 Poster: A snowHead
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Looking at lift passes, this seems to be a cheap day pass, CHAMSKIDEAL - 1 Day (Brévent, Flégère, Grands Montets, Domaine de Balme)
Is it possible to just buy that for each day 4 days @ the variable rate appears to total Euro 167 vs a 4 day pass at Euro 224?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@kitenski, it is the cheapest way to do things. Bit of a pain if you don't already have a chamonix (or Courmayeur, or maybe Verbier, or Evasion) physical pass. Cos then you need to buy 4 new ones.
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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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| kitenski wrote: |
| @snowdave, that's very kind thanks!! Typical student, been talking about going out for weeks and left it all last minute! Is your apartment in Argentiere? |
Yep, an estate agent would call it "ski in ski out" but that requires a snowy carpark.
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@under a new name, thanks, so they'd also pay for a physical card on top of that (but only once?)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| @under a new name, thanks, so they'd also pay for a physical card on top of that (but only once?) |
Unfortunately unless you already have one in your hand then you'ld need to buy 4no per person (as you'll not know the number of any of them to recharge).
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@kitenski, friends just did exactly that over Christmas. Do you want me to see if they brought a whole fistful of cards back with them? You would then only need to buy 1no each of them and charge 4 times onto that one card (as you'ld know the number). They're local to you (unless you've moved).
PM me if you want me to find out.
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@midgetbiker, thanks, she is still dithering about where to go!!
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@kitenski,
FuBar is popular with the youth and quite fun, my son is doing a bit of dj'ing there! Other than that it's The Office Bar or popping down to Chamonix.
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@midgetbiker, 
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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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| kitenski wrote: |
Looking at lift passes, this seems to be a cheap day pass, CHAMSKIDEAL - 1 Day (Brévent, Flégère, Grands Montets, Domaine de Balme)
Is it possible to just buy that for each day 4 days @ the variable rate appears to total Euro 167 vs a 4 day pass at Euro 224? |
Has the exact same issue.... It is a total pain that dynamic pricing makes individual day passes cheaper than x4 day passes  when is your trip? Can maybe post your some cards (so long as you send them back)
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@midgetbiker, yeah that's just around the corner, thanks!!
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You know it makes sense.
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@Haggis_Trap, It was proper lovely up the Grands today.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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@PortSki, don't know about vormaine but doubt it. Les Houches rejoicing today that they can open two chairlifts atnthe top ...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Did a couple of runs up Flégère with the niblings this morning, thankfully truncated by tennis lessons as light getting rather flat. Snow on piste perfectly excellent. Side piste traversed off Floria red a rather weird windblown thing. Defo not yesterdays smoke up the Grands.
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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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We left Chamonix on Saturday - bloody typical!!
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Same, 10 days of super warm April style conditions and I leave the day before the dump. Oh well, 5 weeks until the next trip 
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What is the word on the street re: the next big dump of snow? I find the forcast and what actually happens tend not to tally up too well
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| PortSki wrote: |
| What is the word on the street re: the next big dump of snow? I find the forcast and what actually happens tend not to tally up too well |
I'd be happy with even HALF of what's forecast next week. Snow-forecast.com is saying a metre plus.
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@Georgert, personally I find nosnow-forecast rather crap. Meteoblue.com is a lot more reliable and for Chamonix valley, Le Tour as reference most sensible. (To an extent, who cares if it’s raining in town if it’s snowing at 1,460?) e.g. https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/14-days/le-tour_france_2999138
And, of course, for short forecasts, Chamonix Meteo
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Popped over to Vallorcine yesterday to ski Le Tour area. Much improved on piste, we could even ski back down Foret Verte to the train station.
I noticed that Retour Pendant on GM is still not open - does anyone know why, I'd have thought there must be enough snow by now?
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@snowdave, haha! well, quite!! (And probably).
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@snowdave, it's fine to ski lower than the tunnel, so long as you packed your skins. 
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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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@midgetbiker, that too, of course!
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My daughter and neice have had a great time today skiing Le Tour.
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You know it makes sense.
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@dunc999, I bet.
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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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Skied GM today. Nice if heavy pow but wind scoured in places. Plenty of large rocks out there. Pity of flat light to mess with stuff. Loads of snow at the higher elevations, the steeps off the top of the Bochard were as filled in as I've ever seen them. Pir Ric was firm man made snow, but fine for the run home.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Anyway you just need not to ski lower than the tunnel
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Indeed - we skied Lavancher a couple of days ago and I was surprised how far down we could get and still traverse across to the tunnel, never tried before as Pendant is normally running.
Did a wee tour up to the Loriaz refuge today - pretty decent conditions and the Croute was as good as ever!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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For those who were there, if you don't mind explaining for CHAMSKIDEAL, without the RFID card, do we just need to purchase a card when we are there? How much is that?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Haggis_Trap wrote: |
Here is the interesting thing... If you pick up a ticket for an under 5 (free) from ticket office they give you a paper ticket which works with the RFID turnstiles. |
… and (at least when mine were under 5) it alerts the lifties that you’re an under-5 through a different bleep and light flash combo so they can tell that the scummy seasonaire is trying it on!
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@Haggis_Trap, the rfid chip doesn't need a robust plastic wrapper
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Well, it's snowing pretty well at town level and settling ... 
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Let the games begin....
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Does anyone have info on today's avalanche of cornu chair towards liason
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@Wallski, only that it spread onto the piste
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