 Poster: A snowHead
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See the back of that child with the sledge? You gave him a Torico T-Shirt, he still wears it with pride.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good info on the online ski passess, however, we have a few passes from last season so I'm keen to update them via the website, before I do, are they 'genderised' (if there is such a word!!) my hubs lost his and I have 3 adult female ones, I can't see 'female' on them but they are mine and our two daughter's from Jan 2010. So i don't want to update them if he's going to be rejected for not being a girl!! Any thoughts? 
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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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sprinkles, if they work like ours, the entire chip is re-validated with the details of the new purchase - what you have is presumably just the "holder" for the information. On our system any pass can be turned into any other pass but maybe yours are different.
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good to hear the kids like their torico shirts  looking forward to coming out in jan for the first trip of the winter, for now im content with my addiction to the remontee mechanique website and studying the webcam progress of the chavannes replacement and the chamossiere lifts
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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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Thanks for that PamW think I'll do some more research.....before I commit 
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Snow falling in Champery about 4 cm in village and more up high!!!
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Yet another slightly white morning on the tundra behind the chalet in Morzine. Forecast on and off all week with snow down to 600mts at times.
Guess I had better look out the snow tyre set of wheels then.
With this much snow I would not be surprised if Avoriaz did not open for a cheeky weekend for the locals.
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I have awoken to a White village (Champery) about 10-15 cm fell yesterday plus whatever fell out of the sky last night. Going to get the new tele boots and bindings (ntn) on, dust off the skins and go play!!
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Hay bales are being spread out this morning, it's quite intriguing, I have no idea what they are doing with hay on his newly profiled slope on chevanne. Also my folks were up at the golf course this weekend and said there are a lot of earth movers up there, any ideas.... We are also mourning the loss of the schuss cafe, we loved the schuss for the people watchig on the high street and the great cakes . The whole of town still looks like a bit of a bomb site, the pressure must be on to finish most of these projects and smarten the 2011projects up a bit!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I got my first dump alert from morznet this morning. Let it snow  Anyone going out this weekend?
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It's finally here!!
The first proper snowfall of the 2010/2011 winter season arrived in Morzine/Avoriaz last night.
Recently there have been small deposits of snow above 1700m and while Avoriaz was receiving a reasonable covering Morzine was seeing nothing but rain.
Last night, however, the freezing level dropped to below 1000m and that rain turned into snow.
There is now about six centimetres lying on the ground in Morzine and for the first time since last winter the Pleney is covered.
Obviously this is not enough to ski on but the snow is still falling and the forecast is for another sixteen centimetres throughout this coming week with the freezing level staying below 1000m.
The plan, at the moment, is for the Chavannes lift in Les Gets to open this weekend, this will be confirmed on Friday but reports are that there is over a foot of snow above 1300m in Les Gets so things are looking hopeful.
Although there is no early openings planned for Avoriaz all the pistes above 1800m are complete at the moment. The official measurements claim that there is a good covering of about thirty centimetres across the resort, with another twenty centimetres forecast for this week.
Maybe we'll see you on the slopes in Les Gets this weekend?!
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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 have read that using hay is good for stopping land slippage ??? and as this is a very fresh bit of terrracing they have made, it might help the snow stick to the land without it causing the fresh soil to slide??? basically I have no idea but it all looks very odd - I would like to believe that pere noel does indeed habite aux gets this year and they are putting some bedding down for the reindeer.
now the boardercross has also got me interested _- arent they also supposed to be holding some big events on the boarder X slope this year - where are they sticking that ( I like the idea of lessons from Debo anthonioz on the les gets website) lots of new stuff in town and its all looking very snowy which is great news
and who else is mourning the death of the schuss????
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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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I think the hay bales might have something to do with this:
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REGENERATION OF THE CARRY AREA
(Ski runs and snow front)
The reconstruction of the new Chavannes
bubble lift was only part of the complete
regeneration of the snow-front area. The
departure point of the Boule de Gomme
draglift (the first ever automatic release
draglift installed in France in 1936) will be
slightly repositioned. This will be of major
benefit, particularly for beginners, as it will be
very easy to ski effortlessly from the ESF (Ski
school) to the cable car thanks to the
perfectly smooth ground.
The upper ski slopes on Carry will also be
remodelled to level out and widen the existing
ski run.
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Poster: A snowHead
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geetee, aha  thanks for posting that link
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Am in Morzine for the weekend. Very snowy all the way up from Cluses.
Very "interesting" drive up from Taninges to Les Gets. I'm just very glad noone was coming down the hill as I went sideways around several of the bends...
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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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FlyingStantoni, glad you got there safe. Sounds good for november!!!
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I heard a rumour that Les Gets was opening this weekend. Can anyone confirm?
Jamesc, you should be able to get a discounted pass when you get over here (but must be before 15.12.2010 I think) if you can produce something to show you are here for the whole season. A letter from your work or your landlord should do it.
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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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Ah awesome thanks Snoozie, Im heading over on the 6th so should be able to get one in time! Not long now! cant wait!
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Avoriaz opeing on 4th December - rumours abounded all week that something would be open this weekend in Les Gets or Avoriaz but nothing seems to be happening.
Multipule pile ups of cars outside school this morning - tut tut locals without snow tyres!!!!
Most snow we have seen for ages in one dump in the town!!!
Will keep you all posted if any lifts opening but looks like it's dusting off those skins tomorrow morning!!!
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Snoozie, Been hearing rhumours too. But there has been nothing on the radio. And that is where they usually announce it.
Too much work to play this weeekend anyway 
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snowandtrek, 4th & 5th Lindarets and Arare Sectors. 09.00 to 16.15 each day.
15.50 for a day ticket. Do not think they will be selling Season passes to cover it.
May be a snowshoe walk on if I get my work done quickly.
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note to self, must learn to randonee!
DallyPaul, last year our season passes covered the early opening weekends. That was quite a result.
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DallyPaul, As far as I know you can buy your season pass now at Sermma in Avoriaz. Might pop up in the week to get ours.
Off for a rando this morning VDM way...just a short one as talking Mr S&T plus mates!!
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snowandtrek, I managed to get my season pass in the Pleney office, which was open today and (I think) tomorrow.
I was in Les Gets earlier and asked in the Mont Chery ticket office, which is also open, about opening. Nothing this week, but "very probably" next weekend.
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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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21 cm of snow on the balcony.
All we need now is Robin Hood...
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FlyingStantoni, keep the info coming - we will be there in two weeks.
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You know it makes sense.
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Pamski, alas I'll be back in London tomorrow evening. When are you over as I'll be back the weekend of 18th...?
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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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FlyingStantoni, 10th to the 21st first time round.
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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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FlyingStantoni, Sorry we will miss you! We are over on the 11th to 18th! Hopefully another time!
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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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Well, it certainly looks like winter...
snowandtrek, yes very, very scary ladies. The ones in Les Gets were lovely!
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Is the Schuss being re-developed?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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robauxgets, yes, it is. There are big signs outside saying what is happening but I can't remember - more apartments no doubt. They were selling off all the kitchen equipment and glass and china in September/October. I used to sit upstairs having a cup of coffee and watching for Shopi to open when I had yet again got the timing wrong and forgotten quite how long the shops close for at lunch time!!
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Pamski, Thanks for that. I'm heading over on Friday. Do you think that they will open the lifts on Mt Chery this weekend?
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robauxgets, I would doubt it as Mt Chery always seems to be a little behind the rest of Les Gets which is a shame but you never know
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Pamski, I'll let you know! Might have to go up to Avoriaz.
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Lifts apparently running in Les Crosets and Champery cable car this weekend. Nothing formal announced but gossip in the village from the people in the know and Remontee Mechanique guys so all looks good. Webcam from Les Croset today is splendid www.champery.ch. I will be heading up to test the new NTN teleboots and bindings, will feed back on lifts if I hear anything more formal here on the Swiss side.
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robauxgets, you could always skin up 
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FAQ
The digger is doing something with them.
Home from work, first thing I did after putting kettle on was to check again 
