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Just an observation..... this forum seems to have merged into the Resort Review forum. Surely the purpose is to ask about and publish Snow news, rather than resort related enquiries, like 'how much will a taxi be' or 'where is the nearest supermarche'.
When I see a new reply, I expect it to be about Snow arriving..... silly me!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Gaz_H, looking at thread titles, there was one on page 1 which I've now moved, but all the others seem to be the start of a snow report. There will always be questions in there about the resort too. Your thread is not really on topic either?
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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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When I see a new reply, I expect it to be about Snow arriving.
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Well, you will have to cope with it often being about snow NOT arriving....
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@Gaz_H, there is no snow to report on at the mo' anyway 
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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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There’s a lot more to life in a ski resort than how good/bad the snow is. I’m happy to see that reflected in a single thread about specific resorts, no matter whether that’s in Snow Reports or the Resort Reviews subsections (which I never use when browsing the forums, in any case).
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When I see a new reply, I expect it to be about Snow arriving.
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Well, you will have to cope with it often being about snow NOT arriving.... |
Now that's fine, no matter how disappointing!
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There isn't a section where specific question about resorts can be answered so they all go into snow reports as it is the closest available. Snow reports about specific resorts, such as depth, quality etc and even weather forecast are readily available elsewhere on the web so this forum gets really specific with things such as lift status how to get about the resort etc. I know that most resorts now post live information about specific lift queue lengths but sometimes reccomendations about which lift to get out of the resort from people who know the resort well are very useful.
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There isn't a section where specific question about resorts
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Yes there is!
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This is an oddity of the forum.
The board title of "Resort Reviews and Trip Reports" suggests it's someone proffering information rather than people asking but there is a sub heading that is hard to read that says "Questions about ski resorts -> answers about ski resorts"
Because on this board people start threads every year with the title of the ski resort/area in it - it just feels natural to post questions on those threads.
Of course "The Piste" can be anything ski related so if in doubt.
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| Gaz_H wrote: |
Just an observation..... this forum seems to have merged into the Resort Review forum. Surely the purpose is to ask about and publish Snow news, rather than resort related enquiries, like 'how much will a taxi be' or 'where is the nearest supermarche'.
When I see a new reply, I expect it to be about Snow arriving..... silly me! |
That's Steve Angus told, then.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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It's not nearly as annoying as some of the stuff that gets posted in Off Piste.
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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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Definitely part of the forum being an open book for anyone and everyone to post threads....
On one hand we could all just publish daily snowforecast.com screenshots and webcam screenshots and that would suffice as a record what's happening, but often it's better coming from people in the actual resort, of which there may not be a at the present moment, hence the lack of actual snow news.
I'm tapped into the Saalbach-Hinterglemm one, which isn't actually in Snow Reports, but does seem a very rounded thread about the area so am happy for it to be in the Resort Reviews section.
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With a bit of wrangling, one of the more cerebral and industrious hamsters could look at splicing some free weather APIs (open-meteo.com) into the site, topped up of course with on-the-ground reportage of course.
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You know it makes sense.
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What does a snow report matter anyway? It's gunna snow when it snows, and no-one do do a thing to change that. In 99% of ski resorts there will always be enough snow to do some skiing. My season is fixed in Val d'Isere, others holiday plans are booked months in advance. I suggest that resort reviews and insights are much more useful to the majority of people - itinerary suggestions, bar and restaurant recommendations etc. Things that folks can make active choices and decisions about. I believe in the old adage of don't worry about things you have no control over.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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.... I'm reading what Polo has to say.... 
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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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I believe in the old adage of don't worry about things you have no control over.
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So do I, but that doesn't prevent its being interesting to read about - and see pictures of - snow, or lack of it. And whilst I have no control over the progression of a friend's illness, or how their relationship with their kids is going, that doesn't mean I don't want to hear about it.
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@Dr John, with the recent unreliable snow our group have taken to booking a few days before, on the basis of where the best snow is. This followed two different weeks when we had to relocate at the last moment, or after arriving, because there was no off-piste worth skiing, and lost money on hotels we didn't use and extra travel. This was January and February. Unexpectedly Val d'Isere the week before Christmas has been reliably the best snow of the season for quite a few years.
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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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@snowball, fair enough, a great tactic if it works for you. Completely right about Val. Poor opening week or two followed by mid-December dumpage has been the recent pattern.
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@Dr John, as you imply, no one has ever said "I've booked the ski holiday, can't get out of it, and the snow looks a bit rubbish. Think I'll give it a miss and lose all my money."
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It's brilliant if you are in a position to make a move last minute but I think that would be the minority of people.
For most it's a punt, which evens out over many trips - you take the rough with the smooth.
I've been on trips where the weather has flipped one way or another mid-trip. And often the forecast changes.
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no one has ever said "I've booked the ski holiday, can't get out of it, and the snow looks a bit rubbish. Think I'll give it a miss and lose all my money."
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I decided at the very last minute not to go on a trip to the French Alps a few weeks ago (a time of year when I've had some wonderful Autumn stays in the area). I lost the cost of the cheap easyJet flight and four nights low season rental of a small apartment. But saved the extra cost of cleaning and linen hire, car hire, fuel and tolls from Geneva, train to and from Gatwick some shopping and eating and drinking. The weather forecast was grim - pretty solid rain and poor visibility. I can always spend four days reading but I can do that at home.
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@Origen, out of interest where were you planning to go? Autumn is lovely, but inter-season most places are pretty much shuttered up.
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I like reading about changes to the resorts for the new season - new lifts, pistes, infrastructure, etc and it's always handy to pick up a few ideas on places I haven't been either and have them all in one place rather than searching across multiple sub-forums. Maybe it should be renamed to something like 'Resort info and snow reports' and have one thread per resort area but I'm happy enough as it is
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