 Poster: A snowHead
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Watch out there are 25 of us coming out on Sunday , 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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there are 25 of us coming out on Sunday
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as the other 25,000 will have arrived on Saturday the roads should be quieter by then. 
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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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My daughter and I are coming for a 4 day trip on Sunday too - hope its all calmed down by then
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@under a new name,
You skiing again yet? Friday looking good, oh and sat, sun, Mon, Tue etc..
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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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Been snowing lightly for about an hour or so now. Let's see what tomorrow brings!
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I am a lone skier amongst a herd of boarders this time ! Maybe I have one other amongst the others , here's hoping . Can't wait !!
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Ha ha , I hope so, early start at 3.00am in the UK. Hope the roads are clearer than on the 28th dec when we were put up in Albertsville cold room gym over night!
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I am currently in Petit Chatel, looks like a snowy day tomorrow, any suggestions as to the best place to ski?
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Hope the roads are clearer than on the 28th dec when we were put up in Albertsville cold room gym over night!
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the roads will probably be much the same, but with far less traffic cars equipped for the conditions should be OK. I suspect the gendarmerie will be out insisting on chains if the snow is anything like the forecasts.
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Good morning from a snowy Chatel. My guesstimate is maybe 10-15cm here at 1200m but difficult to gauge. It's still coming down. It is very windy down here too. Lots and lots of blasting going on again this morning.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Now snowing in Champéry, however at 4am this morning it was very windy and raining! Felt a little cheated with the rain bit! Anyway snowing quite hard on top of the wet stuff and windy too.
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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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Yes @pam w, your right traffic will be a lot lighter. Going up this time by a private transfer rather than a Crystal coach as well which will help no doubt. 😄
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Very white scene here in Les Gets, about 9 inches overnight I reckon - OH won't stir to give his considered opinion. Very windy here too and a car seems a bit stuck over the road but they have now been grovelling in the boot so perhaps chains might appear. -2.9C
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You know it makes sense.
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@sarah, that's a great pic
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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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Temperature stable at -2.9C
Visibility has improved and I can now see across the valley and up to the Grande Ourse.
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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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There's a LOT of snow. Knee deep (am tall) at the top of Ranfolly. The first hour this morning was possibly one of the best hours of my skiing life.
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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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And a severe weather warning issues by the prefecture
'Although there’s no need to be alarmed at the moment, if you’re heading to resort this weekend, PLEASE put your snow chains on BEFORE you attempt to come up the mountain. Without snow chairs, the Police Municipale will stop you from even trying. If you’re leaving resort this weekend, leave extra time for your journey. If you’re booked on an airport transfer, expect your pick-up time to be earlier than planned.
Road users, including airport transfer drivers are also being asked to prepare their vehicles with blankets, food and water, and any other previsions necessary, should the worst happen. Road users are asked to be sensible and only travel if absolutely necessary, keeping the roads as unobstructed as possible for arriving and departing holiday makers.'
http://morzinesourcemagazine.com/severe-weather-warning-issued/
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Hello! Looking like theres going to be some great skiing to be had in the coming days, hope everyone gets the most out of it! A quick question if I may, I am due to arrive in Morzine later on today, and was thinking I would get my skis a quick service, probably tomorrow night, could anyone recommend a shop to get a good quality service completed in?
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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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25 cm fell overnight @ 1250m, but it is rain @ 850m. (or it was at 06h30 when I drove down thie mountain).
Still snowing hard @ 1250m though.
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@mikeyeff, Coq & Bull across the road and a bit up from Rhodos will give your skis a good tune.
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@MeMyselfandI, Thanks for the tip, much appreciated.
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But good news is that the school will still be open!
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excellent news - as that means our road will be clear. We were out in the village today and the buses have their chains on and are keep very much to time. Ploughs and lorries all over the place clearing the snow and pedestrians all with suicide wishes wandering all over the roads.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Pamski, they were walking 4 abreast in the middle of the road when I was coming down this afternoon and refused to move when I beeped the horn, one of them doing the fingers at me, bless his little socks.
In all seriousness people walking in the road is a major issue when it starts snowing. It's so dangerous and I saw at least three people pushing prams doing the same. With the best will in the world people can't always stop suddenly if they come around a blind corner going downhill and there is a group of people in the middle of the road. At this time of year I get seriously concerned I'm going to hurt someone really badly in an easily avoidable accident which would be even worse if my kids were in the car at the same time.
In short, footpaths are for people. Roads are for cars. If it's difficult to walk easily on the footpath then it's even more difficult to swerve pedestrians on the road...
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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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Agree about pedestrians in the road, very worrying because going uphill sometimes you really really don't want to have to stop. They don't realise how challenging the driving conditions can be at times.
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I'm coming out a week today and I'm a touch concerned about the slow start to the season and the snow conditions.
Can anyone put my mind at rest?
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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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@munter, come and shovel my drive, that'll put your mind at rest 
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Poster: A snowHead
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I keep reading this and no idea why as I probably wont be back in PDS until April. If there is any snow.......... 
Hope you are all having fun.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This time tomorrow evening we should be embarking on our treacherous snow filled apocalyptic journey via transfer minibus from GVA to deepest darkest Morzine - and I can't wait
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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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Ooooo two more partial sleeps for me, can't sleep to exciteeeeddd
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A further 45 cm fell last night @ 1250m. Where the snow has not been pisted it is now up to the height of my gentlemans area.
Vallee D'Aulps road was fine @ 06h30, the Col Du Corbier had been ploughed, but was still a tad snowy on the upper reaches.
Great point about pedestrians, also people stopping on the hill to put chains on. Please do it in the chaining up bays before going up the hill, you may have to drive 1 or 2 km on tarmac with your chains, but then you will not need to stop on the steep snowy bit causing everybody else to stop.
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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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note on the local expats e mail at around 8.15 this morning so may be clear now:
"The Ardent road is closed to the lake for avalanche control but back roads are cleared and open. Theyve done a great job making the road as wide as possible so passing safely is possible. Still a few dicks on the road though so watch out!
Also lots of signs of slab avalanches so be safe. "
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Lots of snow. Lots of it. Loads. Everywhere. Still falling. Snow. Lots. Winter is here.
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I have some friends who are not organised enough to buy a pass online, but if they want to go to Les Gets via the back of the Mont Chery, can they buy a pass from the Col D'Encrenaz side?
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@WindOfChange, I don't think there's an office there.
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There isn't an office there but the people they are staying with should be able to help?
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. If only we were all so prescient! Have a great time! 