 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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@Wylie66, just done one for you and as if by magic, it's snowing!!! 
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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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One thing is for sure we never actually get more than is forecast, at best we're pleased if it's 75%.
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@Weathercam, not in my experience. The SOPiB snowboard guide loves it when we come over, always more snow than forecast for that week 
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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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I'll be there tomorrow. Last year I was in Cervinia and it snowed all week. Just saying.
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@Weathercam, any local info on the La Grave lift situation? Hoping to pay you a visit in Feb
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Grateful for opinions/info/help from any Serre Chevalier residents/experts/saisonnaires.
Will be in Serre Chevalier in Jan and Feb, arriving 24/1, leaving end of day on 8/2/25, so will have 15 skiing days. Will want a "whole area" pass and am trying, from the S.C. website, to work-out what the best "deal" will be, but am confused...
Weather allowing, I will ski all 15 days.
Assuming it's available at S.C., I'd want to add/benefit from "Assurance Piste".
On the above bases, from what I can work-out, it seems to me that the "Ski a la Carte" option would be cheapest for me, but can anyone tell me, please, if I have got that right? Or would the "Pass Saison Ski Illimite" option in fact be cheaper? I don't think a "standard" 15 days' pass would be cheaper, from the maths I've done - but am I right about that?
Finally, concerning the "&joy" fast-track lift access, can this be added, as an "extra" option to a "standard," whole area, 15 days' pass - or is it just available on the various season passes (it seems like the latter to me, but I am not clear on this) (?) - and will "&joy" in fact be worth it/necessary/useful during 25/1-8/2/25? Am staying in Chantemerle, if that's relevant.
Grateful in advance for anyinfo/opinions/help. Thanks.
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@CB4, if you plan on having a couple of days doing stuff other than skiing, I think Ski Ala Carte is the best option. Day 9 and 14 will be 1€ if you have skied every day. You probably won't need the queue jumping option for that week as pistes should be relatively quiet. You can add the insurance onto the Ski Ala Carte card when you order it at 19€ for the whole season.
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Thanks for your response, Hells Bellis, that's helpful. There won't be anything other than skiing...I'd seen the bit about days 9 and 14 on "Ski a la Carte"...
If anyone else has the same (or other) thoughts about this as Hells Bells, please do shout-out - including, especially, about whether "&joy" will be useful/worth it, over 25 Jan - 8 Feb, and whether that could be added to a "standard," whole area, 15 days' pass - I can see it can't be added to "Ski a la Carte".
Thanks in advance.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@CB4, You can add &Joy to Holiski/ski a la carte, €49
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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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@KenX, many thanks, KenX. When I looked at details for "Ski a la Carte" I couldn't see that possibility mentioned and also assumed you couldn't add &Joy because "Ski a la Carte" is something you can use in different resorts.
However, I haven't bought "Ski a la Carte" yet, so is there a function to do that, do you know, as you go through the on-line purchase process for it, or is that something you can/have to add in person at a lift pass office in Serre Chevalier?
Sorry for yet another post about this and thanks again, in advance for any light you can shed...
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@CB4, it can be added on during the purchase. Once you have chosen your resort, added a card, it will become clearer.
So, a short day today as I am still feeling fragile from my flu over NY, but snow is superb. I didn't anticipate the 'off-piste' needed tp get to the hot chocolate, but it was superb.
Last edited by 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  on Tue 7-01-25 12:53; edited 1 time in total
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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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We were very disappointed waking up to just a dangerously icy terrace, as no overnight snow, just rain which had frozen solid.
The webcams were showing much better conditions and we went for first lifts, and there was hardly anyone around!
First run we dropped a clanger as we were bottoming out on the frozen crud below, so we changed direction and headed for Vallons which was a good move, though with three or so UCPCA Off-Piste groups of 12 or so it quickly was tracked, but I'm being very fussy as all it meant you just had to traverse/hike a little more to get to the untracked.
After a couple of Vallons we headed back to the Mea sector and skied some of our favourite lines, all untracked and by the time we called it a day there was still plenty to be had.
The playground 
So probably best day of the season, but again, we did not get the snow that was forecast, and again no snow in the valley, which means the XC track from here up the Valley is still not open, and this is the worrying trend, sorry to be negative, but it is a concern.
That said I'm sure many today and one of their best ever bluebird skiing days, and I'm waiting to touch base with a mate who often does Chamonix to see what he thought about today.
Weather forecast showing further unsettles conditions but not nothing substantial in terms of accumulation(s) 
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Poster: A snowHead
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So looking at this even without the loyalty day it is still cheaper to ski 12 days than buying a pass?
Are the fast track lanes clearly signposted at the lifts and can we still lift together if we use the &joy line?
We are leaving Thursday arriving Saturday do we collect our pass at the lift office as normal?
Thanks in anticipation
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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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As for the fast-track points, they are clearly signed as &joy at the lift base. Doesn't apply to all of the lifts. Not sure there's going to be many queues though, very quiet today.
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Some days in Jan are also marked down on the usual Holiski rates.
JANUARY 11-12, 2025
38.00 €. usually €49
JANUARY 18-19, 2025
38.00 €. As above
More here. Click on prices
https://holiskiserrechevalier.com/#tarifs
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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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And from Meteo Alpes Durance FB
In our rather unusual winter this year, disruptions are expected every day through Saturday.
And the next disturbance will take place next night (Tuesday night to Wednesday) with an LPN starting around 1000m and rising around 2200m late night and Wednesday morning!
The LPN will fluctuate around 1700/1800m for Thursday and over 2100/2200m for Friday under a vigorous Westerly current. And so, a certain sweetness in our valleys.
We will have to wait until Sunday for the current to turn and the air to cool down in a weather that will then be permanently drier.
You get it, the lower valleys won't have seen much snow this Winter and that's not ready to change. Below 1200/1300m, this is one of the worst winters (to date) in terms of snowfall in over 10 years at least.
Patience is not enough anymore. Gotta beg to the snow gods! 
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Pistes are certainly in far better condition than they were last NY though.
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Thanks all subscribed and ready to save some money. Didn't bother with the &joy as I suspect there wont be much queuing.
With regard weather, seems over the hills in La Plagne and Les Menuires they have had quite a bit.
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| Hells Bells wrote: |
| Pistes are certainly in far better condition than they were last NY though. |
That is the sort of sunny disposition I favour thank you.
Watch out SC, and in particular Villeneuve, Wylie is coming
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| Hells Bells wrote: |
| Pistes are certainly in far better condition than they were last NY though. |
Except we don't have a cross-country piste here, which we had last year, and there was far far more snow at altitude*!
That said pistes are in good nick after the hols, helped by the recent snow.
*Looking back at my diary
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My son is there this week with a bunch of friends.
Spoke this evening, they're have a good time with a mixed skills group learning etc, he's more advanced having started at 3 yrs old.
First visit to SC and likes it. Wind scalping at altitude though  snow and effect on body.
Sounds like a decent week so far.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Snowing again is a great thing, and forecast for next week is sunny days well according to my phone app anyway.
Quick question for those that know how, we have signed up for alacarte but it doesn't say what you need to collect your pass. On the MyTribe bit it just says subscription on hold even though the payment has gone through.
Leaving Blighty tomorrow arriving Saturday, not that I am excited or anything
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@Wylie66, I think your confirmation email on your phone will suffice? If not, I am sure they will help you out.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Weathercam, that looks fairly decent
Do you know if the slide at the top of the last pic was triggered by a controlled blast?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@leggyblonde, that'd be a controlled blast, they have the Catex system there
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Poster: A snowHead
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Tale of two halves yesterday!
I opted to ski-tour up from Boussardes early having cleared 10cm off the terrace and van, as it was still very cloudy and viz would be an issue up top.
Still a fair amount of snow on the main road up to Le Lauzet and then a little tricky getting down to Boussardes (1,600m) where parking up temps were already on the rise and the snow was definitely not cold powder any more!
No-one else there so had to break trail which progressively became harder as the temps rose.
I could just about make out a ski track from the day before so keeping to that was not too bad.
I was actually testing, under stress as it were, a shell jacket from RevolutionRace I've been using this past month and the conditions proved more than adequate for that, as the inner sweat monster in me was very active indeed, with me dropping my last layer, just down to a base and the jacket and the same for the descent.
In the end the snow was just getting too heavy and I was conscious of my knee, so called it a day at just under 400m plus there was the little matter of limited viz.
The ski back down was ok but nowhere like the day before and I could feel the legs by the end of each pitch, but still a good sortie.
By the time I was back down so the cloud had lifted and twas sunny and then later I heard from @KenX, that above 2,100m the snow was not too bad, so basically I messed up, should have gone later (second half of the day) and higher (second half of the mountain) from the Lautaret 
Skin track through the forest.
Back down a different day!
La Lauzet church 15 mins later after getting down!
Day offski today, resting the knee after that heavy snow, and it's raining HARD on the terrace with the snowline at around 1,850 though have to keep telling myself not to go up and take a look
This is pretty well a repeat of last year I think when the SnowKite Masters was happening at the Lautaret, as in this year, and the weather was grim again.
If only this was snow, but alas I think it's the new norm 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Grim up here today too, although the rain has eventually turned to snow.
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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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Heavy snow from around 1700m, poor viz but fantastic in the trees!
A really good top-up
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ohhhh
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@KenX, @Hells Bells, Many Thanks Ken and Hells for your further info and advice: Ski a la Carte purchased and all the relevant things did indeed become clear during purchase process.
@Wylie66, Your posts on same subject at same time also useful, thanks: if you have a min after you have picked your card up, please do report back on the procedure for that (which I indeed suppose will be as outlined in the relevant posts -but always good to know...).
Looks like plenty of snow has fallen these last few days!
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@Weathercam, @KenX, more than the 8cm forecast?
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@Weathercam, Thanks to you, too, for info on Ski a la Carte.
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@leggyblonde, more like 20cm+ in places!
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Some blasting going on at the moment, and it's very icy on the pavements. Light snow falling.
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