 Poster: A snowHead
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@Crosbie, never known it to close even up til Easter - they seem to keep Crêt open, even if it’s just a white stripe!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@andy from embsay, given you have to be a reasonably good skier to do the red off Grandes Combes, when traffic is low, and conditions aren't fantastic, I think they shut Grandes Combes knowing that those keen to do the red/black runs are quite able to hike to them from the top of Intrêts.
I'd say Grandes Combes is more to help out the "Hey! That was great! Let's do that again" crowd - who would otherwise have to get Prodains + Intrêts. And yeah, it also enabled the red/black skiers to go directly to their runs via Crôt + Grandes Combes - instead of joining the queues of bluers at Intrêts.
Anyway, I am talking about the last few weeks of the season.
And yes, the Crôt is a nice run even then, albeit eventually getting a bit slushy at the bottom. I'm not sure about the sharp right turn at the very bottom tho, where you have to schuss to make it to the Prodains cable car. Maybe they can smooth that right angle bend out a bit?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Crosbie wrote: |
| I'm not sure about the sharp right turn at the very bottom tho, where you have to schuss to make it to the Prodains cable car. |
You really don't, unless the slush is boot deep.
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@DJL, if you come to a halt at that corner (due to fallen skiers who flunked the banked turn, etc.), then it's a very gentle decline thereafter, and slow, spring snow doesn't help progress.
I guess they can't start cutting the forest down at that corner, so a right-angled turn it will long remain.
And all because they moved the cable car...
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| MHskier wrote: |
| Without having to read back the whole chat is there any other new lifts/runs this year other than Creux de la neige? |
New main lift out of Morgins, replacing the old 3-man Foilleuse chair with a state-of-the-art autonomous gondola, details here, but it doesn't really change the layout at the top, although possibly one will no longer be able to ski round the back of the lift station. I also note on that page a change to the Mossettes piste down towards les Crozets, changing it from a red to a blue.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Sat 28-10-23 10:13; edited 1 time in total
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Am heading up next week for a look around....which skis should I wax?
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Not a lift, but loads of new snowmaking kit been installed at Cret Beni in La Chapelle D'Abondance. On the other hand - and the south facing side of the valley - the Tromby lift at Braitaz has been removed.
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| Matt1959 wrote: |
| Not a lift, but loads of new snowmaking kit been installed at Cret Beni in La Chapelle D'Abondance. On the other hand - and the south facing side of the valley - the Tromby lift at Braitaz has been removed. |
Yeah, must make an effort to drive down and ski Cret Beni at some point. Did it one day many years back, before we moved here, and it was nice enough as I recall, but the lack of connections to any other skiing makes it slip the mind.
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@shep, titter you recall that day we skied Morzinnettes?
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@shep, that traverse absolutely terrified a mate of ours as he was convinced he was going to slide off and never be seen again. Years ago we also ended up too far left at the bottom, involving climbing down frozen waterfalls and other silliness.
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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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@shep, thanks for the experienced advice. I will look out for it next time I'm boarding up there - no doubt very tracked out by that time (I'm not a 'first lift, first tracks' type).
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| under a new name wrote: |
| @shep, titter you recall that day we skied Morzinnettes? |
Ah yes, that was an adventure! Last I saw that line is slowly re-foresting itself. Would need a deep base to be skiable now.
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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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Anyway - it looks like next weekend might see some snow down to 1500m or so? We’re popping out for the weekend on 23/11 so hoping for enough to do a short skin up slide down over at Chavannes amongst the DIY.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Chaletbeauroc, I think the Mossettes piste is going the other way - red to blue? It was a bit of a narrow steep track, presumably widening and making the angle a bit less steep?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@andy from embsay, Ooops. Brain fart. Post edited.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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First flakes to 1800 this morning have already melted, but can see lower snowline on same Fornet / Arare cam
@andy from embsay, yeah I think 1500 has a good shot end of week
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Just booked a bonus long weekend in Champery for mid-January ... staying at Le White hotel which looks nice. First time staying over the border - any recommendations for good restaurants in Champery please? Thanks.
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Quick heads up for anyone travelling to the Abondance valley......
The valley road from the roundabout up to Chevenoz is shut both ways because of rock falls, and the Vinzier to Chevenoz road is shut due to upgrading so it can cope with the extra traffic when the valley road is shut because of rock falls.
Diversion via Col du Corbier.
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A dusting in our garden in Morzine this morning. Snowline a bit lower than expected, I think? Bodes well for higher up.
Off to Chavannes shortly @polo?
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5cm on our terrace in La Chapelle d'Abondance at about 1150m.
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Yeah it’s nice to see but FL up to 2000 tomorrow and 1800m sunday. Doesn’t really drop again until early next week, so that’s when I’m planning to rip down the 200m stretch of soggy pow.
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@polo, indeed
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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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Decent amounts at avoriaz on the webcams - Presumably they'll harvest some of that into big piles like someone suggested they do with the guns running or is that for after the base being established naturally?
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How lovely to see the front neige in Les Gets covered in snow again ...
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You know it makes sense.
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| franga wrote: |
| How lovely to see the front neige in Les Gets covered in snow again ... |
just checked it out. Now there is a sight for sure eyes. 
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1500m up is tempting. Tried to pick a wide angle so as not to attract the webcam police.
I've definitely ridden these "depths" in the past but needs another 10cm to fill in some more dips and prevent base damage. So placing bets that by monday there will be better value-for-meters.
GFS keen on a 1650 ish FL on Sunday with heavy downpours.....30-40mm, but that's the most optimistic case.
WRF more like 1750 and lighter, but does drop into monday.
Arpege is a disaster with 1850-1900 all the way to monday
So high stakes....I may regret not taking out the ol rock hopper today but timing didnt work anyway.....also warming up mid week so it's a short window
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Poster: A snowHead
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| MHskier wrote: |
| Decent amounts at avoriaz on the webcams - Presumably they'll harvest some of that into big piles like someone suggested they do with the guns running or is that for after the base being established naturally? |
I've never seen them do that with natural snow early on......normally they only make piles of artificial snow for exposed areas and trying to set a base.
And then end of season, especially lower down, they will scrape the side-piste if needed to patch up any gaps.
Hammering it down again this evening in the lower valleys.....FL should drop quickly, will be good if it lasts
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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?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@polo, good effort! 
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@jonm, Took some convincing alright.....a gale blew in as we were driving up the hill, weather was testing our resolve....but thankfully cleared up long enough for a short hike. Stopped off in Esserts for Apres ski to meet my sons girlfriends parents.....they naturally thought we were bonkers. Asked us if there was anyone else up there, we said yeah one other person....to which they replied, English? Probably.
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| Matt1959 wrote: |
| Not a lift, but loads of new snowmaking kit been installed at Cret Beni in La Chapelle D'Abondance. On the other hand - and the south facing side of the valley - the Tromby lift at Braitaz has been removed. |
Gutted about the Tromby. You could have that lift virtually to yourself in early January.
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@mikeycharlton, You and me both!
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Had a message yesterday from Alessandro, an instructor I had a lesson with back in 2020 through Supreme, to say he'd gone independent this year and was running lessons through Maison Sport.
Just doing my bit to let you all know that, and if you fancy a lesson, I'd recommend him.
We spent 2hrs together and he was a good instructor. Italian, but spoke really good English. He used a gopro during the lesson and we looked back through the videos on the lift on the way back up. For sure, I could see and feel a difference in my skiing after those 2hrs.
Anyway, good deed for the day done.
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and no-one will find you in there if anything happens... 
. It's about as extreme as you'd want "ski-agricole" to get 
