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Ray Zorro, I was out in the same place a few weeks back and I used Internet in the Horner bar. Having said that, I normally like to keep offline as much as possible whilst I'm skiing.. Internet reminds me of work!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ray Zorro, Happy Birthday!
Will PM you some cellphone numbers...
I doubt I will ski alone either way. I got some passengers in the car (Former skischool coworker+Lady) who'll stay at Steinbock for holidays.
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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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Good times but shame they don't run it at the weekends. Good luck with the driving, you doing a night stop ?
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Drove down to the tunnel on Thursday afternoon in the 'unexpected' snow. Eurotunnel only have one snowplough equipped lorry. Lucky we got there 2 hrs early, left 90 mins late. Disorganised chaos. 
Stayed in Lille overnight, then 8hrs non-stop (apart from 2 comfort breaks) to Interlaken. Novotel v useful for families of 4, book early and get b&b in a family room for £65.
Good snow all week, thanks to some good falls the week before. The weather was too good last weekend, and the locals all came up the mountain for the day on Sat & Sun= busiest days of the season so far.
More snow today, so looking forward to a quiet day on fresh powder in Grindelwald tomorrow before we leave on Sunday morning
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The Gummi Nord is officially open.. 1 side bit edgy, other side deep soft windblown fluff.
First time ever I skied the Gummi Nord on an open slope.... shame its more enjoyable in its closed mogully state 
The Oh God is oficially closed (as always), but provided kneedeep enjoyment for everybody who happened to miss the black arrow towards the Black Rock (There is no rope to duck for a change!)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Slightly off topic but I know the contributors to the Jungfrau Ski Region will be able to answer
Is there a self service laundrette in Wengen or Lauterbrunnen that will be open Thursday 8th or Friday 9th April this year.
I believe I have seen one but cannot place where it is - or at my age could be thinking its somewhere else 
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escmatters, There's one in Wengen next to the hairdressers (back of the Silberhorn next to the Curling Club hut).
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And Lauterbrunnen just outside the Valley Hostel...
Oh and another one at Airtime (Lauterbrunnen), from the tiny advert at the railway station 
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Sat 27-02-10 0:59; edited 1 time in total
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Snowheads is such a good place for information !!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I would agree with that
Many thanks, Telford Mike and Ronald
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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've just read this article which was in last Saturday's Daily Telegraph. 
Edit: The above link doesn't seem to show the associated pictures on my PC, so try this. The article is the 3rd item, but the first also relates to Wengen.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Mürren becomes «Whitestyle Village» this weekend when the resort high above the Lauterbrunnen Valley hosts its annual freestyle event culminating in the flood-lit Night Air contest. The freestyle elite is coming together to see who can perform the most spectacular jumps and tricks to win SFr.10,000 in prize money.
http://www.jungfrauzeitung.ch/artikel/101565/
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Poster: A snowHead
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Gloomy and very mild (+10) today. Popped over to Murren to avoid the Sunday crowds. Snow soft, but still plenty of it, and no queues at all. Group of Americans doing a ski-patrol course - the 'casualty' wasn't really enjoying her role!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi, I'm considering a last-minute trip to Wengen (have never skied in Switzerland before), March 20-27… According to snow-forecast.com the temperature is dropping and a bit of snow is coming next week, so the conditions should be OK after that, right? Or would you recommend a resort with higher altitude for such a late season? St. Moritz maybe?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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sniegagalva, It should be fine. 85% of the skiing is above 1800... so we are not really all that low...
If you come a week earlier quite a few snowheads are in town for the MSB
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| sniegagalva wrote: |
| Hi, I'm considering a last-minute trip to Wengen (have never skied in Switzerland before), March 20-27… According to snow-forecast.com the temperature is dropping and a bit of snow is coming next week, so the conditions should be OK after that, right? Or would you recommend a resort with higher altitude for such a late season? St. Moritz maybe? |
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you stay at the highest resort in the Jungfrau Region , Murren at 1650m !
http://www.muerren.ch/start-e.htm
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Link to video click of the Whitestyle Open held on the nursery slopes infront of the Hotel Jungfrau in Murren http://vimeo.com/9879847
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Hows the snow after the dump of snow ??
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Chris Brookes, Ask me saturday
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Great snow everywhere all the way down to Grund. Skiied at Murren yesterday during the snowfall - zero viz but great fun. Very cold.
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Can we have hourly updates this week please ????
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| Smokin Joe wrote: |
| Can we have hourly updates this week please ???? |
OK great snow everywhere. Cold on Wixi / Lauberhorn (was minus 11 in the village this morning). Mannlichen this morning was simply as good as it gets. Forecast is staying cold with another snowy period starting Thursday continuing until Saturday.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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zermattbusby, nice pictures....any of Murren ??
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Thanks Chris... by the time we made it up to the Schilthorn the weather had closed in, so unfortunately struggled to take any decent pics. The run down from the Piz Gloria was a little hairy in a white out ! We were also pretty surprised at the steepness of some of the blue runs in that area.
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You know it makes sense.
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zermattbusby, sure they were not red as the blues are pretty easy here ??
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| zermattbusby wrote: |
Hundschop imagine flying over here at 60 MPH !
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I found it fun enough slithering around it at about 5mph last week. Not much room.
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Poster: A snowHead
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The racers have plenty of room. They about ski straight through that orange pole to which the orange netting is attached... and land waaaaaaaaaay far down 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Chris Brookes wrote: |
| zermattbusby, nice pictures....any of Murren ?? |
Here's one I took the other day:
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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telford_mike, very nice picture !!!!
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In Wengen on the 20th,looking to buy new skis, any advice from you guys in the know as to where best purchase and price compared to UK
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Getting back to normality, booked flights already for next year !!
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The story of downhill skiing at the Winter Olympics
With the 2010 Winter Olympics underway in Canada, Great Britain is expected to have its usual lack of success in the blue ribbon downhill skiing events.
But, did you know that the sport owes its very existence to a father and son from rural Lincolnshire.
Simon Hare travels to the Swiss Alps to meet the 95 year old son and grandson of two men who transformed travel and winter sports.
And, he discovers how the sport came about, quite literally, by accident.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/lincolnshire/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8506000/8506248.stm
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Per Chris Brookes, suggestion, I'm trying to get the lowdown on Grindelwald. Agent has come up with a cracking deal but there are a couple of things putting me off 1 - rubbish flight times 2 longish transfer from Geneva and 3 from what I've read the gondola's up the hill are dead slow. Original post here http://www.snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=63062
Any impartial advice appreciated as we're sitting down with our friends Monday night to choose between Saalbach (not been in winter but always fancied), Kappl (was there in Jan with family and absolutely loved it) and Grindelwald (not been and not been on my radar but always thought the scenery was simply stunnning).
Planning to go 15th Jan
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Saalbach
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