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Swirly, Nice pics 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Swirly, great stuff... do you know what sort of undertaking La Meije is in summer in terms of grade and time? It is a shapely peak and caught my eye on the way over the Col de Lauteret on NYD
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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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red 27, not that easy, it was the last major alpine summit to be climbed, there's a really steep section near the top of the obvious ridge. Looks good though.
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Swirly, worse than VS would you say?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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OOoo. I've missed this thread because it is in the - ahem - dark side. Only found out about it because of a mention elsewhere. Wonderful pics of a great time. Looking forward to being out there - even if it is just for a week.
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Swirly, that looks a bit to scary for me !
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DebbiDoesSnow, stick to chair lifts, much more socialble 
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rayscoops, or even the warm bar serving nice cold beverages with a view of some cold and wet climbers 
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some good pic there swirly! i missed this report as it is in the dark side!
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achilles, And we've only let you in because we know you 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Dobz, well, I am nice to boarders. 
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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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You know it makes sense.
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Swirly, top roping is all very well - but how did you get access to the belay point to top rope from?
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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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achilles, You can get up the side of Pylons... scramble up through trees over to the right of the fall.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Swirly, I'm sooooo jealous. Are you staying out there for the full season? I'm getting strange ice climbing urges 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Scarpa, yeah, the ice is in really good nick right now too. Annoyingly I don't have a climbing partner out here and didn't bring ropes with me either.
achilles, well what happened was I tried to lead it but fell off placing the first screw (leaving an axe behind) I stopped myself in the gulley below the route by a combo of self arrest and good belaying by Sam. Needless to say I was a bit shook up so a French dude took our rope up for us and we tried different variations on the first pitch. It's N facing and I'd never encountered ice so hard and brittle before.
Nothing to report, snow's crappy but there should be some fresh soon.
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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's the latest with the weather out there? Been looking at the webcams and it looks like it's raining there today. No real big dumps for weeks now. Hope things improve as I'm off there in a few weeks.
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Was shaping up nicely yesterday when I left with pretty solid flurries all day and even some creamy turns in the odd windblown pocket,was largely grauppel though . Turned to rain down in Bourg/Allemont
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Lucky boys - though I know its been a long wait.
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Swirly, nothing like being able to go where the best snow is. Looks great.
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Great pics swirly, you lucky git! Another 25cm due tonight and in the morning!!
More pow tomorrow
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Great pics, keep them coming. When you're stuck in a wet & windy UK it's always good to have something to dream about
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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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| Great pics, keep them coming. When you're stuck in a wet & windy UK it's always good to have something to dream about |
Or someone to hate wit a passion bordering on pathological
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Or someone to hate wit a passion bordering on pathological
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How did you guess 
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You know it makes sense.
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Really enjoying reading this and seeing pics Swirly. Keep it up 
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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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We're of to L2A in two weeks and I've been keeping an eye on the webcams. But what's happening up on the Glacier at the moment??? The one piste and park seems to be closed. Here's the image from this morning -
Anyone know whats going on.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Sporty, parts of the glacier are open right now but they are conserving snow for later in the season/summer on sections of it. The park is open at 2600.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Swirly, If you want really brittle ice get to the Rockies.... it's like damn concrete 
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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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gorilla, Ah, is that what they do. I wondered what was going on, as we were there the same week week last year and the same thing happened.
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Back after a great week in L2A. Low temps, sunshine and blue sky for most of the time. It was snowing as we left at 7am on Sunday! Most runs were open and the resort not too busy. Shame they flattened the bumps down the Grand Couloir! Avoided the busy Valentin run back down at the end of the day by skiing the Diablo at the other end of the resort.
Plenty of good boarding and skiing to be had. Shame about the cost of the Leffe, 5 euros for 33cl.
Enjoy if you are on you way
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No posts for a while cos I've been in bed sick Got up yesterday for a day trip to Alp d'Huez though and it was nice to get out the resort for a bit and ride some other slopes. The weather was pretty nice and the snow there is completely different due to the almost opposite aspect. Today it's snowing pretty heavily and it's really windy again so almost all the lifts are shut.
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Swirly, was begining to wonder where you were ! glad your feeling better, did you have the winter tummy bug then?
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DebbiDoesSnow, nah just a really bad throat infection. Ended up having to get stuff for it, still not 100% but can get out and about while coughing my guts up on every lift. At least I didn't get prescribed suppositories for it.
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that's what I thought...
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FAQ
really windy too, avvy risk back to 4 unsurprisingly. So to brighten the mood here's a few more photos from Resort Q.
