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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Swirly, sounds fantastic. Good to see that your first season has started in such spectacular style. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Agreed, brilliant today. Blue skies, no clouds, no wind, few people, dry squeekie snow. A lot of anti avalanche work going on. And I found a parking space opposite the Jandri Express nicely cleared by some decent sort.
Credit crunch meant no lunch at altitude though. Could be worse, at least I am here.
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David Ash, Give me a bell.
ditto the above posts - couldn't have been nicer unless I'd remembered my boot heaters this morning - very cold as in solid block of non-feeling ice feet at the end of the day. 
I have a pic of the view from the top of the Signal chair looking towards ADH.
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easiski, that gives me goosebumps - great stuff! 
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I am very excited but it's ages till I'll be there. Hope everyone has a great time.
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easiski, are your pics available in a larger size somewhere - I want to drool over the detail!!
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I didn't go up today, but did see that there was a fair bit of movement in the clouds and also that there was snow blowing off the summits opposite me. Otherwise it was a lovely day and relatively warm in the afternoon. Took a pic for you - the colour's a bit odd as I've finally got the phone camera working (don't know how/why), and it clearly needs setting up a bit different. Late afternoon.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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It was dull and windy today but not too cold int he village. I never got up to the Cretes because they ran everything down here and access to the Cretes was only by the 2 chairs at the end. great to have all the lifts running down here though - lots of peeps, lots of instructors working, and I took a pretty pic of a couple of old chalets, showing the amount of snow still on the terraces etc. Note the chalet in the distance with the very steep roof - no snow sticking on that!! 
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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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red 27, High wind higher up, certainly warmer than of late, but that's relative. I wouldn't call it warm.
Dull this morning, some little spots of snow overnight, so I'll let you know later what it's like higher up.
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You know it makes sense.
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It was OK today. It started off with very flat light but brightened up considerably around midday. the snow on the Cretes was really nice, and although very tracked and cut up it wasn't too bad on the Grande Pente either. Two pix: on a general view of the face, and the other of the snow that was on the little roof in yesterday's pic, which is now on the floor.
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Getting quite windy by 4pm today a lot of snow has been blown about which means there's some nice little pockets in places but also some scoured patches on certain aspects. Still pretty good in most places though.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Has been darned miserable round here these last few days - mostly grey and cold, but brightened by having our daughter to stay for the weekend. There was awful black ice in Hull last week. Liz, who's coming on "the trip", is a matron in orthopaedics and says the Infirmary was on the verge of declaring "major incident" status as they were so overcrowded with fractures on Thursday .
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Been much the same here today, brighten up a bit this afternoon but the glacier's been closed. The effect the wind has had is pretty obvious but there's still some good snow on piste, not worth bothering off IMO although some of the proper locals might know a bit more on that side of things.
Butterfly, they're pretty good at keeping the ground in resort from getting icy so hopefully wee won't have those problems here.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Swirly wrote: |
| Butterfly, they're pretty good at keeping the ground in resort from getting icy so hopefully wee won't have those problems here. |
The crazy sue & claim world we live in now means that many businesses won't grit or salt their car parks or pavements - if they grit/salt they are seen as accepting liability & can be sued if someone slips on a bit they missed. So they do nothing, meaning more accidents happen 
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Butterfly, That's completely american daft isn't it. I just hate it when people have to blame someone else for their own stupidity. 
As Swirly says it cheered up again, and the forecast is better for the end of the week. I wasn't working today so I drove down to Bourg d'Oisans. The temperature inversion fog lasted all the way from the first bend to the dam, and it was cold and dank underneath it. Looks pretty in the pic though.
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Pic of looking down across the town to my (Venosc) end and also pic of Basin Cat!
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Saw this and thought of you!
That view of cloud in the valley is quite eerie.
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blizt, He's also fallen in the loo, the washing machine and the bath when I was in it! He's fsscinated by water - what can I say?
Butterfly, Better camera than my phone! I thnk the basin is just the right shape for a curly cat.
It's not actually snowing this morning, but is overcast - we'll wait and see.
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Our cat like to sleep in the sink too. Weird?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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easiski, that pic isn't one I took, it is off the icanhascheezburger.com site!
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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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R32, Yes - it's cleared up now but the Venosc mist is still there just below my house.
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You know it makes sense.
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Looks like I got lucky with my very very very budget accomodation. Just received the exact details. Residence Le Meijotel, with the Jandri express just outside the door.
It gets good reviews too 
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Ronald,  Very handy, and if you're high enough it should be possible to sleep as well!
As mentioned earlier it cleared up and what a nice change. I was able to do some work on the insulation out on my balcony this afternoon. Here's a pic looking across town to the Northern end in the late-ish afternoon. Heavy shade at the southern end, but still plenty of sun to be had.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Weather great, wish you were here
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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easiski, that blue sky looks wonderful.
If anyone happens to be "up town", I'd appreciate seeing a pic that shows the location of the Lutins. I have a reasonable idea where it is but not exactly.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rayscoops, enjoy it
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Butterfly, Back of Les Lutins from the car park in front of the ESF Office/Jandri Express/White Eggs, etc. Front is on the main drag.
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Butterfly, I will try to take photo of front for you! More later
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Colin B, thanks - but when I click on it I get told I don't have permission to view it!
Easiski, thanks - will look forward to a snowy one!
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Butterfly, OK I'll change that on flickr
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Butterfly, I see you are using Bens Bus. It will stop at bus stop from where this photo was taken.
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Colin B, Thanks.
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has anyone got any info on Chalet Le Christiana? Where it is, any reviews of the place?... Anything will be greatly appreciated. We booked a good deal through Panorama.ie but they don't really have any information regarding it—nor can we find it on the official resort website.
thanks
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Hopefully see you next week 
