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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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zammo, Remember two things.. 1) It's not the mountains....it's a big cold shed in Milton Keynes. and 2) 'Happiness is an illusion - don't let reality intrude on it too much'
I've been there a couple of times....it's much nicer than plastic, but, because you go faster, it seems much shorter.
Hope that helps....but
surely doesn't weigh that much ..
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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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zammo, its worth going for a fix - and it's not that far a drive from London 
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ski, metres of fluffy powder must surely weigh something? I was thinking quantity, I guess. cf  discussions on avalanche danger passim
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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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cathy, how long a drive? I was guessing at 1.5 hours from SW6 ...
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zammo,
I flew in from Belfast for the day last year. I found it good craic for an hour. But I was skiing with WTFH and Michelle
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zammo, From Tunbridge Wells it takes me 90 minutes...and I've just booked a tele lesson for the week after.
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johnboy, watch it...
zammo, MK is worth it, but you'd be better off in the Netherlands or La Rosiere... (not necessarily for skiing, it's just a life tip)
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Wear The Fox Hat, I understand that the world has no better location to offer than La Rosiere. It apparently offers fantastic snow, well-priced accommodation, an excellent lift system, some of the best waves available, unbelievable safaris with all of the Big 5 viewable and some of the best scuba diving as yet uncovered. The place is also, I understand, the location of a mircle spa and is close to resolving global conflict on behalf of the UN.
MK, on the other hand ......
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| cathy, how long a drive? I was guessing at 1.5 hours from SW6 ... |
Is that Fulham? I'd guess to allow that. From Crystal Palace it takes an hour to get through London to the start of the M1 & then about half an hour on the motorway up to MK.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I don't know if it's quicker for you to get out to the M25 then M1 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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cathy, Fulham it is. Yoda am I not. No quick way to get to either m-was, frankly, but if I go early I should be OK.
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Wed 27-09-06 15:32; edited 1 time in total
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MK is worth it, but you probably won't feel any better after!! 
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You know it makes sense.
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zammo, MK has roundabouts.
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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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Can be worthwhile if you get there early enough before the slopes been too scraped & half of it is shut for kids tobagganning (£10 per kid x50 for half an hour - better economics than the skiing). But the sugary berms that build up later can be fun as no-one skis them.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Right - I'm in. I'm going to book two hours at 09:00 on Saturday 21st October. How bad is their kit? Obviously I'm not going to take my precious skis out onto their articificial stuff so it would be nice to be prepared ....
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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?
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ski, really? My own precious planks? Are you certain? I guess they will need a wax and edge before the season proper anyway .... guess I'll take my pistes skis, not my powder pair!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Skis are Salomon Verse, Rossi Cut classic soft rental stock. The few pairs mounted up with tele bindings ski ok though.
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Jono, I'm thinking that Yorkshire is a bit far to travel for 2 hours on an artificaial hill, but thanks all the same!
Booking now - will take my own skis and get them waxed afterwards.
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I've heard that week-ends get too busy and the queues for the two button lifts get tiresome. Whereas we only ever go for our pre-season fix on mid-week mornings/afternoons and never had to queue. Off there on Tuesday next!
I've also been told that there is some free parking near a garden centre about 3 mins walk away from the front entrance to Xscape. If anyone does know where this is can you let us have directions?
While you're at Milton Keynes snodome, why not try out Indoor Skydiving at the Airkix Wind tunnel. see http://www.airkix.com Great fun!!!
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Definitely worth it for a fix. You will be bored after an hour, but it really is worth the drive from London if you are in need of some snow. Just going through the double doors and feeling the cold air hit your face is worth it. It is a dry cold like you only get on a cold day in the mountains, so that at least is worth it. Frankly though the skiing is a bit disappointing. Because it is kept so consistently dry the snow is very very dry and therefore quite sticky - I wouldn't recommend trying snowblades if you have them. Having been a few times with skis I thought it might keep the interest going to try snowblades, which was a mistake. If you are into boarding, there is more variety, but like you said, there are lots of chavs railsliding etc.
Not long to go till the white stuff arrives in the alps though!
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From what I've seen of the hire stuff (i.e. looked over at the rack whilst putting my boots on) it seems to be beginner oriented stuff - so probably quite soft, and probably not very sharp 
. You'll have more fun on your own skis. 
not that I'm suggeesting you do that of course... 
