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A fair and pleasantly complimentary article.
And fun working out where all the pictures are: i've got them all except the very first one . . . 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Jonpim, Sources? Just above Belle Plagne? The avalanche fence looks familiar?
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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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It's snowing 
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boredsurfin, i did wonder about that, but shouldn't we also see some of the runs down to Champagny from that position?
Good news Snow and Sunshine, but as discussed in the WeatherThread, not much bearing on what it will be like in 6 weeks time . . .
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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From the pictures, I would imagine that some of the restaurants are going lose their 'deckchair' seating in this plan?? (Croq Neige, La Vache Rouge and Coquottes used to seat LOTS of people in deckchairs outside their 'area'.) And there is much less access for the Oxygene buses to get in near the shop. With luck it will all make sense when its finished and it snows!!
It looks a proper work in progress right now. If its done by November (any time in November) I'll be surprised. The only bonus of the rain today is that the dust will go for a while!!!!
Here's crossing fingers that it will finish on time though
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La Plagne this evening, from La Plagne Twitter feed, 
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@Jonpim, you may be right technically - but we're still excited! Hopefully the stuff which falls up the top, glacier etc should stay until the season - it's proper cold up there now.
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Of course, notwithstanding my previous comments, after tea and toast and orange juice, the first thing i did this morning was tune into the La Plagne webcams
And . . . wow!
Right cheered me up on this chilly windy day.
Last edited by After all it is free  on Sun 6-11-16 11:13; edited 1 time in total
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Looks like it should be staying colder for at least a week or two according to meteo.fr and lots more precipitation forecast as well over the Alps.
The webcams are looking a lot better this morning, plenty of snow at la Rossa café at the top of the gondola in Champagny. Bergerie and Bijolin are the only other higher altitude cameras that seem to be working at the moment - www.la-plagne.com/infos-live/webcams.html
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I bet they wish they'd finished this wall a bit earlier!! Anyone know what they are trying to do? I think this is the ski school meet area if memory serves me well!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@kitenski, err, chaletgirl, 5 posts above gives the answer and a link ... 
In short its Elfinsafety, separating walkers and skiers on the snow front.
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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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@boredsurfin, 
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after tea and toast and orange juice, the first thing i did this morning was tune into the La Plagne webcams
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snap - me too. Looking nice up there! My facebook feed is full of pictures of kids sledging. . . .thinking of going up myself tomorrow
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You know it makes sense.
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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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ukredsox, and just a tiny bit exciting even now.
It will be interesting watching the webcams (Bergerie and Bijolin available) to see if that forecast comes to pass.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Roche de Mio working now too
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thank you rdsweb, looks rather nice up there, but no view just now coz of the clouds.
Panoramique du Fornelet also working 
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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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What a surprise - a bit of snow and the webcams start working again! The PR gremlins have been busy! I'm sure after a bit more snow the lower altitude cams will also spring into life!! 
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You might get your wish sooner rather than later @chopkins13, - the first flakes are just falling in our garden in the bottom of the valley - and looks like it's getting heavier!
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Ooooo! Isn't it all looking really rather lovely
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Montalbert first snowfall of the season
Photo credit:ESF Montalbert / Facebook
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Here are the dates of the first natural snowfall in MONTALBERT (1350m) of each season for the last 12 years.
2005/2006 28th November
2006/2007 22nd November
2007/2008 7th November
2008/2009 29th October
2009/2010 08th November (not sure if accurate)
2010/2011 16th November
2011/2012 05th December
2012/2013 28thOctober
2013/2014 10th November
2014/2015 9th December
2015/2016 21st November
2016/2017 9th November
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Oops!
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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 been looking at renewing our season passes and found out my edenski account needed re-validating, I assume it is worth doing this before purchasing the season passes so I don't miss out on the Edenski points.
This meant having to attach a copy of our 2016 Taxe Fonciere document, they want 2 pages but they both have to be combined in one file. I imported both pages from a scanner into a word file.
May be worth noting if you normally leave it to the last minute before renewing your season pass.
I also assume it applies just to 'The Property Owners Programme' and not the 'Edenski Programme'.
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You know it makes sense.
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Envers not going to open until February boredsurfin? And my not open this season at all!
Bummer!
I was quite looking forward to riding that one. 
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to piste or not to piste?
With all the snow the resort has had in the last week (and with more forecast this weekend) - isn't it time to dust of the piste bashers and get all that lovely snow pisted to give it the best chance of sticking around?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wow!
Looks wonderful.
Wish i was there too.
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Picture postcard. Stunning!
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Ooooohhh - gorgeous pic @boredsurfin,
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The view from our apartment terrace up to Champagny le Haut 
The view this morning across to Courchevel from Champagny A couple more photos of the current conditions in La Plagne. It has been a beautiful but cold day, -5 when I went to the car around 9am this morning.
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skichampcouk, impressive snow for 1250m.
Long may it stay cold.
Only a month to go now . . . .
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