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Les 2 Alpes glacier closed this week and not open for fall skiing.
Glacier almost gone.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Whitegold, your "news" is anything but, see previous posts on this thread 17 days ago. The glacier is very much there, just short of skiable snow atm.
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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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The lifts closed yesterday after opening for mountain biking for Toussaint. It's been hiking weather again, I'm going to La Bérarde again tomorrow to walk to Vallon du Chardon. Due to snow a fair bit over the weekend with freezing level down to 1000m. Countdown to winter opening on 2nd December starts now.
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@Claude B
How is the atmosphere in the village? Is everybody confident that by 2nd of december the glacier will be ski-ready?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@dries_v, Everyone was shocked at Toussaint closing as it was the first ever time. A friend a pisteur has been pointing out that the glacier has been in similarly bad conditions in the past. Who knows the weather changes so quickly up here.
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Let's hope for the best. Probably coming the 20th of january, things will be much better by then I guess 
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Last year it snowed a lot in November and very little again until after New Year. We're due a decent winter 😊
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Lovely pics, fingers crossed for the snow this weekend.
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It started raining heaviy about 3.30am and continued for the rest of the night, heavily enough to wake me. At 7.30 when I woke the snowline was about 1800m, now snowing in resort. Must have been a lot higher up. I'll take some photos when I can see something, very murky atm.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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webcams looking better with all that snow. Loving the snow line visible on the hill above resort.
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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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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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| davidof wrote: |
| Les Deux Alpes have decided not to open the glacier this autumn for skiing due to its poor condition. . |
nooooooooo.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@mihaid, it did look rather snowless. Looking a bit better now on webcams but could do with mo snow.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice photos Claude B, hope you have a good season...............
More importantly please keep up with the piccys..............it makes the nights at work go a tad faster
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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best get out now in case it melts, like last year.
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@davidof, nice
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@davidof, hoping to over weekend 
Last year's dump in November was bigger it was possible to ski back to resort for a couple of days after skinning up. Atm need to drive up to Crete.
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> Last year's dump in November was bigger it was possible to ski back to resort for a couple of days after skinning up.
yes good point and that's my impression too. A good half a meter last year, around 30cm this year. Maybe it is a good sign?
Should be a bit more snow over the weekend but it will be quite warm tomorrow.
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| davidof wrote: |
best get out now in case it melts, like last year. |
I like your thinking! If there's snow on the ground, might as well slay it and carve it up! Don't let it go to waste!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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It has been warmer over the weekend with some rain in resort which must have fallen as snow higher. All changing now with a storm coming in, snow and a strong northerly wind. 30cm forecast in resort overnight 😊
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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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Keep the updates on snow levels coming please. They are very helpful in deciding whether to make the long trip down there in mid December!
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You know it makes sense.
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I'm working in resort today and you can see the lower slopes where the snow has blown off. Very cold
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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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I see from 2alpes.net that the folks in charge at LDA are going to allow snowscoots on the slopes (Jandri only I think)
I’m personally hoping this more enlightened position will also include the use of ski bikes or ski bobs (google brentner ski bike to see what I mean) .
I could never understand why these were banned when dangerous pursuits things like skiing with kites are allowed. I had heard that there was a serious accident involving one at some stage but not sure if that is true.
Up until now we have had to go to other resorts to use them so hoping we won’t get turned away at the lifts this year!
If there is anyone in resort who knows any ski patrollers I would be interested in what they have to say on the subject.
Fingers crossed as ever for more snow in the next few weeks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@honeybadger, I've seen them in the past from time to time anyway. I've a mate who is a pisteur I'll ask when I see him.
I assume by Jandri only that's the Jandri Express gondola which opens up much of the mountain.
Do you mean speedriding? That's crazy I watch them in summer too from my balcony. Only a danger to themselves though not really others.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hi Claude,
This is what it says on 2alpesnet.com regarding snowscoots.
‘Also available to try on the mountain is the Snowscoot, which you may have seen in other resorts. It's a metal frame with two ski-like skids underneath and looks almost like a bike frame. You can use these on the Jandri Express blue piste from 3200 to 1600 metres’
So I’m guessing just on the two jandri gondolas.
That would be helpful if you could ask around so thanks in advance.
Yes re the speed riding thing looks great fun but my skiing wouldn’t be up to it .
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Still really cold with temperatures 0f -7 or 8 at night and never getting above freezing. Due to start snowing later today and continue on and off for the rest of the week.
Just a reminder that there is a free offpiste awareness course here every Tuesday. Theory followed by practise in the ARVA Park followed by a session with a guide skiing offpiste and digging snow holes, etc. Details (in french, cant find it in English atm), register at Tourist Office http://www.les2alpes.com/fr/glisse/la-freeride-attitude.html
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Surely the 2 items in the foreground a completely spurious?
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FAQ
Heavy rain turning to wet snow all morning. Too wet to settle lower but I think from about 2000m will have got a fair bit. Due to get colder with a little more snow over the next couple of days. We open next Saturday 
