 Poster: A snowHead
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Wondering whether to head out to Saas-Fee now that the road is opened. I have a night's accommodation that's been transferred a couple of times, but am left wondering what the changes in conditions - and the trapped skiers - did to all that nice snow...
(Yes, I'm picky. Hey, it's almost four hours of driving for a day's worth!)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Seriously??
They have had HUGE amounts of snow, and it has been cold-ish since.
What exactly are your concerns?
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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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@atamar, I’ll be there from the 20th Jan, I ski with a born and bred local who I’ve known for 30 years, and he can barely contain his excitement at the conditions. They haven’t had snow like this for years.
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Not sure concern is the right word, but... if I take a day off here and there, I'm trying to use them to hit the best possible powder. It's different from a full week or two out there. The webcams showed a surprising amount of wind blown rockery, and it somewhat undermined my expectations built by the Mon-Tue storm.
I ended up skipping tomorrow (there were other factors in play too), but maybe I can arrange a day off next week instead. Should be some more snow coming, too. (Best of luck, @PowderAdict, looks promising for you. I will be in the Sapporo area hunting for snow the 20th on, so if your location:Japan means you know the secret spots, I would welcome some pointers.  )
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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 agree that Sass-Fee suffers from post snow wind effects, however the best skiing isn't on the exposed bits 
I'll be touring Hokkiado resorts from the 15th Feb for a couple of week, but based out of Furano and Otaru rather then Sapporo.
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@atamar, webcams often mounted on particularly crap spots for good views... often where wind likely to keep them clear...
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@under_..., true, and good rule to remember, and I'm mildly ashamed I let the visuals get me down. 
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Leaving for Saas Fee in about a week. Anyone have a recent report? How's it skiing?
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