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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| winterstickboarder wrote: |
| Layne wrote: |
I would say that "grimness" is manna from heaven especially for all the half termers.
Bring it on surely.... |
half term is wc 17th right? |
1/2 term is most of February as you have to factor in other countries school holidays? |
I'm heading out on 1st as I think that week was the only week in Feb that didn't have a half term during that period!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Half term goes from the 8th feb to 7th mar.
I was in a big queue at the Vallandry lift today and noticed a planning application posted at the entrance annoucing a planning application for the lift to be changed to a telecabine. Does anyone know more about this.
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The Vallandry chair is officially being replaced this summer.
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| johnE wrote: |
| I was in a big queue at the Vallandry lift today and noticed a planning application posted at the entrance annoucing a planning application for the lift to be changed to a telecabine. Does anyone know more about this. |
Didn't know that, but would make sense in terms of getting beginners to the nursery slopes up top. What impact might that have on capacity I wonder?
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| Peiserot wrote: |
| The Vallandry chair is officially being replaced this summer. |
Excellent news, it's bloody slow. At least it seems so in this day and age.
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| Peiserot wrote: |
| The Vallandry chair is officially being replaced this summer. |
Wonder what they'll do for the summer - IIRC that is the main way out for walkers and bikers who want to start higher up ( we've used a few times having walked over from Col de La Chal, and then wanting a little relief before heading back to the Arpette ridge to get home) . Maybe turn on Grizzly?
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The funicular service is being shutdown at at 6.00pm on the 29th January, and then re-starting at 9.00am on the 30th. Due to a maintenance issue I think. A bus service will be in operation to replace the funicular's normal service
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YOC=Year of commencement? 2022, means build summer 2021? My guess
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I noticed a similar notice on the violettes lift this morning. If you think the vallandry lift is slow try violettes.
Compared to last week the resort is a lot busier this
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Can anyone tell me what the snow is like down into Villaroger at the moment please? I planning an epic tour of the resort for our first day on Saturday and wondered if its possible to get down there?
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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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@wills_h, we went down to villaroger this morning and the snow is about as good as I've known it. The soleit black was open and in excellent conditions. There were a couple stones on rhonaz as we returned via pre st espirit. The snow is so hard packed I cannot see it getting worse for next week
There are a lot of beginner ski lessons out at the moment which combined with some high speed heros and rock hard pistes has led to a number of accidents. I counted 3 incidents waiting for the pistuers on a single run down Mont blanc. It was carnage.
Take care and stick to the safer reds and blacks
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@johnE, thanks, I’m hoping the forecast snow improves the slopes a bit
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You know it makes sense.
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Does anyone know if there are any blacks which are piste bashed? Being a snowboarder I would like the challenge of a black but not keen on moguls!
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| winterstickboarder wrote: |
| Does anyone know if there are any blacks which are piste bashed? Being a snowboarder I would like the challenge of a black but not keen on moguls! |
Some of the reds in Les Arcs are bad enough & steep enough on a board, can’t think of any black runs that are bashed regularly.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| winterstickboarder wrote: |
| Does anyone know if there are any blacks which are piste bashed? Being a snowboarder I would like the challenge of a black but not keen on moguls! |
Some of the reds in Les Arcs are bad enough & steep enough on a board, can’t think of any black runs that are bashed regularly. |
okay thanks! I swear i remember when I was younger (10 years ago or so) that it was rare to find a 'moguled' piste but when I went to 3V a few years ago there were so many and hard to find any steep terrain that wasn't carved up, even first thing in the morning.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| winterstickboarder wrote: |
| Does anyone know if there are any blacks which are piste bashed? Being a snowboarder I would like the challenge of a black but not keen on moguls! |
If the predicted snow arrives then you may struggle with that one but essentially any run that is not pisted is marked Nature on the piste map however all of them will have bumps on them at some point after a heavy dump in my experience - your best bet will probably be Aiguile Rouge (whisper it quietly but it is not really a black) or Ecureulls in Peissey 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| snowheid wrote: |
| winterstickboarder wrote: |
| Does anyone know if there are any blacks which are piste bashed? Being a snowboarder I would like the challenge of a black but not keen on moguls! |
If the predicted snow arrives then you may struggle with that one but essentially any run that is not pisted is marked Nature on the piste map however all of them will have bumps on them at some point after a heavy dump in my experience - your best bet will probably be Aiguile Rouge (whisper it quietly but it is not really a black) or Ecureulls in Peissey |
okay thanks very much! I'm heading out on saturday so hopefully the snow will have settled by then. Of course hoping for the odd powder day though when I'm out there!
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@winterstickboarder, I am of the view that black pistes should not be bashed, however, there are a number of blacks in Les Arcs that are occasionally bashed. This week for example Combourcier, Bosses and Soliet have all been bashed. You may find some of the reds satisfy your need for for steepish smooth pistes
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| johnE wrote: |
| @winterstickboarder, I am of the view that black pistes should not be bashed, however, there are a number of blacks in Les Arcs that are occasionally bashed. This week for example Combourcier, Bosses and Soliet have all been bashed. You may find some of the reds satisfy your need for for steepish smooth pistes |
I assume you enjoy mogul skiing then?
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This week for example Combourcier, Bosses and Soliet have all been bashed
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This really peed me off as the bumps at the top of Bosses were huge and great fun.
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@winterstickboarder, The job of a snowboarder on a mogul run is to the slide down it and flatten them! We went dark side a few years ago and now feel sorry for skiers... 
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Mogul skiing rocks
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Having said all that about mogul skiing I have just tried to get out of my chair after dinner and my back is locked in a very peculiar position - thank god its a powder day tomorrow. 
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| @winterstickboarder, The job of a snowboarder on a mogul run is to the slide down it and flatten them! We went dark side a few years ago and now feel sorry for skiers... |
haha true! Yeah never looked back. So much more enjoyable on a board and powder is just on another level!
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You know it makes sense.
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| snowheid wrote: |
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Mogul skiing rocks
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Having said all that about mogul skiing I have just tried to get out of my chair after dinner and my back is locked in a very peculiar position - thank god its a powder day tomorrow. |
enjoy tomorrow! Sounds like your in for a cracker!
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How windy is deemed too windy?
Heading to lec arcs for my 2nd skiing trip (1st was in April 9 years ago in perfect conditions) on Friday and currently winds look to be between 45kph and 90kph going by bergfex website. Is this unskiable? What wind speeds do they tend to close lifts?
Apologies if its a newbie question!
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Poster: A snowHead
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@RustyT, depends where you’re staying. 2000\1950 gets effected worst as the high connecting lifts get shut. Reality is until the weather hits it is hard to tell exactly but always remember the worst day on the slopes is still better than the best day in work.
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Staying in 2000.
True about the work bit! I suppose if the slopes are shut, the bars will be open so it's not all doom and gloom.
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@RustyT, normally in the bowl they manage a few lifts open but you can get the bus down to 1600 worst case scenario.
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| winterstickboarder wrote: |
| Does anyone know if there are any blacks which are piste bashed? Being a snowboarder I would like the challenge of a black but not keen on moguls! |
Apart from the occasional bashing of pistes like Bosses (which immediately becomes a misnomer) and Comborciere, the black which you can expect to see regularly bashed is Aiguille Rouge. However only the top bit is really steep; the rest is no steeper than some of the reds.
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@Alastair, the red is worse than the black, narrow and normally rammed with people.
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As expected, snowy and a tad windy here today.
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@thefatcontroller, yes - it's always amusing to see so many people turning left at the T junction, presumably wary of the black. I don't think I've skied the red since I summoned up the courage to try the black, which is a lovely run.
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Very overcast a it looks windy this morning. I think about 20cm fell overnight.
Oddly no one is enthusiastic about getting out this morning
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Very windy in 1950 this morning. Apart from the drags and Cabriolet, only Marmottes is open. Plenty of blasting going on this morning too, we thought the windows were going to get put through a few times. Hard to tell how much snow has fallen as it is so windy, but it has been snowing since yesterday evening. At least 20cm so far I’d reckon.
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@Tordi, Is it still snowing over there? Difficult to tell from the web cams
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