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I've been there in half term but wondered what it's like over the Christmas week ? Fairly snow-sure ? I've booked a hotel (but can be cancelled at no cost)
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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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dsoutar, the area has an advantage in that it's pretty well cannoned up. Mostly as it doesn't normally get the quantities of snow that arrive just on the other side of the Mont Blanc - also as it can get quite windy at times and the snow was known to blow away even when it had arrived in quantity.
I'd be very surprised if you had any problems.
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Thanks; yes I remember the wind from previously. I've been twice with the intention of doing some heli and both times it has not been possible due to wind.
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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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The pistes are always in good condition although it didn't snow a flake last January
leave the helis to the Germans ...get your grunt on
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Well it is the valley adjacent to Cervinia and Zermatt. If you don't get good snow neither these two would.
Even if it has the same snow as Zermatt and Cervinia the snow would stay much longer as there are significantly fewer visitors going there. It does have 3 valleys of its own and the wind could not possibly affect every one of the 4 to 5 valley sides of the Champoluc, Gressoney and Alagna.
By any standard if one travels 23 miles from the main road into the deep end of the valley and could not find good snow within the altitude range of 1500 to 3200m then one can be rest assured that there would not be much snow in the remainder of that Alps at time selected.
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Been there twice at Xmas (maybe 3, can't remember) and all times its been really good; sometimes the off piste hasn't been as good as just hasn't had to build of snow by then, but generally its been really good. Last year we only went for 4 days, but it dumped down constant for 2 of the days! Only issue with monterosa can be high winds which can close the lifts - had that a couple of times there which can be a spoiler!
Olly
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Been there twice at Xmas (maybe 3, can't remember) and all times its been really good; sometimes the off piste hasn't been as good as just hasn't had to build of snow by then, but generally its been really good. Last year we only went for 4 days, but it dumped down constant for 2 of the days! Only issue with monterosa can be high winds which can close the lifts - had that a couple of times there which can be a spoiler!
Olly
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maidstone98, the wind issue is that the Col can close which means no liaison between Champoluc and Gressoney. They are very good about warning if this is likely and I don't think I've ever seen anyone getting stuck othe wrong side.
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