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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This is Verbier. Fat skis only. Even for hard pack.
Major avalanche issues at the moment. Possibly some more snow (thus more risk) on the way.
Coverage 100% all the way to 1800m, below is getting a little sketchy due to warm weather.
Skiing above 2000m is fantastic.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Got back this evening.
Parlor said it
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parlor, rungsp, cheers fellas
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Back last night. It's pretty special at the moment. Snowed all weekend, sun came out yesterday. Fat skis, big grin. 
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Steve Sparks, glad to hear it!
Fingers crossed that the temp keeps the snow line down on thursday...big dump/rain expected but where the snow/rain line is could be dodgy.
Were you Powder Extreming again, or just powder exremeing?
When are you there again? We'll be there mid march, easter and closing weekend.
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rungsp,
I was putting the lessons from last month into practice. Those six days were the best thing ever to happen to my skiing. Had a stunning day in Bruson on Sunday, doing many of the lines I did with Felix. Yesterday mostly in Savolyeres which was fantastic. It warmed up later (i had to stop skiing at about 1330 to get to GVA) and I guess the avalanche risk went up with the temperature.
I'm being disloyal and going to Crans Montana for 8 days on the 10th (it's a girl thing)  In Verbier again for easter and closing weekend so it looks like there's a chance we could split a pint at Johns.
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Conditions still good today, as I sit in the Olympique restaurant with a plate of pasta in front of me, powder and sunshine awaiting me outside. Raining in town last night and this morning but snowline about 1800m I would guess. Mont Fort sector closed due to high winds so should be plenty of fresh snow to play in when the wind drops. Heavy snow forecast tomorrow and Friday so, avalanche risks notwithstanding, should be a great weekend.
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Steve Sparks,
Hi Steve,
I'm coming out to CM at the w/end and was wondering what conditions are like? Looking at the weather forecasts it may not be a very relevant question as it looks like a big storm on Sunday & Monday.
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Conditions very good today. Very warm, blue skies, Snow holding up well above 2200m, although if the current temps are maintained then things will deteriorate. Ski out to Medran dire yesterday, looked even worse today. Stay above Ruinettes and you will have a great time. Even found some untracked powder off Mont Fort today. Does seem to be a change in the weather due at the weekend, hopefully bringing some new snow and lower temps. Fingers crossed.
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Been very sunny and not a clowd in the sky since Sunday when i arrived, pistes are goog but the last few turns on the run back to the village are now muddy slush. Anything above 2000 m is great. Gets a bit choppy in the afternoon after a day of sun. It is more like the Med here rather than the alps. Great
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You know it makes sense.
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AlTom, wonderful pictures. You're right, it is an amazing place to ski. 
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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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Conditions? Here's one of the wife skiing YESTERDAY (17/03/07)
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Poster: A snowHead
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parlor, where was that pic taken?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think it is off the side of Savoleyres or in Vallon D'Arbi?
Just got back from Verbier for a weekend.
Snow is actually very good overall. The only problem is the last 150 metres of the run to Medran which is gone.
Hardly a single brown patch anywhere else on the mountain. Vallon D'Arbi was great.
More snow on its way this week...Easter looking good!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| rungsp wrote: |
Just got back from Verbier for a weekend.
Snow is actually very good overall. The only problem is the last 150 metres of the run to Medran which is gone.
Hardly a single brown patch anywhere else on the mountain. |
The Medran piste was just below where I stayed. It was officially closed for the last section but that still did not stop people skiing it. Alternative route was round by the car park.
Savoleyres at the bottom also had bits where you needed to remove skis and walk.
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rungsp, cheater!!!!
Yes, this photo was taken from Vallon d'Arbi, you can see the Bec d'Etagnes in the background. When I get round to it I'll post some photos from the other route rungsp mooted, Marlanaz, off to the side of the Savoleyres ski area.
It's snowed last night. Perfect timing, we stayed in the Cabane de Mont Fort and got first tracks at 0830 this morning before even the lift had opened. Sadly high winds did for most of the snow 10-20cm scattered all over the place, but skiers left of Lac de Veaux was windloaded and had a foot of fresh. FACE SHOTS!!!!!!!
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Skiied Tortin 5 times yesterday morning, traversed as far right as possible, fantastic waist deep snow each time. I think the wind direction meant that the snow build up was much greater in that area and Lac des Vaux as when we skiied back down to Ruinettes there was far less in the Attelas sector. A lot more fell last night but visibility this morning is poor. A day at Bruson methinks
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parlor, envious, I think I went a week too early - will now smash crystal balls 
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looks lovely, classic spring skiing 
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Just back from Nendaz this report is probably a little late to be of much use to anyone but here goes.
Conditions last week were very warm with a real spring feel to it. The lift to Tortin from Siviez which you need to access the Verbier skiing was broken for most of the week and rather overcrowded army vans were used as an alternative.
In general by following the sun you could keep on decent snow most of the day but lower slopes became soft fairly early. Needed to stay high and north facing the afternoon but cover was pretty good. I didnt really stray off piste other than the itinaires all week.
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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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Just back from Verbier too...as T Bar said...hot and sunny every day for 10 days.
Coverage on Verbier side remains very good. Need to download from Ruinettes but above that (and even below, just not right down below Bar 1936) the pistes are still 100%.
Tortin etc etc still great.
We even found some untracked powder (yes...actual powder!) stashes in Highway.
All in all with 2 weeks left of the season if you are going then you will still have plenty to ski, no lift queues at all.
Lovely!
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