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Been many times in March, but never near the start of the season - what can I expect???
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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keep fingers crossed...
been in 3Vs over crimbo/NY a few times and there usually seems to be a good dump sometime then!
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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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I've skied in Courchevel at Christmas lots of times. There's always been enough snow for a good proportion of the ski area to be open, even in years when the snow has been late arriving. Courchevel has a fairly extensive network of cannons and has a very good reputation for snow management.
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It wasn't great in Feb last year, but this is unusual. Have known it green up to the 23rd Dec! Fingers crossed. I think we are due for a good year this year. It was superb after the last heatwave summer.
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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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adam_button, I couldn't tell you what it was like last year let alone in 1850!
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Fnar !!!
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depends on the weather
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adam_button, I agree with rob@rar.org.uk, . There is snow makiing should the snow fail to arrive but historically it has been ok. Have spent more xmass in the area than I can remember and apart from one awful year back in late 80's it has been fine.
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Been many times in March, but never near the start of the season - what can I expect???
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Depends, I took this video on the premiere neige weekend in 2002 - a typical year - and was able to ski all the couloirs on the Courchevel side of the Saulire that day although there were a couple of rocks poking through.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6899310442266137156
The snow was fine to 1850 and you could have skied lower. In 2003 only the Saulire pistes were skiable but it came good for Christmas. Normally things are okay by mid-December. Last year the Savoie didn't have great snow until February but again most places were skiable by mid-Dec.
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ecellent! thanks for that, loved the vid.
Really looking forward to getting back there, only 13 weeks to go!
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