a tad warm at some points).
Ok really must get on the road...
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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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...tough conditions driving down the mountain (snow) followed by rain, rain and rain all the way to Geneva... just when you thought it could not get any worse the parking took ages to get a spot... I was bursting for the toilet... as soon as I got inside the terminal building I saw John (our next guest in our chalet this week)... so I pretty much turned around and came straight home again.
MADE IT HOME PHEW about 30 minutes ago.
It certainly cleared up this afternoon and the small amount of fresh stuff was very modest by comparison to what we normally have been receiving recently.
So this is it folks Christmas Eve.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Off out for dinner ce soir, a few beers then teaching in the morning before Xmas dinner - which is always the highlight of my day!
It was not much fun driving down the hill this morning - I have a 4X4 and chains (they were not on this morning) but no snow tires but there were some people who had nothing which was distressing watching them trying to drive down a mountain road without killing themselves!
...in haste as am late for dinner.
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Steve Angus, have a great Christmas Day and thanks for the report 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Steve Angus, Thanks for all the updates out in your bit of the mountains first thing I look at when I log on
HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS
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Steve Angus, Great reports, have a merry merry Xmas ( don't have to wish for a white one !!)
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I was bursting for the toilet... as soon as I got inside the terminal building I saw John (our next guest in our chalet this week)... so I pretty much turned around and came straight home again.
MADE IT HOME PHEW about 30 minutes ago.
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You drove all the way back to Val D'Isere without having a pee? 
that's a fantastic photo. Road conditions here were bad today - fair bit of new snow, and they hadn't cleared away the old very well. came the nearest to needing chains that I have yet.
Have a great holiday, thanks for such entertaining reports.
And give the gym a break, maybe. It's Christmas!
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It was not much fun driving down the hill this morning - I have a 4X4 and chains (they were not on this morning) but no snow tires . |
Be careful mate, a 4x4 is worse than a car down hill, no winter tyres, you need to sort that.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
Got my santa hat at the ready - see if I can persuade my morning lesson to pose with the hat on for photo of the day.... ha haa..... its gonna be a lovely and clear day out there and after a VERY chilly night it should warm up nicely today.
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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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SURVIVED... but feeling somewhat stuffed to the max. Yummy food. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves too!
Looks like Boxing Day will bring sun, average temperatures and little wind - just perfect conditions really.
Weather wise nothing particularly interesting forecast for the next few days but to be honest with so much snow over the last few weeks I think everyone is looking forward to enjoying what the gods brought us!
Enjoy the indigestion!!!
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You know it makes sense.
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Steve. I notice you are driving to Geneva quite regularly. What's the quickest route? Is it taking long? About to set off on NYE for first time (from Geneva) and local advice is aways welcome.
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Hi Markoncarp - yep I drive the route each Saturday taking our guests to / from Val d'Isere / Geneva Airport - we include a free private transfer in all bookings in our little chalet.
Anyway 'quickest' / 'shortest' / 'easiest' / 'cheapest' are all very different things. The shortest distance wise which is almost the quickest and certainly the cheapest (no tolls etc to pay) is:
Airport...onto the motorway bound for France.... come off at directions to Perly.... follow signs to Annecy on the green signed (non-motorway route), when you get to Annecy follow signs to Albertville.... then when you get to Albertville there is really only one way and that is Moutiers, Bourg St Maurice, Val d'Isere - this is not the 'easiest' route though! It is 112 miles that route each way and I have done it in 2.32 minutes before and I would guess on a busy school holiday transfer day you would be doing well to do it in less that 3.15 hours.... less than 3 hours is my average but amount of traffic is a major consideration as it can get bloked up between Abertville and Moutiers and then slow going from there all the way to Val.
If you want it 'easy' then take the motorway from the airport all the way to Annecy and then follow the route I mention above. Little tip - stop at Mcdonalds in Albertville - it is over half way and you drive right past it.... stop in Super U in Bourg for a fill up of food as it is cheaper down there.
Good luck - may see you on the road as ill be driving it that day.
Steve
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Coming to val 7 jan can you recommend ski instruction for 10and 12year old girls and ski hire any advice welcome
2Steve Angus,
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Hi darencoch ... are you thinking group or private lessons? Do you want daily sessions (Monday 9th - Friday)? Mornings or afternoons? Do you want NATIVE English speaking instructors or simply lessons 'conducted in English' (individual schools interpretation of what that means can vary widely I do warn you)? Sorry for so many questions in reply but there are many very good recommendations (i'd like to think) that vary depending on exactly what you are looking for.
As far as ski hire is concerned then I would ALWAYS recommend Snowberry.... European Ski Hire Shop of the Year. Good service, good equipment and the best thing is you can leave your kit there overnight (saves having to lug it back to the chalet or wherever you are staying and during the day they will store your shoes.... EASY life. You won't need to hire in advance.... otherwise id recommend Intersport on the main hire street (Pitte Sport) right next to the Tourist Office.
Steve
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| You won't need to hire in advance.... |
But if you do, you will make a significant saving!
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BREAKING NEWS Its SNOWING.... again.
Looks like it has been going heavily all night long and the ploughs are back out there on the road... In the mornings darkness it is hard to tell but it DOES NOT look like there is much wind accompanying the snow which is good news.
...better get out there in it!
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Hi Steve.
Loving the posts. We are out in val on the 7th. We are a group of 12 with 2 people who have never been before. 1 is a skier 1 is a boarder. Could you recommend any ski schools for the skier? I think the boarder just wants a few lessons would that be easy enough to get out their?
Cheers Olly
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Hey dougals69. Welcome to Snowheads.
7th January is lowish season so you may be OK in sorting lessons out when you arrive but to be sure of getting what you want it is better to book in advance. Same questions as I asked before:
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| Hi darencoch ... are you thinking group or private lessons? Do you want daily sessions (Monday 9th - Friday)? Mornings or afternoons? Do you want NATIVE English speaking instructors or simply lessons 'conducted in English' (individual schools interpretation of what that means can vary widely I do warn you)? Sorry for so many questions in reply but there are many very good recommendations (i'd like to think) that vary depending on exactly what you are looking for. |
There are a lot of options.... let me know and ill answer in more detail and help as best I can.
Steve
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