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Can anyone spot PGs house on this one.
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More snow forecast thursday 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Great shot, think BernardC was heading up there a couple of days ago. I can't take photos looking back over my shoulder down a lift, makes me feel queasy  ...
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| PG wrote: |
| I was first up the Mont Blanc lift this morning, first through the Mont Blanc forest. If anything conditions were better than the last time Rob! |
Git!
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rob@rar.org.uk,
Well, at least you managed to bag some of it. Then the rest of us got to look at the photos 
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rob@rar.org.uk,
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I've had much more skiing this season than I've had in any single previous year,
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And the season is definitely not over for some weeks to come. Plenty of time for some more 
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rob@rar.org.uk, I know the feeling, I have had a text message every day since Thursday from Mouth telling me how good the snow is.
Including this exchange by text yesterday:
Mouth: Great conditions thigh deep powder!
Me: Where?
Mouth: EVERYWHERE!
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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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PG, What has happened with the landslip on the Bourg - Moutier road, is the diversion still in place?
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Forgotten about that - nobody's mentioned it, must be clear by now.
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You know it makes sense.
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Bruv in law got stuck in it for 45mins on Friday morning, must be cleared if not mentioned again!
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Brief blast in the white stuff this morning and early pm, conditions fantastic in the powder amongst the trees again with some more fresh snow overnight.
Blog/photos
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Poster: A snowHead
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PG, Looks like a fun day
How steep are the runs through the woods?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowbunny, mostly reasonably gentle, no more than 20° - but there are plenty of steep areas if you really insist!
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Sun 12-03-06 18:31; edited 1 time in total
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PG,
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snowbunny, mostly reasonably gentle, no more than 20° - but there's plenty of steep areas if you really insist!
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You can ski the steep stuff, and I will take the photos 
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snowbunny, I'm sure you've noticed how few photos I figure in... there's a good reason for that, and it's not because I'm holding the camera
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PG, Lucky you having the forest! No powder on the face this am. 
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What a couple of days! Feeling slightly guilty as new arrival in the apartment this week has 'stretched' her calf muscle, and local docs say she shouldn't ski for two days, but my goodness, for the rest of us, it has just been amazing.
"Tuffes" up in 2000 bowl, thigh deep on piste - I did it 6 times just to make sure I didn't miss any. "Lanches" moguls are both powdery and steep, and the bright blue skies today (13th) are absolutely just as ordered after waiting in snow storms for 9 days...
My little one, 4+, has been insisting on learning powder & tree skiing, not quite PGs forests, more the trees on the side of the runs, but since daddy has been going on and on about it, she wanted some of the action.
Sorry to bore you all but I think these past two days have been some of the best in 20 years of skiing, and I just wanted to share.
All muscles aching, but the one with the biggest workload has been the one making me grin from ear to ear. And apparetnly set fair for more of the same for the next 4 days. BRING IT ON. 
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JimW, excellent! Glad you're having a terrific time. It sounds wonderful 
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SP and I will be driving out to Villaroger this coming Saturday 25th March. Would be great if any of the locals, PG maybe, could post a snow and weather report as this week progresses. If the weather is looking bad for driving on Saturday it would be good to know before hand.
TIA
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CP, yes we are out too this weekend so any first hand report would be great!
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According the Chamonix meteo saturday calls for snow above 1400m
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Mouth, Are you driving out too?
skinutter, That will do for me, Villaroger is at 1200m and North facing.
T - 4 and counting
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yep but i gues its rain or sleet for me at a snip over 1000m in Praz nr Megeve. Nevermind will be fresh snow upstairs!!!! Also driving down early(3:30am) doors saturday 25th
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You know it makes sense.
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skinutter, Tunnel crossing booked for 7.33am so we will be leaving home around 4.45 - have a good trip.
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CP,
Please tiptoe past us on the A303
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Poster: A snowHead
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CP, No flying Thursday night from Heathrow. Incidentally a few weeks ago I did the run form top of Aiguille Rouge down to Villaroger with only about 3 stops. Try it if you want a really good workout and want to really earn your beer. First time I had been there - I can tell you it is quite a trek back to Montalbert especially as some of the lifts from Villaroger are on the slow side. May even be tempted again this weekend if I can persuade my ski buddies to try a new adventure!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Mouth wrote: |
| I can tell you it is quite a trek back to Montalbert especially as some of the lifts from Villaroger are on the slow side. |
That certainly is quite a trek! How long did it take?
Wonder which is longer: Villaroger-Montalbert or Villaroger-Champagny?
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Mouth, I may give it a try next week if we can leave the wife's and children behind in the village
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Incidentally a few weeks ago I did the run form top of Aiguille Rouge down to Villaroger with only about 3 stops
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Mouth, I have done the same but didnt find it too bad. A hot chocolate at 10.30, Pasta Cabonara at 12.30 and a Vin chaud about 3ish.
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Mouth, The Villaroger village record from the top of the Lanchettes lift to Le Pre (AFAIK) used to be 7 mins Of course, thats' many years ago, so it may be somewhat less now.
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Mouth,
Same 2 as last time
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I suppose you're right. I can't complain: I've had much more skiing this season than I've had in any single previous year, including being blessed with perfect conditions on a couple of occasions (nice and icy for skiing gates, or very deep snow for skiing through the trees) 
