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Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
@DJL, yep shame there are so few here to share with.
Met Chris who runs the Bar Bush and had a chat about local business, he was upbeat about a feb opening and says they are surviving on the government subsidies. A few places are doing take-away with music on the terrace, but now you have to actually stand on the snow / road to consume beverages.
Not as fun as it should be
After all it is free
After all it is free
I have to say the conditions last weekend made me forget about the general situation: snow, sun, mulled wine... I can see how sleet, wind, heavy snow would make one feel miserable.
Hopefully tomorrow's dump will give way to another sunny weekend. Keen to do the Mont Caly rando with the kids!
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@patrick!, miserable would be no skiing at all......but yeah despite the big snowfall last weekends conditions were better than today, while yesterday was very nice too. All change.
Looks like Friday afternoon / early Sat will be very good again.
That Mont Chery face is steep in my view....it's just relentless incline. Weird ratio for me is that if the conditions are good then I'll go max speed down something that took ages to climb up. Suppose it depends on a lot of factors, brought into sharper focus by not having lifts.
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Steep Mt Chery from Mt Caly? It's a nice hike without the snow, I was hoping to get the kids snowshoeing up while I carry their planks and boots. No way I can get them to climb the SW and then S face from the village - plus the little one would be unable to ski down.
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@patrick!, not as steep approaching from mont caly side, but the problem there is the car park is another popular starting spot on weekends, so the route up to the forest section was very tracked out. I found the best (untracked) snow was below the carpark.
Still snowing heavily at 1200m, heard a lot of blasting yesterday from Nyon / Chamossiere side
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"Since Tuesday afternoon, snow has fallen in abundance. The instability of the snowpack is generalized.
Accidental trips: The preventive trips made this Friday were systematically positive. These are powdery-looking patches, present in all directions, with breaks of at least 40/50 cm (last snowfall), then washing away all the recent snow layer laid on the loose grains formed by the cold of early January. Even low-lying embankments start easily. The cracks spread very far as skiers pass. It should also be noted that below the altitude ridges, the wind has formed very large accumulations.
Spontaneous avalanches: With the return of the sun on Saturday morning, purges will spontaneously occur on the very steep slopes, near the rocks. Given the large quantities of snow that can be mobilized, a punctual departure could be the cause of a large avalanche. This risk decreases very markedly in the afternoon."
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So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
We'll stick to the piste, or a path following a ridge... no appetite (as in: "no aptitude" tbh) for deep, untracked snow anyway
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Best day of the season. Video on usual channel. We took it easy in the bowl.
Typical busy weekend, everyone out enjoying the sun.
Started snowing again, could see 15cm tomorrow
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Another good day....much quieter, our tracks almost covered in from yesterday.
Took the bus for the first time ever up to Chavannes 1500m, makes sense to not leave a car there and just ski down from Nauchets to the village after a little hike.
Was surprised to see this sign inside, saying the area is closed for skiing etc.....yet they are ferrying 50 people up every 15-20mins....all day, hundreds and hundreds of people doing exactly what the sign says is not allowed
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The Swiss side was delightful today. Fresh tracks until you stopped, quiet and hero snow on the lovely big motorway pistes In Les Crosets. We were well aware how lucky we are to still get days like this with lift assistance. Stopped by Swiss border guards in Morgins, told them where we were from and where we were going, they waved us through. That’s good enough for me rules wise
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
@Nelbert75, that’s interesting, good to hear. I remember you’ve already used the season pass on prodains / French side.
Aside from any moral issues crossing the border, does anyone know if the half price (July purchase) PdS pass is refundable if you never use it?
Assuming the French side doesn’t open I’d have to do at least 5-10 trips to Swiss side to get value, if a full refund is an option.
Must be nice to get on a lift though
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Polo I must admit I have had a fair few spins of the Prodains Express since Christmas, and two trips to Morgins, using my €500 euro early bird pass. have hiked arare way but often been on the prodains lift twice in a day without any issues It’s money already spent for me, and if things continue without the French side opening, I’ll still consider it decent value for money if I get a few more Swiss trips in. Especially given next weeks forecast
@Nelbert75, sounds like it's worth it for you being morzine based. I'll try to find out whether mine is fully refundable if unused....if not I might as well use it for prodains / morgins as you said. Lifts eh? what a luxury that would be
Had a rare chance to hike with an old mate today trying out his new splitboard (Zero G in Cham still have limited stock it seems). Given all the recent avi danger we took a very mellow line up from Mont Caly to Mont Chery.
Snow is still good, getting too tracked out in busy places and a little heavier in the sun, but still very nice to be up there.
Somehow the last time I explored this side a few weeks ago I didn't go past Les Chevrelles restaurant....which to our amazement was serving food and drink all day on the terrace / snow.
Great views across to Pointe d'Uble and Pointe de Chalune....could see plently of lines over there in the real backcountry.....am building up to it.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
@polo, wow, I didn’t think anywhere was open! Is it just takeaway drinks etc. We used to love getting stuck there inside with the snow blizzarding outside and enjoying a shared tartiflette etc washed down with a pichet of red ..... that was walking up with the dog after skiing. Seems a lifetime away.
There have been a few places open, eg Bellevue thurs-sat apres ski, but not many are keen to stand around on the snow in the cold / dark. Also several places doing take-away / delivery food in the evenings, eg Boomerang.
But Les Chevrelles is the first place I've seen doing food and drinks (and dessert) during the day. I've never been inside, looks nice....very welcoming owner. Amazing that hardly anyone was wearing a mask, felt like some surreal alternative utopia, all standing around outdoors enjoying the fresh air. You ordered on the terrace (no seating provided) and it arrived soon after....food was coming out in tinfoil trays and looked alright.
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