 Poster: A snowHead
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Another wonderful day in the mountains perfect pistes and fantastic off piste.
Our guests this week tell tales of friends deciding to forgo their
skiing this year due to the media manipulation of the snow conditions
in Europe this season thus depriving them of their beloved annual
skiing trip.Even the Ski Club of Great Britain jumped on the band
wagon this week with their news letter headline ' What to do when
there is no snow in the Alps' telling members to leave their skis at
home and hire them through their discount system and wreck the hire
companies skis on the 'rocky pistes' (this was hastily retracted). It
was also an absolute lie.
Facts this season so far in the 3 Valleys we are probably one good
snowfall away from normal. 10th December Courchevel opens with fresh
tracks everywhere and skiing down to La Tania and home. 16th December
all the 3 Valleys opens and a few days later Folyeres (resort home
piste) officially opened.By Christmas and New Year 80% of the 3
Valleys pistes open, however warmer than normal temperatures(but not
unique, similar in 92/93 I am told) were thawing the snow lower down
and not allowing the snow cannons to be used.Then fresh snow New Year
week.By the 20th pistes getting hard and worn and stony in
places,50cms snow fall on the 23/24th January.By the start of this
week pistes getting worn and hard especially later in the day but new
snow yesterday with more to come.If a piste becomes rocky it is either
closed or the rocks are marked by the pisteurs.At this point in time
around 90% of the pistes in the 3 Valleys are open a mere 350 miles or
so and of those about 150 miles have snow cannons.Does this sound like
no snow in the Alps? I have skied part of most days this season both
on and off piste and have yet to wreck a set of skis although in
fairness some people have but it always happens.
Maybe the 3 Valleys is unique with the only snowfalls in the Alps? I
always have believed it is the best place in the world to ski with its
huge variety of skiing and incredibly modern lift system but even we
do not have our own personal weather.
So hey maybe this is all Tour Operator spin!! I personally don't care
we only have 1 room 7th April available this season and our guests will have a
wonderful holiday on un-crowded slopes.I feel sorry for those who have
cancelled their plans to ski and will miss out on their sport for a
season because of the medias influence.
Nick Newell on behalf of Nickski
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www.nickskithreevalleys.co.uk
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks for taking the time to update everyone - interesting read.
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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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Thanks for that. Assuming you are the same Nickski who puts reports on the La Tania site those are much appreciated too. Will be in Mottaret next week.
Very warm welcome to snowHeads too.
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| nickski3 Valleys wrote: |
Our guests this week tell tales of friends deciding to forgo their
skiing this year due to the media manipulation of the snow conditions
in Europe this season thus depriving them of their beloved annual
skiing trip. |
Welcome to Snowheads.
If, as you say, anyone has, genuinely, foregone a ski vacation this year because of a few media articles, without double-checking the situation on the triple W or Ceefax, then they are clearly a) not that much in love with sliding, b) not that sharp, and c) losers.
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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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Whitegold, they should defer to you and your almighty knowledge, 
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| Whitegold wrote: |
If, as you say, anyone has, genuinely, foregone a ski vacation this year because of a few media articles, without double-checking the situation on the triple W or Ceefax, then they are clearly a) not that much in love with sliding, b) not that sharp, and c) losers. |
Couldn't agree more.
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Hi Everyone yes it is true that the media reports have put people off, yet again guests this week have been told they are mad to go skiing because there is no snow !!! Guess what they have had a great day. See www.latania.co.uk for yesterdays skiing pictures
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nickski3 Valleys, Welcome to Snowheads. Please continue to report on the conditions. All the peeps in the UK (with one or two notable exceptions) are delighted to see the reports. Those of us on the ground are in the best position to let them know what's REALLY going on. (we've had good snow above 2000m [most of our domain] all season). 
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