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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@rdsweb, ah great work finding that link. Incredible how quickly they’ve dismantled the old bubble arrival station. Looks so much better for it too now and makes the new picnic building look great.
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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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@Jonpim, I just can't see them doing it when Bellecote has such a problem with queues they don't want to be advertising that. Maybe the new RdM Bubble will make a massive difference to the queues........ time will tell....
Ironically, if they had the webcams linked on the Yuge app piste map then you could check and see how busy lift queues were and avoid them, thus smoothing out the flow of traffic a little.
Looking forward to the first flakes of the white stuff falling over the next month or so....
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@Jonpim, @chopkins13, if you click on the top right “camera” icon you’ll get a link to all the other webcams too.
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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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@rdsweb, legend!
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Actually, whilst I'm here, does anyone know when the Oxygene office (Belle Plagne) starts being manned again? We booked ski lessons for next Feb online and I just need to check some details on ski passes with them
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| Sasha320320 wrote: |
Slight tangent, has anybody managed to go on the piste basher excursion / tour?
I’ve seen it advertised in La Plagne and tried to contact / buy tickets but with no success.
Are there any hacks to getting onboard one whilst it is working?
I sense my sons and I could spend hours in a piste basher one night, whilst my wife shakes her head in disbelief as she wanders off to bed! |
There was a time in the past when for a beer the guys would give you a quick run around in their Pisten Bully but now with H&S its strictly forbidden.
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@Jonpim, Replacing the worn out shuffle deck?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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There is a working “live” feed on the Roche de Mio webcam now.
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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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You know it makes sense.
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@Jonpim, Replacing the worn out shuffle deck?
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Spot on - and they've replaced it with some lovely wood by the looks of things - wonder if they're doing away with the plastic shuffle matting across all lifts in favour of something more sustainable??
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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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I know it’s early but quite a dump of snow forecast for later this week and into next week. Snow-Forecast is predicting 36cm on Thursday night.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just seen that the La Plagne website has an offer on lift passes of up to 40%, ending 23.10.25. For a 6 day Paradiski pass in Jan they are only giving 10% off. Is it worth taking or are do other offers come up? This will be my first trip to La Plagne. Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@chrisbristol, there won't be more offers IME. Get them while you can.
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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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@Layne, thanks
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Lots of snow this morning so time to post this First snow in Montalbert again
Here are the dates of the first natural snowfall in MONTALBERT (1350m) of each season for the last 21 years.
2005/2006 28th November
2006/2007 22nd November
2007/2008 7th November
2008/2009 29th October
2009/2010 08th November
2010/2011 16th November
2011/2012 05th December
2012/2013 28thOctober
2013/2014 10th November
2014/2015 9th December
2015/2016 21st November
2016/2017 9th November
2017/2018 8th November
2018/2019 30th October (lasted 24 hours just But next snowfall was Nov 25th)
2019/2020 15th November
2020/2021 23th November Resort Closed by Covid
2021/2022 28th November Covid restrictions
2022/2023 23rd November
2023/2024 9th November (followed by torrential rain storm)
2024/2025 21st November
2025/2026 20th November
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Thu 20-11-25 16:49; edited 5 times in total
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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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Another serious side effect of Covid that is hardly ever mentioned: no snowfall in MONTALBERT!
Not even Professor Spector has noticed this one . . . 
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Just had an email about double discount on family pass deals for half term weeks:
“ La Plagne has a few new surprises in store!
Save the date, 29 October 2025, for a special promotion exclusively for families. Are you in?  ️
Yes, even the school holidays get their own special offer!
From 7 to 13 February 2026 and 28 February to 6 March 2026, family benefits will be doubled.”
Could be of use for some….
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| Jonpim wrote: |
Another serious side effect of Covid that is hardly ever mentioned: no snowfall in MONTALBERT!
Not even Professor Spector has noticed this one . . . |
I have done the research consulted the Oracle and have established we had some snow and managed to ski despite Covid. _ we even purchased special "La Plagne branded buffs that also meet face mask standards for Gondolas and lift queues"
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Well done for finding the Oracle boredsurfin. There was definitely skiing back then further up the hill when the resort made the brilliant decision to stop the lifts but keep the buses running, so you could ski from 2000 down to La Roche and then cough over everyone while you queued for the buses and then cough some more when you got packed into the buses. The virus had a field day.
The Meteo France weather does look promising skichampcouk, but it seems undecided on the rain/snow mix. A lot can heppen in 2 weeks.
The resort though is clearly optimistic, hoping to have a free pre-opening weekend on December 6/7: https://www.skipass-laplagne.com/en/pre-opening
Meantime, there are gondolas appearing on the Col de Forcle to Roche de Mio section of the new lift: see webcam
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That's good to see. Wonder if La Plagne and Les Arcs will ever return to opening most of the domain on that day? It used to be nice having two full weeks before the Christmas week. The very first week was always extremely quiet, and if we were lucky with the snow it was quite blissful.
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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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Thank you @rdsweb.
Now fun looking for the changes - like one of those kids puzzles.
I've spotted two:
1. Les Bois, the run down to Champagny, has gone from red to black
2. The short black off Roche de Mio onto Levasset is now shown and got a name: Pentue
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@Jonpim,
2. - I thought it was always there on piste maps, and called "Mio"
Edit, I see what you mean, Mio is still there, but they've added a new piste joining higher up on Levasset.
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You know it makes sense.
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Tell me the forecast is unsettled, without telling me it's unsettled:
La Plagne Snow Forecast Highlights
Next Snow Expected 20 November
Next Snow Amount 6cm
Next 48 Hours 7cm
Next 7 Days 72cm
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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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Looks like cold temps and some snow later in the week - getting to the time of year when it starts to count. Here's hoping.
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Poster: A snowHead
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BigSouthernJesse, nor sure where you're getting your forecasts from, but it's been snowing in La Plagne today. Lots.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Jonpim wrote: |
| BigSouthernJesse, nor sure where you're getting your forecasts from, but it's been snowing in La Plagne today. Lots. |
That came from the quick and easy (but not necessarily very accurate) J2SKI. I was enjoying the snow on the webcam - we're arriving on the 13th, so less than 4 weeks now... 
Not sure where they get the forecasts / predictions from. The next few days can usually be relatively useful. The 7 days or more often yoyos around like mad with each hint of a different system taking control. Happy to see snow today; not counting on 2+ feet landing in the next week.
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Well, that's good news, thank you @Jonpim.
I check in here, and look at the occasional forecast, but our holidays are usually booked well in advance - the weather will be what it will be. And 1st week of the season, it'll be glorious, or a week of board games and hiking, or most likely somewhere in between and that's okay. At least, that's what I try to keep in my head - reality is I sneak peeks at forecasts and get very excited!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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BigSouthernJesse, now cold enough to turn on the snow-makers - see the stuff spraying out on the colorado live stream 
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And today the new Mio2 section up to Roche de Mio has been fully loaded with gondolas.
Looks rather grand
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| Jonpim wrote: |
And today the new Mio2 section up to Roche de Mio has been fully loaded with gondolas.
Looks rather grand |
Indeed. And I hadn't realised that they've knocked down the old building!
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Ski ala Carte - doesn't appear to offer prices for Seniors (apart from subscription) has that always been the case?
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@boredsurfin, I take your point that there doesn’t appear to be any info on this on their website. Having said that they automatically charged the senior sub when I turned 65 so I’m assuming they will charge the appropriate daily rate for my age for the resort we are in. I also have to admit that I hadn’t noticed in previous years that La Plagne/Paradiski charged a discounted rate for 65 - 75 year olds. Is this something new?
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