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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@KenX, 
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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And what the guys had to content with doing the Ultra Raid de La Meije at the weekend!
This was at 2,400 Plateau d'Emparis
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Snowing most of the day here, pic is this morning in Chantemerle where I was working on a customer's chalet:
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@KenX, phew, I was wondering when someone was going to update us.  . There's a couple of photos taken in Monetier this morning I'll try and scrounge later.
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This off Mia's FaceBook
Heading out 19th then down to Camargue for some kitesurfing (hopefully) then back via Mont Ventoux for ten or so days.
Ciao
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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It was supposed to rain last night.............
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@KenX,
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You know it makes sense.
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Posting here as I know it's patrolled by locals.
We are a group of 12 adults thinking of staying near the old town in Briancon. How easy is it to get to/from Prorel in the morning/afternoon? Is there a regular bus? It's about 1.2km from our potential accommodation, which will be OK in the morning as it's down hill but walking back up the hill in the afternoon is not good. Is there a ski deposit at Prorel?
The reason we're thinking of staying in Briancon (and not the more convenient villages of Serre Chevalier) is that a couple in the group are thinking of buying a place there. They want to experience the town and get a feel for the place. We've looked at renting somewhere closer to Prorel but can't find anything suitable (suggestions welcome). This place was on the radar http://www.laguisane.fr/ but the owner seems reluctant to answer questions about his hot water policy of 100L/person/day.
Thank you in anticipation.
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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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Bit of a faff afaik, you'll need a bus from the old town area to the train station, then catch the free ski bus to Prorel..... The ski bus only runs along the valley floor, not up to the old town area!
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Poster: A snowHead
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@jzBun, if you have your own transport fair enough. I can never understand why there isn't a navette from the Old Town straight to the lifts.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@jzBun, 100l per person per day should be adequate.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Hells Bells,
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Probably, although a shower in the morning and a bath in the evening will take you over that. The owner states that there is a charge of 25Euros for each addition "m3". Now does that refer to m3 of water (1000l) or the additional gas used. This is pretty important; if its E25/1000l that's OK. If it's gas then that's gonna be expensive - my gas costs about 45p/m3. I emailed the owner 4 days ago but he's not replied.
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@jzBun, water is usually heated by electricity in France.
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Thanks @Hells Bells, and @KenX,
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@jzBun, looking at the web address you've given for that place doesn't look like it is in the old town at all. It is much closer to the lifts than the old town, but probably nowhere near bars etc. I doubt your friends would get much 'feel' for the town staying there.
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@jzBun, you will also be struggling to have a bath, as there are only showers mentioned. This seems to be the same place. http://la.guisane.free.fr/
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@Weathercam, maybe we should do that this season, we've already done the adjacent valley tour!
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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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@KenX, there's loads up there - you've only done one route in that valley, there's three others just in that valley!
Next valley along is Pic Blanc (the red line) but can be like the M25 as every one heads up there, then next to that is the Col itself
You can see from this how one variant is how you can drop down into "our" valley Vallon de Roche Noire
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Thank you for that link @Hells Bells, It has more info than the one I had. As far as location's concerned, we'd rather have been near the old town but only if there was a bus. Don't mind walking up into town from the Prorel end for a couple of nights out.
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You know it makes sense.
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It'a nice stroll, loosen up the old leg muscles
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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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About a 30 minute walk up there.
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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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@Weathercam, yep, shhhhhhhhhhh. Surprised to see La Plagne up there though.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Quiet in here, everyone that lives in the area out skiing?
Serre-Chevalier advances the opening of its skiable area
Initially scheduled for Wednesday, December 7, the opening of the ski area of Serre Chevalier is advanced to Saturday, December 3. An early opening, the time of the weekend, made possible thanks to the recent snowfall. The details of the open slopes will be communicated in the course of next week.
Report: http://www.ledauphine.com/hautes-alpes/2016/11/21/serre-chevalier-avance-l-ouverture-de-son-domaine-skiable-montagne
Looking good on the webcams up top (Cucumelle & Monetier), mid mountain looks white but thin and wet (Serre Ratier) and valley floor drenched. More snow to come in the next day or two but how low the snow line will get is uncertain.
Any thoughts from the locals as to what the the resort will open next weekend? Not that it affects me as I'm not out until 27th Dec, but at least for the first time in the last 3 yrs I'm not obsessively worrying about having no snow for our new year trip.
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Last year was just the 3 chairs at Prorel, Oree du Bois and Foret on the first opening, this year is much more promising but too warm for snowmaking on the resort runs.
Mind you, the last 2 days they've been avalanche "blasting", probably just training.......
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@Hells Bells, handy
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Still looking promising higher up though
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Been torrential rain here for a few days now, clearing up tomorrow hopefully!
Meanwhile in Briancon, the main road has collapsed into Geant's car park again, 2nd time in a year......
And woke up this morning to find a landslide just south of our village has completely blocked the main road from Gap to Briancon 
We can see it from our balcony, there's been a big mudslide from the Roche Baron opposite us which has breached 2 massive concrete walls put there for exactly that purpose!
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