 Poster: A snowHead
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Back from a snowy 5-day weekend in the Grand Massif, staying in Morillon (which is a bit cut off from much of the GM). Came to the conclusion that if you can't see the scenery then you don't need miles of piste as there's no point in exploring different bits of the cloud. We got to Flaine on the nice day, but otherwise probably spent the rest of the time on maybe 10 different pistes. When its snowing they're not the same two runs on the trot.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Could also be another factor, which is you don't want to go haring into unfamiliar territory, so safer to stick to what you know.
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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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As many kms of tree lined pistes as possible.
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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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@Claude B, 
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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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I had a great couple of hours skiing a 600m piste served by a drag lift in poor vis conditions. It was helped by the fact no one was using the piste at the time so I had the whole slope to myself.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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@pieman666, well, you think you did...
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I think anyone how knows the GM would naturally be heading for Morillon over the last week if the weather is as reported, however if the wind were to be a strong cold North Easterly then more likely to head over the other side of the Tete de Saix but there are less trees there!
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@Claude B, So that is why you chose L2A?
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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@davkt, 
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My best ever powder day was at Alta. It had snowed 11feet in the previous two days and was snowing 4" per hour. Just lapped on the one lift, by the time I got to the top each time my tracks from the previous run had disappeared.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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You don't need kms, you need helicopters.
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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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Who was in the Embarrassing Moments thread who confessed to carefully skiing in very deep snow during a white-out, and hoping they wouldn't crash - to find the snow stopping and revealing they'd been standing on the spot all the time?
KMs needed = zero...
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Last year I spent 4 days storm skiing at Aspen/Snowmass in shin to knee deep powder every day, and primarily skied just two chairs, and probably 8-10 different runs. Some pisted, others just off the pistes. Really didn't need anything other than that when it's dumping 3cm-4cm an hour. And of course when the snow stops and you can see, then it's fun to go explore the untracked stuff. No need to waste money on a heli, when it's right there at your disposal.
@rjs had similar experience one day at Alta when it snowed a few inches an hour all day long. My brother and I skied basically the Wildcat chair all day long. Did hit the Collins chair a few times, but we would just end up going back and skiing the free refills.
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You know it makes sense.
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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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When raining all that is needed is enough to get to the pub. Simples
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Poster: A snowHead
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| davkt wrote: |
| @Claude B, So that is why you chose L2A? |
Not a strong point here 😋
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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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Not many if you can have fresh tracks just to the side of the piste (or on it) every lap of the lift!
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FAQ
Basically skied wild cat at Alta and Gadzoom/ Gad 2 at Snowbird - Trees all the way.
200 people on the mountain all day, after a storm dropping 3 feet of fresh stuff, and snowing all day gave another 2 feet by the end. Happy times 
They couldn't open some lifts due to the amount of snow 
