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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowangel., Have you got lots of Italians? We've got hundreds of them - why?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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easiski, yeh hundreds! I think its cos the snow over there is non existant, but i'm off to montgenevre tomorrow so will find out for sure.
Come to think of it i think we had loads of italians this time last year, maybe they have a long weekend this weekend??? It was also much busier to day than it had been all week.
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snowangel., It wasn't too bad here today, but I shall be please when the Italians go home - lots of their instructors coming for a week or so and behaving like they own the piste! 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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18th march 2007
Only rode for an hour today (or so) and only in Monetier. Snow was good up top, even got some freshies off piste, but most of the off piste was mougled to hell. Lower slopes very very slushy but the rest was great.
Spent all day yesterday in the park taking photo's of the bataleon slope style show, and today the were sessioning a staircase on the mickey!
just a teaser for you
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i'm due out in 2 weeks
will i have snow or should i bring my drinking head with me?
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snowangel., love the photo. You shall have to think about sorting some of your pics out for entry for the next sH calendar.
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Ray Zorro, thank you i'll keep my eyes open for the entry times! most of them on here were taken with my camera phone! not bad eh! That one wasn't mind, but you probably worked that one out.
dandtd, i didn't go up today as i went to alp d'huez but its still fun up there, links are still open and hopefully we'll get some more snow this weekend
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update for 25th march 2007.
I have to admit i wasn't really feeling it today, and that mood was not helped by the very flat light and too many very icy patches (well i kept finding them!!!)
I must say some of the pistes are actually very nice, my best today was the luc alphond from the top it was hard but had snow on it and not icy, then from the very steep bit (the wall) it was lovely and slushy and hence great fun.
its been snowing up there but its a flurry and many flurry's but not accumulating which is what we need!
I think its better for skiers and i will be putting on ski's on my other halfs next day off, if just so we can laugh at how bad we both ski!
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wow what a difference a day makes!
i went to bed last night preying for at least 5cm, we got a lot more! in places over 2ft in others just a foot.
an awesome day of off piste was had, vis was bad so couldn't do as much as we wanted, but tomorrow will be a great day.
it was still snowing when i came down at 4.15
if your coming to serre che in the next few days, lucky old you 
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another great day, done off piste i'd not yet done this season.
piste is in great shape, off pist is in great shape as long as you know where to look as now its getting quite tracked
still looking wonderful, just dont make comment about hoz the luc looks
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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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Day off today after twisting my knee (again). Hoping to get two more days in before we come home.
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Helen Beaumont, oh no! hope its better soon
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You know it makes sense.
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snowangel., much better today, I misjudged an exit from the boulder field. Off for a full day tomorrow I hope.
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Helen Beaumont, i hope you get up there tomorrow, i got to go take pics at a jib fest in lyon so wont be having any of the awesome pow that is falling right now!
but its due to continue sat night so sunday it will be a pow fest!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Rode the montagnol today, it was lovely, freshies at the top and pretty much all the way down. Had to walk from where it reaches the wooden bridge just after meeting tabuc.
Then hiked the cucamel (well half way - scared of hights cant do the rest) and got lovely freshies all the way down that.
Great bit of food at Pi Mai
pics to follow once battery charged!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowangel.,
Is the Montagnol the route under the netting from the top monetier station into a hidden valley which brings you out extreme east of the SC lift system?
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JT, yep, that's it. Not done it myself though.
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JT, top of the yret, then go as if you were going to go down the yret, but turn left and udner the fence. Yes hidden valley but rejoins tabuc just before the end and comes out to the left of the monetier station (with the mountain behind you!). an awesome bit of back country! last year there were two massive avalanches there and we had to walk quite a way to get over them, this year it was clear but a few sluffs present but nothing to right home about.
here's a pic looking back up to the entrance. I dropped in where all the lines start at the narrow bit, then traversed left (as you look) at it and came down the bit that is less tracked, despite there being lots of tracks there i still got freshies all the way down. sweet as
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snowangel.,
Yep, we spotted that so it had to be done, just didn't know what it was called I lost my camera pack there so if you shoudl come across it... luckily, nothing but a spare battery and the bag was lost. From your pic and our limited knowledge that looks the best way in although maybe a climb/bootpack straight over from the chair might get you higher in...??
We popped under the fence and went right as you look up your pic... I'll have to edit the video and post it.....nice run and good pitch even though the snow lower down was punishing when you got to the tracks
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I have seen a few "valley filler" avalanches down there that would have you wishing the folding shovel in your backpack was a JCB! 
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BernardC, not my negative event despite my track running straight though it!
pistemeister, last year there were too avalanches on either side when you get down the the river, we had to clamber over them, its a quite an eye opener being that close up and personal to avalanche debris, but its also as close as i ever want to get!
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BernardC, not my negative event despite my track running straight though it!
pistemeister, last year there were too avalanches on either side when you get down the the river, we had to clamber over them, its a quite an eye opener being that close up and personal to avalanche debris, but its also as close as i ever want to get! |
It certainly makes you take more care when planning an alfresco lunch stop.
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update 25/04/07
as we start the lst week of the season it still very very nice up there. Got first lifts today and it was hard but not to icy. Rode the cas de beouf, not sure if that will make it to the endof the week but it was very nice. By 10.30 it had all softend up very nicely and lots of fun was had by all.
very amazed we have got this far and we still only have 4 closed runs (more than normal) martoes, the luc, pylons and briancon. but you honestly dont notice as there is no one here and lots and lots to do!
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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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update 17th april
In a couple of words...... the mountain is melting and melting fast!!!
still great fun mind! Cas de beouf now closed but we still managed to just about make our way down it.
I'm not sure we'll make it to the weekend but its serious slush fest up there and still great fun. Did feel like we were wake boarding for a bit good job i'm good at that too eh!
I suppose the only thing to think is roll on next season!
Cant complain about this seaosn i've had a great time. Thank you serre che.
this is likely to be my last report. I hope you've enjoyed them. If you came to serre che this year i hope you enjoyed it, if you didn't maybe you'll come next year.
Good bye and good luck! Roll on 2007/08 season
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snowangel.,
On behalf of myself, and I am such a large number of snowhead members, thank you for all your reports and photos on Serre Chevalier this season.
You did a fantastic job, very well done, and hopefully we will be reading your reports again next season, I am already looking forward to them.
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You know it makes sense.
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Yes well said, and ditto.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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thanks guys! I really enjoyed doing them. Just bought the other half some snowshoes for 35e so i think (or at least i hope) our season might start a little earlyer!
have a great summer
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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DAVID SNELL, i remember you well, with out the prompting! I've just come out of hospital for an op on my stomach so i appreciate what your wife must be going through, wish her well for me.
I will still be at the plein sud next winter (i assume) so we'll see you then!
i wish i were able to still hike the lauteret as there is still some snow up there that is well and truely ridable. But at the mo i'm lucky if i can get to the loo on my own! Still ii'll be back on my feet soon enough and very very ready for sesaon 2007/08
over and out till next season (unless we get any snow that is worth hiking before hand!)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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snowangel., Apologies - I have just seen that there is a new post on the resorts section. 
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FAQ
i hear you say) was the cucamel and we managed to get fresh (slushy pow) trax down one of the gullies, very nearly got unstuck with lack of snow but i managed to get out with no problem, t'other half managed to break the edge of his board (he and rocks are like magnets!!!!) The other good bit of off piste was off the Crete drag down to the clot shevalier (3 man to chantemerle) it was very bobbly but nice and soft so good fun!
