 Poster: A snowHead
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Gosh what a lot of snow!! Starting to get a wee bit worried about the road/traffic situation, but since I'm not driving there's not much I can do about it. At this rate we might even have trouble getting up the A1 to Newcastle airport - forecast to snow quite a bit over the north east in the early hours...
Cheers for the Bruno recommendation btw - may well look him up.
Right, I'm off to pack! 1 sleep to go!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It is going to be awesome tomorrow
Pic shows Montachavin (1250m) at 4pm today.
Yesterday there were large patches of brown here.
Now look at it! And it was snowing then. It's probable snowing still.
But as SMALLZOOKEEPER mentions here, be careful out there this weekend guys. The avalanche risk must now be considerable
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Great conditions in La Plagne even some untracked powder still to be found, looking very good for the weekend with snow forecast for saturday night.
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thefatcontroller, How is the snow? Is there much left?
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Frosty the Snowman, SNOW... Its just stopped, powderfest fun everywhere !!!!
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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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thefatcontroller, Did the route to the North face of Bellcote look very warn from where you were on the glacier. We fancy another trip over there tomorrow if the weather holds up.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
Me again. Really tired today. Did the top black of Boiley this morning with a  . Her 3rd black  and what a 3rd. She did so well we went back up and they had opened Morbleu?. We took her down it. It was an enormous icy mogul field. She got down, when she gets back on line she can tell the story but she did brillant. It was just torture and hot, oh so hot but she will dine long, fine and hard on her achievement 
Went back down La Roche for lunch and then gave up to tired. Went up the glacier with the kids and visited the ice grotto for a break. More sno due tonight and the blacks of the glacier beckons. What an epic week  |
Well, that would be me I guess...   What a fantastic week - conditions were perfect, snow, sunshine, aching limbs and a red, peeling nose tell their own story....
As reported above I met up with thefatcontroller and mrsfatcontroller on the Monday for a lovely, cruisey day around Montchavin and a popper-busting lunch - thank you guys!
And then there was 'Black Thursday'..... The baptism of fire.....
It is definately true that I had done 2 blacks previously... one which was short... and one which probably should have been a red...  and then OH... MY..... GOD.....!! (mental note to self: only agree to ski with thefatcontroller for days of 'red practice' or better still 'green practice') 
What an experience!! I have never felt such fear, frustration, exhaustion and then ultimately such amazing exhileration and pride as I did on that run.
I would like to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to thefatcontroller, mrsfatcontroller and their friend for firstly skiing with me and secondly for their endless encouragement and limitless patience in giving me one of the most memorable experiences of my life! And that's not even including the slug of genepi they donated whilst I was spread-eagled in a panting heap at the bottom..
It was a pleasure to meet and ski with you guys... and any time you feel the need for a laugh and you have half a day spare to complete a single km of black run... just shout!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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sorry got the quote thing wrong 
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If there is anyone around that wants to join us for a trip down the North face of bellecote later this week PM asap.
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thefatcontroller, All look's pretty normal
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boredsurfin, Imagine how big it will all feel with the washing line back open next season 
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thefatcontroller, ah yes and the Villaroger Challenge will be on again!
When do you get to move in to your place BTW.
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boredsurfin, Should have contracts signed by the end of next week. Then they have to build the fecking thing but they are marketing it for next year so gives some hope it might be finished.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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thefatcontroller, Christmas 09
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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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thefatcontroller, I can't recognise any of those shots please help me out
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redrunmarcus, Charli939 took them but know the top one of me drying my armpit is 1/2 way down Les Etroits, 2nd and 3rd Glacier, def 3rd is Glacier?, last no idea
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You know it makes sense.
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redrunmarcus, 4th picture looking in the far distance at the top of the Colosses lift? Know as you ski down from that to Plagne Centre there is a restaurant half way along, which might be that building middle right?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thefatcontroller, Not sure I like being called a nutter, the north face is one of my favorite trips and they could be my tracks. Now you are going to be out here more and I hear you are getting into off piste, maybe one day they will be your tracks as well Hope to see you next season.
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thefatcontroller, look forward to your company some day soon
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