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One of our guests went up yesterday and was wiped out colliding with a snowboarder, losing hat and goggles in the process. In the short time it took her to untangle herself and retrieve hat and goggles, she suffered quite severe frostbite to an ear. 
It's a bit chilly.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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your story doesn't sound right, I corrected it.
| Lizzard wrote: |
| One of our guests went up yesterday and had no control whatsoever and went straight into a snowboarder, |
But yeah, it's freezing, lift ciggies are definitely out at the moment.
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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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Lizzard, .... these conditions may help to reduce, the seemingly now, mass 'Al Fresco Urinations' so favoured by many....
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Good, that's what's been needed for a while. It should help preserve the snow that has already fallen, and let them run the snow cannons.
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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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Lizzard, Stop complaining! My word, what are the Brits like. Always complaining about the weather. First "there's no snow", now it's "too cold"... 
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I sdaw -28C forecast for Les Carroz in the next night or too. Brrr. The OL's off there on Sunday (cow) so it's no bad thing.
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David Murdoch, who's complaining? I shall be out there all day on Saturday practising turns in my new board boots.
I was just a bit startled that you could get serious frostbite in the space of minutes, on a part of the world which is only five minutes away from the hotel via the red eggs. Extreme.
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Lizzard, quite.
I did have a day in Whistler when it was somewhere around -23 - -30 and the lifties were checking all exposed skin for white patches. One chumette had (!) earings in. Swiftly disposed off when one earlope lost all circulation. Apparently quite nippy afterwards.
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David Murdoch, I always have earrings in (gold sleepers, actually belong to Mr L) - would never have thought twice about it.
Maybe I shall take them out - quite attached to my earlobes.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Our local ski shop man told me that in an exceptionally cold spell, years ago, someone's earlobe became totally frozen and snapped off when he tried to rub it. Can this be true? He didn't mention whether the guy was wearing an earing....
Yes, it's chilly, but the sun is gonna shine, and that's a big improvement on rain last week. I discovered to my surprise today that I could put those warming tea bag things in my boots, under my feet, and scarcely feel them and AND feet for the price of a vin chaud, and the effects last much longer.  If hands and feet are warm, the in between bits feel much better.
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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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| Lizzard wrote: |
One of our guests went up yesterday and was wiped out colliding with a snowboarder, losing hat and goggles in the process. In the short time it took her to untangle herself and retrieve hat and goggles, she suffered quite severe frostbite to an ear.
It's a bit chilly. |
Pardon?
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One of our guests went up yesterday and was wiped out colliding with a snowboarder, losing hat and goggles in the process. In the short time it took her to untangle herself and retrieve hat and goggles, she suffered quite severe frostbite to an ear. Shocked
It's a bit chilly.
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You know it makes sense.
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think i'm gonna pack a couple more jumpers for tomorrow then...
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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wooosh, over my head,
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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David Murdoch, Skied in -32 (plus wind chill) at Lake Louise a few years ago. Full face mask was not optional. managed to keep my earlobes though, even the one with the sleeper in it. 
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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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Frosty the Snowman, I'm still trying to work it out.
Answers in a PM please! 
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Mr.Si, cookie monster, I presumed it was the old "deaf" thing. Friend says "I have a bad ear I can hardly hear a thing" and it is compulsory to reply - "Pardon" 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Well I can attest to the fact that it's bl**dy cold! Lots and lots of clothes, teaching with face mask (not ideal but necessary). goggles, not sunnys. Boot heaters .... -20 yesterday at the glacier with some wind chill. only -11 at the Toura today, but more wind chill at the top. The "hot" temps mentioned by doom merchant Carled in another thread are around -3 in resort - hardly the problem some might think from what's been said. 
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| easiski wrote: |
| Well I can attest to the fact that it's bl**dy cold! Lots and lots of clothes, teaching with face mask (not ideal but necessary). goggles, not sunnys. Boot heaters .... -20 yesterday at the glacier with some wind chill. only -11 at the Toura today, but more wind chill at the top. The "hot" temps mentioned by doom merchant Carled in another thread are around -3 in resort - hardly the problem some might think from what's been said. |
Yes chilly chilly chilly today... we climbed to the Puy Gris behind the Grandes Rousses massif and it was windy and cold. I'm frozen to the very core. Poor ol' Anny was so cold she couldn't even turn.
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davidof, and that's after climbing all the way up too!
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Just come back from LDA on friday, brilliant time and excellent snow.
But one day last week after a few hours i ended up with blood coming from my chin from wind burn after i forgot my snood!!! mistake not made again i can tell you!
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