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Today's Le Dauphine (main regional newspaper of the French Alps): http://www.ledauphine.com
The story: Une coulée de neige dans sa chambre
It seems the photo - showing Mark Wilkinson with an extra duvet - and a couple of others, originated on this TGR forum thread: The Alps are BURIED 'powdherb' (from Seattle/Snowbird) posted the photos.
Genius!
Le Dauphine seem to be claiming ownership of the photos, and hopefully we'll see them in the UK papers.
The photo showing the French windows is really intriguing. It looks as if the weight of a big snowdrift forced them open, and the glass looks intact. The Dauphine report suggests the doors were only loosely closed.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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David Goldsmith, as so often, davidof is ahead head of you - as linked here (and elsewhere, I think, by other snowheads). No £20 this time, I fear. 
That's an awful lot of snow that got into the room; I wonder if the doors would have resisted if properly closed.
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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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Thanks, achilles, but I think you're mistaken. powdherb primarily deserved the credit, if he took the photos and posted them. Forget the 20 quid (!) - If he or Mark Wilkinson hasn't run them through an international news photo agency then he's missed out on around 2 to 20 grand (I'd estimate). Photos of that jaw-dropping rarity, amusement and meteorological drama are worth a small fortune.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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P.S. As far as I know, arv was the first person to link to TGR's post of the photo: here ...
... and he thoroughly deserves your 20 quid!
[arv posted at 17.00 yesterday. davidof posted at 10.53 today/09.53 UK time]
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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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Colin B, you could ski down that on your Metrons! - still skiing on them?
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achilles, No, still got them but I bought a pair of Fishers AMC 76's as the Metrons were too short really.
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Colin B, cool - though I think the Metrons might be better for in-room skiing 
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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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OK, I think we have the definitive version now. achilles - your £20 should be sent to norris, who scooped arv by 79 minutes, who scooped davidof by 17 hours, who scooped me by 3 hours.
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David Goldsmith, my dear boy - as I'm sure you'll recall the £20 is yet to be negotiated between yourself and admin. What a forgetful journalist you're becoming. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Oh no I didn't [it's pantomime season]. We struck a deal at 20% of snowHeads - for free news items, since these were generating traffic and advertising. I insisted on no liability exposure, partly since the moderating and legal/libel liability of snowHeads was beyond my control. admin considered this a disposable deal, as a result of that condition.
Just send norris the £20. I reckon powdherb deserves a fine lunch too, when you're in the area. Hopefully he struck a good deal with Le Dauphine.
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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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David Goldsmith, Admin is a very trusty bloke. If you have struck that deal you are very well placed to send the £20 yourself - do the decent thing, it seems to be what you think the 'article' is worth.
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The very definition of ski in/ski out.
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You know it makes sense.
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mark_s, 
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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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the occupant of the room is a mate of mine...that would wake you up rather rapidly 
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