 Poster: A snowHead
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There was a distinctly cool, autumnal feel to this morning's early doors cycle to work.....Great stuff! Winter's a coming! 
Who knows, it could potentially be only 11 or 12 weeks until Scotland gets some lifts running!
In the meantime, the glaciers beckon - write out a hundred times:
I really MUST get round to planning some early season skiing
I really MUST get round to planning some early season skiing
I really MUST get round to planning some early season skiing......
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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mountainaddict, getting excited are we?
The web-cam watching will be in full swing before we know it! 
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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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yep - was thinking the same thing last few mornings - and some trees are turning
Now I must write out 100 times
Must not look at webcams
Must not look at webcams
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Lovely and summery here in Geneva  for once...
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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, +1. Finally.
Though I just sent an email to a bunch of friends this morning to start planning a few ski weekends for November It's never too early!
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Been saying for a while that this could be the year for October turns in the Central Beacons Massif
If it comes to pass, then it'll be the first time for me
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Im hoping 15th august was the high point on the 30 year average
heres to the decent towards powdery joy
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mountainaddict, distinctly soggy feel where I am. Got soaked. Nothing autumnal yet. Apart from the wind.
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Heyyyy I've got a September hol to Tuscany to come yet, I want it to be warm and summery for a few more weeks yet! I'm not going to start thinking wintry thoughts til I get back.
Although the cooler nights at the moment are welcome, I must say.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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mountainaddict, Boris, You are both light weight when it comes to getting excited!! I hear no mention of endless and pointless (so my wife tells me at least) un packing, packing, re packing and strocking of all ski gear whilst watching webcams and ski videos!! 
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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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PaulC1984, trying to avoid getting too excited - is a 50/50 chance there will be no skiing this year 
Finances are ok but fragile at moment and skiing may be the thing which has to take the hit
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You know it makes sense.
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PaulC1984, hmm well if I could sell twin teenage boys I could afford to go skiing from the saving on food bill alone
Anyone want a Kevin and Perry double act
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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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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My children seem to have reached the same conclusion about winter being on the way. They're industriously writing their letters to Father Christmas as I type this.
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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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Weathercam, wow. Very jealous. Always wanted to surf/wind surf but alas i live in the middle of the country and have too many hobbies already. Love the pics!
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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'm loving our summer in the UK and planning an autumn walking trip to the Alps in September/October - no dates set yet. Getting excited about early snow is usually a quick route to disappointment, when it all melts. Other than the glaciers, time enough to think about freezing levels in 4 months time. 
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pam w, how was your sailing trip last weekend, as we had quite a sea breeze, Fri, Sat and Sun ?
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Weathercam, it was good. The bounciest part of the whole trip was the Western Solent with wind over tide, going down to Yarmouth on Thursday. From the Needles over to Cherbourg on Friday we had a mostly SW wind so, close-hauled all the way, except for some hours of absolute flat calm in the middle of the channel. We sailed about two-thirds of the way, over 8 knots at times. Coming back Sunday evening/night was terrific. Good visibility, enough ships to keep us awake but not to be too intimidated, good free wind, not cold, not rough, did 6 - 7 knots all night under the stars. A few hours of plugging a foul tide at the end, especially at Chichester Harbour entrance, but that's to be expected - can't win 'em all! The skipper we had volunteered to crew for was a funny old boy - exceptionally experienced professional mariner (Thames Waterman, Trinity House Pilot, dock pilot, Master Foreign Going etc etc ) but "losing it" a bit - lots of long and confused stories. He was very handicapped by two replacement knees, well into his 80s, and was appalled to be rafted up outside another boat in our rally as he cannot climb over the guardrails and down onto a pontoon. An initially somewhat bored and taciturn French girl in a RIB who was doing the berthing turned up trumps though, when I explained, and although the port was nominally full found us a stern-to mooring when I explained the difficulty and actually smiled when I thanked her!
The skipper worried my brother in law and me by sitting in the cockpit for most of the night passage with no life jacket and no lifeline. He's an old salt, though, and I guess that is par for the course. He was certainly much better than we were at judging the exact aspect and course of the ships we encountered (not surprisingly, given his credentials) and his boat handling under power was breathtaking (again, not surprisingly as he'd berthed lots of big ships) but he's not really a sailor and I was itching for him to go below for a break as he had the sails pinned in a bit too tight for a following wind. I suspect he had us down as flakey yachties.
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wouldn't it have been easier to go to an indoor slope
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mountainaddict, you are reet bonkers! Your SH name is apt.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mountainaddict, you really must join the Lake District ski club, if not already members ?
You are both perfect material.
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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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mountainaddict, haha, compared to you, I'm nothing like!!
I only start getting really excited in November, otherwise looking at the webcams is just miserable.
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You know it makes sense.
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dobby, Perhaps 'REET BONKERS' would be a better name
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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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Not yet please!! We're still waiting for summer to start out here
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Poster: A snowHead
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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 admire your dedication - and looks like you're having fun
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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 have genuine bad dreams about conditions like that!
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FAQ
) dusty, dry UK mountain bike trails - but at this time of year would kill for a bluebird powder day! It all seems so far away - even if we fit in an autumn glacier run.... 
dont you have a spare limb or family member you can sell?! 
