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carroz, ianbradders,
Gosh, is it really that bad after all the snow we have had? We are out for the first three days of feb, and I am wondering about getting cancelling my accommodation and going to another station if it is. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Much of the icy rubble/golf balls is being put down to artificial snow. Nobody seems to understand why it has been thought necessary! I've only seen it at the bottom of Marmotte and Morillon.
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ringingmaster, It was bad for me last week before the fresh but only on the last 100metres into morillon and a little bit on the bottom of molliets. Everywhere else on the whole GM were excellent conditions, probably the best i have experienced in five trips to the GM over the years.
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ianbradders, the reason I have always stuck with hire skis - someone else's to worry about 
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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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stevo_the_saddler, my first pair after 17 trips. Too good a deal to miss out on.
Now the kids are older i can lug skis around. Plus while my mates are in the hire shop i will be out skiing.
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ianbradders, True 
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Back out Wed late morning. I can't believe the conditions are anything other than superb except below 1100m when, let's face it, you can expect a degree of dodginess. Forecast a bit vague for this week... looks like a little bit of snow but not much (except a slightly odd powdercast from the Flaine lift empire). Looking forward to doing Lindars Nord which I haven't touched yet this year. Have they fixed the Combe de Veret drag yet? If not it may be walkies time. A group of four of us are definitely heading up to the Bostan refuge Thurs eve if anyone cares to join in..............
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If you are twitter users have found useful snow updates @AlpsAccommod
Pointless to keep looking at these things with 6 weeks to go, but i cant help myself...
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Tuesday 24th January
Just to clarify, the reason for the icy rubble low down is due to the rather warm sunday. verlarge and grand cret are often not open, so it was good to do one of them, even if it was a bit lumpy marbles and thin in places.
Snowing loads as I type. Excellent snow today, could not really be much better, just low down or south facing off piste is crud. Did agile noire off tete des saix a few times and it was lovely and powdery, snowed a little bit off and on all day, lots of thick fog at times.
have not got to flaine yet!!, top of tete des saix down to samoens is def best snow
Lunchtime the place was totally empty!! it was a bit weird.
then late afternoon it got busy, very odd!
Anyway with the amount of snow falling now, should be good tomorrow. 
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with so much good snow there is no need to rush for the locals maybe?
5 weeks to go for me
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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2.5 for me
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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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| carroz wrote: |
Tuesday 24th January
Snowing loads as I type. ......Anyway with the amount of snow falling now, should be good tomorrow. |
Music to my ears. Should be on the slopes by lunchtime tomorrow.... thanks for the update
Is the bar at Vercland open?...makes for a nice last run down of the day if there's adequate cover
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Chris
Verlcand bar not open this season. We use Ray, who used to own it until recently, for very good airport runs and he says new owners not planning to reopen until next season.
Enjoy the Bostan trip.
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You know it makes sense.
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Chris
Verlcand bar not open this season. We use Ray, who used to own it until recently, for very good airport runs and he says new owners not planning to reopen until next season.
Enjoy the Bostan trip. |
Cheers, I had heard similar. Bostan should be a great laugh. Nothing like showshoeing by headtorch........
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Wednesday 25th
No got much time, busy servicing skis....................
Excellent day, reasonable amount of new snow, refreshed north facing off piste, south is a bit cruddy still, on piste is fine.
Bit soft low down later in day, got rather warm, if foggy again.
Bye
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Poster: A snowHead
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1st day back. Warm air so the snow is quite heavy. Top black at samoens still good though. Just about freezing in the valley now (2210) and sun forecast tomorrow so am expecting the high skiing to be best. Therafter low temperatures and light snow forecast so the next few days are not clear. Runs very quiet where I was today.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi
Sorry i know I'm prob posting in the wrong place but I figure you guys are most likely to help me out. We're heading off to Samoens again in the motorhome in a few weeks and want to book ski hire with the shop next to the campsite by the telecabine but I can't remember what it's called - can anyone help me out please.
Many thanks
Jane
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thursday 26th January
Brilliant sunny day, excellent snow off top of tete des saix, found lots of powder, so just did that...all day!!
Piste on way there and back in good nick, bit soft at base of gondola, but apart from that, reallly brill
Very very quiet in morning, less so after lunch 2 till 3
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carroz, thanks, just making everyone jealous. When are you there until?
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casals, Call the telecabine or the tourist info? It could be jay loc or 360? 
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casals, On the corner close to Tiffanie boulangerie opposite the GME:
X'Trême Glisses (hiver)
Avenue du Giffre
Village
74340 Samoëns
Phone.
+33(0)4 50 89 82 30
Web site
www.xtremeglisses-samoens.com
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Jivebaby, does it include flights and transfer 
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stevo_the_saddler, 
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Jivebaby, I take it that's a no then
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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stevo_the_saddler, Not: Thought the lure of a free lift pass for those that truly appreciate this hidden gem would be sufficient.
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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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Jivebaby, send a PM to davidof?
He lives not far from the GM and skis ad-hoc spots at weekends I think.
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rungsp, Done 
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You know it makes sense.
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ianbradders, Leave tomorrow, than back in 2 weeks, then again in march and april
F for Friday and FOG!!
Rather a damp day, rain and snow falling at odd times, with very soft snow everywhere, spent whole day in les carroz as could not see anything anywhere else!!
All runs rather soft, but so much snow its fun..... Black under gron a bit stoney at the top (not that you could see them!!)
Leave tomorrow, then back in a while, but will have not much net access, so someone else to do the updates for a while?
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Thanks Jivebaby - really helpful - I'll getting booking - 2 weeks to go 
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Poster: A snowHead
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We are out in Samoen on Tuesday evening for 3 days on the snow. I will do reports if I can get Wi-Fi.
Still undecided on Skipass Grand Massif, or just the Skipass Massif. Comments at this stage anyone.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Fri 27-01-12 21:33; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Flying out tomorrow But not until late, so not on the snow until Sunday. I'll try my best to update, but my version is kind of: "Yay there was snow! I didn't die!" and "Boo, the rocks at Tete trashed my new skis because I don't have the m4d skillz to avoid them..."
But I'll try! (Also, this year, I will actually make it to Flaine! Rather than spending a day seeing how fast I can get down the Dahu...)
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snowing like crazy at the moment, very fine but rather heavy, should be good tomorrow............
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ringingmaster, have you calculated the price difference?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ringingmaster we have bought both in past. Depending on weather and queues can take awhile to get across to Flaine and it's really expensive to eat there. IMHO there is plenty of excellent skiing in massif area without going to Flaine esp if only got three days. As was said check the price difference. Or you could always upgrade one day if you wanted to try Flaine.
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Thanks ianbradders, snowmam,
The diffence is about 40 € for the two of us, but we are doing an extra 3 days on an ultra tiny budget (£90 flights, £60 car, locally borrowed skis, 100€ hotel, packed lunches etc etc) if the snow is poor, then we will include the Flaine pass, but hope not to.
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Well if you are on such a tight budgetringingmaster, i would not stretch to it. You certainly will not be short of runs to do.
Last week we only got a Flaine pass one day, admittedly we were only out half days so we could get back to ski with wives and kids in Les Carroz but that will work out a similar amount of snow hours as you will be having.
Ultimately it depends whether you are the kind of people who "NEED" to tick off every piste on the map, if not, enjoy the rest of this stunning area as though Flaine isn't even there (apart from dropping in and back out on Grand Vans.
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ringingmaster, Last week i didn't go to flaine once, I have a season pass so could have , but there is actually so much in the rest of the area just didn't get there!
Talking about snow............as i left this morning at 9.30am lots of fresh had fallen in village, estimate about 20cm ish, so should be more higher as early in the evening it rained in les carroz..
.................problem with today was i was on a plane
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carroz,
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problem with today was i was on a plane
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I feel your pain, when we had the same last saturday after Friday nights big dump.
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ringingmaster - I'd stay with the Massif if you're on a budget
Spent today around Morillon, Carroz even though I'm based in Flaine - making the most of it while the snow is so good
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