 Poster: A snowHead
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Just back today from Tignes. Very windy and bad visibility for the last few days but previous to that brilliant weather. Expected huge queues and although most accommodatin seemed booked only bad queues at the bottom of the Fresse lift. Bit icy down to Les Brevieres but generally good on piste skiing.
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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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good stuff any idea of amount cm falling since saturday day time , reading reports of 35cm +
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35cm easily.
I'd say more around 45cm. That's how much was deposited on my car anyway.
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Spikyhedgehog, so jealous of you guys right now 
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It's been snowing since Saturday, putting down a couple of feet (so Morgan & the guys in the Loop tell me, and they should know - they have to shovel it off their sunterrace). Went down to Brev this morning due to the poor visibility. Better amoungst the trees, but the snow was sticky. Hopefully it is due to clear up a bit latter in the week, so time to dig out the off-piste kit!
Anyone who is coming out & wants to meet up, give me a PM & I'll give you my mobile no. 
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Kenzie, 12 sleeps 
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5 for me and they seem to be getting shorter and more disturbed.
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good reports guys , snow level and quality looks great . any one know if they got rain down in brev yesterday or did they get snow as well ?
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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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Snow as well, rain at about 1100 metres. Snow was pretty wet/slushy when falling but was definitely snow.
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Eurostar Friday neet, playing in the snow 9.30 Saturday morning.
Bring it on !
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You know it makes sense.
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Oh my God what an amazing day, easily the best of the season. Powder everywhere, did most of the smaller itineraries. Amazing conditions, not a cloud in the sky. Perfect pistes.
And to top it all off I skied the Lavachet wall at the end of the day, I'm so chuffed.
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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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Great stuff Spikyhedgehog, shame I've still got 12 1/2 weeks to wait 
BTW, has george 1 forgotten how to post?!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nick L, 10 sleeps to go for me (hopefully)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Frosty the Snowman, are you travelling on the Friday then? Or too excited to sleep that night  11 for us now.
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Swirly, 12 actually, wont sleep friday or saturday
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17 sleeps for me and counting.....
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Naa,naa,na,naaa,na
5 sleeps for me
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5 sleeps for me. I'll be in Val d'Isere though. The webcams look great. And I've got a pair of 127mm wide rockered skis to play on!
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Lavachet wall is (unsurprisingly) the face of the mountain next to Le Lavachet.
It's the face to the left of the avalanche barriers.
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The Tignes Wall is (was) off of the Grand Motte. It was a beautiful slope, smooth snow, tipping away down and out of sight, you were never sure how steep until completely committed. To get there one could ski down Face or Descent from the top of the Funicular. Then turn left a little before the pistes go through the rocks at the base of Double Plan. The slope can be seen from the Les Lanches chair as the end of the glacier. Sadly it is mostly rocks now that the glacier has shrunk.
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Lavachet wall is very avalanche prone. Seen so many slides over the years and also remember when I did my first season there the ESF set it off on purpose and skied it. Think it was for a video.
The other Wall is a real shame. I'll dig out some picks from 92/93 season and it was 100% smooth with no rocks. Even in summer. Now its a tight entry although haven't been back since 2004 so not sure what its like this season? Can you still get a good run down that?
Alex
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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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shame i remember it being the muts nuts. i'd love to see some shots alex 
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5 more sleeps here, not sure whose more excited my or my 6 year old
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You know it makes sense.
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My dad was telling me about the Wall off the Grand Motte, he pointed to where the glacier used to reach down too. It's really surprising how far it's receded.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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oh god now i feel really old. mind you i was about 12 or 13 when i skied it 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Alex A, so i see! let's hope it continues til about 6am on 26th!!! otherwise we won't get the car up the road to the village montana.....
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I really, really, really dont want to sound ungrateful, but i hope it stops snowing for a few days next week. By the look of the forecast, it is going to snow everyday until Wednesday. We arrive Sat and i would love some clear blue skis, and good visibility 
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Anyone know anything about a boarder dying in an avalanche in Tignes today ? 
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livbes, i arrive on sat too. it's due to snow on friday and saturday - sunny on Sunday . according to the everchaniging forecasts. then it snows again.
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goaty, roads up to resort are cleared within minutes, the ones around resort are pretty good as well. Unless you arrive late into the night you should be fine.
It's cleared up for a few hours nearly every day it has been snowing so I wouldn't worry too much!
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FAQ
Its always sheet ice !
