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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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doesn't look that promising
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Opening early, 55cm of snow in the villlage, 85cm at the top and temperatures (with wind chill) forecast to be below freezing for the next week.... Looks promising enough to me!
3 years ago there was not a snowflake in the 3 Valleys at New Year, so, by comparison, this has to look promising.
But then again, was it Pam W who predicted recently that any snow that falls now would inevitably be gone by December? ("Always look on the glum side of life - de do, de do, de do de do de do..")
Much prefer to be optimistic myself!
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It certainly was.
No doubt she'll be back to comment on high winds and no trees.
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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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[quote="Bergmeister"]
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temperatures (with wind chill) forecast to be below freezing for the next week.... |
right... so you will be skiing on soup (with the +5C temperatures at resort level) while freezing your nuts off in a negative windchill.
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davidof, but at least he will be skiing!
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| davidof, but at least he will be skiing! |
Yes and I hope he enjoys himself.
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was it Pam W who predicted recently that any snow that falls now would inevitably be gone by December?
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no, what I said that was getting either excited or glum about the state of the snow in early November was a waste of time. Which it is. Much of the snow fallen so far at low and medium altitudes will most certainly be gone before long given the forecast for the next week or so. It was lovely to see those sparkly webcams, but they had no significance as some kind of portent of the winter to come. Neither am I glum in the face of the forecast for the next period, which is sh*te. I shall certainly be glum if the FL is still at over 3000m come mid-December though.
And I think that saying there was no flake of snow in the 3V at New Year three years ago was over-glum. It wasn't quite that bad.
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Recalling the snow at New Year 3 yrs ago , I seem to remember that at the level Val T is at that there wasn't a bad amount of runs available before New Years day , then New Years day arrived along with a metre of new snow !!! leading to decent off piste which can be rare at New Year, Bergmeisster you must have been pissed for half the week .
There was alot of bad press that year about the snow which led to a lot of lost business for the area , it actually wasn't that bad , just shows you , last season was a bumper for Italy , Southern French Alps and Austria but average for the Tarentaise , just shows the power of the press .
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Surely one can be excited by state of snow in mid Novemebr if one is going skking then ? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Bergmeisster you must have been pissed for half the week.
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1. I saw his photos - bales of hay and green fields at the sides of the sad, man-made strips of snow.....(I'm actually wondering if you and he are talking about the same year?? Bergmeister will have got his dates wrong - see below.)
2. Knowing him as I do, I'd say pi$$ed for the whole week...and the week before....and the week after......and the week after that 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Knowing him as I do, I'd say pi$$ed for the whole week...and the week before....and the week after......and the week after that
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But still quicker than a sober mountainaddict, down a run....
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You know it makes sense.
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Any idea what the two long poly tunnels on the webcam are? They weren't there a couple of seasons ago.
(click on Livecam 360)
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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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It was snowing quiet hard yesterday morning for an hour or so, freshened up the pistes nicely, but a lot more needed yet - most of the base is artificial. It's been getting colder tho'
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Poster: A snowHead
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Any idea what the two long poly tunnels on the webcam are? They weren't there a couple of seasons ago.
(click on Livecam 360) |
Covered moving carpet/escalator things. .... they're not running yet though
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm driving over to Val Thorens from Mottaret for my first day's snow tomorrow.
Couple of questions Patch - I'm planning on buying my 3V season pass tomorrow morning in VT... Will this work? Is this pre-season time in VT covered by a season pass?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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the wigglies look good to me - temps on or around seasonal average with loads of activity on the precipitation runs.
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d.brophy, we bought our season passes on sat (21st Nov) and used them all weekend so yes your season pass will cover the pre-season time in VT. Have fun.
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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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we bought our season passes
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Go on steph, make us jealous...
Dare I ask? How many days skiing will you be squeezing in this season in the 3 Valleys?
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| Bergmeister wrote: |
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we bought our season passes
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Go on steph, make us jealous...
Dare I ask? How many days skiing will you be squeezing in this season in the 3 Valleys? |
we're aiming for something over 50 days ... skied about 45 last season, and around 35 the year before
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