 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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Great photos it shows the huge ongoing programme of investment in Val Thorens over the last few years. I think that this year sees pretty much every lift now high speed.
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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Pretty much confirms what I imagined val thorens looks like in summer. 
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The more lifts, the better!
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Urban skiing 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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It's the degree of intervention into the natural environment. Particularly the amount of earth moving, steelwork and concrete.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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So you would like skiing to be a hike up a mountain and ski down un pisted snow. Maybe one run a day?
Or is it that you don't want to be reminded of what happens in the summer to create and maintain pretty nearly every resort? At least the ones that aren't closing down.
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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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It's the degree of intervention into the natural environment. Particularly the amount of earth moving, steelwork and concrete.
It's necessary to enable us to practise the sport we all love Peter S. And, like other ski areas in summer, it's possible to stay in Val Thorens in summer, escape the skiing infrastructure and find yourself in a pristine mountain environment. I did so in the summer.
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You know it makes sense.
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Rather unavoidable if you like skiing.
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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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Mountains have been industrialised for years, whether it's slate mining in North Wales or copper mining in the Lake District. As far as I can see, it's all a trade-off. The infrastructure is not very pretty, but it's helping to provide local jobs. And the new lift is hardly in some virgin mountain landscape which is devoid of ski lifts - it's in an existing resort. There are plenty of places you can go if you want a pristine mountain environment.
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Poster: A snowHead
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We can agree that it is on an industrial scale and that it is not pretty.
We can perhaps disagree whether it is actually necessary.
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