 Poster: A snowHead
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What is Tignes like traditionally at that time of year?
Gonna book the Atomic boot camp thingy but just wnated to know what to expect - will it be purely glacier stuff or will there be some snow about for messing around in?
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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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I would leave it until the last minute.
I was at Val d'Isere for opening weekend last winter (24th or 25th November) and it was rubbish.
Tignes wasn't much better with very limited skiing on th glacier (too many race camps) and rocky as hell down to the bottom of the funicular. Bases were shot.
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Mike Pow, the boot camp thingy is a subsidised cheap trip, I think it is either that or not go !!
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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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Espace Killy area opens on the 1st DECEMBER 2007
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Great as we arrive for the Boot camp on 2nd Dec!! 
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marmalade, might have to leave it until the last week of the offer, more snow and the EK area is open. Still, £99 for three days is pretty good ain't it?
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I think your accomodation is in Boisses. At that time of year there are 3 buses to le Lac a day. Be warned!
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Pre-opening there's not a lot of terrain available for free skiing. Lots of the Grand Motte glacier is taken up with race lanes which severely curtails the space available for everyone else. Unless you are doing gates I'd say that two or three days is the maximum you'd want to do in Tignes during the autumn opening, unless you get very lucky with snow and more terrain becomes available. If your better half is suggesting a full week later in December I'd say that's by far the best option, even if it delays you getting your board for another few weeks.
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I think your accomodation is in Boisses. At that time of year there are 3 buses to le Lac a day. Be warned!
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 I assumed that Atomic would sort out transport to and from lifts but maybe not. Could some one who's going before us let me know how they get on with transport?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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marmalade, gosh yes - I never thought of that. I'll be there 5 - 7th Dec so was hoping for more to be open. never gave a thought to how to get to lifts 
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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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holidayloverxx, as the resort is officially open by then (from 1 Dec), I'm sure there'll be more buses running then - fingers crossed!
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| holidayloverxx, as the resort is officially open by then (from 1 Dec), I'm sure there'll be more buses running then - fingers crossed! |
Last season the bus' winter (ie full) timetable started just before Xmas. Prior to that, 3 buses a day to/from Boisses.
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You know it makes sense.
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Oh dear! Still as long as there's a bus to get you there and a bus back what more do you want? 
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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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Kenzie, (or anyone) do you know the bus timings (from Boisses to the funicular) for the end of October? What would be the approx cost of a taxi?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ray Zorro,
I think the hotel where you are staying will be providing transport to/from the funicular.
Speak nicely to Steve (Your host) i am sure he will have something sorted.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ray Zorro,
I think you will be looking at 2 buses from Boisses to le Lac 1st thing in the morning, and one back, then 2 buses from le Lac to Boisses after the glacier closes & one back. At le Lac, change for the bus to Val Claret & funicular (every half hour during the day?), same from funicular to le Lac.
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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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and that is why i've got a hire car!
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If you leave it till towards the end of the promotion(i think its the 15th dec) then theres a reasonable chance that the whole area will be open which then means you don't need to worry about the buses and seeing as its also going to be a ski test as well as for the boots wrecking your own skis won't come into the equation either. I've booked to go the 9th-12th Dec and already i'm looking at the Tignes webcams daily. 
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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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Atomic_Mick, Do you work for Atomic?
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Mike Pow , glad to see your using you time wisley in japan. Enjoying the rugby?
We were very lucky with almost 17" of fresh in the first two days, which greatly changed the conditions, althouh as mike states, not enough for a weeks ski at this time, not unless theres been some serious snowfall in the preceeding weeks- the runs down to the vilage and all other areas wont have enough base, and the glacier never opens on time and when it does its like ski sunday-racers everywhere. Though the sports bar is well worth a visit. 2 euros for a bow and black- cant be bad!
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Spot on Steve.
Bow and black. The Elixir of Youth, the Breakfast of Champions.
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FAQ
) -it did cross my mind when i registered whether someone might think that but its just that i couldn't really think of a good username so as i have only ever owned atomic skis and the fact i'm going to their ski test that it might be a bit apt and maybe i could use it if the WWE required my services 
