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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sorry Val and Tignes are one place as far as off piste skiing is for me. Les Arcs / La Plagne (also as one place) should be up there in the top five in my view anyway. Scotland, sorry no way, not even in top 20. Use to ski there when I was young, to hit and miss with the weather/snow conditions. I think it really depends where you ski most yourself. I could add a few others in my top ten but most poeple would not know them.
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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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Go on, you know you want to 
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Wot no Selva/ Arabba?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Wot no Bansko? 
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My order would be: 1Chamonix
2La Grave
3Alagna
4Verbier
5 and then the rest
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Frosty the Snowman, La R..... 
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I think the order depends whether you are with a guide (or are of similar experience to do it unguided) or not.
Guided, I'd go:
La Grave
Chamonix
Alagna
St Anton
Unguided:
Chamonix
St Anton
Gressoney/Alagna
La Grave/LDA
Val d'Isere/Tignes has never really done it for me - but maybe I just don't know it well enough.
I will be hitting Zermatt, Engelberg and possibly Verbier this year (so far no more than an hour or two in each) so may be able to comment a bit better at the end of the season.
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Anywhere there is deep snow and lines to be had. Repeat 10 times.
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Some might say
You know what some might say
1. La Rosiere
2. La Rosiere
3. La Rosiere
4. La Rosiere
5. La Rosiere
6. La Rosiere
7. La Rosiere
8. La Rosiere
9. La Rosiere
10. La Rosiere
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| Anywhere there is deep snow and lines to be had. Repeat 10 times. |
Exactly - the top ten change by the day
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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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Not sure I'd agree with that. Off-piste resorts gain reputations, as do surf resorts, for the consistent quality of the ride
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an alternative title for this thread could be:
"Top 10 places not to go if you want the freshies to yourself"
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You know it makes sense.
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Surely glencoe should get a mention 
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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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Arno, 
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Poster: A snowHead
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shoogly, because they don't piste any of their runs 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| shoogly wrote: |
| Surely glencoe should get a mention |
I quite agree. Magnificent mountain. Shirley Bassey should also get a mention.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I haven't skiied off-piste in ten resorts yet 
Have enjoyed; Snowbird, Les Arc, Verbier, Ishgl, Val D'Isere, Chamonix & Val Thorens though.
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II, precisely 
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| Nickski wrote: |
Some might say
You know what some might say
1. La Rosiere
2. La Rosiere
3. La Rosiere
4. La Rosiere
5. La Rosiere
6. La Rosiere
7. La Rosiere
8. La Rosiere
9. La Rosiere
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Where's BANSKO?????
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snowcrazy, agreed that Tignes and VDI can included as one resort. Don't know about Les Arcs but La Plagne is as flat as Holland - the salt marshes, not the tulip fields
horizon, went to Arabba last season....if we had done this http://uk.youtube.com/v/WVh4gw7UDQA (are these guys making a fist of the descent or are they skiing a bit cautiously?!)
then I might have said yes
GrahamN, heard good things about Alagna but it was a poor season when I was due to ski it in 2001(?) and have never attempted to go back…could be my starter for 10 this year, if you pardon the pun
In support of Cairngorms, here are a few of my route comparisons with other leading O/P renowned resorts:
Diagonal gully = Freaux in La Grave (but in diagonal!)
Aladdins couloir = Triffides 1 in La Grave
Back of Cairngorms = back of Mont Fort
Taillears and March burn = Laub in Engelberg
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Fishwins, I hope people keep on thinking that about La Plagne, leaves more fresh tracks for me. Just got to know where to go. I guess you have never heard of the North face.
Fishwins, Sorry to disagree with you again but cairngorms just does not have the decent that La Grave does. Yes some of those are quite steep but they are way shorter. And back of cairngorms = back of Mont Fort, sorry know way. I think I need to come ski with you in cairngorms. I thought I use to know the place quite well. Maybe it has changed since i was last there!
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| Fishwins wrote: |
| Don't know about Les Arcs but La Plagne is as flat as Holland - the salt marshes, not the tulip fields |
ROFLMAO.
La Plagne is amazing for off piste. One of the best.
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| Kramer wrote: |
| Fishwins wrote: |
| Don't know about Les Arcs but La Plagne is as flat as Holland - the salt marshes, not the tulip fields |
ROFLMAO.
La Plagne is amazing for off piste. One of the best. |
And the easy to reach stuff gets tracked out far less quickly than places like Val d'Isere.
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| GrahamN wrote: |
I think the order depends whether you are with a guide (or are of similar experience to do it unguided) or not.
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I'd also say it depends on whether your dependant on lifts to get access to the off piste
Regards Mark
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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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Shouldn't St Foy be in the list?
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Mollerski, Bulgaria. I thought everybody knew that.
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FAQ
, so where else should I be looking?
