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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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TallTone, I'm sure we'll get some skiing in, the reports up top look pretty good. I only want the snow down low so I can do some sliding in my bum with my little 'un. His first time in the white stuff (we hope!) 
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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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Back to the top.
Bit of grass showing on the webcam. Still 16 days for it to dump though 
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johnboy, If you really want to scare yourself then have a look here and then scroll down to the most recent pics.. Dont worry though as there will be plenty of snow for your arrival
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Looking across to La Ros from Arc 2000 (with the naked eye rather than Pete's superlong lens) the snow looks considerably worse than in those photos from a couple of weeks ago. Warm temps and cloudless days have taken their toll on south-facing slopes, which is most of the La Ros domain I think. Conditions should be much better on the La Thuile side though, and next week's forecast snow should help a lot.
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Frosty the Snowman,
Looks pretty crap, but fingers crossed
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Some more photos of La Rosiere taken by PG yesterday, all from Arc 2000. Here, here and here.
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rob@rar, At the bottom of the page are photos from yesterday. la Thuile has indeed 3 runs listed as open right down to 1400m, it also has far greater cannon coverage, and the link is open
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Frosty the Snowman, oops  Sorry, didn't scroll all the way down to that page.
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o]rob@rar[/b], I am wishing I hadn't. Much prefer the od photos. That lens is amazing; on you second link is a photo of the top of the Roches Noir chair lift. Its bleedin miles away but you can see some folks not angulating enough 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Been to La Rosiere from the 16th - 23rd.
La Rosiere, snow is terrible, rocks, grass, main red closed from top to bottom, sent around a blue run, which by the end the week very bad.
BUT La Thuile brilliant skied there everyday, up the main chair across to the Fort Chair lift, and the snow was wonderful from then on.
The bellecombeI and II were great fun, rollercoaster blues In La Thuile you could only ski to the Gondola station and no lower, but the snow cannons were
on in the town, so it looked like they were going to open.
The main Chair lift the Chaz Dura Express was being setup.
Biggest problem with La Rosiere was lack of snow cannons (something to do with not having there own water supply, so I was told).
Then the wind just seemed to blow the stuff away. By the afternoon it was like skiing from sheet ice to duned snow not fun.
The nursery slope was being maintained by trucks bringing in snow from somewhere.
The town of La Rosiere, very pleasent, locals very friendly, a family orientated resort without a doubt.
Les Eucherets around the corner was just grass, with the main chair taking people up was working.
Still had a great weeks skiing.
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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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blytht, My thoughts were with you as it was looking rough. Sounds like La Thuile saved the hioliday for you, and without most of the best bits being open. Glad you had a good time.
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Starting to panic a bit now! Went to La Ros last year 15-22 Jan - super conditions, lots of snow and a couple of fresh dumps while we were there. Going the same week this year 14-21 Jan and am getting very worried!
The pictures look bloody awful! I'm booked in for a week of lessons with ESF, god knows what will happen if the snow doesn't improve. i guess just have to hope that La Thuile hangs on in there and we can get a full week in on that side.
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You know it makes sense.
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magic_hat, Dont worry the snow is on its way. Only the link runs have been opened in the Col area and with a bit more snow they should be open. From what blytht, says itakly is in good nick. Its all irrellevant as there is a big dump ariving next few days.
johnboy, and his better half are in resort same time as you
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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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I was under the impression that La Ros had perfect snow from 1 Dec to 31 May? Have I been mis-informed?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Its all irrellevant as there is a big dump ariving next few days.
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I hope you were touching wood when you said that, Frosty the Snowman. Don't tempt the snow god.
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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?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Frosty the Snowman, Thanks mate, I have to say I had a fantastic time, I joined up with Bridgit Jones family, they have a 10 year old son (No fear and all that!!), he made me ski my socks off finding jumps, hockey stopping within inches the normal drill, great fun, absolutely skied out by the end of the day.
There is a bar I think is was called Le Clays, had three life size statues inside, one of Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, and some pirate bloke 
They were the friendliest french people I have ever meet. Not one word of english was spoken but we got by (and pissed!!) Cheers Bruno 
The Petit Danones bar upstairs was a good place also, beer was bloody horrible (Faxe!!) but the shots soon covered the taste.
The journey back was the biggest nightmare I have ever had. The flight from Grenoble was cancelled till the next day Christmas Eve 
Thought I was not going to make it back for Christmas.
I have to say though the Crystal Reps were very good, they did there best and made a terrible situation bearable. But it definitely gives a vote to the DIY traveller.
A number of people jumped on the two remaining flights back to England that night Ryanair to STN and XL to LGW. But in the end the overnight stop in a Novotel was
not to bad. Got back around 20 hours late
Looking forward to Saalbach (26th Jan) with CharlatanEFC, Nick_C, Fenlandskier.......................
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| You have indeed been mis-informed. La Rosiere is just an ordinary ski resort with reasonable altitude and a good snow depth record. |
Indeed! It also has very sunny slopes because of its southerly aspect, which is great if it's cold and there's lots of snow but if conditions are marginal that side of the Espace Bernardo suffers badly (as PG's photos show - on the opposite side of the valley in Arc 2000 there is no such problem).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Frosty the Snowman,
magic hat is staying in the same place as us
blytht,
Thanks for the report. Hopefully a bit of snow in the next few days will sort things out
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| johnboy wrote: |
Frosty the Snowman,
magic hat is staying in the same place as us
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Looks like magic hat is in for a fun week then. I have not visited Lo Reindet restaurant on Piste & in La Thuile. I expect a full report 
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from what i could see from les arcs it was looking very green but i didnt have a great view
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| Tom Lowe wrote: |
| from what i could see from les arcs it was looking very green but i didnt have a great view |
Just back from Les Arcs. Although snow conditions weren't good, most of the resort was open and it was even possible to ski down to the lower altitude villages (albeit on manmade snow).
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Looks like La Ros will get a decent amout of snow tomorrow/ tuesday.
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| johnboy wrote: |
| Looks like La Ros will get a decent amout of snow tomorrow/ tuesday. |
Fingers crossed...!
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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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i thought it was quite good actually rob@rar was suspecting it to be awful but turned out to be brilliant although admitedly it was more like easter conditions
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I've just got back from our first trip to La Ros, and while the snow was pretty poor we had a great time (the worst christmas in years, no-one could remember it as bad, just our luck > , certainly by the end of the week the worst conditions I've seen). It's a lovely place, with fantastic weather & view, and really nice layout to the pistes - if only more had been open! The best snow was on the north side of the Fort and in Italy, but you're due a big delivery of white stuff over Monday and Tuesday and with the weather FINALLY shifting there's bound to be more snow coming along soon. They worked really hard to manage the snow and under the circumstances did a great job. With the amount coming in over the next few days I wouldn't worry at all...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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la Rosiere looking pretty good now... see current web cam image in Frosty's post above. been like that now since yesterday - hopefully plenty of the white stuff falling and sticking!
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Poster: A snowHead
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magic_hat,
Think we will be OK now
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Website quoting 100cm at 2400m and 75cm at 1850m
Webcam looks great
Forecast is for more snow tomorrow
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Got back on Sat from a week in La Rosiere. Thank God for hire skis!! They were absolutely battered by the end of the week. Rocks and grass everywhere in France, the happier side of things were the conditions in La Thuile (La Rosiere was deserted during the day barring the nursey slopes and ski school). There were few people in the whole resort, including Italy. Conditions aside, we had a great time, would have liked to ride the Fontain Froid, but no chance! Even with their worst conditions in years (apparently they had a town meeting about keeping the reort open last Wednesday), there were no queues, snow to play in, good skiing to be had. I know someone may come on and say how poor it was, and La Rosiere was poor, Italy had only a small proportion of runs open, but there was snow, there was fun to be had, and yes.... I have seen the webcams today and I know the Fontain Froid is now open, but so what, I got a tan drinking my vin chaud at 2000m in a t-shirt on Xmas day!! It can't be all bad!
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pitchski, Now i know why your PM is still in my outbox....YOU WERE SKIING. Glad you had a good time. Out of interedst did you insure the hire skis?
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Well 3 folks had shocking snow, but still had a great time. Good to see such positive attitudes.
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The pistes look pretty deserted today at 4.00pm and the conditions look fantastic
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pitchski, I can't wait to go - sure if the snow is bad the bars still open!
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Off to La Ros this Sunday and am so glad to see the snow! Forecast is for more snow each day til next Thursday and 1C or below temps so am looking forward to a great week. Glad to be hiring skis as well.
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Looks like it's snowing again
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Hunsbury, Have a great time - let us know how you get on
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