 Poster: A snowHead
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Just back from six days in Morzine.
The snow cover is a little thin in places there has been very mild weather with a lot of melt on south facing slopes. High winds have affected many of the higher slopes as well. Lower shady slopes are firm.
There is plenty of good snow to be found on higher sheltered slopes but even here exposed rocks and stones are a consistent nuisance.
If you are about to go I would strongly recommend hiring skis if you have new ones 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks T Bar, heading over there in 9 days time. I am praying for a downfall of the white stuff.
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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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Roy Hockley, same here. quietly confident.
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me too, am off on monday!!! I will be doing snowdance all weekend!!!
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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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Good Luck with the snow, there is enough to ski on at the moment but it is definately a little thin and will not be improving since I left.
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Just back at midnight last night. Very sketchy in places, especially over around les Crosets. Runs around Arare, Chamossiere, Ranfolly holding up pretty well, but the snow is desperately thin. Lower slopes have been freeze/thaw and are very icy in patches. Hiring skis is definitely the way to go as there are small stones and pebbles scattered all over the place. Snow forecast for this week. Meteo apparently says today, but an old man in Morzine apparently says it will snow on the 20th, as that is the new moon.
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Its snowing today! just got back this morning. They have the snowmakers running non stop which means unbashed slopes have dust over icy layers - bit dodgy in Morzine-Les Gets. Best conditions I found were at Linderets up to Avoriaz. But the fresh dump today should be lovely after they have bashing it down.
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cheers for that Phil, Looks good at the moment. Anyone want to meet at dixies for a pint monday night.
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Roy Hockley, Me and my mate said that it would be good if the sun came out monday for the rest of the week, we'll have to wait and see.
Not sure if we can be tied down during the day to a meet up time. nice idea tho.
keep an eye out for my desert camo jacket (with fur trim around hood) and very orange boots.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Off to Les Gets on Sunday for a week. Hopefully should be getting around the whole PdS, and the forecast is looking good (apart from rain at resort level).
Any one know if the reciprocal agreement with Flaine is on again this year, where you can trade 1day of the PdS week pass for a day in Flaine (& vice versa) ?
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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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andy, Acording to www.grand-massif.com the arrangment works from Flaine to PdS so I presume the reverse is true. Worth a trip if you can. Ise might be able to advice the best way in to Le Grand Massif from les gets.
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The closest point to Les Gets is Morillon, takes us 20 mins going the other way. No idea about the pass, season passes get that sort of deal but I've no idea about week passes.
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You know it makes sense.
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Snow forecast is guessing that over 1.5 metres is gonna fall between now and tuesday morning at mid station morzine. Fan bloody tastic, thats enough now thanks.
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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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My mate who i'm going with on sunday has been in Snow and rock at covent garden today, there's a snow report board up there and morzine is listed, it simply says powder, powder, powder. dont know what the source is but it sure has put a smile on my face.
two more sleeps.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Got a mail from a friend who's there now, he says there's too much snow (?!). And to think I was having to dodge the grass there on Monday...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Great news!!! Best of luck with the weather for Morzine guys!!!!!! I would be bleedin jealous but for the fact that I am off to Alpe d'Huez in 2 weeks. Morzine has a habit of making you fear the worst then suprising you at the last minute.
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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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48 hours I'll be wrestling with my steak and a cheeky bottle of Ch 9 du pape. tick tick tick.
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Is that a nervous tick?
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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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26 hours I'll be setting off for the airport. Nervous, me, never.
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3 hours and one breakfast to go. gonna be f.f.f.f.f.f.reezing. -30 windchill at the top of Avoriaz this week.
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