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Mouth, As Ray Zorro is saying in another thread at the moment, someones got to do the washing up 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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boredsurfin, That's what you guys are for 
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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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Mouth, and who's taking two this weekend?
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Washing up - another downside to self catering. I am so glad i don't own a place in Montalbert.................Not 
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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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boredsurfin, Oh yes forgot about that one!!
Frosty the Snowman, It is THE place to be 
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| Mouth wrote: |
| rob@rar.org.uk, left Villaroger around 2.15 and was on Vanoise Express at 3pm and then headed home |
I'm ashamed to admit I've not yet had the pleasure of visiting Montalbert (I keep hearing that the snow's not up to much, so I've avoided it  ), so don't know how long it takes to get there from the Vanoise Express?
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| Washing up - another downside to self catering. I am so glad i don't own a place in Montalbert.................Not |
Thank God for dishwashing machines!
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rob@rar.org.uk,
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I'm ashamed to admit I've not yet had the pleasure of visiting Montalbert (I keep hearing that the snow's not up to much, so I've avoided it ), so don't
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Good advice
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rob@rar.org.uk, Well if us Montalbert folk can make it all the way across to Villaroger, skiing past your place on the way I think you should venture across the big divide (known as Vanoise Express) and try it. You could do it in an hour from VE exit. It takes me 1 and quarter to get to Montchavin but we have a relatively long lift out of the village.
If you do make it let us know... can recommend a good lunch spot once you get there eh boredsurfin, ?
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rob@rar.org.uk, Well if us Montalbert folk can make it all the way across to Villaroger, skiing past your place on the way I think you should venture across the big divide (known as Vanoise Express) and try it. You could do it in an hour from VE exit. It takes me 1 and quarter to get to Montchavin but we have a relatively long lift out of the village.
If you do make it let us know... can recommend a good lunch spot once you get there eh boredsurfin, ? |
I've skied across there several times, just not got as far as Montalbert. I skied to all the la Plagne villages (I think) and towards Champagny, just not to the very far end of the domain to your neck of the woods. It's on my list of things to do, but so far events have conspired against me getting there...
Lunch recommendations will be most welcome 
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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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Don't know about the Villaroger run, but I've done Aguille Rouge Cable Car exit to Luigi's in 1950 in 12 mins (turn left at Lanchettes chair).
Ohh this sounds like a competitive thread now!
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JimW, mmm that has given me a challenge for this weekend then. Might have to get the skis out in that case..........
rob@rar.org.uk, It is well worth it. When you next out there?
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You know it makes sense.
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| Mouth wrote: |
| rob@rar.org.uk, It is well worth it. When you next out there? |
8 April.
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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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Report from the kids from today, ref conditions.
Hannah this morning gate training on the Tetras stadium (Arc 1800). Cold, light snow flurries, hard snow holding up well through the morning.
Timothy this afternoon, around the snowpark at 1800, then down in 1600 (Rouelles black etc). Much warmer, occasional very wet snow flurries up to the top of the Clair Blanc lift (around 2200m). Snow held up pretty well, big moguls in the the steep runs such as Rouelles, soft on top, icy between.
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Poster: A snowHead
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rob@rar.org.uk, till when?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Mouth wrote: |
| rob@rar.org.uk, till when? |
15th.
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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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rob@rar.org.uk, well if you can find your across to Montalbert 12th or after we will be there and can show you a fab lunch spot and the delights of skiing around the area!
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rob@rar.org.uk, Mouth, are you going to be able to meet up with snowskisnow and the gang for the BLAM then?
Mouth, I look forward to seeing the time beaten - to give me a challenge for next year!!
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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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| Mouth wrote: |
| rob@rar.org.uk, well if you can find your across to Montalbert 12th or after we will be there and can show you a fab lunch spot and the delights of skiing around the area! |
Excellent - I'll see if Jane is happy for me to head across while she takes a day off (I doubt she'd want to ski all the way to Montalbert). I'll let you know closer to the date.
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| JimW wrote: |
| rob@rar.org.uk, Mouth, are you going to be able to meet up with snowskisnow and the gang for the BLAM then? |
It looks like I will miss all of the BLAM. I meeting that I must attend got changed, so I have to be in London when the BLAM is taking place. I've therefore brought my trip forward a week.
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| rob@rar.org.uk wrote: |
| It looks like I will miss all of the BLAM. |
Yep  You're leaving the day most of us arrive.I will be around the same week as you,but down the valley in Valmorel.
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rob@rar.org.uk, That's great. PM me nearer the time and we will see if we can meet up. 
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rob@rar.org.uk,
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It looks like I will miss all of the BLAM.
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Bad news
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| rob@rar.org.uk wrote: |
| Mouth wrote: |
| rob@rar.org.uk, well if you can find your across to Montalbert 12th or after we will be there and can show you a fab lunch spot and the delights of skiing around the area! |
Excellent - I'll see if Jane is happy for me to head across while she takes a day off (I doubt she'd want to ski all the way to Montalbert). I'll let you know closer to the date. |
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Its not as far as you think.
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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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Frosty the Snowman, said
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Its not as far as you think.
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and the Tartiflette at the end is well worth the trip, although PG rates the Onion soup!
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Frosty the Snowman, You are quite right and I can give the quickest route (depends if you board or ski - different routes to cater for lifts etc).
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You know it makes sense.
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Mouth, The drags are faster for the skier's
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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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boredsurfin, The drags are also a no go for boarders!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mouth, 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi all
back again loads of snow still i see
mouth, boredsurfin is it worth coming over ur side this weekend
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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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snowcrazy, I would say yes as we always have great snow around our village as it is north facing
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Great conditions up in Les Arcs today. Probably about 20cms of fresh snow, empty runs, avalanche risk at 2. Great fun on the deserted unpisted blacks up in the 2000 basin, and plenty of untracked areas nearby. Occasionally caught out by the dreaded frozen lumps of avalanche debris under the deceptively smooth surface, but great fun to ski!
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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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PG, Ratbag. - but glad to hear you are back on your feet.
PS Raffle tickets arrived today - thanks for that.
Might have been able to use tax break on French income taxes had we needed to (well, might have been able to if I had given you my proper name... Wilks...  ) but thanks to managment 'overheads', still think I am 'earning' well below threshold of actually paying anything to le gouvernment on the rental income from 1950.
So we may well try it on the English boys!
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Does anybody know if the drinking water is still unsafe in Plan Peisey & Vallandry? When we were there March 11th - 18th they were giving away free bottled water near the tourist office, & there were notices about the contamination of the water supply!
Just that my sister in law is there 1st April & we're out again 8th April, & wondering what to expect.
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As far as we have been told at The Flying Squirrel Bar (by the tourist office), we should expect to be using the bottled water until the end of the season.... still waiting for results of the tests / analysis apparently.
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Seeing the flying_squirrel post, reminds me that I meant to give you guys (another) plug... We ( a group of motley thirty something snowboarders ) were in last Monday and Tuesday to sample your much talked about burgers ... Top drawer 'nosebag' - the Rustic Burger and the Chilli Burgers were particular favourites...
For anyone heading over to Plan Peisey, its worth effort - its near to the Peisey 61 6 man chair ( near the Vanoise Express ) - thou you need to exit the pistes some 100 yards above the lift entrance and head in a 'skiers left' direction down the road towards to Ski 2000 signs... ( sure Flying_Squirrel can give better directions )
Shame we weren't staying in Plan Peisey as it looked like the bar would be a cool place to hang out of an evening....
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thanks Richie_S!
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