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skimottaret, no, I'm glad to have been told, it might tip me into renting a 'luxury apartment in Meribel-Mottaret' next season.  (I failed to eat out at all in Mottaret last time - home cooking was pretty good too.)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Skimottaret will you still be there next week? We arrive tomorrow night (Friday) for 2 weeks.
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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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| DoubleBombardino wrote: |
| Rob - any idea where your posse are going to be tomorrow? |
it will be weather dependent, as the forecast isn't brilliant for Friday. If all is OK I think I'm going to around top end of Mottaret (Cote Brune and Chatelet chairlifts sort of area).
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mogulski, we all leave on Saturday. Sorry to miss you!
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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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Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh Le Rastro
Such good memories, skiing holidays before kids.
A few Vin Chaud at the top of Saulire after catching the last lift up, a very shaky descent into Mottaret, straight into Le Rastro "just for one".
6 hours later trying to climb down from the tables in the ceiling, very tipsy in ski boots.
Happy, happy days.
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mogulski, bumped into S. on the slopes on a tray of all things but as Rob said gokng home and then teaching in Hemel, not quite the same as the last two weeks which have been phenomenal
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Despite a slightly negative weather forecast today turned out to be pretty good (and comparing it with the rest of this week that's a high standard to reach). Perfect piste conditions and good visibility through until the middle of the day, when some high cloud came in and left us with flat light. A great way to finsih the week, with some nice technical work and a bit of a blast around, followed by lunch, once again, in Rastro. All in all it's been an astonishingly good week, starting with deep, deep powder on Saturday, brilliant blue sky on Sunday, and then a mix of great piste conditions, good weather, poor weather, cold weather and mild weather. And there's more snow coming in, which I'm just going to have to sample from Les Arcs. Oh, happy days!
Here's (most of my group) this week:
And a quick shot of a lovely piste 
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New nosh alert....
Freeride cafe at top of Cime Caron, set to be a must at EoSB afore an amazing home run. Great terrace, sadly filled w 5ft of powder at present! Great folks run it, tasty tartif and a v cute swedish pooch.
Token weather titbit - flat light late on but all set for great skiing for weeks to come, enjoy.
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Mild and dry overnight, with sleety snow (at 1600m) beginning at 7am. Coming down quite hard at the moment.
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Snowing hard - about an inch of snow fell in half an hour at Mottaret. Snow line is just above Les Allues (1100m?).
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Wet snow falling in VT at 4.30 this morning; v heavy rain in valley floor.
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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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Yep. raining hard here at 700m this mnorning., Heading up the mountain shortly
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In the Méribel valley, a good day with some fresh snow - a few inches of powder above about 2000m, lovely icing sugar between about 1700 and 2000, and heavy below 1700. Generally flat light, although a few clear spells with sun. Slopes are empty, no queues anywhere. Only the lower lifts open until late morning, with Pas du Lac 2, Saulire 2, Tougnette 2 and Plattieres 3 all opening a little later.
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You know it makes sense.
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Heading out tomorrow FINALLY. When will educational establishments realise that no-one likes summer and that I need 4 months off in the Winter? Damn I'm so excited, should be in the resort by 2:30pm local time, weeeeeeeeeee!
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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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arrived in Le Praz today. conditions in courchevel similar to above. looking forward to ladies GS tomorrow.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wet and warm overnight; we've lost about half our snow depth in the garden at 700m. Looking very overcast, heading up the hill soon.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In la Tania. We seem to be right on the freeze line so we have rain or snow alternating several times during the day. Piste conditions are pretty good even right down in the town and lovely once you get above 1700 metres or so. Main problem today was visibility with very flat light alternating with heavy snowfall. Now and again though everything cleared and the sun shone.
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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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hullo hullo
excuse dodgy typing- this keyboard here is wierd
been out in st m de belleville since saturdqy, and it just continues to snow!
have heard numerous people saying best boarding conditions they have ever experienced
Not cold and not particularly windy altho vis is poor and certainly not all lifts open
Anyone out next week is going to have a blast providing it does actually stop at some point 
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About 20cm new snow between 4 and 8 am. Beautiful conditions on piste with once again visibility being the only problem as the clouds rose and fell.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Piste conditions today were amazing. Higher lifts opened slowly throughout the morning.
They opened La Masse 2 at lunchtime and there was about 50cm of powder on the black piste at the top. Absolutely stunning 
We stopped skiing at 2.30 as we wee just too tired
Anyone out for Christmas week is in for a treat
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Snowflakes the size of dustbin lids coming down at the moment, and lot's of them!
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An amazing day whether you stayed on piste or went off piste. The sun was shining and the snow was just in the best condition. Very few people around too! Simply glorious.
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Perfect day. Clear, crisp, deserted.
And my very first run ever with my 4 year old daughter. Thanks much=maligned ESF - job well done in her case.
What more is there to say?!
Except - pack your chains if you are driving up here. The resort roads are quite interesting (main ones OK). Although the Moldovan X5 driver in St Martin de B'lle this afternoon didn't seem too bothered...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Anyone out for Christmas week is in for a treat
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Snowflakes the size of dustbin lids coming down at the moment, and lot's of them!
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Wuhoo!!
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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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Sat in a bar in Courchevel 1600 watching the heavy snow -started at 3.30 about 10cms so far. Another Mutzig for me to prepare my legs for another beasting!
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griffterski, you can go off some people you know..........
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You know it makes sense.
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Still snowing - same seat, same bar, different pint.
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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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crying now
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Poster: A snowHead
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| ansta1 wrote: |
| griffterski, you can go off some people you know.......... |
Absolutely!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sunshine and blue skies .....
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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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Due to "technical reasons", the Olympe gondola from Brides to Méribel will not open today, as planned, but should open tomorrow.
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Many more lifts opened up today, and most of the remainder should open tomorrow... the first "big" day of the season
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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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A real bluebird day. The forecast wasn't that great but as it turned out last night's new snow was lit up by bright sunshine this morning. The red runs down from Saulire towards Meribel were like skiing through giant marshmallows. Lovely.
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Looking out of the window this morning - blue skies and lots of snow, with more lifts opening.
Unfortunately last days skiing for 4 weeks.
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Silky corduroy this morning, best hero skiing available. pretty much every piste in superb condition. Full opening today, and very quiet (expect busy tomorrow). Off piste very good, over knee-deep in places and still powder. Cloud thickened as day went on, and by 16h00 was snowing in Méribel
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Snowing now at 800m, and roads around Moutiers have been blocked in both directions by a combination of the weather and a couple of accidents. A 5 minute trip to Brides this afternoon took me 45 minutes. The Belleville valley road is not moving at the moment. Chains mandatory for going up to the resorts this evening
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Tomo54, la Masse 2 was open on Monday so the lift is functional this season.
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