 Poster: A snowHead
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Yup great photies,...... but when is the snow due 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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_thumb.jpg) ...... For a change, a photo taken at the other end of the domain - plenty of snow down at Peisey Nancroix (1,000m) - spot the Vanoise Express crossing overhead, top right)...
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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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_thumb.jpg) ...... Taken from halfway down the Cachette (Arc 1600) today, large photo 2560 x 1920 pixels, 500K, most of Bourg St Maurice in the distance...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Anyone headed out this weekend pack your woollies (Or more likey your technical mid layers..) it was a perishing -22 at the top of the Transarc yesterday morning. Sadly today I'm back at my desk, legs acheing and face scarred from a face plant, but still smiling with post piste contentment! Sorry not to make the Flying Squirrel rendezvous on Monday, but I'm back over at Easter so hope to drop in then. 
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Martin Nicholas, yep it was a bit cold up there wasn't it, the Marmottes lift was showing -22 at 9am on Friday...!
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Got back on Saturday, despite the best efforts of some idiot at the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone. Great two weeks had by all. Good to meet everyone at the FS - apologies to Will for not getting back there again, timings not so good when we were back in the area. Also, shame I couldn't meet up with everyone on the Villaroger run, but Aguille Rouge was closed that day, and when I got to Lanchettes, though the chair was running, it was indefinitely closed so I couldn't get down there. Finally, it's a shame I missed the Chinese meal, but it was a mate's birthday and we'd arranged to go to Le Notte that evening -recommended, BTW.
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The chinese was very good, but I'm sure it will be there next time you visit...
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rob@rar.org.uk, that's true, but it was meeting up with everyone else again that I really missed. Incidentally, I was told that Lanchettes closed at the same time as a helicopter headed over that side of the mountain. Were you down there at the time?
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There was a helicopter flying around for a little while, but I'm not sure if it was landing in the Lanchettes area or somewhere else.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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rob@rar.org.uk & skanky, I have a suspicion that chopper was involved in the recovery of the body of the SkiBeat guy who was killed that day in the Lanchettes area.
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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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kuwait_ian, didn't know someone was killed there, but guessed that there was probably somethiong serious for them to suddenly close the lift like that (at the same time a chopper was up there). That's why I didn't wait around to see if it re-opened. Good to meet you (even if briefly) on Monday though. rob@rar.org.uk's ski-guiding service gets a recommendation from me though
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skanky, he had been the Quizmaster in Will's bar the night before. See this thread (I know you are just back and catching up)
It was good to meet you also. See here for photos of the 'event'.
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You know it makes sense.
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kuwait_ian, thanks for that. Condolences to all who knew him.
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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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rob@rar.org.uk,
We were probably In La Ferme at the same time without knowing it! Failed in the FS rendezvous because we had had 2 days in the trees at P-V already over the weekend and needed to breakout to the wider area. We had a great run on Sunday at close of play down to Nancroix past the chapel, and ended up skiing home along the road alongside a couple of 4x4's - very bizarre. Sadly home Wednesday last week. The good news is that I'm going back for Easter for a week, and will be able to manipulae a trip to the FS next time
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Poster: A snowHead
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For anyone in the area at the moment, conditions are "ok" in the northern French Alps, overall snow depths are lacking though despite the recent heavy falls. Some of the steeper slopes already looking bare, with the main Feb holiday influx yet to come. Temperatures have remained low so there is still good skiing at low altitude, and some powder among the trees.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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PG,
Great photo as usual especially on Jan 25. We can also make out where your flat is from Arc 1600. Brings back good memory of Les Arcs.
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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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PG,
Is it snowing in Les Arcs now? what's the up to date picture on the ground, so to speak?
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Snowing, just about (at 800m). Has been since the drizzle turned to sleet then snow around lunchtime. Freeze level set to rise to 2000m all day tomorrow, so rain all day - then diving right down again for a few days, circa 200m.....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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...how are the runs down to 1600 at the mo'?
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| Freeze level set to rise to 2000m all day tomorrow, so rain all day - then diving right down again for a few days, circa 200m..... |
My guess is that's not good for avalanche risk, as it'll ice over on Sunday night, and snow on top of that subsequently? Or does the wetter surface enable it to bind better?
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Not as good as we'd hoped. Although the snowline was around 1800m in the end, it rained consistently and pretty hard around the Savoie/H.Savoie/Isère yesterday and all the great low-lying snow has considerably deteriorated as a result.
Ok it's snowing - lightly - now, and right down to 800m again - but nothing like the huge dumps we'd been promised have materialised, or are likely to over the next few days. It seems that the northern French Alps are going to miss out - a high pressure has formed to the SW of the British Isles and is pushing the snow further into eastern Europe - they look as if they're in for some substantial dumps this week.
That said, at least conditions have improved above 2000m. Temps are set to remain very cold this week.
Current light snowfall is accompanied by very strong gusting winds, even here in the valley. Chances are it'll be considerably worse at altitude. This means lifts closed by high winds, some drifting and windslab closing other areas, all just as the busiest fortnight of the season gets under way.
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Kids just down from skiing.... not a huge amount of snow has fallen but what there is has resulted in big areas of 1800 and 2000 being closed today - combined with high winds, avalanche risk back up to 4.
With the wind chill, absolutely freezing on the lifts! Big group of snowHeads in the apartment since last night, first day on the slopes, hope they took some hip flasks with them
Snowing heavily at the moment, really strong winds...
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Thanks for the update PG! 
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Kids just down from skiing.... not a huge amount of snow has fallen but what there is has resulted in big areas of 1800 and 2000 being closed today - combined with high winds, avalanche risk back up to 4.
With the wind chill, absolutely freezing on the lifts! Big group of snowHeads in the apartment since last night, first day on the slopes, hope they took some hip flasks with them
Snowing heavily at the moment, really strong winds... |
Same here, the most local stations are closed due to the wind. Personally, I stayed home today, I've some things to do and I'll go out in the week after, I hope, some more snow's fallen, the winds dropped and it's a little quieter.
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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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And now Meteo France has yo-yo'd back to the original forecast, light snow, occasional sunny periods, then full sun and very cold from Tuesday night. The northern French Alps must really be on the borderline of this front.
Could be a lot worse. In the southern Alps cover is still poor, and compounding the problem certain resorts like Pra-Loup cannot even use their snow cannons. Not because of the temperature, but because the lengthy drought means there's simply no water to feed the system.
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Binning it down with snow now here, I'm not sure what damage the higher temperatures, rain and wind will have done over the weekend but I'll go and check just as soon as I can.
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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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skanky, scuse ignorance, but which particular part of the world am I looking at in the first radar pic?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Switzerland (but the image extends outside the borders, including the French Alps. Select the "Grenzen" checkbox and it'll mark the borders. It has a 5 minute update time. There is a ten minute one available too (the French one I found seems to be six hourly which isn't much 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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skanky, doh. thanks.
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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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I'm looking at booking at last minute offer for Les Arcs for 13th March.
Don't know anything about the area so any feedback would be great for an advanced int & int skiers.
What are the current snow conditions like?
Any tuition recomendations for private lessons, especially for off-piste, if conditions allow.
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spyderjon, we had five people use four different ESF instructors at ARC1600 for private lessons and all thought they were excellent. That's 1 boarder, two beginners and two Int/Adv Int.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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skanky, be careful when making comments like that ... although you should be safe with your new sig!
There's one guy at ESF 1600 there, can't remember his name, speaks great English. I was watching him with a group of first day, first hour even beginners last week, making it real fun, getting them to race up and down the path. Obviously a really good teacher. Remind me of some names??
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PG, the only names I can remember are Roland - who took boarder/intermediate and Flore (female) who took my lessons. Can't remember the other two (one male and one female).
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PG, any chance of an up-to-date on the ground report on snow conditions in Les Arc .....
.... 25 days and counting
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Good conditions at the moment, a few centimetres of snow every day since Friday has kept things fresh. Can't update the snowcam though - the pistes at 1600 are rarely visible at the moment! Some more snow over the next 24 hours, then mostly sunny until Friday. Remaining very cold. Temperatures forecast to rise at the end of the week, with a front moving in from the south-west that should bring snow to most regions...
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.... music to my ears ! 
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PG Sent you a PM matey
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