 Poster: A snowHead
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carfla7 - as far as I am aware the damaged 'comms' cable which was snapped by the winds a couple of weeks back has nearly now been replaced and they are doing test runs on the lift and it should open anytime soon... I wasnt up there today but if lynnecha says it was turning today then surely it must be close now!
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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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 La Daille apartment car park.
This was in our car park in La Daille yesterday.
Someone has some digging to do.
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i"m hoping to ski the le face run, i can do blacks although not totally comfortable on them, the steepness dont bother me but if it gets mogully then i start to worry. so is the joseray run a good escape route or could i head back up via the loyes chairlift.
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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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Steve I owe you a big favour!
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Face was in mint condition at lunchtime today.
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bar shaker - yes this is the santel car park... LOTS of snow has been dropping down into this car park and has been closed much of the month due to avalanche risk - you can see why! No worries re owing me a favour etc!
compostcorner - by the time you get to the loyes lift you will have done the 'hardest' bit - from there on it continues steep but doesn't (usually) get any harder lower down.... the Joseray 'option' is not really that much easier to be honest no! So if you have a nightmare on the wall before the Loyes then head back up that chair. Good luck!
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Is Trifollet ever open? I've only ever been down it when it's been closed. Last time was grass and rock hopping then playing stepping stones over the stream at the bottom.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Steve Angus, just shown our daughter the picture of Olivia’s hot chocolate and straight away she could name the restaurant 
Unfortunately we are on punters prices so Marmottes and Cascades at €2 is our normal stop.
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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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@axci, looks a bit busy 
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You know it makes sense.
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Just back from an awesome week in VDI. Thanks to @Steve Angus for a fabulous adventure off piste and the advice re the Lost Valley. The boys went home on Friday (totally converted to the idea of guided off piste) so Pending Jr and I went in search of it on Saturday, and I have to say it was the highlight of the week! Definitely the best fun we've ever had on skis 
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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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@Steve Angus, how does one - inadvertently or otherwise - get to the "couloir to nowhere"? Sounds like an easy (and expensive) mistake to make if two separate parties have ended up there in a week.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@moosepig, by following someone else tracks....
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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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endoman - problem is that it is south(ish) facing and doesn't have snow making or piste bashing 'facilities' available on it therefore it is always 'au naturel' so you get what you get down there... and not it is not open that often!
moosepig - sound advice there!
muppet - another hot chocolate connoisseur!!!!
axci - nice thanks for posting... but as kitenski says - terribly busy - ha ha!
Pending - EXCELLENT all round - glad you had a fun holiday - until next time!
moosepig - OK best explained with a photo (that took finding and then editing)... anyway here goes
So generally speaking and looking at the area where the arrows are (Bellevarde mountain): the red line is the face run, blue line is the Cairn off piste route, purple line is the spatula (baby and super versions inc), light blue line is the general route the Funival takes which means the black line is the 'couloir to nowhere' that ends in cliffs... hope that helps!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Where L branches off, parent with child on back stopped in the middle of piste.Accident waiting to happen...
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@retsil, good spot, I thought that was two people to start with 
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@kitenski, @Steve Angus,
Definitely not busy  no concerns any longer.
Another great day on the mountain. Fantastic weather and a lot of fun. Highlight was Col Des Ves (Tignes) which was nice and soft for most part.
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@Steve Angus, is the Wales Mouths, ready to swallow people?
Our last day today. Having lunch at the Rosée. No wind, beautiful sunshine, aching legs. Perfect.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| retsil wrote: |
| Where L branches off, parent with child on back stopped in the middle of piste.Accident waiting to happen... |
Think someone else is stopped below the crest as well?
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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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Or is it the skier looping up, under the crest?
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What is wrong with that picture? Easy, I'm not in it...it looks lovely there, much better than this blooming office!
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You know it makes sense.
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Steve , young child / baby on back - cases of them freezing to death 
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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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retsil, moosepig, Bennisboy, bar shaker and RobCrock - yea pretty much all what you have said... the man is carrying a very small child in the backpack harness thing... firstly the g forces on the child can't be good for its pelvis when sitting in one of those things but it is the cases of kids freezing to death that worries me... and of course the worry re falls or crashes from others etc... an accident waiting to happen yes! Ha Ha gixxerniknik
moosepig - no worries.... ha ha about never ending up there... and yes the snow has been shifting around and falling off the mountain side somewhat!
axci - sounds like you are having a brilliant holiday!
bar shaker - boooo your last day!!!!!
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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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I have been following your posts and thought it’s long overdue for me to thank you informative and entertaining !!
From next door in Tignes!!
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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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Hi Steve - I've been meaning to mention - I was in Chamonix the weekend before last for a boys trip. As per usual we went over to Courmayeur for a day and was very surprised to see a TDC instructor/coach there with a group!?! Youngish Scottish guy - not one of the Val D'Isere TDC crew. I didn't get a chance to have a chat as he was busy with his clients. We were speculating that maybe a private client booked him for his group for the week or something? Any thoughts? No worries if not - I was just curious!
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snowornever - wonderful thanks ever so much... kind of you to say!
nemesys - that will be Rab.... so Rab lives down the valley near Bourg and also has his Italian Maestri and speaks fluent Italian and spends much of the Winter teaching over there as knows the valley well... he even runs some heli skiing over there too. He works in Tignes a large part of the season. So has some clients he either takes over there from Tignes but also has a few clients that are 'native' to the Italian side and teaches over there too... So thats whom it will have been! Nice guy!
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Thanks Steve - that clears it up!
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@Steve Angus, Just in case...how much does one get hit for a private heli back to town these days?
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Driving up to Val tonight- how’s the road? Small car
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| Steve Angus wrote: |
snowornever - wonderful thanks ever so much... kind of you to say!
nemesys - that will be Rab.... so Rab lives down the valley near Bourg and also has his Italian Maestri and speaks fluent Italian and spends much of the Winter teaching over there as knows the valley well... he even runs some heli skiing over there too. He works in Tignes a large part of the season. So has some clients he either takes over there from Tignes but also has a few clients that are 'native' to the Italian side and teaches over there too... So thats whom it will have been! Nice guy! |
Is that Ellie Green of Les Melezes' Rab? Lovely guy if it is.
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