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Just back from 1 ski day in Val Thorens/3Vs after the 3 previous days at Espace Killy.
Espace K Thu 10th - Sat 12th: Snow generally excellent for the time of year. Very extensive cover higher up with
mainly packed powder. Some lower runs polished/worn but vastly improved with a few inches of snow on Sat 12th.
Seemed to be a lot of snow on the runs down to about 1500m (Les Brevieres) - though some will be man made.
Runs down to there were closed - presumably being saved for the Christmas hordes. Snow cannons working overtime everywhere.
Sat 12th: Light snow all day in Espace Killy. Drove to Val Thorens about 6pm. Snowed all the way, with a very light
covering in Bourg St Maurice and Moutiers. Road up to Val T was very snow covered above about 1800m (Les Menuires),
with the hire car's snow tyres working wonders.
Sun 13th: Amazing blue sky day with generally excellent conditions. Val T: Superb packed powder. Les Menuires: decent
enough overall, a lot of packed powder and some fresh tracks to be had piste-side on La Masse. St Martin de Belleville: Snowy
when we drove through in the dark but slopes closed on Sun 13th. Looking a bit sorry for itself (slopes very grassy) by home time
that night. Mottaret: Very icy/hard on lower slopes but excellent overall. Courchevel (1850): excellent (packed powder) to resort level.
One thing that did strike us was that despite the very cold temperatures (-11C Sun am in Val Thorens), in comparison to Espace Killy,
there was a distinct lack of snow cannon action in the 3Vs.
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123_456, Good work!!
Keep up the great reports and pictures. Snow cover looks petty good up above 1800 metres or so.
Fingers crossed for a lots of snow to fill in the lower slopes.
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I'm staying in Reberty this week and actually the snow is good considering. Best to keep high really. We were in Val Thorens today and the snow was fantastic. I'm posting a daily three valleys report in ski resorts and reviews.
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| bobinch wrote: |
| Jonny luv plums, it's actually pretty good. No more beginners falling off the drag lift causing chaos and as you can basically pile in as fast as the thing goes it should mean shorter queues to get back up to town at the end of the day. There's a picture of the inside on my TR from Monday. |
and if you read your snow reports, there's pictures of both 
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Can't wait to get to Les Menuires on Jan 2nd!!! These pics are great!
Was in VT the season before last, now itching to get back to 3 valleys!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Good photos again, dude.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Hey 123_456, don't suppose you could tell me which lifts are actually open in Val T this week? Particularly thinking, Glacier, Col, etc..
Cheers
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You know it makes sense.
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123_456, bare flesh! 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| offpisteskiing wrote: |
Hey 123_456, don't suppose you could tell me which lifts are actually open in Val T this week? Particularly thinking, Glacier, Col, etc..
Cheers |
Col, Glacier, 3 Vallée 1 and Plan de L'eau are closed!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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123_456, Great photos, thanks. Keep them coming.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Last night the temperature suddenly rose 6 degrees. In stead of -16 in a short period it became minus -10.
Early in the morning there was some sunshine. After 10 o'clock the clouds came down and it started snowing. Only light snowfall occured with a total layer for this day of 5 cm. The temperature at 2000 meter remained at -8 degrees.
The 2010 Coeur Blanc.
On Saturday 13th March 2010 teams will attempt a simple to explain, but exhausting to complete, marathon on skis.
Teams will need to complete a full journey on every lift within the valley during the course of a single day. This works out at a lift every 9 minutes! The lifts open at 8.30 am and will be closed by 5.30pm.
For more details see : http://www.coeurblanc.eu/default.asp
exhibition "Dali at Summit"
The exhibition "Dali at Summit" meet in the resort and the ski resort of Courchevel, 7 works monumental and 7 works museums original Salvador Dali, the most famous of his creations of the 80s.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the death of the artist, Courchevel transforms into a veritable museum of altitude to open!
More info : http://media.courchevel.com/dali/images/upload/actu_home/flyers_dali_au_sommet_8.pdf
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123_456, what a lovely little bird! The light looks very flat and the sky quite snow-laden, but there's no evidence of new snow on your travels. I keep hoping for pictures of snowstorms as my arrival date approaches. Still, three weeks is quite a long time at this time of year...
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have to say 123 - your shots are great. anyone who can shoot a bunch of deckchairs and make them look interesting deserves some sort of 'snowheads photography gold medal.......
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A cloudy day with a lot of wind. During the day the wind increased and also the temperature. At the end of the day the temperature at 2000 meter reached nearly zero degrees. This was the shortest day of the season. Although the real winter is started, from now on the days will be longer and the sun will come higher above the horizon every day.
The powdersnow of the last days lays now on places were you cannot ski. The rest of the week will be very unstable with some snow and lower temperatures.
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Superb photos, as ever. Thanks.
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Excellent pics but could we please have some good news, like "its been snowing heavy, and were expecting more" 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| shefellover wrote: |
| Excellent pics but could we please have some good news, like "its been snowing heavy, and were expecting more" |
here it is : last night 25 cm fresh powder at the top and 15 cm at 2000 meter !!!
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123_456, THANK YOU! And have a very, very Happy Christmas and New Year! Many thanks for all the pleasure you give with your wonderful photos.
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You know it makes sense.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Thank you for the updates, even on Christmas day! I'm off to Val Thorens in a week, hoping conditions will be good 
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So how much has the rain stripped in St Martin and Les M?
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That is, as always, a superb picture. Happy New Year to you and thanks for all the great photos.
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