 Poster: A snowHead
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abc,
Not sure about relative numbers when the marmottes are seen but I should think a lot more walkers see them than skiers. They don't appear much on the snow more on the grass as the snow is dissapearing and so are the skiers. They teem in the summer when there are quite a few walkers in the popular bits.
22 dropout,
There was marmotte on the menu in one mountain restaurant I went into on the gibier menu. Bit pricey for tasting though. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Not exactly a Marmotte, but this little cutie strolled past our window this evening
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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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Walking in the Alps and Dolomites it is quite common to get within a few yards of marmottes, they are not particularly bothered by humans - though they always notice you as they post prominent lookouts, and you can hear the alarm call from miles away. Was quite amusing in the Dolomites in an area of WWI fortifications to see a marmotte manning a lookout post, and on the alarm call the others scurried for shelter in the disused trenches while the lookout remained at his post! Years ago we even fed a marmotte cheese slices by hand on the walk up to the Monte Rosa hut - it would come up and rest it's front feet on your leg and take food out of your hand.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| 22 dropout wrote: |
| I've heard that they do not taste good. Can anyone vouch for that? |
That's marmite you're thinking of.
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The ski resort Whistler is so named after them.
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Spotted a Marmotte on the Palafour section yesterday.
Spring must be coming 
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saw several last week in risoul especially around the snowpark area near the resort base. Also saw one when skiing over to Vars one day. i love'em.
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stewart woodward, Should be lots by the time we get there on the 24th then.
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My first marmot of the season, spotted up on the Galibier yesterday
a bit tough, not much meat and probably needed a bit more cooking time. Marmot cooking follows the old lesson of "first kill your marmot" - they are pretty vicous when cornered and the front teeth have been known to severe major arteries leaving the marmot hunter to bleed to death in the snow.
Anyway here is an old Maurienne recipe for Marmotte a l'Orange:-
Separate the intestines and clean the body removing hair. Rub inside of carcasse with salt. Cut 1 half of orange into quarters and put in marmot cavity with thyme, marjoram, parsley, and 4 onion wedges. Fill body with preheated hot stones and seal tightly. The marmot meat is cooked by the heat of stones from inside but you can put the carcasse on a bbq for additional cooking. When done, the marmot meat is very tender and tastes like wild duck, cut into strips and serve with new potatos and fennel.
Ingredients (5 servings):
1 medium marmot
Salt
Cooking gear:
From small to medium sized smooth stones
Firewood
Cooking time:
Approximately 1.5 hours
next week's recipe: flame grilled Dahu.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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the front teeth have been known to severe major arteries leaving the marmot hunter to bleed to death in the snow.
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how frightfully unsporting.
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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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I can recommend casseroled marmot, if anyone is interested.
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| davidof wrote: |
and clean the body removing hair. |
How? Or did you mean skin it, which I imagine would be easy judging from experience with rabbits and hares.
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You know it makes sense.
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so, when riding the lifts and I see loads of paw prints are they not from Marmottes?
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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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HH, depends what prints you see. Mountain hares are quite common
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Poster: A snowHead
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HH, lots from chamois too. and foxes, sometimes. Bouquetins. Dahu.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| snowball wrote: |
| davidof wrote: |
and clean the body removing hair. |
How? Or did you mean skin it, which I imagine would be easy judging from experience with rabbits and hares. |
It could be a bit like shaving a beaver 
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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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With all this mild weather has anybody spotted a Marmott yet 
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Cue more beaver jokes!
I`ve got to tell my daughter that people eat marmotts now you`ve resurrected this thread,stewart woodward,
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Shimmy Alcott, marmots kip under the snow all winter, so probably not. They wake up when it gets warm, which is why you might see them getting out of bed early during a warm spell. They generally get back under the duvet as soon as it gets chilly again.
Can we decide which language to use regarding these critters please? Marmot = English, marmotte = French.
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