 Poster: A snowHead
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... by MeteoFrance ... according to this report on PisteHors.com, which points out how thin the present cover is ... the possible consquences of the prevailing "zero isotherm" and "temperature gradient" in the snow.
According to their report, Val Thorens (Europe's highest ski station, but without extensive glacier skiing) is not expected to open until 26 November "at the earliest".
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hello DG
This is the kind of news that makes me wonder whether it is a good idea introducing youngsters to skiing. But then, was pre-season "will there be snow" stress around even in the 60s & 70s before the global climate change landslide? 
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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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petermillar, you just need to take kids beyond the more traditional resorts and countries.
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Seen on the Val d'Isere web site that it's not opening unitl 3/12 now (was next weekend).
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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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It's only exposure to snowHeads that's made me think the ski season starts before Christmas!
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Looking here it'll be a while before any fronts come through with snow.
And fans(!) of wind power better find some other way to keep warm.
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petermillar, I remember going to St Anton with my father in the early 1960s at New Year and seeing grass slopes. These early-season jitters are part of the game!
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grass slopes .... now that is something that I often dream about, as skitrips appear on the horizon
thanks for the reassurance mind you
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come to colorado!
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There is about 20cm of fresh snow outside my window this morning so things are looking up.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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davidof, What, no xmas light up in the street yet?. That tree is perfect for them. Ta for the photo
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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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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| davidof, What, no xmas light up in the street yet?. That tree is perfect for them. Ta for the photo |
No although in Grenoble they never take the Xmas lights down, you can see them in August!
Just got a call from the missus - 2 hours to cover 8km on the motorway. Fat lot of good it did putting on the snow tires yesterday as no-one else seems to be equipped. Utter chaos, cars in every direction - obviously no-one watched the news last night saying to stay at home today.
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davidof,
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Fat lot of good it did putting on the snow tires yesterday as no-one else seems to be equipped. Utter chaos, cars in every direction - obviously no-one watched the news last night saying to stay at home today.
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And I was thinking it was only the Brits that can't drive in the snow 
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You know it makes sense.
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| davidof wrote: |
| Just got a call from the missus - 2 hours to cover 8km on the motorway. Fat lot of good it did putting on the snow tires yesterday as no-one else seems to be equipped. Utter chaos, cars in every direction - obviously no-one watched the news last night saying to stay at home today. |
The tyre services people such as Point S were doing a roaring trade in Bourg yesterday. Still snowing now, just been out, at least all the 'mountain' people seem sorted.
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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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On the flipside, I go away every April and always get fresh snow at some point in the week. That suggests a ski season, at worst, from November until April being 6 months, labeit its only part of two of the months.
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Poster: A snowHead
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someone please tell me that all this snow doesn't magically stop somewhere along the Vanoise Express and that there's some left for La Plagne...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have been hearing on RFI that the Eiffel tower was covered with snow this morning. We got some snow in New England, too. It was interesting spending the day in Boston and seeing snow on those vehicles owned by lazy suburbanites. It was cold enough to blow snow, but they don't seem to be ready to do that on Mt. Bleu though.
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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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loving that photo - so thats 45cm of settled at 825m? lucky you!!!!
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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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Collect skis tomorrow - n blades on Saturday on holiday until the 13th - then off the 15-17th - but working from 23rd until the 2nd - another week of hols week commencing the 7th of Jan, and the week commencing the 28th of Jan and the week commencing the 26th of Feb but that last one is when my kids are on holiday so they are coming too...
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