 Poster: A snowHead
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Artesina then ??
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Abetone
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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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Abetone is correct!!
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Was a pure guess. I have some friends who have been.
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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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It's a lovely resort. Usually looks a lot better than in the photo, there was barely any snowfall that year.
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Apennines, Aprica, Artesina, Abetone... how did you all know it began with A? 
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Cortina d'ampezzo?
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No sorry, not there
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La Plagne
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@jellylegs, close.
This is not actually in a resort but is the end of an offpiste run. Someone will have to name the mountain you can see to get this right. I am sure a number of people on this forum have ridden this descent.
Bonus points for the nearest ski lift.
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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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Looks like it could be the North Face of the Bellecote!
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@alasdair.graham, that’s right
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You know it makes sense.
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And the nearest lift?
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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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(For the bonus point)
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Poster: A snowHead
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I think the lobster pots at Peisey Nancroix, although there may be one closer uphill, Combe drag maybe or even Chalet De Bellecote
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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From the backdrop of mountains it looks like the area around Champagny en Vanoise, perhaps a little further up the valley.
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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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Surely it can't be the north face of Bellecote? The backdrop is flatter on that side.
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@alasdair.graham, correct again
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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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@jellylegs, it’s the bottom of the valley after dropping off the north face and following the river/stream. It was quite sketchy at the bottom as late in the season. North face is very steep at the top. Look it up on YouTube. This time we did the Petit Face as I was on a snowboard and I didn’t fancy the steeper couloirs on a single edge given the conditions. I would like to go back with my skis.
http://france2wheels.com/bellecote-north-face-never-on-monday/
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| Bennyboy1 wrote: |
@jellylegs, it’s the bottom of the valley after dropping off the north face and following the river/stream. It was quite sketchy at the bottom as late in the season. North face is very steep at the top. Look it up on YouTube. This time we did the Petit Face as I was on a snowboard and I didn’t fancy the steeper couloirs on a single edge given the conditions. I would like to go back with my skis.
http://france2wheels.com/bellecote-north-face-never-on-monday/
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I seem to recognise the name Adam Ruck, wasn't he the author of the Good Skiing Guide in the late 1980's. I think he wrote it with Chris Gill?? It was a brilliant guide and I loved the way they depicted the runs using the top down views and the 'three arrow' grading system. It was so much easier to gain a feel of the skiing and the layout of the resort.
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@jellylegs, yes and he writes nicely. I too miss those editions. I used to have one on my desk and it would help me through the summer months.
@alasdair.graham, your go sir
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| Bennyboy1 wrote: |
@jellylegs, it’s the bottom of the valley after dropping off the north face and following the river/stream. It was quite sketchy at the bottom as late in the season. North face is very steep at the top. Look it up on YouTube. This time we did the Petit Face as I was on a snowboard and I didn’t fancy the steeper couloirs on a single edge given the conditions. I would like to go back with my skis.
http://france2wheels.com/bellecote-north-face-never-on-monday/
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thanks for sharing that link - was a really interesting read, and then the subsequent read on the 95 Bellecote Avalanche - really enjoy these snippets of history
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| extremerob wrote: |
| Bennyboy1 wrote: |
@jellylegs, it’s the bottom of the valley after dropping off the north face and following the river/stream. It was quite sketchy at the bottom as late in the season. North face is very steep at the top. Look it up on YouTube. This time we did the Petit Face as I was on a snowboard and I didn’t fancy the steeper couloirs on a single edge given the conditions. I would like to go back with my skis.
http://france2wheels.com/bellecote-north-face-never-on-monday/
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thanks for sharing that link - was a really interesting read, and then the subsequent read on the 95 Bellecote Avalanche - really enjoy these snippets of history |
Ditto. He's a good writer and has travelled through more ski resorts than the rest of us put together!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Let’s try this one
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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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Serre Chevalier ?
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You know it makes sense.
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Adelboden?
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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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Puy st Vincent, in a low snow year?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Non correct so far, decent guesses tho
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Risoul/Vars
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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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Les Orres?
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Sorry neither of those either
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Bennyboy1 wrote: |
@jellylegs, it’s the bottom of the valley after dropping off the north face and following the river/stream. It was quite sketchy at the bottom as late in the season. North face is very steep at the top. Look it up on YouTube. This time we did the Petit Face as I was on a snowboard and I didn’t fancy the steeper couloirs on a single edge given the conditions. I would like to go back with my skis.
http://france2wheels.com/bellecote-north-face-never-on-monday/
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Why “Never on a Monday”?
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Grandvalira?
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Prato Nevoso?
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Bar at the end of the run closed on a Monday
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Sorry nobody right yet, some warm(ish) guesses tho
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Top of Avoriaz?
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