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I'm still trying to find another band that can match the talent and the creativity of N-DUBZ!!!!! 
Merry Xmas to all snowheads.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowed a bit yesterday (quite properly up top i'm told) and snowed a bit this morning.
super cold today, total change from the past few days, didn't even get to 0 let alone above!
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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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I'm still trying to find another band that can match the talent and the creativity of N-DUBZ!!!!!
Merry Xmas to all snowheads. |
Did you see them at Vita nightclub solstice21??
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Setting off for beautiful doncaster airport tomoz - bags are packed and ready to go!
Happy Christmas and also Happy New Year.
Matt 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hi all, hows the snow holding out after last weeks warm temps? I see that the next 10 - 14 days are all forecast to be below zero (weather.co.uk & metcheck) but there seems to be very little snow forecast. I suppose with it being consistently cold the artificial stuff can be produced and there's already a good bed down. I'm not pannicking just curious as to the conditions, 4 weeks to go................
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Montgenevre yesterday was -20C and blowing a hoolie up top. Serre Chev today -12C mid afternoon but sunny and still. Snow is hard and icy in places, few stones still showing even after last nights snowmaking. Best return to Villeneuve (Cas du Boeuf) was closed for ice and rock but most of us ducking the rope. Still loads of good off-piste snow above Chantemerle and high parts of Monetier. Back to Grand Bretagne tomorrow but it's been a great week.
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moffatross, glad you've had a great time. the world and his mother seem to be here this week its sooooo busy! i dont think i'm gonna bother till jan!
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Just returned, a holiday with a lot of problems. But the skiing made up for it. Brake down on the Latauret after a 3 hour drive as it was getting dark sums it up well.
It was rather cold yesterday at the top of Yret, -18 C.
Their was fresh snow on Friday morning that was georgous to ski.
I love the area. Especially the unpisted moguls of Cibouit and Tabuc.
I will report more extensively later.
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i dont want to hear of rocks and ice!!!! i want to hear loads of new fresh powder with perfect conditions to board on....... 'make it so..... please!'
i'll be there in 14 days!!!!!!!
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Just got back from a great week in Serre Che. Fantastic time, brilliant snow (perhaps a tad too cold the last few days). Nice to meet moffatross a few times.
Highly recommended to anyone (especially through Neilson, who were great)
Happy New Year to all
Ed (shame we got back to broken central heating!)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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it is sooooo sooooo soooo cold!
and the queue for the ticket office this morning in chantemerle was enormous and stayed that way all morning! total crazyness!
hopefully snow due this week
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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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snowangel., madness at the ticket windows here too - eight deep when we opened at 08:30, stayed that way until about 13:00. I took nearly 18,000€ in four hours.
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Lizzard, i win! 19k here 
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Hey if there is anyone out there from the 10th Jan 09 onwards let me know. Am out there with my husband and looking forward to a good week although I hope the ice holds off. Hope we get a good fresh dusting of powder..... See you there Jo.....
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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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snowangel., that was just the morning - more dosh after lunch! Not much though, always a bit dead in the afternoon.
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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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Lizzard, i only work the mornings apart from wed evening and and extra two hours on new years day! i got the short straw this year! 
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Joey, i'm due into serre che on the 11th with a small group (4 lads - 3 boarders and one (insane) skier) with Neilsons (cimotel) and i know there are others from this site there same time...... clock is tickin, bag ready to be packed.... now bring on the new snow!!!! wahey.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Another one for the list for the week starting 10th/11th Jan then Joey. Will be quite a gathering from here that week.
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MagSeven, - we gonna try meet up in the week then? seem a shame if we cant meet snowangel., Lizzard, too?
Jan K i know arrives on the Sunday and staying same hotel (cimotel) so we have a start of a meet hehe.
Perhaps more a case of snowangel. telling US when she is available to meet and where (seeing as she working out in the 'che')?
Looks like more snow due in the next week!! i hope it keeps coming. Last season it 'puked' it down on our second day there and is was awesome (i love these youngsters expressions..... ).
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boardbiker, if you guys are meeting up one night tell me when i finish after the school holidays and need a good night out so tell me when and i'll do my best to be there!
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bit of new snow this morning, not a lot but a bit 
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Dodge, Got back from SC on Sunday.
We has an awesome time - The snow was great when we got there, but was hoping for some more fresh pow. Up top is much better than the lower slopes, and there's still some nice off piste to be had.
Le Grand Aigle is not too bad. I don't know how much you paid, but when got what we paid for. The only aspect I didn't like was the Assistant Manager. He was somewhat of a knob end to us (group of young(ish) people having fun) and had zero people skills. I could insert some strong profanities to explain how I feel about him, but I wont! Nevertheless, the 'kids' working there were down to earth and good fun.
The storage facilities for boards etc were too small for us (4 in each room), and not particularly secure, so we kept them in the room. The AM wasn't particularly pleasant about it, but we weren't prepared to leave £2k + worth of kit in a room open to anyone to walk into, so he just had to put up with it, whether he liked it or not.
Spent far too much time (and money) in La Grotte. Once we found out they had Desperado on tap it went rapidly downhill! 
To be honest, I've never been away boarding and stayed anywhere plush. Is the snow is good, and I have a bed and shower, I'm happy. If you're going as a family, you might expect more.
Whatever the situation, you'll have a good time 
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Any Snowheads going first week in Feb? My wife and I ill be wandering around Monetier in the evenings looking for a nice beer and somewhere to eat after long days of skiing. Can anyone offer any advise/recommendations/suggestions? Cheers and happy new year to everyone.
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AlainR, thanks for the update on Le Grande Aigle, we are 2 adults and 1 child but are not expecting the earth. Which night does the chef have off and can you recommend an eaterie for the night. Also how far were the lifts from the hotel? is it hard work or as described in the brochure.
Cheers
Cafu
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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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Simon, Just returned from Monetier.
The bars are rather quiet. L'Alpen bar is the best, it has a selection of english ales.
I liked the restaurant called the Caribou, it is behind the church.
Didn't eat out much this year, so I dont have a wealth of knowledge.
Avoid the restaurant for lunchtime (Pre Chabert I think) at the bottom of the slopes, the food wasnt particularly cheap. It tasted cheap and was laden with way too much salt. Horrible.
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Cafu, He had Tuesday off whilst we were there. There's a few nice looking restaurants down the road which, and a few pizzaria type places. The staff in the hotel will be able to advise you best.
There's a lift pretty much right out the back out of the hotel - Walk out the back door, over about 20 foot of snow and you're on piste
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You know it makes sense.
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AlainR, nice one thanks very much.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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AlainR, thanks for the info on Le Grand Aigle. I'm there in a couple of weeks. I look forward to meeting this assistant manager! I've got a couple of pairs of skis that i don't really want to get nicked, so looks like I might have to find the same solution you did!!
Definitely up for meeting fellow 's for a few turns, or a few beers. Or both.
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Poster: A snowHead
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beautiful day today. Off piste all fresh snow after the overnight stuff and some very deep, chest high after a wise out. Love the place. Just got in from mojo bar.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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wipe out, predictive text
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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wise out sounded much funnier!!!
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Simon,
We are there at the same time as you but staying in Villeneuve. Maybe we could meet for lunch and a few runs?
Update on Snowheads visiting SC in the new year:
8 Jan Dodge
10 - 17 Jan Joey
10 Jan Phil Jordan
11-18 Jan K
11 Jan boardbiker,
11 Jan MagSeven,
17-24 Jan solstice21,
last wk Jan Cubby
first wk Feb Simon
24 Jan-21 Feb marmalade,
25 Jan cafu
31 Jan - 7 Feb rich.ll
8 - 20 Mar Helen Beaumont
2004 - forever snowangel
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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marmalade,
A couple of corrections:-
1. I'm there from 31 Jan - 7 February
2. I'm rich.ll not rich.II
It'll be good to meet up with any there that week. I'm staying in Monetier.
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blimey - looks like we have a snowheads week from the 10th Jan!!! Be nice on the pistes.... it could be a snowhead???? I'm the old man snowboarding in GREEN / WHITE squared jacket btw
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snowangel., - any snow coming ???
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looks like its snowing up top, not reached resort yet.
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just off to work 8.15 and snowing nicely at resort!
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still snowing here. Off piste tree skiing with esf class three. Totally out of my depth and ended up with a broke binding and had to march down the mountain in knee deep powder. Still new skis collected so off for some fun this avo.
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