 Poster: A snowHead
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Another winter is coming along!
Taken from Avorinet:
•Portes du Soleil ski area will be open daily from 21st December 2013 to 27th April 2014
•Morzine & Les Gets ski lifts are partially open (Pleney and Chavannes) from the 13th December 2013 and then fully open from the 20th December 2013 - 21st April 2014
•Avoriaz ski lifts are open from the 13th December 2013 - 27th April 2014 (partial openings first and last week)
and from the Chatel website:
> Weekends of 30th November /1st December and 7th & 8th December 2013 for Pre-la-Joux area.
> From 14th to 20th December 2013: Linga and Pre-la-Joux areas with link to Avoriaz every day.
> From 21st December 2013 until 27th April 2014: the whole area.
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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'm heading out for the first week (Dec 14-21) to Morzine... anyone know if you need to buy a full PDS pass to ski Linga and Pre-la-Joux for that week? Seems a bit cheeky if so! 
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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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Heh. That's where I'll be doing my first ever season, as a ski bum between jobs. Excited.
Anyone klnow any early season deals/what you need to get residents' rates (will renting a place for the season do, or not?)
Any other PDS tiops greatly appreciated. Taking a car, so will have access to the whole area!
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So the season starts here!
driz, if you are staying in Morzine and skiing over to Linga/Pre La Joux you will need the full PDS pass. IF you can bear the faff you might save a few Euro by buying day by day rather than the full week PDS if you won't be far afield every day. That said if you get in Quick I think there are discounts to be had on prebought passes. See this post:
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=102517
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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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I'll be there feb/march. Overlapping with English halfterm a little, and then almost all of the French holidays! :S
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I'm also doing my first season out in Morzine this year. I'm really excited and i'm just getting impatient now, waiting for the winter to come around! It would be cool to meet up with some snowheads for a ski and a beer 
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ciaran - I think we might be living in the same apartment over the season, if your username is your actual name...
As you'll know from e-mail: have a bit going on at work at the moment, but would definitely be up for a beer soon to chat about season plans!
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Harry Flashman, I think you might be right 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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snowandtrek, dammit the one season I have no PDS trips planned and you have all this early snow 
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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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marmotte16, you can always slide over for a quick break with us. We shall not have the smallest member of the family in residence for five weeks this year!
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You know it makes sense.
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dennisp, what is this 20% discount? For which passes and where have you seen it please? Thanks.
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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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out in chatel for 6 months, 01/12/2013 - 30/05/2013... cant wait. we are staying in abondance though, so a 15 min drive, any experiences of abondance - and where is best to park for the day for PdS.
Has anyone skied abondance...... is it worth a thinking about?
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Poster: A snowHead
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sarah, If you are a resident (i.e. owner, but maybe if a seasonal tenant?) in Morzine et environs, and join the Morzine Residents Association, then you can get discounts on passes. http://www.associationresidentsmorzine.org/
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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noggy, ah for residents, thanks
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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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julietp, I think the 'best' park for you from there would be Les Crosets, but Im sure Chatel has one, and maybe Chapelle Abondance. Avoriaz obviously has a few, including the Stash.
sarah, nope, not talking about residents, thats a separate pass altogether. Im talking of the online discount available until end of October. Go to http://www.morznet.com/lifts/ski/prices.html for more details. Its an 'early bird' discount.
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julietp, are you looking for a car park rather than a ski park?
There are a few options - Linga or Pre La Joux both give pretty quick access to the main area with Pre La Joux quicker if you are heading to Avoriaz. The parking area at La Chapelle near the gondola gets you up and over to Torgon quickly (and then over to Super Chatel).
I would give Chatel village centre a miss. No free parking and can get clogged.
There is aslso the Colombus up the valley which links to the ski buses.
Never skied Abondance in 24 seasons - must give it a go one day.
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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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dennisp, how do you drive to Les Crosets from Abondance and why wouldn't you just park at, say, Linga? + Getting an ordinary car into the Stash would be frowned upon.
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julietp, these are the opening times for Chatel, other resorts will open later and close earlier
Weekends of 30th November /1st December and 7 th & 8th December 2013 for Pre-la-Joux area.
> From 14th to 20th December 2013: Linga and Pre-la-Joux areas with link to Avoriaz every day.
> From 21st December 2013 until 27th April 2014: the whole area.
You are going to be twiddling your thumbs for a couple of months
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Shows how long it takes me to type 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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First bits of snow visible on the mountains around the Lake Geneva area too....forecast for rain at lake level for the next few days, so I'm sure there will be a fair bit more in the mountains.....before it all melts next week
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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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Really looking forward to those cams turning white after all that green.
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wow! it looks like its properly snowed and settled a bit!! I'll get my board!!
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You know it makes sense.
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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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It is properly, if damply, snowing in LG...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Rooftops are all white in La Chapelle (reporting from the webcams not live on the spot). Looks like snow down to at least 1000m last night. Better get those trips booked!
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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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I will be amazed if any of the lower level snow lasts till the end of the week..
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Wish I was in les gets right now, I'd be hiking up
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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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under a new name, We can dream............
An auspicious post - your count has reached the altitude of Mont Blanc!
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DJL, be likin' that!
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As one of my friends here says 'loads of sner!" - looking really wintery this morning with lovely blue skies! Weather due to get a bit warmer mid October then cold again....Only hasn't snowed in this area during 1 month this year - July!
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Good depth of snow now building in Avoriaz. More coming at the weekend too.
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Snow on the webcams this morning. Probably won't last the week but at least the process has started!
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Beautiful start to the day here in Chatel with thin snow cover in the resort at 1200m, but decent cover further up. Valley fog is just starting to creep up to village level. Walked up the Rochassons piste at Pre-La-Joux yesterday and there was evidence of snow cannon use and a reasonable cover on the piste right down to the bottom - still needs more snow, but getting there. New webcam etc for Chatel at http://www.chatelweb.com/
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FAQ
Thought I had the wife hooked on a 90 day vacation the other night, but commitments here pin us until next winter 
