 Poster: A snowHead
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pam w,
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| Are those pistes really icy, or just very hardpacked? |
Haven't found them that icy, more hard packed, softening up mid morning if you can soften up in -5?. Briefly went down to low on the La Plagne side to Montchavin on Sunday and that is the iciest place in the whole of La Plagne/Les Arcs and it was in really good nick. An odd bare(ish) patch showing up but its not as bad as I thought it would be  . Looking out the window and now snowing quite hard. Will update later got to get ready and get 3 kids ready for lessons.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks for info - will be good that he can meet up - instead of playing scrabble with us 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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if you can soften up in -5
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snigger snigger, chortle chortle - I should say so 
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JimW - cheers mate, the trans arc is defo the way forward then that will work out well, now all we need if some fresh stuff around the 16th then happy days!!
guys thanks for the heads on the walking boots, thankfully they have that all sorted as they went off to get some the other day.
How are the roads up to 1950 at the mo, pretty clear?
I hear there is some fresh stuff today and tomorrow, enjoy.
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we are coming out on saturday...lets hope for more snow - any more forecast?????
just a quick question, we are staying in 1600 and wondered if we took the bus to 1800 could we ski back to 1600 without using a lift pass? i know there are free weekend lifts and with the credit crunch just trying to save a bit of cash, but not sure of which run would take us back?????
thanks 
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| macduff wrote: |
| we are staying in 1600 and wondered if we took the bus to 1800 could we ski back to 1600 without using a lift pass? |
No, it's not possible without two bus rides and walking uphill for about 20 minutes, and if you do that all you'll be able to access is a very dull blue piste.
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Ok thanks...it looked quite simple on the map!!! And dull blues are good for a beginner like me!!
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| Some photos from the balcony. |
Wow, truly ski in/out. Looks great. Hope the nanny's toe gets better.
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thefatcontroller, How long did it take you to drive down to the Super U?
Frostthesnowy The fats front door is even closer to the chairlift than mine 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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thefatcontroller, great phots - not at all envious of your pad. Any chance you could pop the key under mat so I could pop in for coffee when over that way next week
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You know it makes sense.
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thefatcontroller, Good to hear your place is finished. I hate taking photos with cold hands so do keep them coming. Not much fun today you did the right thing going shopping. Very cold, icy, fresh snow made no difference, to little. Hope we get the promised dump tonight it seems like everyone but us is getting some right now. When do you guys leave, let's try to meet for a beer while you are out.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Mouth wrote: |
| We always dribve to BSM and super U for our weekly shop as it is cheaper than up the mountains. |
Did a very minor shop in the sherpa in 2000 and got a bill for 83 euro
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Boredsurfing wrote: |
| thefatcontroller, How long did it take you to drive down to the Super U |
Think it took about 30-35 mins coming back up?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| snowcrazy wrote: |
| When do you guys leave, let's try to meet for a beer while you are out. |
Leaving Saturday, back last week of March without the kids. Think when we come back we will be able to use your services as rob@rar made me aware of the benefits of SCGB guiding.
For those interested been snowing lightly now for a few hours.
Russian Xmas today I think, fireworks lightly in 1950. So many Russians around.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| snowcrazy wrote: |
| thefatcontroller, Good to hear your place is finished. I hate taking photos with cold hands so do keep them coming. Not much fun today you did the right thing going shopping. Very cold, icy, fresh snow made no difference, to little. |
Sums up the conditions perfectly if you ask me.
We spent the majority of the day on the lower lifts (p-v sector) and low in 1800 - if you went to the top of the vagere then you froze. Still good that the arpette is not completely rammed...
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| Brand new shop opened up in the new building beside the Lanchettes chair |
Does that place have 10-pin bowling? I skied past it en route to the Lanchettes and vaguely remember seeing a big bowling sign?
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| Brand new shop opened up in the new building beside the Lanchettes chair |
Does that place have 10-pin bowling? I skied past it en route to the Lanchettes and vaguely remember seeing a big bowling sign? |
Yes thats the one, got a bowling alley. Ain't gone into it, bowling wiht kids is my idea of hell  . Seems it has been built for seasonal workers. Thought I hadn't seen them advertised for sale.
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7am here in Arc 2000. Doens't look like it snowed much during the night  . mrsfatcontrollers's toe still sore, not sure if we will ski today.
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bertie bassett, your gilet is here
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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.
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thefatcontroller, Where's the Russian?
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You know it makes sense.
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Fantastic pictures! -18 explains why I was a tad chilly on the chair lifts this afternoon as we were over in La Plagne.
More snow is definitely needed. Lots of very hard pack on the lower runs - and some blacks very stony and thin
Still - It was nice skiing with good vis and sunshine - so not all bad. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Fantastic pictures! -18 explains why I was a tad chilly on the chair lifts this afternoon as we were over in La Plagne.
More snow is definitely needed. Lots of very hard pack on the lower runs - and some blacks very stony and thin
Still - It was nice skiing with good vis and sunshine - so not all bad.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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So are the conditions for skiing really bad - you all make worrying reading for a beginner!!???
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| macduff wrote: |
| So are the conditions for skiing really bad - you all make worrying reading for a beginner!!??? |
For a beginner they are very good, a little icy maybe but coverage everywhere. Its the off pisters who are moaning like hell as everwhere is tracked out
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Sorry Macduff - dont worry you'll have a great time. When I first learnt - it was April in Andorra - and looking back on it the piste was brick hard and I still loved it. Dont think I felt nice snow for about 3 years!! But we just get fussier.
The area is amazing. High up is still really lovely - and lower down is still good considering there hasnt been snow for a while because the cold temperatures have kept it.
We just all fancy a big dump of powder
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For those interested its started snowing lightly in Arc 2000 about an hour ago. Its light but better than nothing and I will let you know in the morning if it was more than nothing 
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thanks for the reassuring notes!!! Im sure it will be a blast!!!!! And we are praying for snow!!! 
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thefatcontroller, The black on the glacier looked fun.... 
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I'm trying to figure out which skis to hire since I can't take my own sets and so need to cope with just 1 pair this time! I'll be there next Friday and so far anything narrow with stacks of edge hold seems to be the way to go based on current reports - wish I could take my sl skis lol.
Intersport have Volkl Tigershark 10fts which might be up to it but was really hoping for at least SOME off piste
£100 for 8 days rental is also crazy.
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thefatcontroller, Is it really a glacier off Aguille Rouge?... not noticed it being so (at least not on the front side where the piste is) when there in the summer. I know the piste map calls it Glacier du Varet, but I'm not really convinced! Perhaps I need to look harder...
9 days and counting...
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