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debbi, tried them out today, but the light was so flat I couldn't do much (quite bad at flat light), so I couldn't really tell what the set-up was like, though the board is noticeably stiffer than my other one and probably a bit faster. Sun came out at 15:00 ............. which was when I started work. 
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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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easiski, I know the snow was nice, but unfortunately I can't board with any competence when I can't see. Hoping for sunshine on Monday and Tuesday.
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Lizzard, forecast looking good. Pam W and Mr are coming over this week - fancy a drink?
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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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Yes please! Lizzards are keen to meet 60+ boarder and beers are the way forward as ever. PM with RVD.
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easiski, I love those pics of the wild flowers!!!  Bon printemps!!
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Reading your last post, I was remembering the first ski days this season in L2A, good days......
Despite all news and TV informations about lacking of snow overally, I think you have had a pretty decent season (as the rest of highest alps resorts, you can see my easter photos of 2 of them in the Tignes snow report post), thanks for all your snow reports.
When is the closing date in L2A???
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AlTom, I believe the weekend ending the EOSB (28/29 April). I'll be there on the 28th with easiski... 
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Helen Beaumont, I'm so happy - hd enough snow now!
AlTom, Sat 28tjh is the last day. La Grave open a couple of days later.
ssh, We have a party to go to on Sat night - 10 years of Ski Extreme (my friend's shop). You're coming too!!! Brush up on your french!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Lizzard, not so much of the + please! I am only just 60 and when I have my helmet, goggles and neoprene face mask on I don't look a day over 54 from behind in poor visibility.......... Looking forward to a beer or two.
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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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My name is James and I'm the boy in a green jacket and orange boots in easiski, picture at the bottom of the Valentin. It was my dream to ski this slope and I had a great time in LDA and Charlotte is a great teacher. Thank you Charlotte
from James aged 9
( who is expressing the sentiments of the rest of us who also had a fantastic week! - Annie)
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Annie, JAMES , very well done 
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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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James Thank you - it was lots of fun having you all here last week - the place seems positively empty without you!
ssh, Jutta (who's shop it is) is actually german, and many of the peeps will speak english, but "bonjour, ca va, merci, je n'aime pas George Bush" would be a good start!
First pic is looking up at Chalance from the end of the flat bit of Les gours;
second one is of avalanches on the north(ish) wall of Le Fee
and the last one is of avalanches on the west(ish) wall of Le Fee.
Pretty spectacular huh? It was extremely hot again today - quite ridiculous - I still haven't shut the door to my balcony!
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Poster: A snowHead
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easiski, Natalie and I skiied all the way down Les Gours from La Toura to La Fee and up the chair to Les Cretes on Saturday morning. The avalanches down there were really scary especially the one that had crossed the run and then been cleared by the piste basher. Were they blasted or did they occur naturally?
PS shouldn't that be Je deteste George Bush? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Colin B, blasted, and yes - but I thought he might not - aparently lots of them voted for the evil beast.
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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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| easiski wrote: |
| Jutta (who's shop it is) is actually german, and many of the peeps will speak english |
We just spoke German with her
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eng_ch, She will have enjoyed that, the other day she was saying that she's losing it as she doesn't speak it often enough and now substitutes french words! 
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on thursday on the way down to La fee the avalanche did not seemed planned as we had to take off the skis and climb over the rough snow to get back to the groomed and skiable run
very nice week but far to hot at 1650 for ski wear, though the cooler top with a strong breeze was refreshing even if there was a white out
will sort out the many pics and try and post one or two
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I too am not convinced the La Fee avalanche of Thursday was planned. It had occurred post-grooming and practically blocked the entire road. A similar one a bit further round would have carried people over a cliff!
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they later in the day closed the area off and this lead to massive q's to get off the mountain as peoples planned routes were closed, on friday afternoon it seemd planed as they had many snow checks going on and the chopper was used to blast areas of doddgy snow pack
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I may have been wrong, the huge one was just under a "spout" though and that whole bit of wall does often avalanche right over the return track. they've been blasting after skiing every night for a good few days now.
Very hot again today, and here's a couple of pix: We (Pam W & Mr Pam W and I watched them working on one of the summer lifts with big diggers etc. Using the buckets of the diggers to push the uprights of the pylons back upright (if you see what I mean) - fascinating stuff. I love seeing all the work that goes on behind the scenes to make it all possible - it's always more than one can imagine.
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easiski, As long as the pylons remain unscathed hehehe. I remember your talk on the lift... see... some things do sink in.
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Very hot again today. firm but still good snow on the glacier, and skiing down to 2,600m around 13.30 was OK. Mura was very nice as was moonland off piste. got a bit heavier nearer the bottom of Toura and Lac Noir chairlifts. I left Pam W & Mr Pam W to have a bit of lunch and then go back up to the glacier to get in some more prctise. this pis is (really) a marmotte. I know it looks like a rock, but it was moving! I've seen one nearly every day for a week now (not the same one of course). the warm weather is clearly cheering them up.
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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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A tiddly bit chillier today, mainly due to the wind. snow was firm on the glacier mid-morning, but nice and soft on the way down to 2,600 and down the signal. grand Nord was fabby about 14.30 (hardly skied at all), the path was rubbish of course. It's now raining in the town and hopefully snowing higher up - how much higher up only time will tell though.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Leis wrote: |
| easiski, I seriously have no idea what I'm looking at in that photo of yours. |
Likewise. Studied it a while too and googled Marmottes as well but still none the wiser.
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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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MhicEasmuint,
They are wee beasties, but I can't see it either
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Poster: A snowHead
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Cheers, a sort of rodent i take it.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It looks like a large stone in the middle of the lighter circle - they're quite well disguised, but I promise you it was onw, and it moved! Heard marmottes today but didn't see any.
www.themarmotteburrow.com I think should do the trick.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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So on Sat afternoon I took ssh up our mountain, i think he was a bit surprised! We actually had pretty good snow. He's already psted his photos, We couldn't get to 3,600m but skied the Echines des Chevres, and then made out way down via Envers de Signal, Breche, Toura, Grand nord bis (off piste) to Bellecombe, Grnad Nord again and thence to the Valentin. Firsts for him included ducking under the closed barrier, skiing on mud, and even thinking of going where we went!
The evening included a party for the 10th birthday of Ski Extreme, and a most excellent meal at the Blue Salmon,
Yesterday we went to La Grave with Paul Mck. The glacier snow was surprisingly hard, the day was (obviously) punctuated with a lot of coffee stops and photo stops. We skied the Vallons to the mid station in the end. We only had to take out skis off to get onto the snowfield at the top and for a little bit to get onto the traverse. I suppose you could have skied on down and walked to P1 - but it would have been a hellova walk - not for the end of the season.
So - a pretty good end to the season and a few firsts for ssh - have fun back in Colorado Steve - and get some comfy boots!!!!
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not bad for SSh's first trip then, Trois Vallees, Les Deux Alpes and La Grave!!!!
You've spoiled him
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