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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In Courchevel, Chenus, Verdons, Jardin Alpin, Biollay , Suisses and Saulire were all open today. St Martin not open yet, but runs and lifts above Les Menuires open,e.g. Granges
A beautiful day, good snow, not busy
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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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Oh my. Can't wait!
ONE WEEK.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Another beautiful day, pistes in great shape across all three valleys. Courchevel was especially quiet today. Val Thorens a little busier, but many people watching the ice driving (Olivier Panis driving today). Off-piste crunchier and heavier than yesterday, on-piste chalky in many places, and mostly deserted - wonderful 
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Looks stunning. I don't think all that will melt before this weekend, will it? 
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great pics rob@rar, and good to hear of excellent piste conditions.
Tell your IO lot to take it easy with that snow - I want some left for the weekend 
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red 27, Courchevel was very good today. Unfortunately one of our guys could have done with your advice to take it easy as he flew home today with a broken collarbone  More photos from around the 3V here.
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rob@rar, ouch!
Good Stylee from the students there - which one is Franz Klammer
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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red 27, he's not with us this week. I think he's here next week.
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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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rob@rar, oh yes, sorry, getting my dates in a fuddle
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See you Saturday!
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You know it makes sense.
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Looks like people are having a lot of fun. Very sorry about the collarbone, though.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| rob@rar wrote: |
Courchevel was lovely today, with a couple of laps around Creux in absolutely perfect piste conditions. As you can see, it wasn't exactly busy!
Generally everyone having a very lovely time  |
Good to see there's a couple of non-helmet wearers in that shot...
Sorry to hear about Mr. C - send him my regards
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Poster: A snowHead
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bertie bassett, will do. He flew home today, and hopefully will be skiing later this season. Very disappointing for him, and for me as I was looking forward to helping him work on his skiing this week.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Firm but grippy on the pistes in Courchevel today, and super-quiet still. Not lots open yet, but enough to keep everyone happy. Could get a bit firm if it doesn't snow before the hordes arrive but hey, its early days yet.
The scenery is still OK though:
Oh and for anyone driving up to resort, yes, the pavements and wooden barriers have been breeding again over summer, still a few free spots left to park for the early birds though.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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offpisteskiing, yes that looks ok
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Excellent piste conditions around Courchevel 1850 still, with the unbroken sunshine of the least couple of weeks helping with the early season tan. Spent yesterday working on carved long radius turns, so plenty of laps doing movement and balance drills at speed and generally very quiet pistes.
More photos from this week around the Trois Vallees on Facebook.
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Will be driving down tomorrow so looking forward to a bit of winter sun.
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rob@rar, nice conditions for checking just how good those long radius carved turns are..... 
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Heading off to Val Thorens today! It's going to be epic. Wish we had powder snow forecast though...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| nemesys wrote: |
| Off Sunday. |
Me too! See you on the slopes!
Have a great time - fingers crossed for some snow mid-week
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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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HoneyBunny - if you see a forty-something in a NY Taxi yellow North Face jacket, black trousers and a backpack (could be skiing or boarding) then say hello! If I don't reply then it isn't me 
Have a good trip.
Cheers,
Dave.
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Haha! I wil look out for you. If you see a female skier in bright orange trousers, a black Salomon jacket and a helmet covered in Snowheads stickers (thanks bAdmin!), then give me a wave!
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You know it makes sense.
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Overcast, flat light today, but very quiet
Sunshine will be back tomorrow
Then temperatures falling, with snow expected from Thursday
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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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| Patch wrote: |
| snow expected from Thursday |
Yep, figures. Thursday's my last day 
(Actually I secretly prefer blue skies and corduroy but don't tell anyone)
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Poster: A snowHead
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Enjoying a beer at the bar in Courchevel. Very cold in resort, pistes look in decent nick from what I could see.
Can't wait for tomorrow! Ouch at the lift pass price though....! €257!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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HoneyBunny, Think of it this way - that's only about €1 per lift
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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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| HoneyBunny wrote: |
Enjoying a beer at the bar in Courchevel. Very cold in resort, pistes look in decent nick from what I could see.
Can't wait for tomorrow! Ouch at the lift pass price though....! €257! |
My Father in Law was complaining at 18 euros for a weeks ski pass at val thorens. I told him he shouldn't have bothered with the assurance.
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Firm, sunny and too much red on the board is the exec summary. Somewhat surprised at number of closed lifts, most of 1650 is shut apart from ariondaz and the lift above it. 1850 had more open, and the pistes up high were firm grippy snd quite good fun. Runs to the bou blanc were generally rubbish and only folyeres open below. Bou blanc needs better marking down to it, and the bridge at top of folyeres is gone.
Vt tomorrow I think
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| HoneyBunny wrote: |
Enjoying a beer at the bar in Courchevel. Very cold in resort, pistes look in decent nick from what I could see.
Can't wait for tomorrow! Ouch at the lift pass price though....! €257! |
Just out of interest HoneyBunny...how did you get the €257 lift pass cost ? We are going out there in January & I can't see where you have got that 6 day 3V lift pass price from.....am I missing a trick somewhere ?
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Ricay, that's the price charged through Mark Warner. Slightly discounted this week as it's low season. Still expensive though!
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J9 & HonneyBunny Ahhh, now I see that €257 includes the "hands free card" charge of €3.... we picked up the discount voucher at the Earls Court ski show, so our 6 day pass should cost €217 & I still got my hand free card from last season
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great conditions in val thorens, sunny great snow. Runs into Orelle fab. Lift not open to the top though (via SMS)
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| Fingy wrote: |
| great conditions in val thorens, sunny great snow. Runs into Orelle fab. Lift not open to the top though (via SMS) |
Been a great week in Val Thorens. Some of the pistes got a little bit icy late on but overall they are in great condition. No lift queues, although a few thousand students dotted about.
The run into Orelle was great but a bit disappointing not to be able to go on the new lift there.
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