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We are also just past Dijon on A39. Making decent time but it is busy.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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On a43 post Chambery. Came down a6 from Beaune earlier and it was ok then - there must have been an incident since. Heavy traffic on A43 already and the peage before chambery was taken over by gilets jaunes. We have a tag so couldn’t benefit from the free peage. Currently raining hard so must be snowing higher up
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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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Gilets jaunes have also opened barriers at peage before albertville
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Me, @daishan, and @pigeondave, are heading down on Boxing day.
I wonder is tinfoil will stop the toll doofer signal (or maybe the bag it came in?) should the GJ have opened the barriers? (note to self, don't forget the doofer)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Use the bag supplied it’s metal lined to make it a mini faraday cage
Good luck with the GJs!
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If heading to La Plagne right now 12:15 it’s chains or snow tyres only from Centre upwards, snow ploughs are out working but it’s snowing very steadily with fine snow. I reckon it will chains/snow tyres only from the La Roche chainage fairly soon ...
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The sun is shining here in vallandry. The weather is shower. The odd bit of fog, light snow and clear spells.
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Stopped snowing and bright sunshine in La Plagne now
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We are around Dijon, having a lunch. Friends reporting queues on a43
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Lots of staus through Germany. Really bad round Munich.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Gilets Jaunes now gone from Chambery Nord, next time just take the doofer out of the window and sit on it, that's what I did and saved€38 last year!
There is an incident after Chambery on A43, can't find out what causing queues, after that its plain sailing at the moment. Roads are now wet into Tignes, chains still required on little roads out of the sun.
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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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I think the traffic is due in part to Christmas shopping
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First lifts this morning out of Tignes. Cheeky 2 hours of skiing fresh/tracked powder before quick turnaround. Trip to airport took an hour longer than sat nav expected but now having late lunch before catching flight back home. Will be back on the 27th for 2nd week.
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You know it makes sense.
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Made it to Bad Hofgastein for 5. 25 hours door to door with 2 hours sleep in an aire and a leisurely breakfast and lunch. German motorways, particularly around Munich where a nightmare.
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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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14 hours to Val Thorens door to door. Snowing hard, everyone is out enjoying the magical evening
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Poster: A snowHead
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A long and difficult trip to Sainte-Foy today, with lots of traffic this afternoon. But all worth it now we have the tree up, wine out, kids in bed, and snow falling!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My daughter and family got to La Plagne without too much difficulty, wending their way round various holdups and were thrilled with their UCPA family room, with private balcony.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Drive down yesterday day time to Morzine was relatively painless.
Having a very early Tunnel crossing helped us.
5:50am U.K. crossing.
So On the French motorway by 07:30am.
Sandwiches and snacks in the car.
Kept us rolling.
A short hold up near Reims and slowish moving on the A40 but got to Morzine by 5pm.
Which is good going in a Punto 
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Does it still class as Christmas drive down if setting off tomorrow? Leaving Littleborough around 11am with 5pm tunnel. Driving to Kitzbuhel via Luxembourg route. Any road info gladly appreciated. I will update with anything of note on way down.
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@Dougie, for sure - there ahould be lots of  on the road tomorrow.
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Back in the road flying out to where we left the last Saturday and then leaving hotel early tomorrow morning to get on the slopes for a reasonably full days skiing. Will provide an update on weather and traffic when we start tomorrow morning.
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We left Ste Foy at 08.45 this morning. Ok going our way but quite a queue to get through Moutiers.
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We also left Ste-Foy, at 07:15. All good, but sat nav now reporting 30 min delay on A6 somewhere north of Lyon.
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Flew into Lyon last night. Car still where we left it. Left Lyon this morning and now on bubble out of Lea Menuires. Drive up okay no Snow Chains needed into resort.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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For those going to the Haute Tarentaise Super U fuel station in Bourg St Maurice is closed , out of fuel I presume , I suspect the others in the town will follow quickly . Make sure you have plenty before you get up here
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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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We saw an enormous queue at Leclerc this morning at BSM, I think.
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Straight onto Eurotunnel to get an hour earlier crossing than booked. Very quiet.
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You know it makes sense.
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A mate's coach transfer from ValD to Grenoble was completely messed up by snow up the mountain and at Bourg.. so they missed their flights.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Got the 0831 Eurostar to Paris this morning but missed the connection to Moutiers as the RER was badly messed up and very crowded. Changed the tickets and got a train to Lyon. Now we’re in an Uber just coming in to Chambéry and it’s busy with a 9 minute queue to get through the peage.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Drive straight through to Luxembourg with no traffic problems. Heading out to Saarbrucken.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hitting Munich ring-road now and nothing on the roads. Got to be the dullest traffic updates ever...not that I’m complaining!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Left Châtel at 1715 and joined a huge queue to join the motorway at Monthey. Went via Aigle and Montreux town centre to avoid the motorway and joined at Bionay. Still delayed us by 1.5 hours and meant we got to our stop in Troyes at 23.45.
Now in the tunnel after a very quiet drive but usual queues at check-in. Should be home by 1430
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Just on the train back to Geneva airport, left the car in the alps. 180CHF all in for bus and train for 4 adults. Who says Switzerland is expensive, pretty reasonable transfer from village to airport. SBB train clearly on time, let’s hope Easyjet can do likewise!
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We're on our way home now. It took rather a long time to pack and clean the apartment this morning so didn't leave les arcs till 11.30. It took over 2 hours to dig the car out so I suppose that wasn't too bad.
We are now on the a40 north of Lyon my wife having taken over for the second shift of driving. Though the traffic is heavyish it's moving ok and we haven't had any significant hold ups. The sun is shining. With luck at the check in we should make our 22.40 crossing.
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Made the tunnel at 9.10. 9 and a half hours from les arcs to the tunnel is about as good as we can do it in. And it looks like no delays at the tunnel.14 hours door to door.
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I spoke to soon about no delays at the tunnel. Queues at the UK border caused us to miss the train we were allocated so we are on the next one. Not a big problem but still annoying
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2 weeks in VT flew past, time to pack and get ready for tomorrow's early start and one shot drive home.
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For those that are driving back to the U.K. from the Alps Saturday morning and are doing the drive in one day.
What time are you leaving?
What time is an easy start?
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If I was driving back tomorrow I would leave before 07:00 beating the queues to get out and hoping to get to the Tunnel early enough to avoid the inevitable frustrating delays on a Peak Saturday.
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