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easiski, great pics (as usual), though it will be interesting to see if the forecast +9 at resort level happens tomorrow and if it does, what impact it has on the snow  (may make digging you car out easier anyway).
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Ray Zorro, It was warm yesterday and today, and the lowest slopes are a bit icy. However they have nothing on the pavements which are lethal! At the moment it seems OK, and the warmer temps are battening down the snow quite nicely, more snow forecast sunday, also tues and thurs (although that's a bit far ahead isn't it?) If we get some good fresh on top of this as soon as that we'll be laughing. All runs to resort are negotiable at the moment, but the Chemin des Demoiselles is a bit thin in places.
I skied toura, gours, Bellecombe and all the bits in between and there's still some very nice powder around the Toura. High winds kept the top lifts closed until about 15.00 today, so with the sunshine there were lunatic peeps everywhere! Massive avalanches all over the place too - good for education!  Fee (all walls) , Rachas, Grand Couloir etc were all pretty much tracked out by early - mid-afternoon. Light wind blown, but clearly very skiable.
Pic from the top of Toura showing the wind blowing the snow off the tops 
this is the stupendous view you get when you walk just a little off the top of the Toura piste - it's the start of one route down to St Christophe, and I think is one of the best views in the alps 
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Leis, TBH some of our terrain is quite scary! OTOH we've got lots of really nice wide (high) runs too. 
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easiski,
Many thanks for the updates....
wont be long..
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brian
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easiski, that view is lovely. How high is St Christophe ? Is it likely to need a hike out ?
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brian,
We get the bus/cab from the restro, I'd say, to the Venosc lift...
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brian,
I hope we find out..sounds a great little route to me... although I need to shake off this lurg 1st...
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brian, think I've done that run. You end up having to ski along a footpath above a steep river valley (ravine is possibly a bit too dramatic...) then along a broader track, over a few walls then down an alley next to the restaurant. quite an adventure!
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brian
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It looks stunning Charlotte!!! Oooh almost us too Brian. Tomorrow week!!! Where are you heading?
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You know it makes sense.
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Wow!!!!
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brian
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Leis, La Grave, just over the mountain from you in L2A.
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I sooo can't wait to see it myself. All of it looks absolutely stunning. I think Mr Leis has done a stellar job of choosing LDA, I'm so excited. 7 sleeps to go 
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easiski, glad to hear things are good still up top ! looks like we will be coming back on 9th march, cheap as chips flights, catch the bus from grenoble and accomadation only at the provencal where we stayed before - whoo hoo !
Lets just hope between Ray Zorro , Brian& Leis they leave some neige for me 
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easiski, that second picture is beautiful.
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You have definitely got the "eye". I really hope I can take some shots half way as good as yours are Charlotte. 4 sleeps to go!!!!!
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You are lucky!! i have 25 sleeps to go!!!! cant wait!!!!
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Only 18 for me 
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Fingers crossed heh Charlotte? Who knows what will actually happen, we all know it can change in a minute but it does put an even bigger smile on my face
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A dull day today, which started fine and sunny and changed around 11.00 to cloudy and bad light. It was a bit chilly on the glacier this morning with a bit of a breeze (north-ish I think) and when the sun went in, especially after the last couple of days, it felt positively chilly.
I skied the glacer including the dome which was lovely. The Breche and the (supposed) mogul field next to the Lac Noir chairlift. didn't find any moguls though - could see them in any case. The conditions even on the very steep bottom part of the Breche (an LDA "joke" red) were very good. A little hard skiing down to the Cretes in places, but only where everyone brushes the snow off. A fair bit of sugar snow around on well used runs. Later we did the liaison Sea-Grand Nord and route du Thuit which although busy (16.30), was good snow. didn't ski down. If I'd had more energy I would have gone for the Grande Pente, but I couldn't summon it. sorry no photo - when I remembered it was misreable anyway. Flocons of snow idly floating around as I came down the very comfortable Belle Etoile chairlift.
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Easiski, is the Liaison Sea-Grand Nord the green track that runs from the top of the Diable eggs to the bottom of the cretes?
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Poster: A snowHead
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easiski, many thanks.
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My happy snow report of yesterday isn't so happy today. Hopefully it will change again tomorrow heh Charlotte and then again on Friday maybe . . .
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(in the voice of peter kay) i've booked it , now i just need to pack it and fook off !
hit LDA on 9th March and i can't wait
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easiski,
You'll have to find your way over next week then....
good news about the top ups, I'll contact you when we get organised.
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Just got back and conditions are still great up top .
The Pied Monted (sp?) side (being that bit lower) is a little harder packed in general and about 2/3 to 3/4 of the runs are open there, so it was fine for an afternoon.
The green run down was in terrible condition on Mon/Tues, with huge puddles, and it was closed on wednesday, leaving only the blacks or the lifts as a means of getting down.
Some lovely snow up higher though. Anyone going next week will find some excellent conditions.
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FAQ
Set to be nice weather for the rest of the week now, so unless something changes it's going to stay hard at the bottom. 
