 Poster: A snowHead
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This does look very very nice !!!
Nice pictures. Nice to read about routes i also did last years.
Am in stfoy in the first week of febr. Do you think it is possible to get into a group with a guide.
Am with the fam. but no offpiste partners who can go with me.
And what is stfoy without going off the piste...
Have read about big avalanche in the lanchette on the les arcs "mountain". Dangerous conditions in stfoy too?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sainte Foy isn't too dangerous for avalanches at the moment. The big snowfall at the start of this week caused a lot of natural slides which cleared out some of the existing instability. I did Fogliettaz yesterday and I'm still alive...
Definitely possible to get in a group with a guide. Speak to Yoann Colliat at ZigZags or Alex Rippe (both listed on the Sainte Foy tourist office site).
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Just thought I'd drop by with a swift update. Couple of smallish snowfalls in the last 10 days or so, nothing now since Wednesday, hoping for a few cm tonight.
Conditions are excellent though. Weather is cold and clear, pistes are immaculate, still the odd powder stash to be found and the snow has stayed good with the low temperatures. I rode the Cross on Thursday and the West Face (Epaule) today. Both in brilliant nick (cross had some of the best conditions I've ever seen on it).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks for update , Looks like theres no serious snowfall coming before my next trip out 4th Feb , will have to dust the Skins off if we are to find some Powder .
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We're off this Friday on night ferry and on the slopes for Sunday bright and early! Saw that there was 6cm due in Saturday night so fingers crossed and all that. Stevo - how cold is it there to ski in - normally its a t-shirt and jacket but last year thought it was actually pretty cold, according to the temps it IS pretty cold - what do you think...? Keep the updates coming...well for 3 more days anyway!
flog
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Were coming out this week coming, though we'll be Skiing from the Saturday if all goes to plan, it looks like it going to be cold though!!
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Cptsideways, Glad to see Dorset is de-camping to Foy! I hope you're not Del who I'm going with!!!!
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I'm not Del but a Declan, no doubt we'll be bumping into each other sometime during the week, I'll be on my little skis or the Monoboard if I get bored snowboarding 
Any updates on the snowage?, forcast looks like fresh powder for Saturday wooohooo
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Snowing hard most of today, still belting down (getting heavier!).
flog873347, it's bloody freezing!
Cptsideways, we don't allow your kind here. There is a sniper tower with instructions to take out bladers and monoskiers. As well as all those "Val d'Isere instructors who ski Sainte Foy on their day off." 
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plenty of powder here getting well tracked though, spent much of today being crap on the snowboard and suffering badly
Can you still rent a snow bike in the village that was hilarious fun last year I fancy some drifting action
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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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Fresh 2" of dusty powder this evening will freshen things up nicely
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2"!!? Just done Col Granier in thigh-deep, untracked, fluffy perfection!
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You know it makes sense.
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Arrive Thursday, start skiing Friday, seen the forecast , the Great snow Gods in the sky are on my side !!!! looks like a great weekend ahead .
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another great day, still plenty of untracked and fresh powder in the trees and outback, heaps of it! Pistes had a freshen up today too which was great first thing no shortage of the white stuff here.
Word of note to those travelling this weekend check with travel operators as I think the news said lots of strikes ahead on behalf of the french travel workforce _ no change there then.
Anyone for a beer one evening?
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Poster: A snowHead
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another great day, still plenty of untracked and fresh powder in the trees and outback, heaps of it! Pistes had a freshen up today too which was great first thing no shortage of the white stuff here.
Word of note to those travelling this weekend check with travel operators as I think the news said lots of strikes ahead on behalf of the french travel workforce _ no change there then.
Anyone for a beer one evening?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'll quite likely be in the Iceberg at Apres time tomorrow (Wednesday). It's my day off!
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for those arriving this weekend you have a fresh dumpage of 4-10 inches plus we had a mega powder day today and its still snowing at 10pm friday night
were leaving early am and at the current rate their might be an extra 6 inches overnight, you lucky lot.
Today was the icing the cake of our week its been the deserted pistes of st foy we love and its well be back for many seasons to come hopefully
ssshhhh dont tell anybody
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Cptsideways, seems like there is a large Dorset contingency in Ste Foy, where abouts are you from?
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Were from Gillingham and other family members from somerset and Prague!
Will be up for a beer anytime and am always up for a quick powder run!
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Ha I'm from Kington Magna, small world. I'm at uni in Southampton though so unfortunately won't be visiting mecca until april 
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The first day back after a superb week in Foy - as CptSideways has been keeping all informed, loads of fresh snow dumped Friday and Saturday morning was heaven. Started again Saturday lunch so all going this week should have good snow. Long travel up yesterday to ferry but motoways like the psites at Foy - no one on them.
I'll take Sigwells outside Wincanton / Sherborne for my patch of Dorset...... i think there must be mileage in a Dorset owned chalet in Foy!!
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my 'rents have an apartment in les charmettes
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Major dumpage last night. Some rain at resort level, but mostly snow. Lots of wind too. Need to get out and see what's happening up top.
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Pretty damn good here today....
Temperature was a little all over the place at the weekend, but we saw very little rain at resort level and we now have loads of fresh snow, a little spring-like over the lower mountain, powder higher up. Some wind affecting things up around the ridges, but otherwise pretty good.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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stevomcd, I thought Wednesday was your day off! Cannot wait until the end of the month when we are out there again.
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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 Wednesday was your day off!
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I sneaked out. The joys of being your own boss!
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Anyone got any info on the current conditions, lack of recent snow might suggest some bullet-proof pistes!!
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You know it makes sense.
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It's Sainte Foy, it never gets like that. Weather has been dry but very cold so piste condition has remained very good. Off piste got blown to bits in the winds a week or so ago, nothing worth doing in the whole valley!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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stevomcd, What effect has the recent rain had, can you still ski back to the village?
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Poster: A snowHead
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I just got back to Sainte Foy after a week away doing my final IML assessment (passed, by the way!).
Looks like you can still ski back to the bottom, but the green and middle red are pretty sketchy/closed. New blue only. Dumped to resort level today, with more forecast.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stevomcd, Great, we are coming out for 10 days on Thursday, judging by the webcam this morning its looks as though it snowed through the night as well.
IML?
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International Mountain Leader. Now totally fully-qualified (enough to satisfy even the French!) to guide walking, snowshoeing and mountain biking - I'll leave you to figure out which is more important to me!
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Awesome day yesterday, deep & fresh all over, pretty light & fluffy up top. Hiked the ridge and did a couple of the couloir lines above the top of the Marquise chair, including one I've never done before. Fecking brilliant.
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stevomcd, I saw your poster in zigzags window today, any chance you could message me with some more info about it?
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BiG_tYrOnE, YGPM.
Big fall of snow on Saturday night gave awesome (if foggy) conditions on Sunday. About 20cm of light, fluffy powder. Proper powder, none of this sticky spring nonsense either!
To quote that annoying red-headed urchin.... "The sun'll come out.... tomorrow!"
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Best. Day. Ever.
Must sleep now.
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I agree......INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Best Easter skiing in the 7-8 years we have been coming here!
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