 Poster: A snowHead
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Thought a little thread enabling everyone to post about their favourite days of last season might be nice; top 1/3/5/10 whatever - where, approximately when and why.
In no particularly order of preference mine:
Mt Baker - 17th Dec - First day of my winter,excluding PSB, great snow
Alpental - 25th Dec - 16 inches, Xmas day, only hard core locals and me around, 50 person chinese downhill for fresh lines
La Grave - End February - great group, body falling apart but snow was so nice and even a little bit of visibility
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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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L2A - 19th January - last day of my week there and there had been the first real snowfall of the week the night before; after my morning lesson with easiski in the afternoon achilles aztec and mraztec decided that they were going for some off piste runs (somewhere between petit diable and vallons) and I was following (although I was a hors piste virgin) great fun and I survived.
St Sorlin D'Arves - 15th February - had a 1 hour private lesson every day that week, mainly for my 11 year old daughter but with me tagging along. Towards the end of the week I tried to follow them down the slalom course, couldnt keep up then fell  the trend continued through the week and later in the winter as she got faster and better.
L2A (again) - 24th March - always have a weekend away with a mate (only time he skis) who has only got about 2 weeks in total and refuses to have lessons. Persuaded him to have a lesson with easiski and the next day got him down from the the top of the glacier (3450m) to Les Cretes (2100), took much of the afternoon but he got a great sense of achievement.
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27th March, Homewood.
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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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I had 2 trips last season, best 2 days were:
PSB: The friday in the terrain park. OK, so the snow wasn't great, but I had a great day chillin out with the other dudes.
La Rosiere: In general the conditions were disappinting. Two days of wind with a day of rain, but it all worked out well for my last day, spent mostly on the La Thuile side. I skied from first to last lift Excellent day.
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Third week in March in the 2 out of the 4 days in Italian Cervinia I could cross over the Swiss side Zermatt and that was magical; sunshine, wind no strong enough to give the resort the excuse to close the link, perfect snow and rode trains instead of chairlifts to the top of slopes.
The week after in Milky Way San Sicario was outstanding as in perfect weather and snow condition we arrived at the top of a freshly gloomed Olympic run with nobody else except two of us.
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28 Jan - Solaise area of Val d'Isere. Back on skis for the first time in 11 years, interspersed by a sunny lunch with great friends. Fan-bloody-tastic.
2 March - sneaky Friday off work and a girly day on the slopes in Laax.
24 March - awesome snow, cold, sunny weather in Les Arcs. Did my first black run (with 4-year-old nephew and 6-year-old niece!)
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Courchevel 11 April - Gregory and I did our first 'proper' off piste run together. Dropping off the side of a track, the sort that novices steer away from as they perceive it as a 'drop', then taking our own route out of sight (just) of the piste. Not only did he 'handle' it, he positively enjoyed it.
The following descent we chose to take it easy and come down the Combe de la Saulire, a red piste. On the way down, he demonstrated to me how he could make 'parallel lines with his skis' as the instructor had taught them the difference between a carving turn and a 'normal' turn that day.
"It's great" he said, "because you can turn without having to slow down!".
2 major landmarks in 2 successive runs: that's a good day 
From a more selfish perspective though, most of the days at the MSB in Wengen (17th-24th Mar) vie for consideration simply on account of the snow conditions - "like heliskiing but less noisy" as our guide said.
Perhaps the day Lampbus and I jumped the gallery of the Eiger Gletscher railway into snow so soft we hardly knew when we'd landed
Last edited by After all it is free  on Thu 24-05-07 9:43; edited 1 time in total
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"Negotiating" an itinerary in Verbier in January on the Warren Smith course. I'd torn my calf muscle on the Sunday afternoon and wasn't quite fit enough or good enough for the course. However in spite of falling at nearly every turn and thanks to the patience of Jim the instructor I got down and even linked a few turns at the bottom. It was one of several of those did I ski that moments as I looked back up. The first of those was skiing down to meeting point!
Loved it so much I am going back next year. 
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Lucked out with a day in Meringen Hasliberg when it had snowed a foot or so up top. I seperated from my mates because I wanted to do this face down to the resturant where they were eating. Mine were only the 4th set of tracks on the whole side and when I got down a guide said something.... I asked him to repeat it, thinking it was a bollocking for skiing it on my own, when he said, "nice tracks" etc......
Groovy....!!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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24th Jan - wednesday. Same Wozza Schmidt course as ianmacd, Linds, spyderjon, etc., meant to be the rest day, but Jon had talked me into having a private lesson with one of the coaches.
Turned out to be a proper powder day.
Next day - Stairway To Heaven. First "named" off-piste run I'd done, and first I'd had to stick my skis on my pack to reach. The climb did loose its appeal after the fourth time I have to say.
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First couple of days in La Grave with fellow s. The third day was great but I was too nackered to fully enjoy it.
4 days of guided skiing in Alpe d'Huez. Some truly great skiing; some interesting scrambling and a couple of rides in a heli. A bit of everything
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You know it makes sense.
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The Wednesday of W/C 17th March in Meribel/Courcheval. Snow was the best I've ever experienced in Europe, absolute hero snow. Up there with the best of N. America. The sun came out and hardly anybody was skiing off-piste. I couldn't believe it and I couldn't cycle the lifts fast enough. I'd got a tracker booked for the next day but it was just too good to miss and I was shattered by the end of the day (and as it turned out the next day was a bit of a nightmare).
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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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3.5 out of 6 days in La Rosiere w/c 11th Feb
6 out of 6 days in Les Menuires w/c 1st April
Simply superb fun with friends and family, and some great skiing
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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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Getting zingered in St Moritz during March was the highlight of the season. Did not see a cloud for almost 2 weeks.
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Livigno 1/3, found a beautiful bowl at the back of the main gondola and hammered it in the sun for 3 hours. Went down for a very nice italian lunch at the bottom of the hill, then played off piste for the rest of the day. Finished it with some great apres still in my boots. Happy days.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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11th April. Chamonix. Mates wedding. Top.
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