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allanm, Your informants were wrong, Arpette was open all day to get into bowl.  |
Not informants, me. I was only out for an hour, and looking through bins, at that time Arpette wasn't moving.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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allanm, Ah right, surprised as at about 12.00 we hit Transarc and it had just closed and so had Grand Renard and everyone was being sent to Arpette which we got on at about 12.30. Blowing one hell of a gale though.
You around tomorrow for coffee. Will PM you my mobile.
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thefatcontroller Arpette may have just shut for a few mins, I was on that slow old lift, Vallandry side uf 1800 just 'clocking' what was going with a pair of binoculars. Sent text.
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8pm in 2000 and started snowing very heavy again. Can't wait for the morning 
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Please can anyone recommend a good but reasonably priced mountain restaurant? My lift pass only covers the Les Arcs area. I have visions of sitting on a sun terrace with a cold beer and some food........... bliss!
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A great breakable crust day today!!! Tried to get up the Bellecote, but they shut the top gondola so that stopped our plans. Went over the back of Roche de Mio instead, first 300metres were great, fresh snow on top and firm underneath. Then we hit the crusty stuff, which was breakable all the way down to the valley. An interesting trip and good training, but I still cannot ski that stuff very well even after today. 
Went right across La Plagne looking for better snow, found a few odd patches but most was the same off piste so ended up in the omelette's restaurant in the forest above Mont Albert for lunch about 1pm.
Then it started to snow. It was still snowing an hour later when we went to the VE at 3pm and it was still snowing when we got to the top of the transarc at 3.30pm and even more by the time we got to the Altiport at 4pm, no I did not do the waterslide today. By the time we made it to the funicular at 5pm it had been snowing for several hours, light and fresh, off piste short cuts on the way home were fun and so were the pistes as there were not many people about. Not sure I would call it powder as it was still quite wet, even up in Arc 2000 bowl, but most enjoyable after what we skied in the morning. 
Now waiting hopefully for tomorrow and good weather to enjoy the new snow. 
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Clairecf, try the new Mushroom near the Acarbulle in Arc 2000 bowl. Cheapest on the mountain. Also the Altiport near the snowpark above 1600 by the waterslide. Best free entertainment on the mountain.
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Clairecf, agree with snowcrazy on the mushroom - but don't buy the chocolate bars - 3.90 is not a good price for a small toblerone!
Arcabulle opened late afternoon and a text from friends up there at about 3:45 dragged us out again ( we were recovering from some fairly severe whiteout experiences) luvverly powder on piste, no one around, visibility ... poor frankly, but good enough to read the terrain, just.
As per fat - still snowing at 10pm at 1950. It's going to be a "no friends" day tomorrow.
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Clairecf, we tried the new Mushroom on our last trip.... half a pizza for 5 euros or a baguette for 4 to 5 Euros. We regularly frequent the 'pie huts' for a 3.80 euro portion of pie (tartiflette, quiche etc) which normally sorts you out for until beer time.... there is one in 2000 just off the top end of the Pre St Esprit chair or the Marmottes , or just near the top of the Charmottoger chair above 1800.
For a 10 Euro or so dinner - always check out any resto's Plat Du Jour.... we had a very good one at the the Blanche Muree - also near the Charmottoger chair.
If you go see and think of going to the sunny terrace looking place above Plan Peisey (around the Peisey 66 lift, half way down skiers right) ... it's self service, and the queue can be tedious at lunch times, the burgers are big and a 15Euro burger and chips would happily serve 2.... but I wouldn't per se return there...so I just mention that as i felt robbed ordering two burgers and then me and my wife both only eating about half each!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Clairecf, having been here all season I think the best place in terms of value for money has to be the bulle cafe (or mushroom,or tit as its sometimes known!!)good cheap pizza served by some fairly hot girls and good music!watch out for the floor tho!it gets unbelievably slippy around lunchtime!!
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Beautiful morning up here in 2000. Not snowing and pistes look great, damn lifts don't open for another 2 hours. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Now snowing in 2000 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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thefatcontroller, Ski down and get the bus back up until the lifts open 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wow. Wow. Wow. Just Wow. Testing skis on a day like today. Wow.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks to everyone for the restaurant suggestions. I am spoilt for choice. The altiport is a must, the clips I have seen look fantastic. Will I be brave enough to try it?
richjobling -I like the idea of the bulle cafe but not too keen on the hot girls! However they should keep my husband happy. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Great day today, lightly snowing, heavier for short times - visability changing, but all good. Must have been good as I was first lift at Vallandry and nearly last on Arpette for ski home, not like me to do full day!!
Some snow is forecast overnight, but the general concensus, now, is that it won't amount to much. All in all though, the resort has had the 'refresh' it desperately needed. All good fun
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Had a very lame Tartiflette with stale potatoes at the L'Arpette Restaurant earlier this month. So I wouldn't be returning in a hurry, because for €12 I expect something half decent.
So you've be warned. Although the place does seem to do a roaring trade and is in a good location.
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Christopher, last Tuesday I had a very good local sausage in gravy and crozets (square pasta things) dish for about 12euro at L'Arpette which was very good. Luck of the draw I think...
Bloody annoying when you make the wrong choice thou... particularly at current prices.
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thefatcontroller, I see what you mean. Only a nut wood (and carbon fibre) TFFT indeed
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thefatcontroller, "lotta luvs" in evidence with MrsW and friend, but despite total lurve for them from the ladies, they are at least 3 seasons old - not what YOU ( and as I'm sure she who would prefer to be known as theslimcontroller  ) want, surely?
Popped over to La Plagne this pm: whilst primarily whiteout conditions there were the odd viewpoints, and was a good ski nevertheless. With a lot of powder in evidence and fun in the trees above Monchavin - albeit slushy to the village Keep an eye on those VE opeing times, it may notlast much longer
Back in Plan Pesiey seemed to clear the clouds, but also the snowfall. However, as everyone agrees, over the top to the 2000 bowl, and whammo - "good night Vienna" when it came to visibility.
But having a great time, and " A demain", as they say.
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hello les Arcers-
will be telemarking in Peisey from Sunday- as before I'm an easy spot- fat ,asian telemarker- red patagonia jacket, black helmet concealing bald head, stopping and looking puffed everynowandagain, wife and variable number of kids. Possibly grumbling loudly about the price of cheese based dishes.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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ed123, do they do fat telemarks? - we've had quite a bit of snow these past couple of days, and they might be useful...
Still snowing in 1950, which makes it from 7:30 when we got up until 12:45, although just beginning to ease up - but not stop. On piste fluffy stufff has now covered any remaining ice and rocks ( well, at least in the 2000 valley where we were this morning) and all is well with the world. probably estimate about 20-25 cms this morning alone.
Going for Malgovert again this afternoon ( ski school keeps taking smallW there, and she loves it. Kids eh?!) thence to the trees by Mont Blanc. Possibly not avy cords, but will be taking powder traces.
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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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Today... was what skiing is all about.
Off-piste day, all day with a small group of great skiers.
First lift at Vallandry was deserted.. hardly anyone, the whole place up to lunchtime was pretty quiet with many of those that did venture out struggling with the overnight snow 'on-piste'.
Did most of the 'secrets' of Les Arcs today most in fairly deep powder - yup it was definateley powder, we agreed unanimously.
Only piste we 'skied' was 'M' - a skiing playground. Fantastic.
What a day!!
Visability was a bit in and out, sun struggled to appear a few times, but most of the day was OK, especially after midday.
Did have one incident, 'one of us' skied off a wind-lip just above the Transarc mid-station (skiing under the Transarc) probably fell 15-20 feet, but climbed out and skied down 'that' face, I bottled out and traversed back round, but when saw his tracks, wished I hadn't.
Al'
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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So, missed malgovert, but did Deux Tetes twice, it was so much fun, then three times through the trees besides Mont Blanc.
But it is now official: the minis and smalls can ski everything I can, and do more in some areas. So apart from paying for the damn trips, I am now officially redundant. Albeit a proud father.
4 small avalanche debris piles on Edleweiss in the 2000 bowl causing disruption on the way home. Apparently smallW 's ski school class this morning were caught either side of one of the spills as it happened - with two class mates having to ski over the rubble to catch up the rest of them. A tad worrying to hear the story over lunch, but apparently not to those recounting it. Youth eh? But it was somewhat disconcerting in the flat light to find these four new 'steps' in an otherwise flat road run.
Be careful out there folks.
Meanwhile... say again which shop it is I need to buy my Tuesday-night party frock in?
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we are heading out tomorrow- how cold is it?
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Out tomorrow as well. Cant wait. Have a safe journey home allanm.
snowcrazy and JimW, see you at George's.
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allanm,
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I'll make this my last post...
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if you heading back home drop me an email when you get back.
like the number one pic above, but really alan major convex slope, with tranverses, in the sun, in the afternoon? just after a snow fall, glad you had your ABS and helmet on LOL
Have a good trip back and hope to catch you again soon.
B sends his regards as well, he's not back till the 24th lucky bu**er
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