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@red 27, I like that route suggestion!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Interesting to see the difference in routes from 1950 to Vanoise. As we have the full pass it might be worth taking both approaches on different days and seeing how they compare. However with my sense of direction I can imagine not keeping left enough and dropping down too soon near 1800.
Cheers
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@mrecho, the signposting is very good - keep following the signs for La Plagne.
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@red 27, I must give your route a try - looks good.
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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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@mrecho, If boarding do not try the Bois route, it’s very dull & mostly flatish.
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@mrecho, you're more likely to drop into Vallandry, as there are a number of tempting reds off the cat track!
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@Arctic Roll, been there, done that! @mrecho, don't turn down the slopes until you get to the Ours piste.
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Loads of wind and snow overnight and still blowing hard.
Anyone got any lift updates yet? Can't find anything online but I reckon a lot will be closed today.
Drifting snow will ramp up the av level too.
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The livecams in arc 2000 & 1950 don’t look too pretty this morning!
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@Arctic Roll, @Alastair, It wasn't until i skied it on Sunday that I realized that it's one long uninterrupted decent from the RdM to Champagny - must be 1500m of vertical drop nearly?
The Champagny run itself is perhaps a bit 'marmite' but I love it
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Not much due to open around 2000, most lifts due to open in 1600, 1800, Vallandry, although not the highest lifts.
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Thanks. Looking out of the window here at Plan Peisey by the Vanoise it looks horrid. If I wasn't heading to Geneva anyway it would be a rest day for me.
It's beast out there.
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You know it makes sense.
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Not many lifts open. We are in 1600 and decided to can skiing today. One lift here, a couple in 1800 and plan Pleisy area is half open. 1950/2000 can’t even get buses out as they are not running either.
Yesterday we skied a lot, mainly Vallandry and the amazing reds there, so are not too worried.
If anyone is thinking of coming we are loving 1600 as a location. Tiny admittedly. So not the place for great apres, but such easy access everywhere. Max 2 lifts to Vanoise Express, 2 to 1950/2000, so I think just 3 to the glacier (did that First thing on Monday).
Next few days will pop across to LP again I suspect, down to Villaroger and at least one more day at Vallandry. Loving it.
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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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Skiied around Plan Peisey and Vallandry this afternoon after the winds had died down a bit most sunny at this and fantastic snow. Not to busy either.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Christopher, I would head up to the Bellecote if the runs up there are open.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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If anyone is thinking of coming we are loving 1600 as a location. Tiny admittedly. So not the place for great apres, but such easy access everywhere. Max 2 lifts to Vanoise Express, 2 to 1950/2000, so I think just 3 to the glacier (did that First thing on Monday).
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I make it 4 to the glacier: cachette, arpette, Varet, Telepherique. Or 5 in my case cos I cannot be bothered to walk through town and get the combettes lift.
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| johnE wrote: |
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If anyone is thinking of coming we are loving 1600 as a location. Tiny admittedly. So not the place for great apres, but such easy access everywhere. Max 2 lifts to Vanoise Express, 2 to 1950/2000, so I think just 3 to the glacier (did that First thing on Monday).
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I make it 4 to the glacier: cachette, arpette, Varet, Telepherique. Or 5 in my case cos I cannot be bothered to walk through town and get the combettes lift. |
and a horrible trek from Arpette to Varet, better to go Arpette, down to marmotte to Varet.
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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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Plenty to ski at Vallandry today given the interesting conditions, even though only a few lower level lifts open.
You can get lists of open pistes and lifts for all the Paradiski resorts here https://www.lesarcsnet.com/lifts/status
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and a horrible trek from Arpette to Varet, better to go Arpette, down to marmotte to Varet.
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Which is almost certainly what I would do. That, or take Clocheret and pre st espirit, but do you notice no one is suggsting the transarc. I wonder why 
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| do you notice no one is suggsting the transarc. I wonder why |
What an uncomfortable lift. They could do with new cabins on there.
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| Alastair wrote: |
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| do you notice no one is suggsting the transarc. I wonder why |
What an uncomfortable lift. They could do with new cabins on there. |
Absolutely, don't get why they took out the Grand Reynard out, was a slow reliable and less queue bound alternative
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Yep. Sorry 4 lifts 🤣 I guess once I took my skis off I forgot there was two lifts. Still was pretty quick to top of the glacier from 1600. About 30 mins (maybe 40 with the wait at the gondola)
Hopefully tomorrow and onwards will be better than today. I rested, powder poor visibility and a dodgy knee are not great partners. It’s been fab conditions so far
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and a horrible trek from Arpette to Varet, better to go Arpette, down to marmotte to Varet.
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Which is almost certainly what I would do. That, or take Clocheret and pre st espirit, but do you notice no one is suggsting the transarc. I wonder why |
Have to admit that since Carelly opened we very rarely get on Transarc. Its a great addition to the resort.
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Have to admit that since Carelly opened we very rarely get on Transarc. Its a great addition to the resort. |
+1
And Carelly is such a little secret as you have to get the little bubble up to it (Villans is it?)
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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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| red 27 wrote: |
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Dahu, although technically that lift is for pedestrians not skiers. The Carrelley lift has made a big improvement to the queues for Vagere, especially combined with the Traverse piste they created so you can get to Carrelley from the top of the Derby lift without dropping down the Arc 1800 snow front.
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Traverse piste they created so you can get to Carrelley from the top of the Derby lift without dropping down the Arc 1800 snow front.
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It's even better than that. You can get across to 1600 without that horrible run from the bottom of Derby to 1800 (those rollers really wreck my knees)
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You know it makes sense.
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More open today, including Cachette which opens up the trees either side of Rouelle. Plenty of snow, although quite dense as you get down towards 1600. Makes me yearn for the amazing pre-Christmas conditions. However, endlesss fun to be had. I’d almost forgotten the fun of skiing the steeper lines through the trees there. Thought I was skiing well until a group from the Les Arcs race club passed me, at warp speed. I tried to follow, but that was a fool’s errand, so now I’m caffeine loading to try again.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Sigh, week tomorrow till I get back, can't come quick enough!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Can anyone recommend a bar near the BSM train station, we used to go to Bazoom opposite but it was closed last year? Will be coming down on funicular tomorrow evening with a large bag,so not looking to drag it too far! ... Thanks all 😊
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@macduff, the teneau (probably spelt wrong) opposite the coach park outside the main entrance to the station is ok
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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le Tonneau
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^^ What he said ^^ 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| macduff wrote: |
| Can anyone recommend a bar near the BSM train station, we used to go to Bazoom opposite but it was closed last year? Will be coming down on funicular tomorrow evening with a large bag,so not looking to drag it too far! ... Thanks all 😊 |
Charly's Factory right outside the Funi is good.
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| cheztichot wrote: |
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+1
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@rob@rar, Only another metre due over the next few days.... 
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[quote="wills_h", the teneau (probably spelt wrong) opposite the coach park outside the main entrance to the station is ok
Many thanks
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