 Poster: A snowHead
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After the BIG dump.
Bettaforca pass, between the Gressoney and Ayas valleys.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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And another one, Pyramide Vincent (4215 m) in the background
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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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World famous "mushroom house" @Bocchetta delle Pisse, Alagna Valsesia
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Getting all giddy now.. roll on 14 th january
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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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@yorkshirelad, us too 28th Jan 
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I was excited, as I am out in January, but the thaw and temperatures forecast for the foreseeable, fill me with dread. 
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last weekend, already posted this on the weather forecast thread
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@scotspikey, oh ffs, you'll be fine.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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All being well I shall post piccies tomorrow.
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Forecast was shiwing a midday temp of +10 in champoluc... but with all the snow i dont think it will be a problem.... as long as theres plenty for me in january 😀😀
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You know it makes sense.
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The Monterosa web site news section, says that this year they will offer reduced price ski pass for week days. Can't see any details of this on ski pass pages. Anyone out there able to help on this?
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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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Many thanks.
My wife may not ski every day, weekly pass may still be best option.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks for all the photos. January 6-14 in Alagna for us with a guide. Conditions look like he could be good value!
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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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@Mikehboyle, does your wife go on any organised mountain walks? A friend is coming with us in january and asked me if i knew of any ... my wife does a few days walking but knows the area, but nothing about trips..
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So, looking all much better than at this weekend last year and possibly some years previously.
Much open, although lower runs all man made, but well done the snow construction teams.
Higher up really rather good, even got in a few powder turns in real, if a little wind-compacted, powder.
Empty pistes, mostly 
Stil some untracked (although probably a little crunchy at this aspect) 
All good really, for the time of year  
In other news, the redoubtable Eric, of many years fame as bar man and owner of a variety of local hostelries has bought the Rifugio Belvedere and is slowly outfitting it as a boutique spa hotel. This year's development being taking the snack bar, binning the snack menu and becoming a restaurant. The food was excellent and portions not too enormous. I had scallopine of veal in paprika and honey, Mme. a fine t-bone tagliatta, a bottle of wine and some lovely dark beer plus coffee and grappa...€50. Which is, emminently reasonable, I would submit.
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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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Question is where to stay? Does anyone know a bunk house / hostel in the area? I'm thinking of going on Monday. Taking touring setup.
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Sorry @khalidq, I don't. Google "rifugio" Monterosa or Ayas.
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Need more pictures please.... im missing the place..
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is there skiing down to the bottom in Campoluc ?
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@Idcxty,
Champoluc? Yes.
Campoluc? I have no idea. (Where is it?)
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Champoluc is same place as champoluc 😉
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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A very fine on piste weekend with Mr & Mrs zzz. Tip top food and wine.
Rifugio Belvedere definitely the best late lunch stop in the Alps.
Almost all pistes open, exceptional snow making and grooming going on. Pistes in great shape, off piste not so much, but, you know, December.
Anyone who arrived Saturday should be well pleased.
And it was sunny...and beautiful.
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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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A very fine on piste weekend with Mr & Mrs zzz. Tip top food and wine.
Rifugio Belvedere definitely the best late lunch stop in the Alps.
Almost all pistes open, exceptional snow making and grooming going on. Pistes in great shape, off piste not so much, but, you know, December.
Anyone who arrived Saturday should be well pleased.
And it was sunny...and beautiful.
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Is there snow down to the village
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You know it makes sense.
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@Idcxty, Champoluc or Campoluc.
As before, Champoluc, yes, more than before (if you mean on piste), Campoluc I still don't know where that is.
Almost no snow below ~1,900m that isn't on piste and man made.
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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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Campoluc just round the corner from champoluc 😜.... New snow predicted for this coming week
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Poster: A snowHead
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Campoluc just rond the corner from champoluc 😜 New snow predicted for this coming week
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@yorkshirelad, very variable forecast = we will see in the morning. But an excellent base pretty much everywhere so even a little snow will just make all nice.
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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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Snowing gently this AM, about 2cm on the car...
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@JohnMo, it does seem like progress is being made. Even more encouragingly, if you know what I mean, is the forming of a protest group against running the liftline up the Cime Bianca. (still ski down it which would be an attraction in itself.
One proposed alternate makes good logistic sense linking straight onto the glacier, opening up summer skiing from Monterosa and making the Swiss link easier.
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Anyone out there to update on how the snowfall turns out and conditions? Looks very cloudy on webcam currently and can see some flocons.  Coming out on 23rd and happy to have booked one of the few places in the Alps that has done OK with snow!
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Gently snowing all morning! Pistes are in really good nick.
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@belette, technically, it's not that it's done OK with snow but that they've been lucky with the cold and been able to make a lot of snowand done avery good job managing it.
Anyone arriving this week will be very happy and if a decent quantity arrives tonight and tomorrow, that'll keep everything good for the week after this as well.
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it is cloudy and dark on webcams so difficult to even guess of what has fallen on the mountain since even Hotel Bellevue webcam shows max 10 cm of the white stuff at resort level. Looking at forecasts I was hoping to see much more than that ... 2.5 weeks and counting
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I am guessing 10cms in Brusson, which is a little it lower. Maybe not much additional higher up but unless you were optimistically expecting early season off piste, the pistes are really in very, very good condition.
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