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Just returned from four days in Flaine and it has done nothing but snow for most of the time! We did get a few hours yesterday of sunshine in Morillon but mostly it has just snowed, which means that there is fantastic powder snow to be found throughout the Grand-Massif, even if the visibility has been between poor and very poor most of the time. The runs down to Morrillon village and Samoens Village were open but I didn't ski them. There is good snow to be found in the Flaine bowl under the "egg" Gondola but the number of runs open from the DMC is still very limited because of the lack of snow to fill up the crevasses. Mind you that said there is plenty of good skiing to be found 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Nice pictures Chris
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Hi, im new here, first poster and all. I just wondered how recent these pictures are as me and some friends are off to flaine in a week.
Cheers
Ed
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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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Burtonboy, welcome to snowheads!
Chris Reed got back on 25th jan, so those pictures will have been taken between 14th & 25th.
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Burtonboy, it's easily missed.
Dunno about current conditions (there's some on here who probably do though) but it looks like there'll be more snow over the weekend. Not sure how much though.
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Burtonboy,
Welcome!
Flaine's snow record is pretty good. In one year I had difficulty in driving driving through in a 4x4 with snowchains on the tyres!
French mid term break starts from second week of February so you are heading for a lot of queues. Flaine can be very busy at some locations but there are good skiing to be have. Enjoy!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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saikee, you do realise that Flaine is a dead end?
(Sorry couldnt resist)
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Mark Lehto,
Nice one 
It is a dead end alright but you need to pass it in order to get to the big car park and I was sliding at the time. On that day one car slided off the road and into a slope before it could even reach Le Caroz. Don't think I have another occasion of using chains on a 4x4 again.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Burtonboy, I was there on 30th January and conditions were excellent. I believe that there has been snow since then, so you should be in business.
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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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Im going on the 19th is that half term week?? it thought it was next week.
Metcheck says theres snow starting tomorrow and all day saturday so hopefully it should be good. Thanks for the replys. I will post up some pics when i get back!!
Ed
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Burtonboy, France has staggered half-term weeks, so you can expect crowds anytime durind mid-late Feb. Uk half-terms are also increasingly different. My kids are on holiday this week, but their cousins in a neighbouring county, not until next week.
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You know it makes sense.
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You're a bit late there, it's started. Shrove Tuesday or Fasching is a big holiday for a lot of Europe. Slopes are already full of once a year punters, it'll be quite horrible until March now.
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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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