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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That looks nice!!
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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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Good idea to start a new thread for the EK. 10 weeks to go for me.
Georgeous day on the river ( I am a rowing coach) but it cannot beat this! You can taste the mountain air in your lungs
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It was less than gorgeous today, unfortunately.
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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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Don't spoil the illusion! Out from 22nd Dec latest but probably 15th. When all the days will be like yesterday and it will snow a bit every night
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+1
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rob@rar, Just hoping on flight to Dublin for 3 days work in Nurden Oireland followed by Leeds. Severely regret tagging this thread!
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5th Jan and counting...our first time to VDI, looking forward to trying somewhere new
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Ah, the beginning of my favourite thread! Now I know winter's coming. Two visits to EK coming up in January, and perhaps a cheeky week before that if I'm lucky. Bring it on!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Great photos!
Ten weeks today I'll be there!
Looking forward to the view from the glacier looking like this again:
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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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Good pix.
Looks like the Tignes glacier has shrunk further this Summer.
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You know it makes sense.
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Too much weather today, so the mountain is shut. High winds and a snow line about 2,800m. Forecast is for the snow line to drop so hopefully the wind will decrease and tomorrow might bring a little fresh for us to play in. Back at the hotel now for some video analysis and then to the swimming pool in Le Lac this afternoon to take advantage of the free day that you get with pre-season lift passes.
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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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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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Love that top pic, very dramatic!
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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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Looking at the webcam for Grande Motte Panorama, there's not a huge improvement in snow cover, but that there's plenty of ice on a pole/pylon at least shows the temperatures are getting there.
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The snow was awesome day. Photos later.
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rjs, nice video, saw them filming it yesterday. We all loved the snow, although chatting to one of the French team on the T-bar and he said the snow was too soft 
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New kit looks good, copying my choice of pant colour though I notice  !! Looks like more snow up there today....
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| kitenski wrote: |
| New kit looks good, copying my choice of pant colour though I notice !! Looks like more snow up there today.... |
We gave it a good work out over the week and it all passed with flying colours. Good in the wet, the warm, the cold and the wind. Very happy with it.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| Another Video of the French Team trials from Thursday (courtesy of Dave Morris) not bad for October |
It's a great video, just love the shots of the slalom skiers from behind showing perfect separation.
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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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Beautiful. Speed AND grace.
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| Pedantica wrote: |
| Beautiful. Speed AND grace. |
Poetry in motion.
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You know it makes sense.
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Fantastic videos, thanks.
Made me depressed about my own rather mediocre race training efforts this morning!
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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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It is nice skiing, but the slalom guys are just doing normal crossunder turns.
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rjs,
You'll find that, at that level, they will be using whatever technique works most efficiently. There's usually a variety of turn size, shape and type depending on the terrain, conditions and course.
It's a little flippant to say that these guys are doing 'normal' crossunder turns.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Philbo, That video is on one particular slope in easy conditions. I can ski arc-to-arc on it and I'm sure you can too.
My point was that people can learn from what they are doing rather than considering it unattainable.
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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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Webcams showing a dusting visible from les Brev webcam this morning. Not long until the season now!
Fellow EK enthusiasts wish me luck today. Neck problems. Spinal surgeon should give me the OK for the season later today. If so will book my insurance and 3 weeks in EK over Christmas tomorrow.
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Mark1863, good luck!
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Mark1863, yes, good luck. Not something to muck around with though, so follow the surgeon's advise (spinal cord and in particular the motor pathway is my main research interest- at the molecular rather than scalpel level!).
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Mark1863, Best of luck - hope to see you in the Alpaka/Embuscade or wherever
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I'd be interested in reading your snow reports as heading there 5th Jan!
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MCL, Woory ye not I will put snow reports on from late Nov when i move in. Mark1863, see you in the Alpaka.......
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Mark1863, having been there and done it with neck bones broken and making a full recover, if not with some lingering back bother, I can 100% vouch for skiing as a great mobiliser of the spine.
All the best for a snowy trip
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