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I ski on piste, not off piste so should be ok, but Samoens is quite low so the sun will have an effect on the slopes. Cant wait to get out there now, this time next week we will be all packed and ready for our flight on the Sunday. Starting to watch the weather forecasts. Valkyrie, IS any snow forecast when this current warm spell ends?
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Been busy this week with a lot of French kids on holiday
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You've chosen a good week, Ricklovesthepowder - French school hols will be over.
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current warm spell is meant to end in the middle of next week
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looks like being warm all next week, lots of sunshine. Too soon to know when it will get colder, let alone when it will snow but even if the lower GM slopes are not up to much, the lower traffic levels will help the pisted runs stay good for longer and there's plenty of higher skiing which should still be fine.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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pam w, yes I always look at the holiday planner on the forum and pick carefully. Should be fairly quiet I hope!
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Ricklovesthepowder,
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Samoens is quite low
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and a proper little town, so a lovely place to wander around at any time of the year, great botanic gardens which are good from an exercise point of view as quite hilly; nice shops, cafes etc so there will be plenty for Anna to do to while away her time before going up the gondola to meet up with you if that is what she plans to do.
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Photos from my sons ski trip to Samoens this week suggest lovely sunshine and plenty of snow on the pistes. The Flaine bowl looks well skied and there does not appear to be any fresh snow, nor any forecast but I have not actually managed to speak to him yet so I am only judging on the photos.
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Pamski, thanks Pam, only just seen your post. Yes the town looks very picturesque. We will be meeting up for lunch each day at the top of the gondola etc.
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We are heading over to les carroz on the 22nd. Spent a week there last January and loved it and we had to head back.
Had busy year last year so couldn't afford a mid season apartment this year so had to settle for the 22/03/14.
I've been checking the forecast every day for the last 2 weeks and every day get a little more worried at the thought of bad snow.
I've got everything crossed tho 
Ian
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As of today I can tell you that the pistes are in very good shape.
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That's good to hear, thanks. Just praying for a little flury of fresh snow next week 
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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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Maybe some snow in flaine next week!
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I would take that weather forecast!!!
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You know it makes sense.
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Me too. Heading to Samoens on 20th for a long weekend. Could have timed it quite well if the forecast pans out like that. Still can't change the weather so will just get on with it. Love spring skiing on hopefully quiet slopes.
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What are conditions like today? Forecast are suggesting some very warm days early next week! Is cascades still open down to Sixt?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ricklovesthepowder, Same as yesterday. Keep calm it will be fine and if it isn't what can you do about it?
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ian999, is cascades still open?
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Yes, it was today.
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Ricklovesthepowder, Don't panic - there will be enough higher level pistes to keep you happy. And maybe some lower level ones..... Cascades open today.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Just praying for a little flury of fresh snow next week
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I will be thankful if we escape rain - the temperatures look a bit high, in general, to be praying for precipitation. 
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billb, thanks. First ski day is Monday so I think that will be best to ski it if it's open. Can't wait to get out there now. Need to go and buy some sun cream tomorrow.
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My son phoned me on his way back from Samoens, he says the pistes are good but off piste is not good at all. They took all the off piste safety stuff with them but everywhere easily accessible and safe (ish) was very cut up. They gave up and confined themselves to piste skiing. He says he was jolly glad he made that decision as one of the places they had considered skiing did indeed avalanche the following day. Best snowy moguls were to be found above Flaine. Some queues for some lifts were rather irritating but on the whole it was not extremely busy.
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CaravanSkier, Thank you for the update!!!
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Have a good time Ricklovesthepowder,
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CaravanSkier, will do thanks. Don't go until tomorrow
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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charlie26, just been looking in the Samoens website and it says the runs at Sixt close on 16th March, I will have to wait and see I think!!! All packed and ready to go now, having an early night.
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Ricklovesthepowder, I am envious, my son had a great week!
Last edited by So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much  on Sat 15-03-14 19:31; edited 2 times in total
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You know it makes sense.
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Ricklovesthepowder, I am envious! My son had a great week!
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CaravanSkier, really looking forward to it. Ok it may be slushy after lunchtime but more time in the bar!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ricklovesthepowder, Its a tough life on a ski holiday isn`t it 
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CaravanSkier, I will let you know in a few days! Don't worry I will keep on updating this thread with pics etc. I hope the chalet had wifi, I'm sure it does.
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Ricklovesthepowder, You might find that March 16 refers to Sixt's own small area rather than Cascades. Seriously though I wonder if Cascades is worth the effort at this time - Spring skiing has come early. The fact it is open doesn't mean deep joy.
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ian999, ah I didn't think of that. It probably does mean the little ski area in the village doesn't it. I will assess it when I get there on Monday. I've heard the bottom part is a drag with a lot of poling, so must be a real drag in warm conditions!
Can't wait to get skiing on Monday.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The Cascades run involves a lot of poling at the start, again in the middle and once more near the end but the rest of the run is lovely and it's totally manageable, and is a must do if open. The reason why it shuts when the weather warms up is because the bottom section is a road with hairpin bends and it gets very very icy and worn and of course it is narrow too. But there are nets to stop you flying off Piste into trees and really it's worth it especially when having vin chaud in the cafe at the bus stop. I love this run as a shortcut back to the Giffre valley after a day in Flaine. Have a good time!
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Got here safe, but my god it's warm. We sat outside in a t-shirt for lunch, the temperature was 18c!!! First day on the slopes tomorrow. Can't wait! Snow level is about 1300m
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Well the sun is out again, looks like it's going to be a warm one! Temperature seemed to drop quite a lot overnight, maybe 4c in Samoens so hopefully it was colder up the mountains and froze over. I will report back later on today after my first day on skis.
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That second photo has changed quite a bit since I was there at half term. There were no bare areas at all and the snow either side of the narrow blue run on the ridge was waist deep and that bowl was knee thigh deep powder.
Still it looks way nicer than work anyway so like you say get to first lift and enjoy it as much as you can
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I've not yet had experience of skiing in warm weather, it does look beautiful.
Weather higher up is dropping in tems over the next 5 days. Flaines over night temps are dropping from +4 slowly down to -3 on Saturday with a high chance of snow. So let's keep our fingers crossed. We fly next Saturday.
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