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Did 6 runs on Saturday in zero viz. Dropped a good 25cms yesterday in Champoluc village, which will have improved everything.
Tried the Sans Souci last night for a burger - rather good!
If staying in Champoluc, Crai is now doing “home” made frozen pizzas - very nice!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Excellent, I’ll be on the snow by lunchtime Friday.
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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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@under a new name, did you go for the full season pass?
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@Super Steezy, no. The apartment rents very well - great from a € pov but not so much for sneaky trips over.
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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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Looking forward to our trip to Champoluc on 19 December. Does anyone know if more will be open by then? Currently looks like only a few slopes open
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| Bella2015 wrote: |
| Looking forward to our trip to Champoluc on 19 December. Does anyone know if more will be open by then? Currently looks like only a few slopes open |
Looks like about 60% of slopes open by now, more expected by the weekend.
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@Bella2015, I'd be amazed if the main areas were not all fully open by then, if not by this Saturday. Punta Jolanda maybe not so much - not so cannoned up. But all the usual stuff.
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@maddness, @under a new name, not looking like much snow is forecast until we arrive. Will we be ok to ski on pistes just with the snow canons? I guess no off piste will be possible
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@Bella2015, there is more snow just now than there was when we were there in February, you will have a fine time on piste. Expecting decent off-piste this early in the season is unrealistic in the extreme.
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@Bella2015, yes to on piste, almost certainly no to off piste. But, TBH, that's not so unusual at this time of year.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I’m here now. On piste conditions are fantastic but off piste is all tracked out and not great. They still only have about 50 or 60% of the pistes 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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@maddness, hope you are having a good time! Any talk about when they plan to open more?
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We are having a great time as we always do here. Not sure about opening more slopes though as it’s exceptionally quiet here from today.
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You know it makes sense.
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@maddness, l think l read somewhere that they plan to open more by the weekend but if not, is what is open enough to keep us entertained for one week or should consider maybe going to another Aosta resort for one day for variety ( not sure how easy is this to organise)
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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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@Bella2015, I would say yes, but we don’t have the weird fascination on available kilometrage.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@under a new name, hmm thank you. I am with you there abut some of the others in my group want this “sense of travel” and doing something different each day. The piste map does look a bit limited at the moment so a little worried about keeping everyone happy (personally, l am very happy to repeat my favourite runs over and over but ..)
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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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@Bella2015, you don’t really get the sense of scale from the piste map. The runs are pretty long …
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There is always a great sense of traveling in Champoluc and further along in Gressoney and Alagna and the majority of pistes are very long. There is plenty to keep you entertained.
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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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Thank you all! Feeling more reassured now.. l find this is a curse of being a trip organiser, l feel like l will always get blamed for anything falling short of people’s expectations
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@Bella2015, there is a very simple solution to anyone’s disappointment …
How to organise a group (ski) holiday in one simple step:
1. Announce you are going on holiday, on these dates, to this location and that anyone who wishes to join you, may do so.
Job done.
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@under a new name, yep this is exactly what l did. But now that the others have joined, l still feel responsible
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@Bella2015, no, really, life's too short!
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| under a new name wrote: |
@Bella2015, there is a very simple solution to anyone’s disappointment …
How to organise a group (ski) holiday in one simple step:
1. Announce you are going on holiday, on these dates, to this location and that anyone who wishes to join you, may do so.
Job done. |
This 100%
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Have fond memories of staying in the Hotel California in Champoluc some years ago 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hotel La Rocher for me!
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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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@Ignatius, fond "memories"?
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| Bella2015 wrote: |
| Thank you all! Feeling more reassured now.. l find this is a curse of being a trip organiser, l feel like l will always get blamed for anything falling short of people’s expectations |
I can relate to and also hate this feeling! I'm sure the Germans have some pithy logical compound word for it!
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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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@under a new name, in what sense? It doesn't get a lot of snow fall or?
Had presumed the mythical bearded scandis of Alanga would want powder?
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Poster: A snowHead
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@8611, it gets quite a lot of wind, due altitude . Not saying there isn't great off piste, just that it's not so often powder as say, around Chamonix/Verbier/etc. IMHO.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@under a new name, thank you! We will stick to on piste . Looking forward!!!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@under a new name, I also have a sense it gets hit slightly less than the other sides of the ridge? From last few years watching Chamonix seems to get more of the storms. Wonder is that borne out by the data.
I'm going to do my best to catch in powder nonetheless, I think it's my number one target at this stage.
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@8611, do a search on the "retour de l'est" which is the weather system that plasters the "southern" alps e.g. Monterosa. Prevailing weather however favours the northern/western side as a general thing.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ah yes. Was wondering was the prevailing from the other side.
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Visiting for the 1st time in 2 weeks, any updates as to conditions from someone out there?
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@wam15, 2 weewks out far too far away to worry too much. Webcams look pretty OK
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Fingers crossed then! Whilst I'm here any mountain restuarant recommendations?
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@wam15, depends on where you are staying. For Champoluc I'd go to Rascard Frantze just below the Crest area on the right hand side by the piste back to Champoluc. Also the Baita Stella Alpina, take the Ostafa chairlift up, then ski halfway back down. And Le Bistrot for their amazing and free Happy Hour spread, just buy a drink and help yourself to the decent spread.
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amazing and free Happy Hour spread
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Not sure it's as good now as you remember it. Certainly wasn't last winter (too many brits and scandis treating it as free dinner). And they've stopped doing pizzas, at least in the restaurant in the evening.
Also, Frantze weren't doing lunch for a few winters - not sure if they are now. ALthough having looked at http://www.frantze.it/en/restaurant.asp they were open for lunch in the summer ...
@wam15, to an extent depends where you're staying (and skiing). We had a couple of nice lunches at the Hotel Cré Forné above the Crest bubble (which had changed management for last winter so no guarantees what this winter will be like) - easy for pedestrians from Champoluc to get to and lovely views from glass walls. Not cheap and cheerful however Our usual routine from Champoluc start is to get across to at least above Alagna and lunch somewhere there-ish. Punta Jolanda is reasonable and reliable.
Other than the hotel and the Frantze we rarely find ourselves eating above Champoluc. In passing the Edelweiss beside the bubble station is serviceable without being exciting.
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