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All seems strange as next week 19/20 Dec Montgenevre is showing no snow but Claviere in the same valley is showing 11cm! Come on I need some positive news! 
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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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I'll be there tomorrow, so I'll let you know.
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It was showing 60cm top, 40cm bottom, but very little on south facing slopes. Us lot arrive next Friday, snow predicted on Thursday....Positive thinking 
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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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got some mates out in claviere right now and have seen some of their pics on Facebook…
pistes look covered well and the bashers are doing a good job. some snow loss on south facing slopes off piste but other than that good to go.
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North facing slopes are open. South facing is looking bare. No off-piste. Bonus is lovely blue skies.
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Looks like a mini dump on Thursday night! volfy, Give us more info if you have a mo !!
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Will be in Claviere/Montgenevre area tomoz. will try to remember to post weather conditions from there. fingers crossed)
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Setting off from UK tomorrow at the crack of sparrows. Looking better than before, the next few days
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It's snowing right now. Montgenevre 6 slopes are open. Eagle rock and the slopes form the top of the Chalmettes. Basically whatever has a snow cannon and is north facing. Claviere pistes are open as far as Sagna Longa. Good snow reported in Sestriere and the heights of Sauze d'Oulx. Serre Chevalier closed until Saturday. I'm hoping they will be putting a minibus on to link Montgenevre and Claviere. Tour operators will be putting on minibus / coaches for away days to Sestriere. There will be a cost for these.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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When we were driving from Turin to Clavieree was a bit worried seeing completely bare mountains all the way to San Sicario. But now it snowing and snowing and snowing here. Looking forward to some powder tomorrow.
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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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I have just returned from a week in Montgenevre today (20 Dec).
Serre Chevalier has little snow. Montgenevre has around 10 lifts open, so far from fully open, but it has the best snow in the area. More snow is forecast over the next few days, but it will need a lot to open the Chalvet area.
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Been a very good day up in Montgenevre, though snow was 30% of what we had in Serre, was almost bizarre in driving out of Briancon snow was obvioulsy so much less........
Stylister taking a nice line, powder was there to be had on a VERY shallow base but all good fun though skiing in the trees was a bit disconcerting with all the tree stumps showing, and then back in the van over to Italy for a fantastic pizza and so much cheaper than France, and then back to montgenevre for a few more runs.
Very pleasant day
Anyway more here http://www.stylealtitude.com/pow-wow.html
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You know it makes sense.
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Looking like a nice bit dropping over the next week or so...hope it continues through til mid Jan for me 
Dan
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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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Monty quite crowded today, but Claviere much less so, but hard packed and icy low down. Seemed to be more snow there but still many runs unpisted, despite looking good; back in Monty the closed runs have very little on them. Still, it's much better than expected, and about to start dumping tomorrow arvo, with 30cm expected Xmas day; may well prevent getting out much, but will open up all of Godrans and Chalvet for the next week.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Sounds great cstreat....I think the wife will love Gondrans whilst i play on Chenaillet
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Steady snow this evening; looks to continue for 24hrs minimum getting heavier. Don't know if the pisteurs will work through Xmas to get the higher slopes open. Claviere was good today and less cloudy and icy than Monty. No pressies for us tomorrow so will be heading out early on hopefully empty snowy slopes. Happy Christmas.
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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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Steady snow this evening; looks to continue for 24hrs minimum getting heavier
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 Great Christmas present.
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We were in Nevache yesterday (1594m) and at 17:00 it was snowing steadily.
I'm driving (hopefully) over the Col around 09:30 so will be interesting to see the snow level, here in Serre at 1400m it's been raining since yesterday and very very strong winds.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Heavy snow this morning; just about to attempt a few runs, but visibility closing in. About 20cm overnight. Ho ho ho!
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Great day, 20-30cms on most pistes, Claviere a bit clearer in the arvo, still snowing hard now at 10.30pm. What a change from 24hrs ago. Bashers heading up Chalvet at 3.30 pm so higher lifts open tomorrow ? Temps still quite high so very wet clothing today, but given the quantities of snow a good base is going down on unopened pistes. Happy Christmas all !!
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Thanks for the updates
Dan
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Woke up to another 20cm or so. Better visibility today except at highest lifts where it was windy and cloudy. Light snow in morning, clearing as the day went on. Headed up to Chalvet 1st thing, but still not open at top. Other side was crowded, so skied some unopened pistes in the trees as they had 50cm of snow on them, and then poled over to Claviere; still no more runs open, but great off piste in the trees, and empty pistes. Bashers out low down, doing little, and snow cannons on in high wind...pointless. Came back and finished off on Rocher de L'aigle side, and noticed the main lift into Gondrans was finally running. Last day tomorrow, looks to be epic with sun, low wind, and more pistes open, but the Italians don't appear to be in any rush. Guess the avi risk is preventing high runs opening.
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Back home now, but by last Friday Gondrans was finally open, and rammed, but the top of Chalvet was still shut. The link over Rocher de L`aigle was still shut, but many were skiing over to Italy through it. We went, mainly to escape the crowds, and found the pistes unmarked and unpisted, so there was a rutted ski path and plenty of off piste; in retrospect given the avalanches in SC nearby, this was risky at the top. Off to Avoriaz and then Haute Maurienne at end of month. Happy New Year
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It's all open and we have an abundance of snow. Fresh snow Thursday Friday, Saturday, about 50cm. We now have about 1 meter of base. Off-piste is still dangerous, but on-piste conditions are glorious.
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