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First significant snow today, down to about 2100m, a decent-ish covering on all the main peaks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snow showing on the webcam at 1850, only a light dusting but still there. No doubt be gone soon, but saulire looks nice with some snow on it, looks almost skiable.... i wish.
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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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Hot today .. summer has returned
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A dusting of snow due on Thursday 
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A little more overnight, snowline at about 1200m. Some of the higher peaks looking brilliantly white
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Tom W,
Interesting read - thank you for posting it!
Orelle just got a whole lot better from the looks of things.
Who will be the first intrepid  to try out the zip-wire??
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Cheers for posting, really interesting! Doesn't surprise me that they've changed the lifts up to the Folie Douce so beginners and non-skiers can party.
So are you supposed to ride the zip-wire with your ski's on??
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Handy Turnip, I can only think that the zip wire thing was posted on 1 April. 
The new Peyron will make a big difference although it will act as a bit more of a magnet to take people to Orelle which is not necessarily good news !!
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I'm out there for Russian New Year. Here's hoping for lots of snow and rich divorcees!!!
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| alti - dude wrote: |
Handy Turnip, I can only think that the zip wire thing was posted on 1 April.
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Haha.. it does sound like a great April Fools!! I've done a bit of digging and bizarrely it does sound real - it's even included in the official Val Thorens tariff pdf on page 2.
http://www.valthorens.com/pdf/page-setam/ValThorens-Forfaits-Tarifs-2013-2014-GB.pdf
"Orelle-Val Thorens, a high-flying attraction that will take your breath away!
A giant zip-line, the highest in Europe, has been stretched across the Lory Valley, connecting the Orelle summit to Val Thorens. 2 minutes of intense emotion and unique pleasure as you “fly” along a cable! A 1,300 m long cable, an eagle flight covering a drop in altitude of close to 250 m... take off at the 3,230 m summit of the 3 Vallées area, at the top of the Bouchet Chairlift, and land at the Col de Thorens (3,000 m, arrival point of the Thorens Funitel). One skier at a time, reservations on site, € 50 for a “flight”, includes transportation of the skis (zip-line flights are subject to weather conditions)."
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New year can't come quick enough.....
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You know it makes sense.
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Looks like the first mini-dump of the season is due over the weekend
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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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Quite a bit of snow forecast for VT over the next 4 days.... this is where it all starts!!! 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Snowing intermittently down here in Bozel this morning, not settling here, but trees look white from 1200ish...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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 in the village ....
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| chrisb wrote: |
| New year can't come quick enough..... |
Hear hear!!
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Looking at the Les Menuires cams, it seems to have snowed all day AND they have the cannon(s) on
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Looking forward to trying the new 'plein sud' lift at val thorens in a couple of weeks.
Used to hate getting my legs whacked with the single speed chairlift. The new 2 speed one will be much nicer.
Mind you we will be amongst the first guinea pig users and i've always found it a bit scary as it takes you across the village.
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| red 27 wrote: |
| Looking at the Les Menuires cams, it seems to have snowed all day AND they have the cannon(s) on |
Those cams made me very happy today. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (to be spent in Les Menuires and can't come soon enough!).
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Those cams made me very happy today. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (to be spent in Les Menuires and can't come soon enough!).
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swiftoid, I'm with you on that one!!! My OH and I will be there for Christmas too. Might see you on the slopes
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Val Thorens has limited opening from tomorrow. Courchevel have announced they will open Verdons and Saulire on Saturday for free! Snow falling at the moment with more predicted through the week.
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Patch, good to hear you're out there this season, your on-the-spot reports are always much appreciated
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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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Patch, any ideas if the lifts / runs into 1650 / 1550 / la tania will be running from 7th dec - obv. snow / weather permitting? The courchevel site appears to say not...
Cheers
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Last year the lifts between VT and the other valleys didn't open until xmas week.
Despite all the fanfare they are pretty quite until Xmas week and open remaining runs on that Saturday.
Although that might also have been that they were struggling to piste bash the monumental dumps that were falling before xmas.
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You know it makes sense.
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| jellemr wrote: |
Patch, any ideas if the lifts / runs into 1650 / 1550 / la tania will be running from 7th dec - obv. snow / weather permitting? The courchevel site appears to say not...
Cheers |
http://www.latania.co.uk/index.html reports the opening of the lower satellites as 14th december.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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| jellemr wrote: |
Patch, any ideas if the lifts / runs into 1650 / 1550 / la tania will be running from 7th dec - obv. snow / weather permitting? The courchevel site appears to say not...
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As andyrew said, I think they open a week later.
It's been snowing all morning, even down here at 650m. First layer of snow in the village this year. All of the heavy plant and building material seems to have been taken off the mountain this morning, in readiness for more snow. Lots of seasonnaires arriving.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Last year the lifts between VT and the other valleys didn't open until xmas week.
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Week before Christmas I think. I was there that week (15th December) and remember being able to ski between all the valleys. They were sometimes a little late opening due to the amount of fresh snow, but that's expected any time of year. Before that, when the links aren't open, they have a discounted lift pass.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The Les Menuires site says 'partial opening until December 20th' but gives no more details...
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| Patch wrote: |
| jellemr wrote: |
Patch, any ideas if the lifts / runs into 1650 / 1550 / la tania will be running from 7th dec - obv. snow / weather permitting? The courchevel site appears to say not...
Cheers |
As andyrew said, I think they open a week later.
It's been snowing all morning, even down here at 650m. First layer of snow in the village this year. All of the heavy plant and building material seems to have been taken off the mountain this morning, in readiness for more snow. Lots of seasonnaires arriving. |
Ok, thanks for the info.
Therefore definitely worthwhile buying the area pass rather than just the Courchevel one, seeing as only 1850 will be open?
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| red 27 wrote: |
| The Les Menuires site says 'partial opening until December 20th' but gives no more details... |
I expect that means that La Masse won't be open?
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kioksor, Yes I thought that might be it too...
ps I see they've got the chairs running today - testing no doubt
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It's dumping, down to valley level. We've had about 20cm this morning at 650m
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| kieranm wrote: |
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Last year the lifts between VT and the other valleys didn't open until xmas week.
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Week before Christmas I think. I was there that week (15th December) and remember being able to ski between all the valleys. They were sometimes a little late opening due to the amount of fresh snow, but that's expected any time of year. Before that, when the links aren't open, they have a discounted lift pass. |
That sounds more like it, will be arriving in La Tania the 14th, hoping to be able to ski between the valleys!
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