 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi anyone out in ste foy this season.am out there from 23rd jan. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Always...
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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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19-27 december..............and hoping half term
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@stevomcd, see your still be running chalet morion,stayed there some 10 years ago now,here they have done some work to piste to make them wider?,have a good season HB.
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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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The Chapelle piste (the narrow cat-track that leads over to the Marquise chair) has been substantially widened (2-3 times previous width) and the infamous flat-spot has been re-shaped as well.
More snow-making for this winter too.
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Did they moved away the dwelings that were next to it?
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No, still there. Apparently going to be moved for the new lift station which is due to go in there in a year or so.
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| stevomcd wrote: |
| No, still there. Apparently going to be moved for the new lift station which is due to go in there in a year or so. |
Where would it start/finish? To replace Arpertaz? In the middle betwen Les Marquize and Arpetaz?
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Starting from resort level.
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| stevomcd wrote: |
| Starting from resort level. |
and getting to Marquize level or all the way up?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Going to the buildings on the Chapelle as above. Right at the (former) flat spot.
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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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been talking about that lift for years,it will be good if it happens are they still talking about going over the back of the marquise,last i herd it was something to do with being in the national park and no building aloud?.still it will be good to see that flat spot gone
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looks like its going to be quite,excellent 
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You know it makes sense.
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Chair lift from the black diamond side if the resort would be very welcome. With the shuttle bus from Eco Le Ruitor apparently not running this year I wouldn t fancy the walk up to the nursery slopes every day. Believe it when I see it
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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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hope that bus is running,thats where i am staying, says it is on booking.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Stayed in Le Ruitor this year and only used the bus once. It was as quick to walk (though I only ski in touring boots) unless the bus was there as you walked out of the door.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ah yes, the lazy bus! Gotta admit, I find that pretty unbelievable! Takes about one minute to walk.
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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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There are no current plans for lifts beyond the existing ski area. The plans for lifts off the back of the Aiguille (vallon de Clou, down towards le Monal) which were part of the resort's original plan have been torpedoed by environmental concerns (it's not national park, the national park is on the other side of the valley, but the area is classified as a nature reserve).
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@stevomcd, you must be fit and have very long legs lol,us old gits aint as fit as we used to be.still if we have to walk we shall.i thought they where going out over the vallon de mercuel from the top of the marquise?
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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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@huggiebear, no, never been plans for lifts there (other than idle chatter).
Way, way back in the early days of the resort, the possibility of lifts up from le Crot / La Masure to where the Marquise is now was considered, even to the point of clear strips being left in the "Foret de Protection", but as far as I know, there are no current proposals for lifts in this area.
Re. the walk up from Bataillettaz, I once accidentally snowboarded onto the balcony of one of the apartment buildings over that way (it was 2 or 3 seasons back when we had a mega snow year and I just rode straight on). That was interesting...
The new lift from the resort up to Cret Serru is to go from Bataillettaz, thus removing any need to walk... but with that said, I've stayed in many big-name resorts (Val d'Isere, St Anton spring to mind) where there was much, much, much further to walk to the lifts than from Battaillettaz. I've just measured the distance at about 250m. A shuttle bus for 250m!!?? 250m! Two hundred and fifty metres! Pure laziness! (sorry, you may note a degree of personal astonishment here!).
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