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Tignes and The Espace Killy 2019/20 (Useful Links Page 1)

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The snowmaking is in full force and the bubbles got a test run this afternoon.
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@muppet, what about the coffee machine at Rosies? Very Happy
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Well I never! That's news to me! (Live and learn Rodney wink) Didn't occur to me that any bits of Tignes other than Les Brev has year-round inhabitants...

I stand corrected...in my orthopaedic insoles.... Laughing
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Come onnnnnnnn Double M!! Get yourself open! We've got everything crossed for our weekend trip!! Very Happy

With 20 or 30cm of snow forecast at resort level, surely the day is nigh??

Is there no word on the street Chocksaway Puzzled
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Not sure if the EK is going to get much over the next 4 or 5 days. The forecast seems to vary hour by hour.
@mountainaddict, I think you have some good conditions for mid-Nov anyway. They have had the cannons working on Double M and the bottom of the Grattalu for several days so must be skiable with care I would have thought
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@mountainaddict,
Double M opening 14 Nov according to this:-
https://en.tignes.net/what-to-see-do/skiing/le-ski-en-automne-sur-le-glacier

Glacier pistes:
Glacier open
Descente (reserved to training)
Champagny (reserved to training)
Rosolin (opening postponed)
Boucle de ski de fond open
Face open
Dahu open
Double M opening on 14/11
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Double M opening 14 Nov
Woo hoo!! Come on down!! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

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Not sure if the EK is going to get much over the next 4 or 5 days. The forecast seems to vary hour by hour
Snow-forecast.com is still saying 40cm-plus to come at glacier level.... wink
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Looks like the word rolled down the street between 10 and 12 today!

Normally, they only announce things a couple of days before. If I'm in the village there are hidden agents who can be relied on but not when I'm still in the ancestral homeland!
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Double M opening 14 Nov
Woo hoo!! Come on down!! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

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Not sure if the EK is going to get much over the next 4 or 5 days. The forecast seems to vary hour by hour
Snow-forecast.com is still saying 40cm-plus to come at glacier level.... wink


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chocksaway wrote:
@muppet, what about the coffee machine at Rosies? Very Happy


No update on the coffee machine but the deck has been cleared.
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Good job Double M opened as 130k gusts preclude anything but the Funicular running this morning. Hang on to yer hat! More snow due....
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The VdI pisties had a live video on Facebook this morning. Jeez, it's tipping down!! snowHead
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@bar shaker, just looked at the Tov webcam, some shovelling to do up there Shocked
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@chocksaway,
Good fall overnight tonight and some more on Sunday. Just what the Doctor ordered.
Miserable weather here. Water everywhere.
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It’s a wild night in Val d’Isere weather wise.
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^ wow, sideways snow!

I love it when the pre-season starts with a bang snowHead snowHead snowHead
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@HoneyBunny, It certainly will this morning as it's avi risk 4! Boom! 30 cm of snow and a lot of wind!
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https://www.facebook.com/TignesUK/videos/1302664356579759/

The down side of all that snow (but I doubt they'll be complaining too much!):-
https://www.facebook.com/loop.bar.5/videos/2526225090807595/
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La Daille view this morning
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The Rosolin lift looks to be opening for the first time tomorrow.
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https://www.facebook.com/pisteurval/photos/pcb.3111403368934155/3111403292267496/?type=3&theater


Picture courtesy of Val d' pisteurs Cool
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Just had a quick look at the weather for the next 10 days. Its all a bit random over the weekend with showers which may or may not happen, so there should be some good skiing, at times goggles may be order of the day. Then a pair of nice cold days with a bit of sun to enjoy the snow. From Wednesday there is a bit of a change. The Jetstream goes a bit funky and splits in two. For the Tignes area this means it is going to warm up a bit as the winds swing from North to South. On Wednesday it will still be cool enough for the showers to be snow, by Thursday those during the day may well be rain to 1800m or maybe slightly more, it will be snow by night. Thursday will be similar and by Friday the snowline by day may reach 2100m and similarly into the weekend. But it will still be below zero by night so we may lose some snow at levels below Lac by the end of next weekend, and it is likely to be slushy in the lower villages (Val D included). As Lac has 55cm already and with a top up over the next few days we should be more than OK Very Happy Very Happy
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Mates just arrived to open up a chalet (That may be recommended on Page 1). Luckily the snow blower started first time as they were confronted with 2 feet of snow on the driveway Shocked
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Slightly odd question, but does anyone know if the Sherpa in Lac centre sells goats milk and porridge oats (or have the time and inclination to check when they're in there).
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@sugarmoma666, not sure about goats milk, it's difficult enough to get fresh milk though. I've seen Scott's PO in Bourg, but must of us set sail with a car load.

If I remember I'll have a look, but I'm normally only in for bread and bananas, the rest comes from Bourg on a 2 week cycle.
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@sugarmoma666,
Bring the porridge with you, I have.
Not sure about Tignes but checked the Super U in Bourg today without luck.

Milk in Bourg - Soya , Almond , Coconut yes at a price. Goats I didn’t see.
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@sugarmoma666, @chocksaway, the Carrefour on Rue de la Poste sold porridge oats when I was last there nearly 2 years ago. It is a Carrefour by Duch Sports just along from bottom of Palafour chair isn't it?? Don't now about goats' milk but it was easy to get fresh cows' milk there, rather than UHT stuff.
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Thanks muppet, chocksaway and PeakyB for the replies re. goats' milk and porridge oats. Sounds like it's not likely I'll be able to get goats' milk. If anyone does find it, let me know. I was lucky on my m last ski trip but I suppose that's an advantage of having yourself in an Austrian town with a decent sized supermarket. I might bring some teabags just in case.

I'll see how I do on weight, but I should have plenty of space for porridge oats.
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@sugarmoma666, The Carrefour is actually a very good supermarket with a lot of choice, and the prices of many things are not as "mountain" as the Sherpa. As

@PeakyB, says, I would be very surprised if you couldnt get porridge oats there.
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@sugarmoma666,

There is loads of UHT goats milk in Super U Bourg they sell in six’s or one’s all year round . They do not sell Fresh Goats milk .
They also stock UHT Goats in the small supermarkets in Ste Foy so I would be very surprised if they didn’t in the bigger Tignes ones .

I think the trick is to look in the dry goods and not the fridges .
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Jumping on the food shopping topic - do they sell oven chips in supermarket in Tignes Val Claret? Also things like fish fingers ( thinking of easy meals for kids)?
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https://www.facebook.com/TignesUK/videos/550079469111924/
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@Kenzie, that squeaky sound makes the hairs on my neck stand up!

@muppet, those photos look superb.
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Any intel on the link between Val D and Tignes being open from the 29th where i arrive ? They did manage to open it last year. One other question: the liftpass we have says Val D 2 days, and 1 day Tignes - is that a new pass?
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Thanks everyone for all the help you’ve given me. I can’t believe how helpful a bunch of strangers on the internet have been. Having researched everything we’ve opted for an apartment in Tignes 1800 first week of Feb - much better apartment for the price than higher up which swung it for MrsJ!!

One more thing - we’re looking at ski school for my 9yr. Any recommendations? Happy to bus to Lac or Val Claret. The thing is we don’t want a full week as he’d like to ski with us a bit so probably 2 or 3 days with other kids. Any suggestions? And what level should we look at? He’s skied for five holidays in Canada and is happy on all the groomed single blacks, parallel most of the time. Starting to tackle the bumps and the inbounds ‘off piste’. How does this relate to skiing in France?

Thanks again all. Might see some of you out there!
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@DanishRider, the links will not open until 30 Nov period. So who ever you are with has provided a one day Tignes pass for the Friday and a 2 day area pass, at a guess.

@TommyJ, firstly, book soon for that week! I would look at Ultimate and New Generation first, both equally as good with English kids. They will advise which group and whether your requirements can be made.
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For multiple morning kids classes, it's hard to beat ESF. They have a meeting point near your apartment at 1800.

If you want small group lessons, have a look at TDC or Evolution 2.
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Thanks. I didn’t realise you had to book so early. I’m used to Canada where there’s usually only one ski school and you can almost always book the day before. Mind you the European prices are a pleasant change!
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