Poster: A snowHead
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Looking to join a group or organise a trip between now and the 22-04. Open to anything. Would prefer a few days. On a limited budget, but it'll be my only chance for some snow this year.
I am 41, intermediate snowboarder. Can also ski, but will board.
Thanks!
Simone
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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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Thanks, but I can't go after 22-04.
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Hey Simone, where are you based?
I booked flights with Easyjet this morning: Liverpool - Geneva, out at 06:00 on Thursday 11th and back on Tuesday 16th at 16:45 for £100 (plus £74 board carriage)
I live in Brum but they were the only reasonably priced ones still around that meant more than a couple of days on the pistes.
I'm an intermediate border too and am most likely to end up in Verbier, but haven't booked transfers or accommodation yet as was just checking a few things over.
Even if my plans don't suit yours, I'm happy to share a few alternative options I came up with and there are also the responses I got to my post on Chalets Direct which might give you some alternative ideas.
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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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You'll need to Register first of course.
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Apologies for delay responding. Don't usually access this site when away from my PC.
Bruson area is shut. Closed last weekend.
Haven't been over to Tracouet sectionof Nendaz or Savoleyres yet so can't really comment, but thought I saw something about the piste link from the latter being closed (but the buses are still running).
I got all the way across to Les Masses today and the very bottom bit of the red run disappearing off the side of the map is closed but I think that was it.
You can still ski / board all the way to the bottom of Medran but it's getting VERY thin on cover.
So, in conclusion, the majority is still open, almost certainly the bits you'll be interested in.
The itineraries look like horrible mogul mountains to a boarder like me and if you can find how to get to the Verbier snow park, you're a better man than me!
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@Nick M, everything good and high is open and some fresh snow and cold temps forecast tonight/tomorrow.
@jebroni3_16, the snowpark is in La Chaux. Easiest way over is to take aka Chaux express from Ruinettes - up the escalator as you come off the bubble. Or take the Funispace and as you are skiing back down to Les Ruinettes take the path on the left hand side
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@jebroni3_16, if it’s snowing in the morning, take the bus over to Savoleyres and ski the trees down towards La Tzoumaz. Pretty mellow and also nice between the pistes which should suit you on a board if there’s a few cm of fresh
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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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Thanks @BobinCH
I was making the mistake of just trying to swing past there at the end of the day, having come down Gentianes and then got my bearings completely wrong after I headed back up La Chaux 2.
Funnily enough was already thinking of Savoleyres first thing tomorrow too
Will leave this thread alone now in case Simone ever comes back to it...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I'm here anyway, I came on Sunday, I really don't know what on earth gave me the idea there might be any problems, there certainly aren't. Everywhere I've tried to go has been open as usual. Conditions all seem fine and it was even snowing a bit this afternoon!
Clearly I was talking hogwash earlier, sorry about that.
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Will leave this thread alone now in case Simone ever comes back to it...
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Oh yes and apologies to Simone for taking this off on a tangent, I really didn't mean to hijack it like that. Hope you managed to get off somewhere too.
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Best to post Verbier questions in the dedicated thread to catch the eyes of the locals
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Correct and duly noted.
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