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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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GordonFreeman, other frequent questions;
- will it be cold
- will I fall over
- what time is tea
- how long does x, y & z lift take
- where can I go for a pee on the mountain!!
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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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dare I mention "chains"?
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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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Will it be cold at the top? 
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- what colour goggle lenses shall I wear?
- is it safe to wear headphones?
- should you ever signal to someone that you are about to overtake them on a slope?
- what's the best way to carry a pair of skis?
- how do I get from the airport to the resort?
- WILL IT SNOW?
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How can I get rid of excessive inner tip lead? 
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Do you get cheese with it?
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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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Ski or snowboard?
Are ski boots supposed to hurt?
Will I need lessons?
Is it too cold to snow?
Are we nearly there yet?
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- I have booked a trip to xyz resort having done bu66er all research on the area.....what's it like? will there be snow? and so on...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Do you speak English?
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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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Swiss or French car hire at GVA? 
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If your new to skiing
Don't be afraid to ask any of the above questions
They are pretty common questions for a reason
*awaits sarcastic snowhead reason*
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You know it makes sense.
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They are pretty common questions for a reason
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OK, fair enough. Many (e.g. about using snowchains, hire car from French or Swiss side of Geneva) may be old hat, but they are real questions to which there are real answers, and this is a good place for people to ask them. They will get plenty of sensible replies, not all agreeng with each other, even if some old hands get exasperated. However, there is absolutely never, not never, not never never never, any excuse for "will I need snowchains to get to resort X on 23 January". Let alone "will there be snow at Christmas". But that's not so daft as the answer "I was there last Christmas and there was heaps of fresh snow; you'll be fine". 
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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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Skola,
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Some are pretty common questions for a reason
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Poster: A snowHead
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Transfer drivers version
-How long to Morzine
-Are there any ATM's
-How long have you lived here
-What do you do in the summer
-Whats that chateau on the hill over there
-Is the snow good
Answers on a postcard
I'm leavin now > > > >
> > > >
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Will it be cold at the top?
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I have been asked this question on a perfectly serious basis many times. And not generally by members of school parties either.
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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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Do you come here often?
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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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Waiter: Good evening... would you care for something to talk about?
[He hands them each a menu card with a list of subjects
on.]
Mr Hendy: Oh that would be wonderful.
Waiter: Our special tonight is minorities...
Mr Hendy: Oh that sounds interesting...
Mrs Hendy: What's this conversation here...?
Waiter: Oh that's football... you can talk about the Steelers-Bears
game, Saturday... or you could reminisce about really great
World Series -
Mrs Hendy: No... no, no.
Mr Hendy: What's this one here?
Waiter: That's philosophy.
Mrs Hendy: Is that a sport?
Waiter: No it's more of an attempt to construct a viable hypothesis
to explain the Meaning of Life.
[The fish in the tank suddenly prick up their fins.]
Fish: What's he say, eh?
Mr Hendy: Oh that sounds wonderful... Would you like to talk about
the Meaning of Life, darling...?
Mrs Hendy: Sure, why not?
Waiter: Philosophy for two?
Mr Hendy: Right...
Waiter: You folks want me to start you off?
Mr Hendy: Oh really we'd appreciate that...
Waiter: OK. Well er... look, have you ever wondered just why you're
here?
Mr Hendy: Well... we went to Miami last year and California the
year before that, and we've...
Waiter: No, no... I mean why *we're* here. On this planet?
Mr Hendy: [guardedly]... N... n... nope.
Waiter: Right! Have you ever *wanted* to know what it's all about?
Mr Hendy: [emphatically] No!
Waiter: Right ho! Well, see, throughout history there have been
certain men and women who have tried to find the solution to
the mysteries of existence.
Mrs Hendy: Great.
Waiter: And we call these guys 'philosophers'.
Mrs Hendy: And that's what we're talking about!
Waiter: Right!
Mrs Hendy: That's neat!
Waiter: Well you look like you're getting the idea, so why don't I
give you these conversation cards - they'll tell you a little
about philosophical method, names of famous philosophers...
there y'are. Have a nice conversation!
Mr Hendy: Thank you! Thank you very much.
[He leaves.]
Mrs Hendy: He's cute.
Mr Hendy: Yeah, real understanding.
[They sit and look at the cards, then rather formally and
uncertainly Mrs Hendy opens the conversation.]
Mrs Hendy: Oh! I never knew that *Schopenhauer* was a
*philosopher*...
Mr Hendy: Oh yeah... He's the one that begins with an S.
Mrs Hendy: Oh...
Mr Hendy: ... Um [pause]... like Nietzsche...
Mrs Hendy: Does Nietzsche begin with an S?
Mr Hendy: There's an S in Nietzsche...
Mrs Hendy: Oh wow! Yes there is. Do all philosophers have an S in
them?
Mr Hendy: Yeah I think most of them do.
Mrs Hendy: Oh!... Does that mean Selina Jones is a philosopher?
Mr Hendy: Yeah... Right, she could be... she sings about the
Meaning of Life.
Mrs Hendy: Yeah, that's right, but I don't think she writes her own
material.
Mr Hendy: No. Maybe Schopenhauer writes her material?
Mrs Hendy: No... Burt Bacharach writes is.
Mr Hendy: There's no 'S' in Burt Bacharach...
Mrs Hendy: ... Or in Hal David...
Mr Hendy: Who's Hal David?
Mrs Hendy: He writes the lyrics, Burt just writes the tunes... only
now he's married to Carole Bayer Sager...
Mr Hendy: Oh... Waiter... this conversation isn't very good.
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Should I take:
ketchup
tea bags
baked beans
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Will it be cold at the top?
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I have been asked this question on a perfectly serious basis many times. And not generally by members of school parties either. |
Agreed, usually at breakfast followed by the questions over what they should wear...
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How about
Have I remembered my passport?
How steep is the run down from there?
Does my head look big in this??!!
OK think I am really dredging the depths here. Am going now before my head explodes!! 
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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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I think the best question I ever got asked was "do skiers and snowboarders have separate lessons?"
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Going to a ski resort - Do I need Snow Chains?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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What will the snow be like on my trip to LDA w/c 16th Jan?
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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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Lizzard, quite enjoying the python reference 
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snowheads moaning about repeat questions 
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You know it makes sense.
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How about any post that starts with "I'm a newbie.....", shortly followed by the response, ""USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION!!!!"
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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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Hi which ski boots are best, Red or Black and will my wife need pink boots.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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can you drink the tap water in chamonix..
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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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Are ski boots left and right footed or does it matter which foot they go on
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Do i need malaria tablets for Les Menuires
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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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How do you know which ski goes on the left foot and which ski goes on the right?
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And Finally from mois.
My very spoilt daughter Felicity is at Uni studying at the mo. We have the opportunity of staying at my husbands MD's Chalet in Chamonix for a week in January. Do i take her out of Uni or just buy her a new Porsche.
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I've booked the ferry for the car can anyone reccomend a route and do I need anything else?
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Which is the best resort to ski in?
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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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Will my pacemaker affect the signal from my avalanche beacon?
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