 Poster: A snowHead
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First trip to Courmayeur this winter, since the tunnel just re opened.
Cold fresh windblown snow everywhere, and no one. Skied many laps at Plan Gabba, never had to go left field to find fresh tracks due to so few people. Zerrotta side slow to open, top never opened bit no need. Snow all the way down, cannons running no stop. Good to be back
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sounds good @Idris 
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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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@Idris, nice!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hope its still good as heading there tomorrow.
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What's possible to do off the 'new' rotating lift out of Courmayeur??
E.g. Vallee Blanche ? Is a guide absolutely necessary for this??
Any other itineraries or runs???
How much extra (if anything?) does this lift cost on top of MB unlimited pass say?
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Wind scoured pistes and big crowds in Courmayeur today. Re descoverd the cafe at the top of the Val Veny Telepherique - Cosy and inexpensive.
Even Morgex was crawling with people - La Salle has great Pizza places and Cafes, at rural Italain prices 
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| What's possible to do off the 'new' rotating lift out of Courmayeur?? |
Vallee Blanche, Glacer Toula, Lots of big Couloirs, The face under the Cables, Marbrees
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| E.g. Vallee Blanche ? Is a guide absolutely necessary for this?? |
Yes and anything else off the skyway, unless you consider Corberts in Jackson a tourist trap ratehr than difficult.
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| Any other itineraries or runs??? |
Yes loads in both Courmayeur and from Skyway
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| How much extra (if anything?) does this lift cost on top of MB unlimited pass say? |
Included
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@Idris, Re descoverd the cafe at the top of the Val Veny Telepherique
Is that the one with orange Formica tables? I’m back in Courmayuer for the first time since Feb 2020 in a few weeks, it’s one of my favourite stops, that and Chez Olier.
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| geoffknight wrote: |
| , Chez Olier. |
Is that the place not far up but to the right as you look up from the base, near a small snack bar place?
If so, top pizza and top staff there.
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@ster, Chez Olier is under the Pra Neyron chair, easiest way to get to it is keep to left off the chair, right at junction, then keep to the right as you come down, it’s just after the trees finish.
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Hi all, wife is just about to press the button on a girls week to Courmayeur do scatter some ashes of their mum, dad/Aunty uncle who used to take them all the time as kids. What is the snow looking like - some sites have 40cm and others have 156cm. I know more snow coming, and looks like a hotspot for this week's precipitation. Italy is all new to me so not sure where the most reliable source of info.
thanks in advance
Adrian
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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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Rather a nice few hours today - snowing pretty reliably - not powder though - the bro' described it as "ice cream" snow, heavier than powder but nice on piste, not so much off.
Had clearly rained pretty high up yesterday.
Snowing fairly heavily in Chamonix as I speak ...
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You know it makes sense.
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Spent a day there today, not a lot of snow depth but pistes generally really nice. A few closed presumably due to lack of snow. Hard packed in some places from lunch onwards.
it’s all starting to get in need of a top-up so fingers crossed the weather changes.
Nice a quiet especially after about 2:30.
Our first visit so we popped in to the town, looks to be a really nice place.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Thanks Rich, hopefully a bit of a weather change around the 22nd/23rd will bring some snow but the snow line maybe quite high
Fingers crossed for my wife's girls trip
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Ackie68 wrote: |
Thanks Rich, hopefully a bit of a weather change around the 22nd/23rd will bring some snow but the snow line maybe quite high
Fingers crossed for my wife's girls trip |
if you're wife likes designer gear or Italian fashion she might want to leave some space in her baggage for the return trip, or maybe you might want to encourage her to take more than she needs so there is no space (she can also get a partial tax refund at the airport...)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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How is it to ski in poor visibility? Currently in Aosta and have not skied here yet.
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| dave.m wrote: |
| How is it to ski in poor visibility? Currently in Aosta and have not skied here yet. |
Similar to Pila in that its mainly tree line,except for the higher up runs, yu also have two sides of a small ridge to choose from.
La Thuile, being generally higher and most exposed is better done in good weather
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Re ski hire. The gang are staying at the IH hotel in Courmayeur itself. Our view is to hirer up the the mountain - does anybody know where is best for this hotel and how to get to the shop?
Plenty of other questions to follow - we have never been here/Italy before so all exciting but they will need some advice on Ski passes, La Rosiere, restaurants etc etc cheers Ax
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@Ackie68, really loved the photos you posted, thanks for sharing them, they both look very happy
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| Lilaclou wrote: |
| @Ackie68, really loved the photos you posted, thanks for sharing them, they both look very happy |
They were, 4 girls on tour next week, daughters and nieces in Courmayeur - if you hear Blackpool accents probably them 
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| Ackie68 wrote: |
| , if you hear Blackpool accents probably them |
What does that sound like?
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How are the conditions, did it rain?
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| ster wrote: |
| Ackie68 wrote: |
| , if you hear Blackpool accents probably them |
What does that sound like? |
Scarey; Lancastrian but a bit more grainy because of all the windswept sand they've swallowed
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thanks for the tips....I'm not going just the girls....Courmayeur, you have been warned
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You know it makes sense.
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Anyone there at the moment, hows the snow?
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Poster: A snowHead
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yesterday, very pleasant. front face got a bit heavy in the sun, but dried out when sun went behind after lunch. Moretta was a dream of wind blown ice cream, perfectly smooth and creamy. Oddly busy for a Friday after a very quiet Monterosa ski on Thursday.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@under a new name, Some fresh snow forecast over the next couple of days. Web cams show some quite nice piste conditions. Looking good for my trip there next week.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Just advising on last minute packing for trouble and strife, has anybody got a sense of the snow line for Mond tues weds? Some are saying 800-1000 but then in detail it talks of 1500-1800 and to 2000m. Thanks
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Yes, looks more like 2000+ at times on Monday if one looks at the detail. Never skied there so in scenarios like this for their first day which runs and part of the valley would one go to?
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Yes, looks more like 2000+ at times on Monday if one looks at the detail. Never skied there so in scenarios like this for their first day which runs and part of the valley would one go to?
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Lovely 30cm of fresh, a new snow a bit wet and heavy further down but lovely and fluffy up high. Best day of the season for me.
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Thanks Mr Darcy, they seemed to enjoy their first yesterday and looks a stunner this am. Rained a lot in Chamonix to over 2000m and that in Courmayer; this is why I only look at trends on the long rangers in my posts on the weather forecast thread as the micro climate is so so important when situation is uncertain. Enjoy it ! They are there until Friday am....be careful.
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@under a new name, weather was very overcast today with quite bad visibility and variable snow. I've not seen as much snow in town for a very long time and such good piste conditions on mountain.
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