 Poster: A snowHead
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skisimon, any idea of the dates of that 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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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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| stewart woodward wrote: |
| Hi Guys, Please miss half term week as the glacier will be full of kids/race teams and the queues will be big |
He's not kidding. This was taken the week after half-term (which I think coincides with an Italian bank holiday), so it's worth thinking about when the crowds will be a little bit smaller.
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rob@rar,
As you can see from Rob's picture the crowds at 08.15 can be big, the Funiculaire opens at 08.30. By 09.00am there would be no queue so have a lay in and avoid the queue 
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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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stewart woodward, the first train always has an insane queue, which is much quieter after second and third trains up the hill (but only because everyone is already on the glacier forming queues for the lifts up there!). Sadly Emma didn't seem to be very keen on us having a lay-in (and not all of us had Trainers passes ) so it was part of the daily routine to take part in the madness that is the first train queue.
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Is that the October half term week? If so what are the opening times by then? If slopes are open all afternoon a later start isn't too much of an issue.
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Colin B, First train up is at 8.30, last train back down is at 3.30 (4.00?). Queues on the glacier can be bad during the morning if there are a lot of junior race clubs there (at its worst during various school holidays), but as Stewart said, most of the clubs starting packing away by midday, so the afternoon is a much quieter time to ski.
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rob@rar, Thanks, toying with the idea of perhaps taking my daughter then.
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skisimon, how about the week after, when conditions might be a bit better?
Would it be possible to get stewart and/or colleagues to do some intensive private tuition; more to the point than just cruising around on the glacier at that time of year. If we come we wouldn't need a transfer, as we'd be in the Alps for our Autumn fix anyway.
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early December possibilities continued:
holidayloverxx, (+1 not looking likely)
rayscoops,
Agenterre,
missus A
JT,
Colin B,
Roger C, (+ 2?)
FenlandSkier,
jmdohanlon,
maggi,
thumbstruck
Rednose
Hodude
vetski (+ 1?)
T Bar
Roga
Hofmeister (+ 2?)
Eeyore (Yay!)
I like the idea of booking Stewart Woodward for lessons
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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holidayloverxx my +2 are both up for it!
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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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Roger C done 
early December possibilities continued:
holidayloverxx, (+1 not looking likely)
rayscoops,
Agenterre,
missus A
JT,
Colin B,
Roger C, (+ 2 def)
FenlandSkier,
jmdohanlon,
maggi,
thumbstruck
Rednose
Hodude
vetski (+ 1?)
T Bar
Roga
Hofmeister (+ 2?)
Eeyore (Yay!)
I like the idea of booking Stewart Woodward for lessons
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I definitely don't want to go anytime the queue is like the one in the picture above; I don't generally do lift queues. The last time I faced anything like that was in Le Tour, Chamonix - first to buy a lift pass, then a second scrum to get on the actual lift. Mid January. Call me lacking in character but I'd never ski again if I had to do anything like that more than once every 10 years. I have skied on the L2A glacier in summer, and that was fine; no more than a few minutes queuing.
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You know it makes sense.
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When do the non-glacier slopes open? By early December I'm guessing there should be quite a bit.
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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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skisimon, I'll be doing it during half-term, at least when it's half-term here in Bristol, but the dates may vary from area to area.
BTW, I went during the last October half-term and I didn't think the queues were a problem at all 
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Poster: A snowHead
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holidayloverxx, please take me off the December list - can't do December...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That queue in the picture represents pretty much everybody in the resort.
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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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Roger that Roga
early December possibilities continued:
holidayloverxx, (+1 not looking likely)
rayscoops,
Agenterre,
missus A
JT,
Colin B,
Roger C, (+ 2 def)
FenlandSkier,
jmdohanlon,
maggi,
thumbstruck
Rednose
Hodude
vetski (+ 1?)
T Bar
Hofmeister (+ 2?)
Eeyore (Yay!)
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Colin B, Last year we went around 4th December - loadsa snow. The lower runs back to Tignes les Boisses weren't open but pretty much everything from the main area was. Fingers crossed for this year
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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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holidayloverxx, that time last year i was up to my belly button in pow in St Anton (and i was not laying down !), lets hope for the same
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I was thinking the week before half term (18th -24th October, with half-term being 25th-31st, at least for Gloucestershire and London). I've contacted Joanne about something else, and she said that prices go up from the start of November.
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holidayloverxx, I'm definitely interested in the December trip, so would you add my name to your list.
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| skisimon wrote: |
| I was thinking the week before half term (18th -24th October, with half-term being 25th-31st, at least for Gloucestershire and London). I've contacted Joanne about something else, and she said that prices go up from the start of November. |
..but so will the snow depths, hopefully
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early December possibilities continued:
holidayloverxx, (+1 not looking likely)
rayscoops,
Agenterre,
missus A
JT,
Colin B,
Roger C, (+ 2 def)
FenlandSkier,
jmdohanlon,
maggi,
thumbstruck
Rednose
Hodude
vetski (+ 1?)
T Bar
Hofmeister (+ 2?)
Eeyore
rich.ll
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holidayloverxx, you don't go glacier skiing for the snow depths...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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holidayloverxx, Put me down as interested for December as well please
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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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skisimon, In December we won't have to (I hope)
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Aye, aye
early December possibilities continued:
holidayloverxx, (+1 not looking likely)
rayscoops,
Agenterre,
missus A
JT,
Colin B,
Roger C, (+ 2 def)
FenlandSkier,
jmdohanlon,
maggi,
thumbstruck
Rednose
Hodude
vetski (+ 1?)
T Bar
Hofmeister (+ 2?)
Eeyore
rich.ll
II
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You know it makes sense.
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skisimon, we'd be interested in an October week if we could fix up tuition too - small groups rather than one to one, from the cost point of view. Two of us sharing, no transfer needed.
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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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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| Roger that Roga |
LOL, thanks 
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Poster: A snowHead
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pam w, I'll have a look into options for small group tuition (all three days or just a couple of hours?), I might actually have a couple of guys with me if my plans for the half-term week reach fruition.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd most likely be up for both the October and December trips. Got to beat this seasons number of days next season!
Not too fussed on tuition, will make a good warm up for the coming winter!
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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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You do realise you have to get up in the morning to ski though philw, no wussing out in bed with a hangover
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holidayloverxx, can you add me & MrJo to your December list, please 
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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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FenlandSkier, I'll just have to avoid the Jagerbombs with you and the lardies!
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| philw wrote: |
| ...avoid the Jagerbombs... |
Does not compute
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| FenlandSkier wrote: |
| philw wrote: |
| ...avoid the Jagerbombs... |
Does not compute |
As, I think you said, I can drink with the boys, can ski faster than the boys, just not in that order! Ski first drink later!
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philw, did you notice my cunning technique to knobble you for the race Worked too.
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FenlandSkier, I did have that feeling, but, I really wasn't too fussed by the race it's not why I ski! (Hmmmmm, I wonder how many people will believe that statement!)
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And you weren't really dissappointed that the batteries were flat in the GPS either
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FAQ
It's not too bad if you plan your day as most of the race teams have finished by lunchtime.
