 Poster: A snowHead
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I was disappointed at the hot chocolate offering last year and wondered if I was just unlucky. Have I missed a hidden gem there somewhere?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Cross the border into the Italian side and you won’t find a bad cioccolata calda! They take their coffee seriously enough to only charge you 1€ for it in most places too. Or push the boat out and ask for a bombardino 
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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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Flaw in that plan Dave is I can only ski blues. I could get the bus though I suppose.
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| davehas wrote: |
| Cross the border into the Italian side and you won’t find a bad cioccolata calda! They take their coffee seriously enough to only charge you 1€ for it in most places too. Or push the boat out and ask for a bombardino |
He doesn't want chocolate
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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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@bambionskiis, are you in Montgenevre at the moment? I'm also skiing round the blues here this week.
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It's been 10 years since we were there, but Rifugio Gimont on the Claviere side had excellent hot chocolate. Good enough for the name of the place to stick in my mind for a decade.
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| Rcav wrote: |
| @bambionskiis, are you in Montgenevre at the moment? I'm also skiing round the blues here this week. |
Darn it Rcav, no, arriving on Saturday (along with everyone else with school age kids. I would have loved a potter around with you. What's the skiing like there now? I see quite a few runs and a lift are shut with only a 2 on avalanche risk.
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Tue 11-02-20 12:52; edited 2 times in total
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| milzibkit wrote: |
| It's been 10 years since we were there, but Rifugio Gimont on the Claviere side had excellent hot chocolate. Good enough for the name of the place to stick in my mind for a decade. |
Noted on this thanks. Sounds good - remembering a place for a decade because of its hot chocolate is impressive!!
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I'm in a minority in snowheads in not being wowed by Italian hot chocolate. I find it too strong. I would stop at Les Terraces in Montgenevre (top of chalvet gondola) for a chocolat viennois (the chantilly topped one) ….although probably before 11 or after 2 during half term week as imagine they will get very busy.
Glad you have decided to give Montgenevre another go...if I recall correctly you were there last year and snow not as good as usual in Feb.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| snowymum wrote: |
I'm in a minority in snowheads in not being wowed by Italian hot chocolate. I find it too strong. I would stop at Les Terraces in Montgenevre (top of chalvet gondola) for a chocolat viennois (the chantilly topped one) ….although probably before 11 or after 2 during half term week as imagine they will get very busy.
Glad you have decided to give Montgenevre another go...if I recall correctly you were there last year and snow not as good as usual in Feb. |
Well remembered!! Actually it wasn't so much the snow that stopped us skiing, more spending hours in medical facilities for one reason or another - not ski-related!! Giving it one more go and if it doesn't work out, we'll have to conclude that, for us, it's cursed  . Will definately try Les Terraces then thanks.
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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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Just realised what you are referring to . Don't think I can edit it now and hope nobody else spots it!!!
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You should still be able to change the 'not' in the title. It confused the hell out of me...
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You know it makes sense.
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| bambionskiis wrote: |
| What's the skiing like there now? I see quite a few runs and a lift are shut with only a 2 on avalanche risk. |
Skiing isn't bad. Yesterday a load of lifts were closed due to strong winds, and today had a little of that too. At one point yesterday they even closed all the drags on the front de neige! We had some fresh snow overnight, so major issue for me at the moment was snow blowing over the piste and in your face. Briefly went up towards godrans sector and then decided I didn't like the wind up there today and skied back down. My friends went over to claviere and reported that the pistes were very variable, different snow conditions on each. Anyway there's lots of snow here, so once the wind calms down a bit we'll have a lot to go at.
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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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Fingers crossed for a bit calmer weather for you Rcav then - at least there’s lots of snow. Apparently Storm Dennis is hitting the UK at the weekend so I’m not looking forward to the flight!
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Poster: A snowHead
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The hot chocolate in the small cafe in the main building (lift pass/ski school) does proper Italian hot chocolate. Sadly, we only discovered this on our penultimate day! This was 2 years ago but I would assume they still do it.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| SkiPenguin wrote: |
| The hot chocolate in the small cafe in the main building (lift pass/ski school) does proper Italian hot chocolate. Sadly, we only discovered this on our penultimate day! This was 2 years ago but I would assume they still do it. |
Good point skipenguine. I was poorly last year and sat in that cafe after going into the doctors and noticed that the hot chocolate looked good then and had forgotten about it. Will give it a go. Run by an expat iirc. Cheers
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