 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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IncogSkiSno,
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why house is a mess and there's no food on the table
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Damn, I've just realised I'm in the same situation, however given that you're so near I'm happy to pop round with mountains of photos, piste maps and other paraphenalia to persuade you both that Wengen is the perfect choice for you 
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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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D G Orf, That means I have to tidy the house though! 
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IncogSkiSno, wellyou could come here but that means I'd have to tidy mine ! 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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D G Orf,
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Serre Chevalier
Or Valloire
Or Montgenevre
I'm going with school, I just wish the teacher would hurry up and decide where we are going. By the time I go, it'll have been 2 years since I last skiied 
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_InFeCtOr, welcome to snowHeads, I swear half the time schools have no idea, the one and only time I went with a school trip we were supposed to be going by coach to one resort and in the end flew out and went to a completely different resort and this was well after we'd booked etc, things kept changing almost from week to week, although how much of that was down to the school and how much down to the travel company I wouldn't like to guess
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I found that mt school trip gave me a real grounding in skiing as the lessons covered the whole day not just mornings. Although I had waited 10 years from my first trip which was with school to my second trip when I went with friends I was able to get back to a decent standard quite quickly.
Talking of next season, I have no concrete plans as of yet to slide this winter, but, I am tempted by a late deal close to the end of the season. So I could end up anywhere 
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_InFeCtOr,
The problem with school ski trips is that some schools do not like groups to be split up and mixed with other schools for ski school lessons - guess it makes it easier for the teachers to keep tabs on the kids. But the problem is is that unless it is a very large school group there may only be a couple of ski school classes. Normally ok for the beginners as you get lots of them on school trips, but can be tricky for the better skiers.
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When we go, we usually go with 1-2 other schools, and they don't really have a problem with splitting kids up. The way they usually do it is they have a few 'normal' groups - mostly newbies, and an 'advanced' group, with people who have skiied before. But on a few occassions there have been people who have skiied before but couldn't keep up, and had to be moved down (images of last year spring to mind - some kid fell at the top of the only black piste in Crest Voland, and slid right off the side off it, down a hill, into a stand of trees). Makes for some good laughs though 
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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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Just been skiing the other week to keep me in the groove - Kitzsteinhorn, Austria
January 2006 - Zermatt
March 2006 - Copper Mountain, Colorado
Still to sort out somewhere for December
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
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You know it makes sense.
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November 3rd Tigne (can't wait)
Jan - Norway (visiting a few small resorts near mate's house)
March - Chamonix stag do (can't wait, but my livers a little scared)
April - End of season wkend somewhere
Plus fingers and toes crossed on wkends/midweek days in Scotland (unlikely  )
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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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So, no-one's looking forward to winter then...
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Poster: A snowHead
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yes getting a bit man utd...terrible really, last few weeks spent drooling over new skis bought - and hrs passed arranging hire cars and flights....bad addiction like you lot
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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dg3, Nov 3 Tignes, that's keen! I'm afraid I probably have to wait till 9 Dec. Although...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Well, thanks to this MB I am now in prelim planning stage for 3 trips..... I normally last 'til late Sep at least . And we put our trips together V quickly...so now what am I to do.... plan more trips, change mind, visit ski shops, get out the Vids and photos, go to ski shows, dry slopes...arrrghh..!!
There is only one way to stall it..get onto the real stuff asap..... Looks like Tignes in the 1st dump....
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Don't know really, but would like to at long last ski the Valle Blanche and perhaps stay at Courmayeur ( therby avoiding the difficult start from Chamonix ) as I have not been skiing in Italy since 1990 and having learned to ski there in 1985 ( Sauze D'Oulx ! ) am keen to go back and savour the Italian ambiance after four or five years of Switzerland.
I have just looked back to the 16 destinations I skied since I started in 1985 and they have all been different resorts - never been to the same place twice - apart from a one day ski pass at Madonna di Campiglio whilst based in Monte Bondone. Is this a record?.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Going nuts on the skiing this year, booked 4 holidays so far....
Start of Season with 2 buddies, December - Cervinia
New Year with family - Kaprun
Group holiday (21 of), January - Zermatt
Adventure to the USA with 3 buddies, March - Copper Mountain, Colorado
hoping for some decent dumps of snow!
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very pleased to see it snowing highish up in Europe and dumping in Wyoming (apparently)...
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Well I'm going to Arc 1800 in Jan with 10 mates from my old village so it's a bit of a return venue for me.
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Sorted: unless something happens (again), I'm goin to Montgenevre, and it is no longer with a school
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All booked and confirmed week in January in Les Deux Alps with some lesson with easiski, (I will dare to dive  ) I'm back for 12 days then I go out to Banff for 14 days to get some of that famous Sunshine champagne powder that wasn't there last year. I'm rounding it all off with the EOSB at Val T which will be the high light of the year any one who went last year will know what I mean miss it if you dare.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've got three weeks in Europe planned, two weeks in North America, and possibly a couple of days at the EOSB at Val Thorens. Not sure where yet, depends what the snow's like.
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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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Charlatanefc, if you've not been before you'll love Zermatt and St Anton, both excellent choices.
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Kramer, I haven't mate, no. Only ever been to La Plagne (5 times), Grindelwald/Wengen, and a few days in Chamonix, and have skiied Les Arcs (from staying in La Plagne). My brother's have been to St Anton numerous times, our mate used to run one of the Mark Warner hotels there for 5 years. There was an article in the Mirror yesterday all about St Anton, with a picture of the Cuba Bar. We know the owner of this place, as well as a fair few other faces in the town that my brothers got to know thru our mate who ran the hotel.
My bro went to Zermatt for 3 days in the summer, summer skiing on the Glacier in August, and fell in love with the place, hence why we are going back
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You know it makes sense.
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We just have had our flights and rooms confirmed for just over a fortnight in Lake Louise and Jasper..... cant wait!!
How do some of you guys manage so many trips?! Money asside, I couldnt get that much time off work (inspite of only being a research student!)..... are there alot of self employed or retired snowheads?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| How do some of you guys manage so many trips?! Money asside, I couldnt get that much time off work (inspite of only being a research student!)..... are there alot of self employed or retired snowheads? |
just don't have any holidays in the summer!
(ps a lot of the winter holidays I have are to cheap hotels in good skiing areas, after all I'm there to ski, the hotels only for eating & sleeping in!)
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Poster: A snowHead
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Touring skiing trip
Garmish Partenkirchen - 23 & 24 Feb
Sankt Anton - 26 Feb to 4 Mar
Sella Ronda - 6 to 10 Mar
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| AlpineWalker wrote: |
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| How do some of you guys manage so many trips?! Money asside, I couldnt get that much time off work (inspite of only being a research student!)..... are there alot of self employed or retired snowheads? |
just don't have any holidays in the summer!
(ps a lot of the winter holidays I have are to cheap hotels in good skiing areas, after all I'm there to ski, the hotels only for eating & sleeping in!) |
I dont take summer holidays either..... We get 4 weeks + University closures which I always thought was very good..... another problem for me is that if i only have 3 weeks between returning from one holiday before heading on the next, I probably wont be able to get anything of consequence done!
I must just be in the wrong job!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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buns, like a few others have said, summer holidays are a no-no
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Got 3 trips planed for next year, with the first booked and paid for.
First off, La Plagne with the uni for the first week of jan
Feb half term (ok i dont actually get half term off, but theres only 3 lecturs that week so it cant hert...) will be a week with my parents hopefully to VT
then finally 2 weeks at easter (last week of March, first week of April) with BUSC, although they still havent said where were going i have a feeling its Les Deux Alpes.
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Timberwolf, don't miss Flying Squirrel's pub in Plan Peisey (actually it's hard to miss as it's the only one and all the Ski Beat peeps frequent it). Have a good one.
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Thanks Ian - have been in contact with Will already to get the low down on Plan Peisey and the details of the the Ski Beat accommodation - it's great having people on the ground that you can ask for the "real" picture
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Probably start around the 24 th November over in US for thanksgiving, head back to Austria for Xmas & New Year maybe longer then back out to the US for a few weeks then back to Austria probably hangin up the skis around April 23rdish. This all depends on snow but is the general plan 
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the_fatadder, Im in La Plagne all season, if you bring me out Tetley tea bags - Id buy you a pint!
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