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| Hurrah! The snow's arrived in Europe today! It's been a long time coming, but it seems to have hit in force, and the good news is that there's even more forecast for the weekend. |
"hit in force"?  Yeah, that 6cm Val Thorens had will have the pisteurs out with the avalanche cannons and no mistake... There will, no doubt, be people going out to the Alps in the next week or so that will now believe the conditions are going to be great because of that email. It's bloody irresponsible sending something like that out.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That email does seem to be stretching the truth somewhat 
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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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how about this one.....
Dumping it down
Temperatures have dropped throughout the morning, now under 2 degrees and still falling. Snowing like mad at the moment and due to carry on well until this evening.Forecast looking very good with lots more heavy snowfalls down to the valley floor on and off until late Saturday.The first day at Courchevel on Saturday could be a classic one, at this rate we will be skiing back to La Tania which we normally do when Courchevel opens.
Report issued by Nick Nickski on Wednesday 06 December 2006 at 13:35
check the cam...they taking about the same place???
http://www.latania.co.uk/webcam/index.html 
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skinutter, hahahaha... nice one. It's sad and funny at the same time... Apologies to anyone heading that way soon, but jeez...
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i think it's a measure of the concern as usually the La Tania forecast says it as it sees it but not that one LOL fairly well count the flakes that have yet to melt
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| That email does seem to be stretching the truth somewhat |
Maybe they stole, sorry, borrowed, sorry, um read it on JWAZ, ...where facts have never got in the way of a good 13ft dump...
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OK then who's going to write the snowReport how it really is?
No exageration, good or bad - straight up!
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| admin wrote: |
OK then who's going to write the snowReport how it really is?
No exageration, good or bad - straight up! |
I'm flying out tomorrow, heading for Tignes. Snow report will be posted on Friday.
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Rob@rar
Good luck and good skiing, don't use it all up please 
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So there's no ski industry pressure or influence in those reports then?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| admin wrote: |
<div class="announcebox">OK then who's going to write the snowReport how it really is?
No exageration, good or bad - straight up!</div> |
Better not, lest I get lynched for gloating. 
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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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It could be that PR types just get in the habit of writing such nonsense.
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| Kramer wrote: |
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OK then who's going to write the snowReport how it really is?
No exageration, good or bad - straight up! |
Better not, lest I get lynched for gloating. |
Gloat away, although in a nice way please  Hope you have a great trip across the pond, and don't suffer too bad from jetlag (which I find a real killer when travelling East).
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You know it makes sense.
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rob@rar, yeah the jetlag is going to be the killer. Still it's a price I'm prepared to pay. I'll keep my fingers crossed for the weather over here, although I do feel that it's going to take quite a few days of sustained heavy snowfall to significantly change conditions. Mind you, there are usually plenty of other attractive passtimes in a ski resort at the beginning of the season.
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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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Great skiing on the Glacier in Tignes.30cm new snow today.
rain in village this morning, turned to snow after lunch.
Run down to Val Claret ok.
hopefully more runs will open at the weekend.
Not sure how people are going to ski down to La Tania unless they have grass skis.
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brian
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to snowHeads stewart woodward
Nice 1st post!
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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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stewart woodward, welcome - so cathy finally forced you to come out then 
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| Kramer wrote: |
| So there's no ski industry pressure or influence in those reports then? |
Absolutely nothing to do with the holidays they were flogging at the bottom of their e-mail 
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Rainy start in ADH today but quickly turned to snow and has been snowing quite heavily ever since. I don't think that the 'Hurrah' is misplaced - I was certainly rather excited to see things finally turning white! I would estimate that there has been more than 6cm so far and it's not stopped yet......nice to hear something positive aside from all the recent doom and gloom about the late start to the season!
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stewart woodward, from Evo2? Welcome to snowHeads! Glad to hear about the new snow - I'm heading to Tignes tomorrow for a long weekend.
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Lots of pressure this morning to 'come out'
Looking forward to Cathy's mail tonight. We skied powder all morning on Rosolin and Champagny slopes. I bet her legs are aching tonight !!!!
Planning on the bumps on 3500 and leisse tomorrow morning so she'd better go to bed early tonight.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| stewart woodward, from Evo2? Welcome to snowHeads! Glad to hear about the new snow - I'm heading to Tignes tomorrow for a long weekend. |
Now with ESF Tignes Le Lac
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| stewart woodward wrote: |
| rob@rar wrote: |
| stewart woodward, from Evo2? Welcome to snowHeads! Glad to hear about the new snow - I'm heading to Tignes tomorrow for a long weekend. |
Now with ESF Tignes Le Lac |
OK. I was on the Snoworks course the week before last (in Rupert's group) so I thought I recognised the name.
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| Kramer wrote: |
| rob@rar, yeah the jetlag is going to be the killer. |
I travel a fair bit, and either I'm lucky or I don't suffer that badly. Some things I do:
Take a litre bottle of water with me (not sure you can do that anymore??)
Sleep when I can, lots of catnaps. I have Bose noise cancelling headphones which really elimante the drone, I'll also use the eye masks etc to eliminate any light.
Stay up as long as I can when I get there, til 9 or 10pm local time, normally means I get a decent nights kip.
If I wake up, try not to switch the light on if going to toilet etc, then back to bed.
I'm sure you'll be fine, especially when skiing as you have to concentrate, so can't think about it! In fact, your a doc aren't you? Some colleagues I know who travel take some tablet which is meant to help your body adjust, can't remember the name though I'm afraid!
Regards,
Greg
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Sleep is for the weak 
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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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...melatonin is for the strong.
(but not legally available in the UK)
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off tomorrow to Mottaret for 10 days, and cant wait, hearing good things about snow in VT
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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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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
...melatonin is for the strong.
(but not legally available in the UK) |
That's the stuff, seems readily available in the US of A
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Poster: A snowHead
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er Carled, Skinutter Sad etc......
Stay at home then.
and the locals have already hiked up and skied down....
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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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Well yes, kkev, unless you were to go to one of the handful of resorts which have lifts open, or are prepared for a long, hard, hike. Most resort webcams have been showing grass. The upbeat report scarcely reflected the real situation
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Pure Spin? It was dumping it down when written and forecast was spot on. Ok they put opening back a day but already they're skiing back to La Tania for those who hike up. BELIEVE
La Tania all white at the moment - only a covering but lots more high up. Snow forecast for Friday night - probably rain first. Temps may be higher next week but some decent skiing should be available over at 1850. Courchevel have announced they will open on SUNDAY (not Saturday) with Saulire, Verdons, Biollay and of course Chenus for access to the run down to La Tania (for those that will, and trust me, they will). All info subject to change of course and no news from the Méribel side yet but would expect decent skiing down to the mid-station on that side. Current view at 3pm Friday is you'll definately need rock hoppers to get back to La Tania but probably good to top of gondola or maybe even lower here at the minute. If we get as predicted Friday night though it might well be possible. It really did snow heavily yesterday but the ground still too warm so most melted quickly still thin cover down here and under 2 degrees at the minute we need those cannons on. Let it Snow.... Toffa & Nick Ski
Dumping it down
Temperatures have dropped throughout the morning, now under 2 degrees and still falling. Snowing like mad at the moment and due to carry on well until this evening.Forecast looking very good with lots more heavy snowfalls down to the valley floor on and off until late Saturday.The first day at Courchevel on Saturday could be a classic one, at this rate we will be skiing back to La Tania which we normally do when Courchevel opens.
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kkev, I'm in Les Arcs at the moment, and while it's nice to see it snow (about 10cm over the last few hours), there's not much depth anywhere except for the highest altitudes. There is some skiing available, but it's difficult to see how conditions will be anything other than very poor when the Christmas masses arrive in resort. That's no reason to get despondent about things as there will be skiing to be had for the holiday season, but equally I don't think this week's snow gives cause for wild celebrations either.
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Agree with you Rob - just fed up with the doom merchants. Not wild celebrations, just feeling a bit giddy with all that white stuff...
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| kkev wrote: |
| Not wild celebrations, just feeling a bit giddy with all that white stuff... |
It's always nice to see
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kkev, doom merchants?? No realistic given the current GFS FI charts for the coming three weeks. Have you not seen them? Why mislead people (ala SCGB) when people pay so much money for a holiday and will end up disappointed. It could all change but at present nothing is going to last for long.
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ok - sorry. 3 Weeks of disappointment then...... GFS and all that. It really does look like snow out there, honestly.
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OK then who's going to write the snowReport how it really is?
No exageration, good or bad - straight up! |
Snow report as it is !! No Bull
30cm of new snow here in Tignes village this morning and still snowing.
Snowed all day yesterday on the glacier with excellent skiing although some runs were closed due to high winds.
It is expected that additional pistes will be opened during the day.
If you want great guaranteed skiing come to Tignes
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I'm sure if i wasn't 700miles away I'd be out in it now myself 