 Poster: A snowHead
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Any updates on general conditions off piste?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hello all.
I'm coming to Verbier in a few weeks with a mixed group of skiers and snowboarders and we're looking for a guide for either off or on piste, depending on conditions.
A couple of questions, if I may?
Would a guide be prepared to take a mixed group of skiers and boarders, (4 of each) or would we need separate guides?
Would a guide be prepared to take us for half a day only?
Can anyone recommend a good guide / company?
Any idea on a rough cost?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks, VK - I'll have a look on there.
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@Frank Lundy,
pm sent.
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About 20cm fell last night.
Pistes are in perfect, perfect condition.
Off piste was good in Bruson, I cannot comment on Verbier sector as I was piste skiing in the afternoon.
I would say that the wind yesterday was extreme, in places in scoured the snow away completely, all the way to rock/grass.
But...it also transported that to some lee slopes that looked very deep indeed.
I assume that makes the avalanche risk very variable...
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Everything closed today above Ruinettes due to the high winds so spent most of the day in Bruson, which was in good shape and not a breath of wind.
It was really busy on the chairlift until about 12 and the queue enormous, but then everyone seemed to give up for the day and we had some runs almost to ourselves with no queues, it was really bizarre.
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I think Bruson probably did more business yesterday than the rest of the season put together. We skinned around to Dahu. Amazed at the resilience of people continuing to ski in challenging conditions.
At least the sun's out this morning.
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Glorious conditions this morning! Just ditched the kids for a sneaky Mt Gélé 😎
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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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Haha sounds good but too many renno bills left to pay if you want your rent paid!
I'm sure there'll still be some left at the weekend!
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You know it makes sense.
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How much snow has come down last few days at resort level then?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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50cm over the last 36 hours at lac des vaux, from the SLF monitoring station up there, so no tourist office interpretation of the data 
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Steve Sparks, lots then
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Wed 8-03-17 1:30; edited 1 time in total
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What's the avalanche risk today?
4? Or 5 even?
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@VolklAttivaS5, It's 3, but none of the itineraries are open.
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Nothing high open
Breezy today compared to misery of touring yesterday. Epic snow quantities but huge slides set off by the blasting which started at 4am near us in Les Collons.
Sun out this afternoon but hopefully a great day tomorrow.
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Any opinion on the likelyhood of the itineraries opening tomorrow? I'm in Chamonix, last day tomorrow (flying late), considering driving over to Verbier early tomorrow morning for my last day.
It's meant to warm up considerably by midday but i'm thinking the relatively high altitude of the Verbier itineraries should keep the snow good for at least the morning.
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Our lad stuck to treelines today which he reported to be 'amazing'. Apparently Televerb were restricting numbers on to the mountain. Our daughter said that she'd not seen so much snow fall in such a short period in the 5yrs she's lived there. 
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@musehead, it's due to stop snowing this evening, but reading the most recent SLF bulletin (below), I wouldn't have that much confidence in them opening, and if they do there's going to be a fair bit of digging required before they let people up.
"In the west and north a lot of snow has fallen in the last two days. Both this fresh snow and the mostly loosely bonded old snow have been transported in large quantities and formed large snow drift accumulations over a wide area. On Monday night in particular the number of natural avalanches increased. Some of them were large. In isolated cases they are likely to have released the more compacted wind slab layers that formed during the foehn period at the end of last week as well. Looking back on Monday night, the avalanche danger "high" (level 4) would have been justified for the northern Alpine ridge from the Trient region to the Glarus Alps.
In the inneralpine regions of both Valais and Grisons the fresh and wind slab layers of recent days are lying on a thin old snowpack in which distinct weak layers exist, especially on shady slopes between 2200 and 2800 m. In these regions, avalanches can penetrate the weak old snowpack and reach a dangerously large size. The daily release of avalanches by persons in these regions bears witness to the persistence of a critical situation."
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| musehead wrote: |
Any opinion on the likelyhood of the itineraries opening tomorrow? I'm in Chamonix, last day tomorrow (flying late), considering driving over to Verbier early tomorrow morning for my last day.
It's meant to warm up considerably by midday but i'm thinking the relatively high altitude of the Verbier itineraries should keep the snow good for at least the morning. |
Given they opened up Funispace today, the risk is 3 and they are usually pretty fast in Verbier I'd guess on a good chance of Chassoure/Tortin opening tomorrow. Maybe also vallon d'Arbi. There are also many side of the piste options in Verbier with this much fresh snow. Normal risks apply!
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@Steve Sparks, @BobinCH, Thanks! Just found out that Col des Montets is still closed and might not be opening again for a while, so looks like I probably can't drive over after all.
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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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The Lass reported epic conditions in Bruson today, face shots on "piste" as well as off-piste 
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We did Creblet this morning, awesome....
The snow has stopped so more things should be open tomorrow...
Note Finger number 3 dropped this morning and went a long way down.....
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You know it makes sense.
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| Mollerski wrote: |
| Our lad stuck to treelines today which he reported to be 'amazing'. Apparently Televerb were restricting numbers on to the mountain. Our daughter said that she'd not seen so much snow fall in such a short period in the 5yrs she's lived there. |
We had no issues going up today, and didn't see anyone trying to control numbers
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Looks like some of the itineraries opened today (Gentianes and Tortin?). Anyone there - how were they? Jealous to have missed out although the vis today is not great.
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Poster: A snowHead
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All - there's a chance we (annual lads trip) might be doing Verbier in a couple of weeks. Booked flights to Zurich with a view to going to St Anton or Ischgl but accommodation is in very short supply there. We can stay at the Farinet if we go to V. Are we better off getting a train to Martigny or Le Chable. If the Le Chable gondola is shut how much will a taxi to resort cost? Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@franga, Get the train to Le Châble - bus runs until 2151 to Verbier and if you're in the Farinet, stops 30m away. Taxi will be about 80CHf to Verbier from Le Châble.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Steve Sparks, thank you!
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@franga, Farinet a great location for a lads trip! Enjoy
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Remember to tip the coat check girl very generously on a Saturday night (she is my daughter!).
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@rungsp, Prince William just walked past us in the Farinet....
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Off to Schweiz on Saturday, basing in Lausanne and looking at the temperatures we will likely be doing 4 days at Verbier, nice high and north facing sectors. Looks like there's been a tonne of new snow, how's it holding up in the warmth? Any links to good itineraries for a couple of 30-ish lads, one skier one boarder with an appetite for reds and side-piste? Cheers guys 
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| rungsp wrote: |
| Remember to tip the coat check girl very generously on a Saturday night (she is my daughter!). |
....and the coat girl in Pub Mont Fort is our's.
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15 degrees in town today apparently. 
The snowfall of last week is fast disappearing.
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