 Poster: A snowHead
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I shall be going on a Ski Club of GB off-piste holiday to Chamonix 10 - 17 January.
The holiday includes 6 days skiing. However I plan to get out by 12.00, in time to ski all of the first Saturday afternoon (10th) and intend to leave on a late flight and ski the whole day on the last Saturday (17th).
If any good off-piste skier would like to meet up to ski either of those days I would love to hear from you. An avalanche transceiver would be an advantage.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Thu 9-10-08 14:31; edited 3 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowball,
hmmmm.... I am due to go to Val D Annivers on the 17th but might..just might, be stopping over in Chamonix on the way through.. as we did last year.
We haven't fine-tuned our travel arrangements so I will keep an eye on this.
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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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OK - I hope we can meet up. I expect a few of the others on the holiday will be joining me but I've had no response on that yet.
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I am now considering hiring Remy Lecluse on the last day (17th). He is free, so keen to hear from anyone interested. Might consider hiring for a half day only if it suits people better.
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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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We'll be there, it could be fun to meet up! What kind of thing were you thinking of doing?
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Well, it depends if enough people from the holiday (or other) want to hire Remy. But in general I would probably be skiing off piste as much as seemed safe. If not with Remy then probably at Argentierre on the last day.
Any chance of meeting up on the 10th - 12.30 or later? Perhaps you could show me a few things if you live there (I'm going by your Sig.) First ski of the year so I'd need to get my ski legs! Also for the 17th - might you want part of the action with Remy? I don't know what level you ski at. The holiday isn't the highest (gold) level, unfortunately, the SCGB have given up doing those, but it is the next down. Do you normally ski stuff like the Pas de Chevre? I wouldn't do that without a guide.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Wed 15-10-08 9:57; edited 1 time in total
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I am out in contamine then and would be interested in sking probably the last sat. I may even have to go to the airport that evening so if all worked out could possibly give you a lift back there. Just depends when my friends are coming out.
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Hi, brock, same question about Remy (have you skied with him?) and what level do you ski at?* Do you like the steep and deep?
I have booked Alpybus, to pick me up at 6.00, but thanks for the offer. If you ski with me and someone else skis with us who could use the lift, may I pass them to you?
* SCGB grades here if it helps!
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Remy can ski both left and right.
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| Remy can ski both left and right. |
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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We've actually never done the Pas de Chevre because we've never yet been there when it's in condition and we've had someone to go with. But definitely up for it, or similar, depending on conditions! NB though, our skiing is nothing special so we'd be on snowboards for that. We're there from the 15th to the 24th with some friends, some of whom are good off piste skiers (they run a heli company in BC), and they might well want to come too. I'll see how the plans go, keep in touch!
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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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Price for the group is xxx, by the way, which is very good - some are over €400 !
Edited to take out Remy's rate which was a special one for me.
Last edited by So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much  on Wed 7-01-09 18:09; edited 1 time in total
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You know it makes sense.
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I'll ask them and get back to you, agree, you don't want to be let down! 
There's always been either too much or too little on the P de C, (which is what I meant by 'depending on conditions') or we've been with people who couldn't do it.
I know some of the guides don't want to mix boards and skis, for understandable reasons. The Posettes Couloir is about 40 isn't it? That's about the level we like. I'll pm you my email...
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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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Posettes couloirs are 35º-40º (I just checked in my off-piste book, in case my memory was off). That is a very nice slope.
Well, a particular descent may have problems, but it is very, very rare for there to be nothing off piste worth skiing! Usually, even in the worst conditions of lack of snow, with a bit of walking or a short minibus trip the guide knows something which has not been skied and is on a north face that collects snow. On just one occasion in Val Cenis, on the last day of a week with a guide, two weeks after the last snow, he couldn't think of anything worth doing off piste and took us ice climbing instead. (I do 3 weeks a year of off piste skiing, each one with 6 days with a guide). As far as I am concerned pistes are just a way to get to and from off piste.
JT and brock, any further thoughts?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Oh sure, there's always something!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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And I like a bit of ice climbing if all else fails
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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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And how about the 10th? Any chance we could meet in the afternoon and do Brevant/Flegere? Or will you be away?
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That would be ideal but I doubt we'll be there because the chalet's rented out. Having said that, you never know. We might come early and stay with friends for a bit, if we're not busy, in which case it would be great. Off-piste at Flegere was amazing last January! Here's a pic from the top of the Floria on the 17th...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chaletlaforet/2199059645/in/set-72157603867305137/
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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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firebug, your Alpenglow shots are amazing.
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jbob, thanks!!
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firebug, Gorgeous photos! 
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Great photos. Any of those jumpers you?
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brian
brian
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Thanks for the kind words!
Alas no. In fact, looking through that set, anyone who *isn't* jumping is me 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks Brian! The plus side of having long waits for the last gondola down at Flegere is that you get to see some amazing skies
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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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snowball,
My VDA lot are climbing in the Himalayas atm...but I think they are back very soon . I will try and hurry up an answer as soon as possible.
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snowball, have just seen that remy lecluse should be in la grave on sat 17th of jan
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You know it makes sense.
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He told me a couple of days ago he was free on the 17th . He said he was booked for the 18th. Where does it say he is booked for the 17th?
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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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on the mountain tracks website it could be that the trip starts on the 17th but he does not start guiding untill the 18th
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Poster: A snowHead
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Still one place available. I unfortunately had a misunderstanding with firebug, thinking she was talking about their being a group of 4 (including 2 from the USA not confirmed yet) when she actually meant 3. So I told brock, probably I had no room and he has now arranged something else.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Now even firebug is doubtful so I'm back looking for people.
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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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Still looking. I have only one other for sure but several possibles (from a position a few weeks ago when I put off one person because I thought I had too many).
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FAQ
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) Are you happy to ski a 40º slope? Do you ski mostly off piste, or just occasionally? Are you happy to climb half an hour if necessary to get to something good?
