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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Even though it is half term the queues aren't that bad and the pistes are in very good shape.
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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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It is certainly the best conditions I've ever known in 15 years on the pistes. Still a fair few icy patches though. A bit of fresh snow looks likely at the end of the week, certainly a lot colder.
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Beautiful weather at the moment, with fantastic conditions on-piste, and not particularly busy. As offpisteskiing said, it will start to get busy in Méribel from tomorrow as the World Cup begins to arrive. Many of the car parks will be closed to the public, and the Chaudanne area is getting congested already. TV crews and sponsors have started to arrive. The Grand Duc run has been closed all week, and will remain closed until next week. Choucas has been closed for training until 10am each morning. Thursday and Friday are training days, Saturday is the Downhill, and Sunday the Super-Combined.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Beautiful weather, pistes in great shape and still very empty. Didn't have to queue for a lift at all today and many restaurants seem quiet. Only place it seemed busy was La Chaudanne cos of all the world cup preparation. You can definitely feel the excitement building!
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Skied over at Val Tho today and the pistes were in amazing conditions, lovely chalky snow - very flattering conditions all in all! Wall to wall sunshine again and we didn't come across any lift queues. As usual defnitiely quieter between 12 and 2 when everyone is having lunch.
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It has been blue bird all week. Pistes have been in great shape. Forecast looks like snow from Saturday onwards for a couple of day's. Nothing drastic though.
Pistes have not been busy as Steph said considering it is half term. 2 years on the trot it has been quiet at half term.
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| Jerby wrote: |
It has been blue bird all week. Pistes have been in great shape. Forecast looks like snow from Saturday onwards for a couple of day's. Nothing drastic though.
Pistes have not been busy as Steph said considering it is half term. 2 years on the trot it has been quiet at half term. |
Think that might be helped by the fact that every piste is open.
Personally I'm finding it a bit icy in places, some snowmaking has been helping with that on the lower slopes.
Went over to Les Menuires this morning and can cast another vote for Allemands piste on a snowboard.
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Cold cold cold again today after Wednesday's short taster of spring...
Pistes all good but definitely trending towards firm (not surprisingly). Some light snow forecast for the weekend according to meteofrance.
Slopes & queues generally quiet still in Courch, Meribel Chaudanne completely hectic every time I have been down there the last few days.
Top celeb sighting today was David Guetta on the table next to us in the VIP area at Folie Douce - wonder who else is about?
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Brrrr feeling really coild today and the wind is blowing. Still crazy at the Chaudanne but fantastic atmosphere. Patch got on the chairlift with Julia Mancuso this morning!
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Looking like more snow over night from the web cams!
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pmercer, yes, but very light ... a couple of cm maybe. very cold today too
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Update ... radio Méribel have Head of Piste guy on saying -20 and 5cm fresh at summit of Mont Vallon this morning. Women's Super Combined on the Roc de Fer piste today
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You know it makes sense.
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Some action from yesterday's racing
Clockwise from top left Tina Maze, Marion Rolland, Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Julia Mancuso
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Underestimated the new snowfall ... in places there was a good 40cm of fresh today, very light, very cold
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Poster: A snowHead
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That's more like it!! Out in a weeks time and starting get v excited!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I can confirm that it was bloomin' cold today. But oh! the powder was a complete surprise and so very, very light. Very few pistes were groomed this morning in the Meribel valley and Blaireau was in perfect condition for making some first tracks in knee deep powder. Great fun to be had off piste too.
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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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Left for home this morning after a fabulous week in Courchevel. The snow which fell last night was the lightest and most ethereal powder, falling through chilly air. Must've been fantastic out there, if a tad on the brisk side.
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counting down the hours now until saturday. doesn't look like there'll be much fresh snow falling for the rest of this week? but then i did get 3.5 days of boot/ knee-deep stuff 2 weeks ago in villard de lans with the family, so i really can't complain. and who knows what might happen. we've an off-piste lesson booked for tuesday morning, so it would be nice to get something fresh to play in.
must remember to bring the sun cream! bring it on 
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felt slightly warmer today and still beautiful weather. Pistes groomed to perfection. Had the first run down Ecureil in Meribel which was in great shape. The snow offpiste is still super light or it was where I went. Seems quiet but I guess that will change on Sunday when the Paris region start their hols.
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hi there, we are out in the three valleys from next sunday (10th), a couple of quick questions if i may?
How are the slopes holding up?
How busy is it expected to be?
the current forecast looks warm and wet for the coming week if i am reading rhe wigglies right??
cheers
Mr Ted
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mr ted, it's still Paris school holidays, so will be pretty busy, but in such a big area you should be able to find some quieter spots.
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hi, anyone out in the three valleys at the moment? How is the snow holding up?
cheers 
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mr ted, Very windy, very busy, so pistes getting quite "scrapped". Not bad, but certainly conditions are not what they were even only a week ago. However, possibility of more snow at the weekend. When are you coming?
Edit .... I see from your previous post you arrive on the 10th
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Thanks Patch, fingers crossed for that snow to freshen things up, especially if the forecasted rain arrives!
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The wigglies show unsettled weather from today, with precipitation on and off throughout the coming week. Temperatures remaining high over the next 4 or 5 days, then plummeting by about 15 degrees around the 12th of the month. The cloud came in yesterday, and today is still very overcast.
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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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AnnSusan, Welcome to
Paris half-term, compounded by the 3V liaisons being closed for a couple of days ... I can imagine what a bun-fight Menuires is at the moment
Hopefully the wind will drop, giving the crowds a chance to spread out a little more over the next few days
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You know it makes sense.
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Sun is out today, and wind seems to have dropped (at least down here at 700m). No sign of snow, but a little light rain overnight
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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AnnSusan: try La Masse. It's often much quieter than the rest of the resort, and as it's north facing may have better snow too.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Thanks for the posts...much better day today. All links open, sun is out. Took first trip over to Val Thorens...No lift queues to speak of. Snow conditions much better higher you go, lower down gets quite slushy towards the afternoon,few moguls appearing on lower green.blue slopes. Feel sorry for the beginners.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| kieranm wrote: |
| AnnSusan: try La Masse. It's often much quieter than the rest of the resort, and as it's north facing may have better snow too. |
AnnSusan, ^^This. I did the same back in January, well worth a trek over to that part of 3V.
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scubadancer, although not that much of a trek from Les Menuires 
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A hard rain's a fallin' ...... snow level around 1900m
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Can you put umbrellas up to protect the snow please...
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| Patch wrote: |
| scubadancer, although not that much of a trek from Les Menuires |
Yes, I was staying in Meribel.
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how's the weather been out there today?
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rain down low, snow above 1700m. visibility not great. should be better tomorrow.
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| steph wrote: |
| should be better tomorrow. |
'cos all the parisians will have gone home, and the next lot won't have arrived yet
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cheers, what level is the tree line?
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