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brian
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Nice, will they open more lower lifts if conditions warrant it on the 16th??
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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kitenski, I don't know for sure but tbh I wouldn't have thought so, I would imagine they would want to have the time to let the base build. Going by the web cams they've been working on the glacier base for a good 2-3 weeks now
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ok, makes sense! I've only skied the area for a day but really enjoyed it and am keen to get back! Looking at the ski map, the glacier lifts appear to be some T Bars called Vorab, is that all they will open?
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kitenski, I've not been before Xmas before but I think that's right, plus the access cable cars. They do have a snow park on the glacier though which only operates when the rest of the mountain is closed. TBH a handful of pistes will do me quite nicely for a few weekends while I work out if I can still ski 
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Woohooo! Thanks eng_ch, look forward to reading your reports! 
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cathy, eng_ch, So will I 
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eng_ch, who needs a glacier? I supsect Flumserberg will be open next weekend as well. Hmm must get the winter tyres on.
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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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Well I'm not in Laax at the mo, but I just wanted to report that here at 640m we currently have a blizzard with big fat snow flakes - woo hoo! Wether it'll settle is, of course, another matter but it's all promising for next weekend
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According to the web cams, it's STILL snowing in Laax - hasn't stopped sice Thurs/Fri last week, and due to continue for at least the next 3 days. down here at 640m the gritters were out on the motorway tonight and the forecast was snow settling all the way down overnight. We'll see.
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You know it makes sense.
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We arrived in Laax on Friday night to find over 50 cm of snow surrounding the apartment at 1100 m. About half the mountain is open, main uplift is from Flims until the first weekend of December, but the Laax cable car is running today because the black valley run is open - handy for us then! Conditions are amazing for mid November - feels more like the end of January (both temp and quality of snow). Unfortunately the card reader down here doesn't want to work on the laptop so will have to wait until this eve or tomorrow to post some pics.
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brian
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eng_ch, sounds brilliant
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Poster: A snowHead
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It's amazing how quickly you can go off some people........where's the green eyed smilie? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Oh I forgot to say - they've opened the new red valley run to Flims (bet they didn't expect to be able to do that on the first weekend, even though it has cannons all the way down) and it's glorious, beautiful tree-lined run, reminiscent of Folyères down to La Tania
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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eng_ch, does that follow a similar route to a black that did the same?
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hobbiteater, mostly I think
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brian
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eng_ch, wow
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Cool pics.
All-white mountains from top to bottom in mid-Nov. It is a vintage start to the season in many places.
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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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eng_ch, looks good , I have a flight to Zurich on 1st Dec for a week and deciding on a resort, is the temperature and freezing level low enough at the moment for the snow to remain??, is everything open by 1st Dec??
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rayscoops, bit warmer this week, but still whitish here at 640m. Too early to say for 1 Dec but since 70% of the area is over 2000m, it tends to be reasonably reliable. Full season isn't due to open until 15th Dec so best to keep an eye on the web site.
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You know it makes sense.
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great photo;'s
i like laax, was there for the brits with my boy a few years back great resort
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Almost certainly not going down this weekend. The sky is incredibly dark here at home, has been like dusk all day, and web cams show a white out. Plus I have a load of work to catch up on from the beginning of the week. So no report from me this weekend, I'm afraid, except to say there's nothing to see in Laax anyway
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Poster: A snowHead
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It's been snowing hard in Laax for the last approx. 24 hours, but all the lifts are closed so far today due to high winds
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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?
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eng_ch, Great pictures, althought fo rme and many any snow pics look great! Was nearly going to Laax for New Year but couldn't find accommodation, going to Val Gardena now but they need some of that snow you have.
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Peter Ross, I think the hotels get booked up quite quickly, but the online apartment finder is usually pretty good and can handle non-standard stays too. Our place should be listed on there, but we're using it ourselves for new year
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| BTW I'll take your 8 1/2 hours and raise you 7 3/4 Calais to Richti Burger King Wink |
7:20 by the Reims - Bar Le Duc - Nancy - Epinal - Mulhouse route 
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nessy, cutting totally across country? OK, I fold! 
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eng_ch, nice pictures.
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nessy,
I have done that route..more by luck than judgement as I ignore the sat nav option and it was pretty good even though you think you are lost...sometimes.
I hate the Strasbourg/Basel route as it seems to tajke an age once you leave the French autoroutes and you get to Basel and know you still have 90mins -2 hrs to go.....Engelberg is 80 if you know where you are going.
I assume they have finshed the nonsense road works in Basel now...
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Advice needed... I'm off to Flims in late Dec...
We are landing at Zurich late (21:45) on the 27th Dec. The trains are a little confusing, it seems we have to get a train from the airport to Zurich HB, then on to Chur. Do any local know if this is correct?
The other option is to hire a car, can anyone advise on if this is a good idea, are the roads clear etc? Are there any potential problems?
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) ..... and all right down to valley level ! 
BTW I'll take your 8 1/2 hours and raise you 7 3/4 Calais to Richti Burger King 
