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snowangel., why not do a review on the 'beast' in the snowboard section, please .....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowangel., Many thanks for the reports. The vivid pictures have wetted my appetite for Serre Chevalier! 
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rayscoops, ok will do!
Christopher, and easiski, thanks no worries i love doing it, its like rushing home to tell my mates whats been going on!
Christopher, see you here next season! I'll show you around a bit if you like!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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dan100, i suppose it could be like that, but i hope it doesn't come accros like that cos its not meant to be. I post on other forums and i'm not allowed to say anything about serre che without having my head bitten off that i'm either spamming them for business or gloating. I am doing neither, but there are lots of folks who do come here and do want to know! And as i've said I love doing it!
if it does come accross as gloating i am sorry its not mean to be! 
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snowangel., my bro in law has been a Serre Che fan for several years but he never showed me pics like yours! OMG! I usually drive the family to PdS, but I suspect Serre Che is too far to sensibly drive. What's the easiest/cheapest/quickest way to get there?
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| snowangel., my bro in law has been a Serre Che fan for several years but he never showed me pics like yours! OMG! I usually drive the family to PdS, but I suspect Serre Che is too far to sensibly drive. What's the easiest/cheapest/quickest way to get there? |
Really easy to get here. We do it all the time.
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snowangel.,
Thank you yet again for all your reports and photos, you do a fantastic job and it is very much appreciate and I am sure not just by me but also many other snowheads as well. Looking forward to December when hopefully you will be providing us all with another season of out-standing reports, photos and invaluable advice.
Have a great summer
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snowangel., I think I may have to take you up on that offer. That'd be great thanks!
Anyway here is to a great season for 2008-2009!
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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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The snow is melting and causing trouble in Villenerve. This is usualy a tiny mountain stream, situated next to the Frejus bubble lift. It has started to wash the road away and has taken out a few large trees. The digger was in action all day removing the bigger boulders.
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You know it makes sense.
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chris,  . Let's hope there are no floods. I can see from webcam pics that there is still a fair amount of snow up on the tops.
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ive spent time in alpe duex, dux alpes
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Poster: A snowHead
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Helen Beaumont, there has been a huge amount of rainfall in the last 48 hours and it's still coming down now. I'm off up the valley today to get some photos of the point where the Le Casse glacier valley meets the Guisane. That should be spectacular! I'll let you know of the height of the river near your place.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Lizzard, Best ever was 'alpe de hooey', and 'ducks alps' is quite common as you know. I wonder what amazing convolutions there are for Serre Chevalier?
chris, Be careful and good luck - I was involved twice in floods in Stubaital which washed away massive amounts of road and farmland (to say nothing of my car and caravan) in just this sort of situation: heavy late winter snow, warm temps, rain ......
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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chris, fingers crossed that no-one gets injured. I don't think I'll be rafting this year, even if it has dried up a bit by July.
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Has there ever been flooding before in the Guisaine valley?
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Christopher, yes. Link to abstract I found on google. http://www.springerlink.com/content/90d4u77414tl8fw6/ Locals will be able to tell you more I'm sure. There are some building free zones along the valley close to the river. We were told about them when we bought the apartment
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Christopher, 24th July 1995 for certain.
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The camping site at Chantemerle was hit badly by flooding that year and has not been in use since, for fear of a repeated catastrophe.
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When I was looking for our apartment I found a UK school field trip report on the internet about the flood too, but it doesn't seem to be there now.
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I've had reports from some kayakers who were interested in staying at the apartment of drowned kayakers, a local resident swept to their death trying to take photos (be careful Chris), and a helicopter rescue of some rafters from the Guisane.
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Helen Beaumont, another helicopter rescue this morning! I don't know the details. The river is a very dangerous place to be right now. I would accuse the 'paddlers' of being mad to go on it, but it is their version of our 'bottomless' powder.
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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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chris, The kayakers are already looking at your pics on Snowmediazone with as much interest as we would be of thuge snowfall . One of them stayed at the apartment last year, and asked me if I'd heard anything. I've posted the thumbnails on their forum, hope you don't mind. They are hoping for levels to fall next week.
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Helen Beaumont, no problem with that.
One of the deaths was an English guy called Chris. He was swept into the river while photographing it on Monday!!
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You know it makes sense.
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chris, glad i didn't read that before you'd posted
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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chris, Helen Beaumont, the man in question was the father of my sons best friend. its so so sad, he was only found at the weekend
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snowangel., awful.  .
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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we have fresh snow on the grand serre and quite a bit on the cucamel
i am officially sick of the rain
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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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snowangel., about time there was some summer weather. We'll be out in early July and will hopefully bring some with us, it is warm and sunny here today.
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Helen Beaumont, dont!!!!
my freinds in england keep txting me when its sunny! so not fair!
i am back at the hotel Plein sud, if we do get any sun, come and have some lunch here its really rather nice!
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snowangel., OK, I will do.
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Hi all!!
Just returning to the forum to say I am returning to Serre Chevalier once again on the 9th of Jan!! 
-Cant wait!!!
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boardstupid, 
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Boardstupid - good man. I'm starting to organise our trip and it's looking like Serre Che again! Said we'd go somewhere different every year but last Jan was too good!
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solstice21, Check out Chalet Pyrene with Rocketski, -we got a great deal booked with them on the 9th Jan.
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