 Poster: A snowHead
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Well after a shaky start - an anticipated 11.30 departure up the Aiguille du Midi ourn new best friends who happens to be a guide found some "old" AdM lift cards that got us elevated around 9.45. Leaving just enough time to get our roofer's bank details and complete the initiation of phase 1 of the property development.
Roped up for the Arete - which was fine anyway - and a lovely first few pitches. Totally clear sky, amazing snowbase and it only started getting heavy once we were just about above the Refuge Piquin.
Had rented some dreadful skis though, 1 pair pocket rockets and 1 pair Scream somethings. Ugh.
Neither Soph nor I liked either of them, and given that we were ostenibly in exactly the conditions that they're "designed" for, that's not a good thing really.
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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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snowbunny, not our choice and better than our normal race skis off piste!! The skis were truly dreadful IMHO so there we go. You live and learn.
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David Murdoch, Sounds to me like you need a contact in or around the Aiguille du Midi, who could loan you a pair or two of test skis for the day 
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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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SMALLZOOKEEPER, mate, you are so right. We were somewhat time constrained (or thought we were going to be...!!) and so Agent Clark picked up what he could where he could. Next time...
BTW when do you close for the season? (If you do?) I would like a bit of a boot chat based around re-building my Tecnicas and possibly, possibly, possibly thinking about Endorphins for next season...
Do you sell bikes? Summer is only around the corner after all...
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David Murdoch, Open all year except October. Endorphine is awsome, no more consideration needed.
Bikes, i wish. 
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, next weekend maybe? Will PM you... 
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DM,
Bad call on the skis.... and in Chamonix of all places.... but then you don't need telling again.... 
But how was Grand Envers and did you like the gullies at the bottom past the hut...?
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