 Poster: A snowHead
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Does anyone know what the skiing in tignes over the summer's like? i'm also thinking about doing like a course while i'm there, any info about them perfchance?
thanks, all help is more than welcome
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We are putting together a summer skiing package, about which I'll be sending detials out to our mailing list today. Basically it will be "take any of our summer break offers at Les Melezes, Tignes Les Boisses and we will include a free one day lift pass and free ski hire for the duration of your stay" For more details PM me or see our summer website.
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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 Seez, I went for a day last August with a fellow Sh (top poster by the way) and I have decided that it really is not worth all the hassle. Limited runs available and waiting for the funicular put me off. Would rather be hiking on foot somewhere and appreciating the mountains for their beauty in summer. Snow was not that good and there is only a few hours a day when conditions are ok - it gets very slushy.
Not for me.........
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Agreed, conditions on the glacier are very varied through the summer. Last August when I was out went up early Monday morning and it was cold and icy...it rained in resort all the next day, went back on the glacier on the Wednesday to a foot of powder! What a bonus in August! Park is kept in good condition throughout, it's always a lot of fun up there if you're not expecting too much from the snow - it certainly beats dry slopes! And there are lots of summer camps/courses to get involved with to improve technique...saves practicing once the proper snow comes  And the glacier closes at 2pm leaving afternoons to appreciate the many, many other things the summer mountains have to offer !
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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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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Mouth, Played the first 'proper' round here on Sunday, boy do I need some practice 
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Skiing in the middle of Summer is cool.
But you will ski out the whole mountain in a day. And the conditions suck more often than not.
If you've never been Summer-skiing before, do it for the novelty value only.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Tignes can be great.. the earlier you go the better (June, July). It can still be good in August. It isn't like winter skiing - it's never that cold. What you do get is great variation in snow condidtion (Formica at 8, slush at 12), and largely empty slopes. Between 9 and 10-10:30 in the morning you usually get good conditions.
Look here.. http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/4222 to see what you can get.
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Yep foot of powder for me too last August a real bonus.....one day is enough unless you are doing the gates
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The analysis by SKI sums it up really well. Can be absolutely great and at worst very wet snow (eg rivers running down the south facing black run).
We skied Tignes glacier in July, August and September. Our early July trip was amazing - scorching hot (28c in the resort) but with skiing to below the usual summer ski area on 20km of pistes. August & September were well worth it too.
Get yourself there!! (And set your alarm - the skiing opens at 07.15....)
PS: If anyone is interested in a good deal on a newly refurbished studio (sleeps 4), 5 mins from the funicular in Val Claret just send me a PEM.
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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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FAQ
and I'am determined to play a round of golf in Tignes, just so that I can say I have 
