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As the cold finally arrives in the UK thoughts turn to New Year in St Foye 
Any spies in resort care to share some reports of what hopefully is another good start to the season.
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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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all looks good on the webcam, i m out for xmas and can t wait..........
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I can confirm that it's all looking very promising here snow-wise, particularly for this early on. It snowed all the way down past Bourg the other day. People have already skinned to the top and skied all the way back to resort, and still four weeks until the lifts open! Snow cannons have been going on the smaller nursery slope, and the new lift is all but finished (although it's not exactly a looker).
Had a tour around the new 'les Marquises' restaurant and it's going to be fantastic, stunning views in every direction and two huge terraces.
As I write this, the clouds are building ready for another dose of the white stuff, and it looks set to snow for most of the coming week - bring it on!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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i can forgive Grand Plan not being a looker if it gets me up there far quicker than the old lift!!!!!!!!!
a new mountain restaurant was soo badly needed.......Brevettes banged out all the time and Chez Leon......a somewhat distant second best up there.
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BrilliantWhite, welcome to SnowHeads 
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BrilliantWhite, and your website / operation looks very good indeed. Well done for not 'pimping' yourself.
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Timberwolf, Thanks! No need to get pimping just yet!
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The more the merrier , especially for those stuck in the good old uk who can't wait to get out to our beloved SF and need a forum fix regularly looks like a sunny weekend and not too much of a warm up on the horizon so lets hope this is the base for the season .
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Beautiful day today, whole valley looking awesome!
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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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Looking good
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You know it makes sense.
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Did we get a top up overnight?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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It looks a little healthier this morning 
I'm arriving on Sunday for a week so with luck we will have another top up on Saturday night.
It looks like only 60% is open ? but hopefully the remaining pistes and some off piste will be accessible by the time we arrive.
What's the general consensus locally about the avi risk due to the weak bonding in the snowpack.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| hedley wrote: |
It looks a little healthier this morning
I'm arriving on Sunday for a week so with luck we will have another top up on Saturday night.
It looks like only 60% is open ? but hopefully the remaining pistes and some off piste will be accessible by the time we arrive.
What's the general consensus locally about the avi risk due to the weak bonding in the snowpack. |
I am out there on the 24th Jan on one of Steve's backcounty weeks and I'm getting a bit worried about all this talk of "Most dangerous avalanche conditions for a decade " "Depth Hoar" "Facetting" etc
Is it really that dodgy at the moment? what needs to happen to stabalise it? if anything, or is it going to be a worry till the spring thaw?
Hopefully the wife won't read any of this or I wont be let out of the country !!
Phil
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Phil - don't stress it. Yes, there is some danger out there, but the guides know what they're doing. A lot will change between now and then anyway.
It was pretty awesome today...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'd disagree with the "worst for a decade" stuff anyway. The depth hoar was at least as bad 3 years ago.
To get rid of depth hoar, we either need a massive dump of snow, resulting in big avalanches everywhere and clearing everything out or we need heavy rain to 3000m. I know which one I'm hoping for...
Nevertheless, it's important get things in perspective. Yes, conditions are quite dangerous this season. But they're quite dangerous every season. Yes, you need to be aware of the risk this season, but you need to be aware of the risk every season. It is not 10x more dangerous this year. It's probably not even 2x more dangerous.
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Steve, Cheers for the reassurance, but I'm still not telling the wife 
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Absolutely puking in resort this evening, started about 6pm.
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hedley, be very, very glad you're not arriving tonight!
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stevomcd, Lots of people are not going to be arriving tonight! Traffic is stationary in Bourg St Maurice: road to Les Arcs is closed (took us 4 hours to get down) and the road towards Tignes/VdI is also totally stationary.
We're staying in a little hotel in Bourg and they've been turning away people all evening - a lot of people will be spending the night in their cars.
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RobW, my other half is on the way up the road right now. In our Landrover at least!
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Glad to hear it got moving again. Just had a walk down to the roundabout in Bourg and all the traffic has disappeared this morning. Hopefully we'll have a clear run up in an hour or so.
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Great day today , cold and 20 cms of new snow over the mountain , runs above 2000m's good and covered , lower runs with man made all good , the bit Inbetween has been a little dodgy but is improving with snow . The off piste up high is starting to fill in nicely but still not enough snow cover low down to venture off .
The new lift from the base is superb , we have an excellent brand new mountain resturant by the marquis lift , clean and warm . The pitch bar has changed hands and is now called Après it is now clean and the staff smile therefore a massive improvement .
Only downside it's now getting too busy .
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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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| Rob Mackley wrote: |
The pitch bar has changed hands and is now called Après it is now clean and the staff smile therefore a massive improvement .
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Blimey - that is an improvement!!
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You know it makes sense.
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| Rob Mackley wrote: |
Only downside it's now getting too busy . |
Do you think that is the case for the whole resort ?
I have been going same week in march for the last 6 years (and a couple of times in Jan) and i to be honest i haven't really seen much of a differance in numbers.
Maybe I have just been lucky as the weeks i go are low season.
Last year there was plenty of fresh snow and blue sky and there was still lots of occasions when we were the only people on the run 
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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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Low season will still be quiet but the holiday weeks are getting busier , New Year I now find the busiest even more so than half term , however you can't have gleaming new lifts without attracting more people to pay for them , sadly school holidays dictate when I come .
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Poster: A snowHead
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Rob Mackley wrote:
The pitch bar has changed hands and is now called Après it is now clean and the staff smile therefore a massive improvement .
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Wow has Pascal finally sold the place?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yep ,The people who own L'Couer and another couple have taken it over , personally a change for the better , some may think not but as I said now cleaner and friendly .
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Conditions on piste holding up very well here today. nice and quiet until around 1.30 pm and it felt a lot warmer with mostly blue sky all day I had a little dabble traversing very very far left along the ridge off the marquise lift today in an effort to find some lines but it was pretty much tracked out.
The clouds are gathering and more snow is forecast on and of for the next few days so hopefully we will get a day with some freshies.
I noticed a few skiers off the backside to Monal yesterday, but the locals who know the area say it's not quite in condition yet,so better to be safe.
With fresh snow,next week will be set up nicely again,so for those who are worried about the perceived lack of snow. Worry not.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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hedley, where you were is a LOT more dangerous than the Monal...
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It's snowing
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Any updates guys? Arrive Saturday, can't wait!
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| Acrawley wrote: |
| Any updates guys? Arrive Saturday, can't wait! |
According to the resort Facebook page the current conditions and lack of snow have lead to the postponement of this coming weekends Freeride competition!!
With a dry and unseasonably warm week ahead
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Sainte-Foy/6day/mid
So it doesn't look great,
I'm out the week after so fingers crossed the weathermen have got it very wrong
Phil
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Mon 6-01-14 21:40; edited 1 time in total
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FAQ
We shall see.
