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The European Snow Atlas 2005, a book of ski resorts and how to drive to them, is published in October.
It contains a map section that covers the whole of Europe. There is a 60,000 places index for towns, cities and villages, which can be used to locate any of 500 ski resorts, but also functions as an everyday UK/European atlas to plan journeys at any time of the year.
The snow section contains resort profiles and detailed route planners to use in conjunction with the Collins mapping section. There is a drivers' guide, a ski and snowboard products section, cross-channel details, a fly drive guide, travel times and mileage counts to resorts from set points.
The price will be £12.99. This is what it will look like. The publisher is Ice Publishing.
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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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If its like the last one then it is has some pretty silly mistakes in it. My copy spelt Val Thorens as Val Throens and claimed the Matterhorn was the highest mountain in Switzerland, whereas surely its the Monte Rosa? The maps are ok though.
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lewis, you are quite correct, in fact the specific peak is called the Dufourspitze and is 4634 M compared to the Matterhorn at 4478 M, The Monte Rosa is the second highest peak in the whole of the alps, only Mont Blanc at 4810M is higher
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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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Actually, DGO, the Monte Rosa is a 'mountain mass' comprising ten peaks, of which the Dufourspitze is the highest.
Because the Swiss-Italian border runs through this mass, both the Swiss and Italians have the Monte Rosa as their highest 'mountain', but the Swiss have the highest peak of it. In fact, they enjoy the five highest peaks of the Monte Rosa, and the Italians have to do with the five 'second best'.
As Zermatt boastfully point out, they also enjoy the greatest faces of the Matterhorn!
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Here's a nice pic of the Monte Rosa.
The Dufourspitze (4634m) is the right-hand peak.
The Nordend (4609m) is the left-hand peak.
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DGO. You also said that the Monte Rosa is the second highest peak. As I say, it's a group of peaks which include the highest peak.
Lewis was correct in saying that the Monte Rosa is Switzerland's highest mountain. We're dealing with the difference between a mountain and a peak. The Dufourspitze is not technically a mountain - it's a peak.
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Blame it on the Swiss. They created this whole Monte Rosa / Dufourspitze confusion in the first place!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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David Goldsmith,
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Blame it on the Swiss
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Ok I have no problem with that 
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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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Indeed, blame in on the Swiss; David's shot of the Monte Rosa, though actually entitled 'Dufourspitze' covers the whole mountain, including the Nordend. I have skied up and down the MR, nearly to the top (we got about 20m from the summit of nordend on skis) from there you can look down on the Matterhorn, a truly great view. Took about 1.5 hours back to the Zermatt from there, a lot longer going up; I would highly recommend it to anyone fit enough.
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