 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Looks nice, there are a few ski clubs from that way training here atm. Certainly seen kids from Font Romeu where I've skied.
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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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They just announced that movement restrictions for Catalonia will end 21 December, so now we just need snow!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I see from webcams that the snow cannon have started in Grandvalira.
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Well it's snowing!
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oh yes it did didn't it! El Tarter not great but Soldeu looking good.
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Soldeu and Pas de la Casa looking quite good on the webcams, I guess they had a bit more. El Tarter and Grau Roig still have long grass showing, Encamp not as white as it should be.
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BB, Spain.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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V promising, now they just need to open !
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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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| mrvinegar wrote: |
I read that Andorra is looking to temporarily become part it's neighbouring Catalan community, Urgell, which would allow Spanish to enter/exit without PCR tests etc... |
That one has been killed off.
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You know it makes sense.
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On webcam, El Tarter had at least two of the upper lifts running this morning, and a line of 10-15 skiers. Patrol training?
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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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| Orange200 wrote: |
| On webcam, El Tarter had at least two of the upper lifts running this morning, and a line of 10-15 skiers. Patrol training? |
Slalom training IIRC.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Andorra resorts now opening 2 Jan.
A lot of us has been out on the pistes on ski touring gear. Somes pistes are well prepared ind waiting for general lift opening.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| ysb33r wrote: |
Andorra resorts now opening 2 Jan.
A lot of us has been out on the pistes on ski touring gear. Somes pistes are well prepared ind waiting for general lift opening. |
Good! Some snow forecast in the coming week also...
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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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Weather report said it was going to do about 3cm. Looking at the table outside (here in Arinsal) I reckon we got near 10cm already and it has not even stopped snowing yet.
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It seems that Grandvaleria is opening tomorrow for locals. Then a week later for everyone covid permitting. Be interesting to hear what the snow is like as it looks great from the webcams.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Looks like there may even be a way to enter from the UK, as they accept UK citizens with Negative Covid Tests
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| pieman666 wrote: |
| It seems that Grandvaleria is opening tomorrow for locals. Then a week later for everyone covid permitting. Be interesting to hear what the snow is like as it looks great from the webcams. |
Skiing conditions have been good at El Tarter yesterday & today. I was at Pal today and conditions were not to bad at all. Buffs are acceptable as masks on the lifts, but you need a proper mask to enter resort restaurants.
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Alas it seems the latest restrictions announced today in Catalonia mean no going to the Pyrenees for a few weeks at least...
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@mrvinegar, it feels like a real facepalm day.
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That's a shame bit understandable. Conditions look good on the cams I feel sorry for all the people whose jobs depend on skiing there 
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| ysb33r wrote: |
| @mrvinegar, it feels like a real facepalm day. |
Yup, inevitably it'll snow now for the next 3 weeks!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Well it's freaking cold in Lisbon this week. In my totally superficial experience, that weather takes 2-3 days to move across Spain, so it might be cold in the mountains from about today onwards? (That usually means too cold to snow, but bright sunshine with nothing melting...)
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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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Yeah it seems to be baltic cold but not showing as much as you'd expect...Lots of snow in Madrid and the interior of Valenica though...
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Does anyone know if asking in Andorra is opening up to noon residents tomorrow. No I'm not going just interested
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Thanks @mortonia, it's understandable but such a shame for the people who earn their livelihood from the mountains.
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Poster: A snowHead
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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?
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| mortonia wrote: |
Further restriction announced in France last night, Spain and Andorra still for locals only.
Looks like having to continue to earn those turns for the time being. |
I've noticed a couple of French plates at the Grandvalira resorts. Apparently no residence checks are being performed.
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If you are in Catalonia or fly in can you stay and ski Catalan resorts?
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| Peter Ross wrote: |
| If you are in Catalonia or fly in can you stay and ski Catalan resorts? |
No , unless you live in the immediate area of the resort
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So that really messes up the local economies, hotels are open or they or closed? But if only locals can ski, hotels even if open will be nearly empty I assume.
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Very true but it's what is happening. Andorra have partially opened the lifts but only for residents. Check out the webcams during the day and you can see a few people on the slopes
https://www.grandvalira.com/webcams-de-grandvalira
The snow looks good and they may open the slopes up to others from next month. If it would be possible to travel from Ireland out wherever you are to there to ski is a another question that I'm not qualified to answer
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| pieman666 wrote: |
Very true but it's what is happening. Andorra have partially opened the lifts but only for residents. Check out the webcams during the day and you can see a few people on the slopes
https://www.grandvalira.com/webcams-de-grandvalira
The snow looks good and they may open the slopes up to others from next month. If it would be possible to travel from Ireland out wherever you are to there to ski is a another question that I'm not qualified to answer |
They don't check residency when you buy a ticket. It's a matter of getting here. I am not sure about those logistics. The French border is open, but not the Spanish one.
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