 brian
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LARGEZOOKEEPER, it's not about the bike  Superb.
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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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Wow - didn't realise it was quite so high - Mr NewSkier wants to know if everyone gets issued with parachute for every crossing!! I think perhaps I may NOT share this with the rest of my party, cos at least one doesn't like looking down from high chairlifts so she might be put off going across before she's even seen it  I can't wait!
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The best restaurant on the Montchavin side is Le Sauget by the Pierre Blanche chairlift (think this is the lift?). Great terrace with fab views and very cosy inside. Also can stay there as has about 6 rooms.
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gwaelod, can imagine!
Just thinking - what on earth do they do if a service like that has to be shut early due to poor weather, with numerous skiers on the 'wrong side'! And what does the hapless person do who's misjudged their timings and misses the last one?
boredsurfin, that sounds magical - hope the eagles put on a show for us too!
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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.
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gwaelod, Don't show me stuff like that 
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The first time I rode the Vanoise Express the operator accidently pressed the emergency shutdown button as we left the Les Arcs station. It came to a dead stop and pendulumed back and for through about 45 degrees. Quite a scary introduction!
Not quite sure what would happen if one of the cars got stuck at the highest point. Would it be too high to winch people down to the ground from that height?
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You know it makes sense.
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NewSkier, Every day occurence around here, worse when the USAF is 'visiting'
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| The first time I rode the Vanoise Express the operator accidently pressed the emergency shutdown button as we left the Les Arcs station. It came to a dead stop and pendulumed back and for through about 45 degrees. Quite a scary introduction! |
Being stuck on Transarc last year while they attempted to see if they could get them cabins to do loop the loops was bad enough. That sounds terrifying
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| gwaelod wrote: |
| rob@rar wrote: |
| The first time I rode the Vanoise Express the operator accidently pressed the emergency shutdown button as we left the Les Arcs station. It came to a dead stop and pendulumed back and for through about 45 degrees. Quite a scary introduction! |
Being stuck on Transarc last year while they attempted to see if they could get them cabins to do loop the loops was bad enough. That sounds terrifying |
Not quite as scary as being on the Grand Motte cablecar a few years ago when we only just got to the top. A couple of minutes later it derailed in the high wind, stranding a couple of hundred people for several hours.
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Have you all been on the same Cable car as I have? ITS A CABLE CAR NOT A DISNEY RIDE! it still smells and in feb - you'll be rammed in like cattle going to market. Its not always idyllic!
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I am visiting La Plagne over Christmas and was really looking forward to having a day out over in Les Arcs, that was until I viewed the photograph's of the Vanoise Express on page 1 of this topic. When just sitting here in front of my monitor my stomach almost visited my throat!!!!!
I am not so sure i will be able to cope with the valley crossing....... 
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gwaelod,
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Go first week fo Jan, normally got it to ourselves
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and in December March and April and all Summer, so just give it a miss at half term
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| NewSkier wrote: |
| what on earth do they do if a service like that has to be shut early due to poor weather . . ? |
This lift is actually quite low down the mountain. The chances of really bad weather at 1,548 to 1,612 m is pretty unlikely.
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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.
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gwaelod, Excellent! and with some very good photo's.
Have bookmarked that site
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fantastic! Incidentally, all you guys who obviously know the area really well, do any of you have any photos of Vallandry that might show the area where our appartment is? (Prelses - it's the end of V futhest from Peisey). I've been given the link earlier in this thread to a map showing its location, and someone has sent me a few photos of the area in general.
Is the road through the Village of Vallandry fairly flat? How long do you think it will take to walk to/from lifts, supermarket & restaurants? Are there buses at all around that area? It's so hard to imagine and I can't wait to get there and getting the gen is the nearest I can get now to feed the excitement! Do forgive me for asking so many questions, but the thing is, I used to hate winter with a passion - and now for the first time ever I have a reason to look forward to it and I am like a kid at Christmas!
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Save something for yourself to discover NewSkier, otherwise it will not feel like a new adventure.... 
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