 Poster: A snowHead
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@jbob, just picking back up on that, if you buy a Carte Neige, it will ask which club you want to be a member of. If you don't join a club, there are additional fees. If you join a club there are maybe fees.
If you select department 74, there's a club called "MultiGlisse" who specialise in Biathlon (!). Anyway, €0 joining, €0 subscription so you only pay the actual cost of the CN.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@under a new name, have you got a link this is helpful thanks.
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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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@jbob, here you are https://www2.ffs.fr/carteneige/online
NB you need a >20 year old medical certificate saying you are fit to ski and there are a few questions that would mandate a more recent one.
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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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“Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2019.
For day skiers, enjoy a day ski pass at the unique price of 28€
Week end (Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2019) ski pass at the unique price of 40€
Lifts open :
Plan Joran gondola lift
Bochard gondola
Tabé chairlift
Slopes open :
Bochard Haut
Bochard Bas
Marmottons
Coq
Tabé
Nota : Pierre à Ric slope is closed.“
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Earliest opening I can remember- anyone else recall an earlier one?
Glad I booked my 7 December trip a week ago when it was unclear what they’d open- very cheap flights and car at that stage.
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@snowdave, its only weekends so far. Verbier?
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The Bochard being open at all is a result they’ve been working on it all summer.
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@snowdave, I can't and we've been here 13 years...
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Nov 19, 2016, was earlier.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Whitegold, you sure?
If it was, wasn’t enough open to tempt me out ...
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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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Not fun without the Pierre à Ric run down at the end of the day! Mind you, it was also closed last May 4th and we were not the only ones enjoying it for the last downhill of the season.
For 5 euros, by the way.
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@jbob, 7th Dec is a Saturday, I'm only out for the weekend. I'm not on Greta's xmas card list.
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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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@Whitegold, so... the same weekend then?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Four days earlier, son.
23-19 = 4.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Really excited to see the lifts starting to turn this weekend. I just bought my season pass today, I'll be there in early January.
I've been to Chamonix a handful of times but never had great luck with the conditions. 4 months should be plenty of time to get some good snow!
Would love to meet up with some of you and get to know the mountains better!
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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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@Whitegold, actually, by standard weeks, a week earlier, pet.
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@alice8217, if you are attending the @jbob, 8th January hoedown you will meet up with a quite a few. My guess is that you will have already sorted yourself out with more people than you can shake a stick at to ski with. If not, don't worry. Once you hook up with one or two the rest will follow.
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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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“ Dear customers & partners,
Following the gale-force winds throughout last night, considerable damage has been done to the track & the electrical installations after the fall of numerous trees.
As a result, the Montenvers railway is closed for the day.
Our technical team will begin the repairs as of tomorrow morning & the railway will remain closed for Sunday 24th”
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Amazing first day in Grands Montets - echoing the last day of last season, minus the snow...
On the plus side there's a brand new Tabé lift that ends slightly higher than Lognan (practical, as there's not enough snow cover to ski down to the parking).
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@patrick!, I think you may find that the Tabé was brand new a year ago.
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Seriously? We went only once last season, not sure what I must have been on but the change only dawned on me yesterday! More of a Les Gets skier (due to the kid's ski club).
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Well went up GM today and it was.....ok
Pretty icy but not totally horrendous and flat light. I fell over on turn number 3 due to completely forgetting how to ski. Fortunately it came back by the 2nd run!
Not worth making any kind of special effort to go up for but nice to get some November skiing in. Beat last years start by 17 days anyway.
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https://aostanews24.it/ghiacciaio-del-toula-chiusa-la-scala-di-accesso
First two apologies, it’s in Italian and it’s not technically chamonix.
The Toula glacier is a regular playground for cham based skiers it’s accessed via the skyway in Courmayeur and is fantastic when the conditions are right. However the access has been becoming increasingly tricky. Even getting to the staircase has become more difficult, but this article reports that the staircase which gives access to the glacier is closed for the season. It is possible to access the glacier without the staircase but it’s a lot harder, even extreme.
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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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Toula glacier is in a mess.
Melting away fast.
Packed with deep crevasses, as it dries, melts and shrinks.
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Bloody hell, they only extended the bottom of the stairs to the Toula last year. It replaced the aluminium ladder dandgling from hairy string. It was pretty nifty, unlike the actual access to the top of the stairs
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You know it makes sense.
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http://m.chamonix-meteo.com/en/index.php
On a brighter note cham meteo are forecasting up to a 1m of snow between now and Monday especially higher up. It won’t be powder but it will hopefully be creating a solid base for the rest of the winter.
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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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Photo Tom Redfern
Col Montets 11:15
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ok very happy the winter wheels are now sorted out!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just had an email from CdM which i think is saying that Flaine is not on my unlimited pass.
I never thought it was!
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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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@jbob, you used to get 3 days in other resorts including flaine so hopefully they haven’t taken that away.
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@snowdave, @jbob, I believe the 3 day Decouverte Haute Savoie vouchers are still included.
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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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“ Your advantages :
Access to Galaxie/Flaine Exchange :
If you have reloaded your skipass, you have to collect the Voucher Card at our customer Service "MON ESPACE", building Le Meijotel, Les 2 Alpes, before going in the resorts of Montgenèvre, Sestrières and Flaine. If you cannot come to collect your voucher, please contact us.
For Montgenèvre, Sestrière and Flaine resorts, go to the cash desk of each of the partner resort with your voucher and your Season skipass.
For L'Alpe d'Huez, Serre-Chevalier and Puy-Saint-Vincent resorts, you can use the lifts there directly with your skipass.”
The original email.
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@jbob, perhaps I misunderstood.
“CdM”?
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Yes a MBU pass from Compagnie du Mont-Blanc. I think it must have been a simple mistake.
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@jbob, indeed, as we’ve never had and Compagnie des Alpes benefits!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Today is the last day for anyone wanting to buy the discounted season pass!!
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