 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi, I'm off to Les Arcs 2000 tomorrow. I keep reading that the pistes are 'hard packed and fast'. It appears there is no snow predicted until 20th (?) and although the low temperatures mean the snow they have will stay, they would like more to soften the pistes, so does this mean it will be icy? I'm intermediate, but am taking a relative novice and having never been here, just want to be forearmed!
Thank you!
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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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Beverley, as Dan says, PG is your man for current conditions but there's pretty strong agreement for light snow on Monday and getting heavier into Tues & Wed so after perhaps a pretty hard start, conditions should improve for the second half of your week. Have a great trip.
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I'm actually not long back from the slopes; went up to 2000 as well. On piste, hard packed and fast sums it up well. Ice? Not particularly, at altitude it hasn't been warm enough to melt/refreeze, although some of the steeper slopes have patches that might as well be ice for all the difference it makes. Razor sharp edges advisable at the moment. No stones, at least not on the blues, easier reds. It's been very quiet so the last dump has worn very well, considering how long it's been.
A lot of the domain is open. The mogully blacks are still fun, and it's pretty easy to avoid the rocks.
The Apocalypse Park etc is suffering though. Poor excuse for a snowpark as things stand. Noticed no snow cannons working at all, anywhere in the domain, the water shortage is really making itself felt.
Will post a full report, plus photos, later.
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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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as if by magic, thanks PG!
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water shortage is really making itself felt
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funny you mention that, just read our local weekly free rag. It mentions that there is still a hose pipe ban here in Sussex. I didn't know but even after all the rain we have had recently the reservoirs are still not very full. I guess with the very cold temps and the lack of snow recently in the Alps the reservoirs must be low as well 
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Thanks for the response guys! Now have to rush and finish packing and get early night in anticipation of getting up at 4.00am for breaking the speed barrier and making the 5.45am check-in tomorrow at Gatwick. Zzzzzzzzzzzz...............!!!!!!
I suppose at the end of the day, I'm not Harry Potter - I can't wave a magic wand and the snow isn't going to change, and what is there will have to be dealt with, but being a mega-organised person I like to gather all this ifo! 
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