 Poster: A snowHead
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According to a recent study by Protourism 2007-2008 is shaping up to smash records for French ski resorts. Ski lift turnover for the season should reach 1.2 billion euros, smashing the previous record of 1.04 billion set in 2005-2006 and wiping out memories of the nightmare 2007 season....
See: http://pistehors.com/news/forums/viewthread/128/
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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So, the prices have gone up then  .Lies, damned lies and statistics...... what is the like for like figure?
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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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holidayloverxx. On the contrary, when we bought our season passes we were given an 8% discount on last year's prices because of the poor conditions and many closures last season. That was a nice gesture to regular customers. Though maybe fortunes were mixed last season. Our part of the Espace Diamant (Les Saisies) actually had a bumper year last year because snow was so much better than in many neighbouring areas. It would be good if this was a better season all round; so many livelihoods depend on it.
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pam w, I always think your ski areas sounds like a gem 
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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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holidayloverxx, it is, though the more challenging skiing over in Notre Dame de Bellecombe closed on Friday. Been out this morning - snow excellent, whole empty pistes. There's been an explosion of English speakers this season - and the people we have spoken to have all been ecstatic about the place. So I think I'll shut up now; don't want to get overrun!
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pam w,
Been to Crest Voland in 1992 and 2001. The area is a real treat. Would love to go back
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johnboy, ah, but there are lots of new lifts now - you can ski to Praz sur Arly and back without taking your skis off!
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pam w, is it true that a link is being built to Megève (Rochebrune) from Praz?
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laundryman, I've neen told that - I've got a little place in Combloux, nr Megeve, and last time I skied round there with an estate agent friend, he said it was being talked about...but also that it had been talked about for quite a few years!
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vetski, Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| vetski, Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
sorry
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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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davidof, Thanks for that, it goes some way to explain why twice this season I have been asked to fill in a survey that was asking about beds and occupancy in my appartment 
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Hyperbole-tastic!
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You know it makes sense.
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vetski, indeed. There's been talk of a Megève - Les Contamines link for years too. First it was a funicular from Côte 2000, then a low-level link via St Nicholas, now a chair up to the summit of Mt Joly. I've been told that the Praz link is really, really happening this summer though. I wonder how the passes will work (Megève being Evasion and Praz being Espace Diamant)?
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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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It sounds like visitors, revenues and average liftpass prices all went up in France this season.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Whitegold, revenues follows from the other two.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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laundryman, I had also heard that the pass issue was a sticking point - one of them uses SkiData technology and the other doesn't, so I was told, and there was no compromising. I guess if the link really is happening, some for of agreement must have been reached (hopefully not the kind that involves one having to pick up a day pass somewhere en route!). Is it true that Espace Diamant was created specifically to try and see off the Evasion Mont Blanc threat?
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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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vetski, I hadn't heard that. I'd assumed it was part of the general trend to create linked areas.
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| I've been told that the Praz link is really, really happening this summer though. |
laundryman, who told you that? I'd be very surprised; there are a number of legal hoops to jump through and strong ecological opposition. The following link, on the French forum for Les Saisies, gives a list of the works proposed throughout the Espace Diamant in summer 2008. The guys who run that forum are pretty well informed; I don't think they'd miss such a crucial piece of news.
http://lessaisies.aceboard.fr/87812-58-4341-0-Suivi-travaux-Espace-Diamant-2008.htm
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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pam w, some Megève locals. They've been over-optimistic (depending on your PoV) before though, so I wouldn't be completely surprised if it doesn't happen.
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| Whitegold wrote: |
| It sounds like visitors, revenues and average liftpass prices all went up in France this season. |
I wonder how accurate the survey is? The SNTF publish figures at the end of the season although I doubt there will be a huge change now. However skier days seems stable so why the big jump in turnover? The survey says rich Brits etc. The only idea I could come up with is they tend to buy an area rather than a section pass.
Still good news for ski resorts esp. given that the snow wasn't great until March.
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| laundryman wrote: |
| vetski, I hadn't heard that. I'd assumed it was part of the general trend to create linked areas. |
Yep, apparently Les Arcs and La Plagne are going to be linked at the end of this year again
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boredsurfin, maybe.
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