 Poster: A snowHead
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It's fancy dress day at snowHeads - if you'd like to dress-up as something snow-related, let us know what it is (sorry, the Yeti costume has been rented out)
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Yes, snowHeads - founded 5 February 2004 - celebrates its first birthday today! And what a precocious bunch of people we are - just a year old but we can walk, talk and we're even potty-trained. The humour remains infantile (keeps us young) but the skiing is totally adult - we're well beyond parental guidance.
Where are we now? At the stroke of midnight 4(-5) February, there were 1813 registered snowHeads, and we've collectively written over 90,000 postings in our first 365 days. This is where 'snowHeads the community' seems to be exceptional - high-speed typists with unlimited things to say, stuff to report, tragedies to tell, jokes to crack, advice to share.
Where are we going? Where will it all end? Who knows! If you've any suggestions for the second year of snowHeads, post them below!
Happy birthday to us! (Psst...There's a birthday party going on in Apres Zone,.)
A warm welcome to our very latest snowHeads: Mr & Mrs Sticks, who are on their way to Geneva today
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sat 5-02-05 9:28; 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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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, snowHeads, for making us feel so welcome! We're just flying over Paris at the moment, on the way to Geneva and a week's pole-planting in the Swiss Alps. Hoping for some good weather after all the recent storms, and lots of lovely powder!
It's great to join the snowHeads community, and we'll try not to be too stuck up.
Evo and Pritt
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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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Without doubt, this is a phenomenon of our time. I've spent the past quarter century (first article on skiing in 1978 in the late Ski Survey magazine) scribbling and typing about skiing, but this - snowHeads - is something really special.
Journalism can be a lonely pursuit - generally you don't get letters from readers unless you make a mistake or say something untrue, dishonest (unthinkable), libellous (careful) or 'provocative'.
But here's a 21st century communications medium which has nothing but goodness at its heart. Friendly debate, mountains of freely-exchanged information based on real experiences, and nutty humour.
What do we know about internet ski forums? The first I ever joined - must easily be 10 years ago - was the Compuserve Ski Forum. Compuserve was one of the first email providers (it wasn't really part of the web, it established itself as a powerful communications network at the time) and it had a great ski forum, but they shut it down eventually.
www.epicski.com has to be a benchmark because of its size and influence, but there are a number of tricks on this side of the pond which seem to make snowHeads a very distinctive place to talk. Onwards and upwards, in the good gondola snowHeads.
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A Happy Birthday and wishes for many more to you all! As someone who was welcomed at SnowHeads when EpicSki had its meltdown last year, it's nice to know that we are "sister communities" across the pond. All the best for good times and good 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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Happy birthday, Snowheads from the Colorado gang! Here's to many more years!
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Yes, happy birthday to Snowheads. A milestone indeed for a very special site.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Well done to U, especially, and all the other helpers, contributors, news reporters and mods for making this such an excellent "family" to be part of and proud of. Happy birthday to us all 
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Sun 6-02-05 21:04; edited 1 time in total
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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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I have enjoyed Snowheads immensely over the last year - even chipping in with the odd shy comment 
Thanks to one and all
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Ooo and my 150th shy comment !!!!!
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Hello, all one-year-old snowHeads!
Our first day's pole-planting in Grindelwald was fantastic - powder everywhere - up to our necks in it (we forgot to bring the baskets and got in a bit deep)
We're thinking of taking up skiing now.
Evo & Pritt
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mr & Mrs Sticks, shouldn't your posts be, well, sticky ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Happy birthday and a big vote of thanks to Admin and all who set it up and keep it running ! 
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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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Happy birthday to snowheads
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Ah sorry I missed the actual day. Happy Birthday (belated) to a wonderful, enlightening and greatly humorous and welcoming forum. Though not a "local" I enjoy it here intensly!!!! Well done to all and Thanks!
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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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A belated Happy Birthday! It wasn't forgotton - But Linds and I were celebrating by, well... skiing.... 
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I remember it well, like all expectant father's I waited up all night for the happy news, then the expensive part came, cigars and whisky  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and thanks for all the advice and comradeship.
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