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Starting the new thread for the coming season. Snow is forecast for beginning of next week. Looks like Winter is starting. 
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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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Any sign of any snow in alpe dhuez? Reports seem to say yes but webcams are disagreeing!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Judging by the village pics I've just seen on Facebook it appears there's been a sprinkling.
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looks like quite a lot higher up. I think the rain/snow line is fairly high at this stage in the storm
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Bit snowy tonight according to my friend out there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@skitow, Likewise, they've, even opened the Poutran lift up from Oz, looked like a bluebird day yesterday 
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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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Anybody able to give an update as to how the place was looking?
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Hi, could anyone let me know which is the nearest ski hire shop to Hôtel-spa Royal Ours Blanc? It's on Avenue des Jeux. Thanks
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You know it makes sense.
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@retep, IIRC there is a little shopping arcade under the hotel which used to have hire shops.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Many thanks for your help.
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Poster: A snowHead
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At Les Bergers the snow wasn't that great with a mixture of mud and snow. Some people were skiing down so it must have been a bit better further 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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I am considering the Royal Ours Blanc in Jan and was wondering how the Ski bus works out from there. Is it frequent and reliable?
I normally only book slope side accommodation as i can't stand the faff but quite fancy this hotel due to its central location.
how about the return, does the village piste pass the rear of the hotel?
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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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@Corduroy, I wouldn't bother with the bus, take the lift (bucket or two way from bottom of the toboggan run).
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A lot colder today, been raining down here in Bourg so hopefully snowing up the mountain.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Was told by friends in Oz today that the glacier runs accessed by Marmottes 1,2 & 3 are fine but busy. Marmottes 2 down to top of 1 is open with a few stones but no snow at all below Folie Douce. Pic Blanc lift undergoing emergency repairs having been "struck by lightning" so DMC remains closed for now. No lifts out of Oz scehduled to run until 13th.
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The Alpe has been covered by cloud all day so can't really tell. Snowing on the way up to LDA tonight.
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Woke up to a dusting in Bourg but at least the mountains all look white! Getting there!
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@howiet, 
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A piste basher has been spotted on the webcam in Chamrousse this morning
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Any snow cannon action yet? We are off to Oz on Friday.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Fenfilly, Snow cannons have been running apparently, snow overnight last night so fingers crossed for 13th
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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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They don't appear to need them at Chamrousse @Fenfilly. There appears to have been a decent dump overnight. Oz isn't too far away so hopefully the same there 
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Bizarre this morning. There was more snow at Livet and Gavet than Bourg D'Oisans!
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You know it makes sense.
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@Nick D, @Joy Zipper, Good news! Thanks!
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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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Well if the webcams are showing live pics then looks like a decent number of skiers at the top of marmottes 3 and the snow cannons operating at bergers 1800m.
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Poster: A snowHead
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We are going 28th December and looking at longer term forecast which suggests a warm patch around Christmas...inclinded to not belive this sort of forecast but interested to know how they can forecast that far ahead with any degree of certainty. First time in Alpe Duez for us...looking forward to it. looks like more snow this weekend.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The forecast seems to change every day for Saturday. Who knows what will fall from the sky!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm hopeful that something cold will fall from the sky at the weekend (most sites seem to agree on this and we are getting closer now so forecast should be firming up). Anyone's guess how much it will be!
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Favourite or most reliable snow/ weather sites you all use?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I'm mainly checking snowforecast (I like being able to see how the forecast varies by altitude) and j2ski. J2ski seems ambitious to me, snowforecast more pessimistic. Last year at the end of the season in Lech it predicted lots of rain when what we actually got was much needed snow (quite a bit).
The only particularly reliable ones are the localised ones like cham meteo. Not sure what the equivalent is for this area.
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Thanks...I get a weekly email from J2Ski but will check out the others ones
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From bulletin neige, france meteo
http://www.meteofrance.com/previsions-meteo-montagne/bulletin-avalanches/isere/avdept38
TENDANCE POUR LES PROCHAINS JOURS :
PETITE NEIGE EN ALTITUDE, PUIS UN COUP DE FOEHN VENDREDI SOIR...
A partir de mercredi un redoux relatif s'amorce en journée. En moyenne montagne la petite couche de neige se tasse ou fond. Entre mercredi soir et jeudi le temps est souvent couvert avec de faibles chutes de neige au dessus de 1500 à 1800m : 5 à 10 cm en moyenne, voire 15 cm en Belledonne.
Sur les crêtes le vent de Nord-ouest peut former de petites plaques.
Vendredi après-midi le vent de Sud va se lever et devenir tempéteux dans la nuit, samedi matin...
Avec un isotherme 0°C vers 2700m, les sols seront souvent dégarnis. Il ne restera plus que de petites congères sur nos alpages (sous 2300)...
Samedi soir et dimanche des perturbations neigeuses sont possibles en moyenne montagne, à confirmer.
Cette information sera renouvelée le jeud 11 ou vendredi 12 décembre
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rough translation:
light snow at altitude, then a foehn wind Friday night.
light snowfall at mid-mountain, between wed night and Thursday flurries of snow starting at 1500m to 1800m, averaging 5 to 10 cm. on ridges the northwest wind will form icy patches.
from Friday afternoon the south wind will pick up and become strong/stormy. freezing level rising to 2700m (?)
Snow at mid-mountain possible from Saturday night and sunday, to be confirmed.
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Freezing level at 2700 m seems very high. Meteoexploration has a freezing level of 1938 m on Saturday.
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To me too. It says literally that the 0C isotherm will be around 2700m - an effect of the foehn - I agree it does seem high.
I'm optimistic, the skies are clouding over and I think there'll be intermittent snow over the next few days. Hopefully something more at the weekend.
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Should be pretty decent in resort 
