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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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rob@rar, ......... if the hat fits ........ 
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rob@rar, Is the person in the light blue jacket (middle pic) about to go A over T? 
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I'm in Peisey on Sunday for a week. My previous holiday was in Meribel last April, so I should feel at home!
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Had a wonderful afternoon's skiing Cloud base was around 2400m so it was tricky trying to find a compromise between good snow and good visibility. Spent all afternoon on two pistes (Golf and Clocheret) and had them more or less to myself. Found a brilliant mix of snow conditions which was great for playing around and doing exercises (adjusting timing, stance, and experimenting with pressure, edging and leg rotation). Snow conditions varied from small, slushy bumps, soft pisted snow, heavy off-piste and most things in between. It was good snow for giving you confidence to get on your edges and letting the skis run, although the conditions would punish you if you tried to twist the ski in the soft snow (lots of people catching edges and getting dumped sideways).
Tomorrow is forecast to be sunny and even warmer. Head high is the order of the day, so I'm going up to Tignes/Val hopefully to watch the downhill, but if that gets cancelled I'll ski around the Espace Killy.
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It's snowing! Started about 20 minutes ago and is coming down quite heavy. I can't work out where the snowline is, but the thermometer on my balcony (at 1800m) reads +1.4° so I guess the snow line can't be too far below me.
I didn't see any forecast with snow in it for today. Has somebody been doing a vigorous snowdance while sacrificing a goat?
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It snowed quite heavily for an hour, but the stopped with just a few flakes on and off during the day. It didn't make much more than a cosmetic difference to slopes above 1900m.
A good day skiing, made somewhat more challenging by poor visibilty from time to time as the cloud came in. Snow conditions varied with altitude and aspect, ranging from heavy spring snow on lower slopes, icy and bumpy at medium altitudes and good quality at the top of the domain. If you are prepared to look for it there is nice skiing to be had. It has cooled considerably over the last 24 hours, with local forecast seeing heavy snow and bitterly cold temps from tomorrow evening.
Had an enjoyable day skiing with JimW and his group. Covered a fair amount of terrain looking for good snow and good visibility, from first lift to last. Almost missed the links back to 1800 (was half way up the Aiguille Rouge when I realised I had 15 minutes to catch the lifts to 1800!) - after a long day's skiing the thigh burn as I scooted back to home was quite intense 
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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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Pistes were much icier today than they were in the last three or four days. The warm weather over the weekend followed by a proper freeze over night have taken their toll on snow quality. Pistes below 1800m are all man-made thin snow, with lots of patches of ground poking through. Above this level snow cover is pretty good with most pistes open, although everything below about 2800m is quite icy with mounds of granular snow to trip up skiers not paying much attention to where they are going.
Noticeably colder today, and temps dropped as the day went on and the cloud cover thickened. The forecast snow will improve conditions significantly, so fingers crossed for a decent dump.
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Is there anybody in the resort that can give an update on conditions? Let's hope it's still snowing hard 
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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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Scooter, first sign of snow on the 1950 webcam was at 3pm, not much doing for an hour but by 5pm it was going quite well and last shot of the night at 8pm looked pretty good as well.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Bungle, Thanks. When it's a nightime fall it's difficult to keep track on what's happening. Just have to be patient and see what the morning reports have to say.
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Scooter, that webcam updates at 7am (UK time) tomorrow - viewable here. I'm at 1950 from Saturday so very happy to see the snow today - should stay cold and keep it in reasonable condition for a few days as well.
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Scooter, excellent timing on your trip - that webcam has failed to update so far this morning but www.ski-lesarcs.com is reporting 40cm of fresh snow at 3000, 25cm at 2000 and 15cm at 1800 and -12c at Arc 2000 so staying cold at the moment.
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From the unluckiest man (not) in the resort...
We left this morning, having our bus and funicular journey delayed a bit by all the loverly fresh powder that no doubt is being enjoyed by everyone out there...but not us.
Was about 6 - 8" of fresh in the 2000 bowl , a bit of wind blow, but still looked a much better alternative to what had been on offer previously.
Having said that, although the light was flat a lot of the time, and no, you couldn't really get down to 1600, it wasn't a bad 4 days out there. Considerably better than had been led to believe from both this forum and the press in general - A big up to the pisteuers (sp?) for doing a fantastic job in the whole area.
Sure, mainly hard and icy, but if you found the right piste and the right time of day, perfectly acceptable skiing for almost 80% of the resort.
Temp today at 7 am was below -4C ( my ears were stinging, and the medical profession tell me that that means a max. of minus 4)
So no complaints, just jealousy really that I had to leave just when the snows came..
Fun skiing with Rob, and we got over to see Will in the Squirrel... although skis did take a bit of a hammering on the mud path that was Peisey.
But I suspect all that is behind them now. Snow down to the valley floor.
So, with cold temps, good snow pack, probably set fair for at least a couple of weeks, if not more.
Actually, the funicular 'incident' was a bit scary - something caused it to hit the emergency brakes at full tilt, spilling passengers and bags everywhere. Could have resulted in injuries, and we have already discussed amongst my group, suitable arrangements of soft bags and parents for maximum protection when we will be using it next time out with small children. Just in case.
No real explanation other than " technical fault", it then took 40 mins to get down the normal 5 min journey. Despite this, we then saw them continue to run the service, but still going v.v. slowly. Not at all sure what was going on. Anyone with insider info, love to hear the news.
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sproggski, .......happy days....
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Any news from Les Arcs?
I am there for a week from Saturday.
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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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Conditions pretty good on piste from what I've heard. I'll do a first hand snow report on Friday.
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BernardC, saw your "Hunt the Squirrel" letter in Ski and Board ! 
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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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Very enjoyable conditions in Les Arcs today, including the runs down to the low parts of the domain at Peisey and Vallandry. Snow was mostly in good condition on piste, although until midday there were lots of small icy patches which meant you had to keep your wits about you when skiing quickly. In the afternoon the snow had softened in the spring-like temperatures and it really was blissful skiing. It was perfect weather all day, and I'm now sitting on the balcony watching the parapentes go overhead Just about all the domain is open, with almost no lift queues and the calm before the half-term storm on piste. Temperatures are due to cool slightly over the next day or two, and hopes of fresh snow from the middle of next week.
Had a great day meeting up with several snowHeads. Shadowed a lesson with John from New Generation this morning, then to the Flying Squirrel for a fab burger and to meet Skanky and BernardC. Skied with the guys this afternoon, and off to La Plagne this evening to partake of some of Bernard's culinary adventures.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Thanks for the info!
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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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Fab pictures Rob - looks lovely out there!!! We wont be out for a bit coz we are off to Zermatt for half term.. But hey - getting really excited coz our appartment is up to the roof now.. The other English couple buying there sent us some pictures. Hopefully from next season we'll be able to come and play more!!!!!! Have a great trip. xxx
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| jayne durham wrote: |
| ... getting really excited coz our appartment is up to the roof now.. The other English couple buying there sent us some pictures. Hopefully from next season we'll be able to come and play more!!!!!! |
Excellent news. Bet you can't wait! Have a great time in Zermatt
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Yet another lovely day weather wise, although mild temperatures are doing the snow no favours. Quite icy in the morning, softening up in the afternoon heat. It reached 7°C on my balcony at 1800m today, so spring like conditions across the domain. Slightly busier on the slopes and one or two lift queues, but nothing more than three or four minutes long. Most pistes and most lifts are open, so loads of skiing available. Even the runs down to the lower villages are doing OK, but south facing slopes are suffering more and more. The snowline on the south-facing side of the Tarentaise is shockingly high 
Had a great lesson with John Thomas from New Generation in Vallandry. He was able to hone in on a couple of fundamental aspects of my skiing which need improvement, suggested a couple of useful drills to focus on those aspects and has a great teaching style: very encouraging, but also letting you know what needs to be improved. Definitely recommended
Some photos from around the domain today:
Good snow conditions on the black 'écureuils' above Peisey
Looking down the red 'ours', also above Peisey
The snow park above Arc 1600 was in full swing today, including a couple of very large table top jumps
Final run of the day on the black 'fond blanc' with some unnecessarily large moguls on it!
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jayne durham,
Jayne
Your block does seem to be making progress
Is your apt in the block on the Lidl side
Didn't see a lot of activity around it last week but progress has been made since christmas
Will you be over in the summer?
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FAQ
I've just got back today from a week at 1800 and can confirm that the piste conditions are good.
