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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It's going to be very slushy after about 11am, and below about 2300m, but I guess you know that already. It's another beautiful morning in the 3V, so enjoy a very quiet Courchevel.
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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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Closing day tomorrow for Méribel and Courchevel 
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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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| Patch wrote: |
| It's going to be very slushy after about 11am, and below about 2300m, but I guess you know that already. It's another beautiful morning in the 3V, so enjoy a very quiet Courchevel. |
It was slushy above 2300 as well! 
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All of the 3V now closed except for Val Thorens, which is looking very Orange!
A few cm of fresh snow overnight, but very high winds today gave variable conditions. Some higher lifts closed, with the lower runs extremely busy. Visibility good, with sunny spells.
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... but I don't suppose anybody is watching this thread anymore
Should I continue, or stop now until the 3v 2013/14 thread?
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We'll be up in Val Tho if the weather improves so feel free to keep the service running, tx.
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Patch, do it to the death .... what a few more days before VT closes .... enjoyed this theead but seems a long time ago when I was in Reberty in January!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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davidof, stevew, will do - I will be there on Tuesday and Wednesday if weather OK
Will continue until all lifts closed, and beyond if there is snow left for a little skinning
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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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I'm also still following it and interested in updates  Thank you so much for the effort all winter!
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So windy at VT today that I got blown back onto a chairlift whilst trying to get off! 
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You know it makes sense.
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No skiing today. Overcast here at 700m, with a heavy downpour this afternoon, turning to a steady drizzle. Low cloud, generally miserable. Outlook much better for Wednesday, which also happens to be a public holiday
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Still very windy, still very orange. Offpiste mostly frozen this morning, hard as iron. Pistes very variable, sometimes like skiing on glass, sometimes like skiing in porridge. Still quite crowded, mostly French and Dutch. Mainly sunny, good visibility. Many lifts are now closed, but whether due to the wind, or because we are approaching end of season, I'm not sure. Boismint, Moraine, Col, for example, all closed
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Poster: A snowHead
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We left VT on Tuesday as it was getting just to grey and slushy.
Also, there is only so much 'Dutch Week' you can take.
The Col on Sunday was very very difficult. The wind had blown all the snow off one side leaving glacial type ice and the other side was just 3 foot deep soft blow powder, all in zero visibility and a howling gale.
Snowboarders are very nice. One retrieved my poles for me as I slide down upside down and didn't even laugh.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wonderful skiing at Val Tho this morning, great spring snow on north-facing slopes. Still looking quite orange... maybe it's Dutch fortnight rather than Dutch week, although much less busy than earlier in the week, and much better snow. Just a few wisps of cloud in the sky; a beautiful spring day. Felt like skiing on cake icing, and a couple of cm had fallen overnight. Avy risk is 3, but I didn't see any evidence of recent slides. It wasn't difficult to find somewhere to put in fresh tracks ...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The last 2 days of the season up in Val Thorens were not bad. Weather ok with colder temperatures so snow was firmer. Even a little new snow to be had. Sad that its finished now. 
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Jäggeur, Great to meet you too!
There was up to 40cm of snow on some of the higher peaks around here yesterday, and now the Grand Bec, Mont Jovet etc are looking very white again. I hear that there is a race to clear the Col du Galibier before the Giro arrives.
Temperatures have been colder, cloudy and rain at lower altitudes. Could be a good day for a little skin tomorrow, depending on weather
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Patch, yers, there was snow lying at 2000m on the Lauteret yesterday. Galibier will be interesting in those conditions.
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Just looking at the Val Thorens webcam and I have never seen so much snow there for this time of year. Have to go back there soon and normally bring my road bike. It still looks very cold for cycling there at the moment. Imagine that the skiing would still be pretty good higher up.
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Throughout the Three Valleys, from about mid-station, or 2000m upwards, snow is still very good .... I'll post some pics later
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Up to 30cm of snow expected over the next 3 days above around 1500m. The four major cols of the Tarentaise are still closed, and are likely to remain so for a little while yet. Temperatures are predicted to fall by about 10 degrees.
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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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Snow last night down to 1000m. Woke this morning to a white blanket, trees and villages covered, and much more forecast
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Patch, you'll be getting sick of the stuff now I expect. Like an October day up here in NE England, so not much better.
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You know it makes sense.
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Hells Bells, More snow over the last couple of days, and low cloud. Went hiking at Pralognan today and found ourselves in a snow storm!
Yesterday, we drove through Flumet, Megeve, St Gervais, Les Houches, Chamonix, Vallorcine and Villars ... all of them looked like they had a good base for next season!
Hope Northern England situation improves for the bank holiday tomorrow
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Cold and raining here this morning, and I suspect it is snowing in Val Thorens. I have heard that Tignes has had snow this morning too. Despite the heatwave last week, there is still a lot of snow above 2500m
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(well, lift assisted finale photos).
