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View over the Dents du Midi this morning
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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lovely pic, is this from one of the swiss resorts in the PDS???
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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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I'd guess taken from Leysin, but picture is OF Swiss side of PDS??
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bobinch, that's a pretty swesome pic.
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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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Wow, wish I was there!!
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Sunrise on la Dole
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Haute Savoie Sunrise
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Ricklovesthepowder, Rareperk, taken from just above Montreux. The clouds are hiding Lac Leman.
The Swiss side of the PdS is behind the peak in the centre of the picture. It faces the Dents du midi but from much closer.
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spectacular 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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that top pic is stunning
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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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Mt Blanc, seen from Les Arcs
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You know it makes sense.
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Crap post deleted, because a) the Annapurna Range isn't in the Alps and b) I don't know how to post a decent size photo. 
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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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Megamum, I think you'll find a clue in Rob's photo! 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hurtle, If you are trying to do it from snow media zone once you are on the photo concerned in your album, there is a small icon like a little chain link to the left of the HTML code at the foot of the page - if you click on that you get more options on code that you can just hightlight, copy/paste into your posting here. I use the medium img one. Hoping this might be useful to you.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hurtle, Oh, yes - its the slab sided peak that has the sun on it on the RH side of my photo isn't it?  I knew I had heard you could see Mt Blanc from Les Arc, but we hadn't worked out which one it was!! LOL
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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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Megamum, thanks. I was trying to shortcut the snow media zone procedure by using the 'post with a picture' function, but that doesn't seem to 'do' big. I'm not a good photographer, so I've rather put off getting to grips with photo uploading on here. (But I did manage to take some lovely Himalayan sunrises in Nepal.)
Yep, the big mountain correctly identified! It's strange that, when you're quite near it, it doesn't seem appreciably bigger than some of the mountains around it. But I've flown to Marseille a few times this year and each time, in perfect weather, have got the most amazing view of Mont Blanc which, from afar, absolutely towers over the rest of the Alps, at least if you're looking at it from the Rhone valley. Beautiful.
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Hurtle, Glad it helped, I must admit I've never tried the post with picture function - I've always done it long windedly (if that's a real word LOL). I open a 2nd SH window then log onto snow media zone, upload a photo and copy the link to post with. It sound laborious I know, but at least I can choose thumbnails or images etc.
The final options on size offered in the links seem dependant on the size of the image uploaded - I spotted that 2 nights ago. To whit: If I resize the images to say 30% of original size (I have a, 8 megapixel camera and take a standard sized image) prior to uploading I can get code to post a full sized image. If I forget to downsize the image prior to upload to snow media I get the medium sized image offered instead (I think that quite a clever idea so that any images posted are of a reasonable size so it doesn't slow down the page loading speed too much).
You are right about the relative size of Mt Blanc - in my picture the perspective certainly makes some of the closer mountains appear larger in comparison, but you have to look closely to realise they are closer to the viewing point.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Hurtle wrote: |
| Megamum, It's strange that, when you're quite near it, it doesn't seem appreciably bigger than some of the mountains around it. |
| Father Ted wrote: |
| These are small but that one is far away |
Quite a nice view this morning from our appt, will post it later after the requisite processing.
Megamum the serrated peak to the right of Mt Blanc is the Grand Jorasses, 4208m.
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Sunrise is good, but sunset is best
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rob@rar, very nice
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rob@rar, wow! i have to agree. i much prefer sunsets meself, but will accept good sunrises if they're around .
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rob@rar, That's gorgeous!!!
Swirly, Thanks, there were several kind of serrated peaks in the area - there was a great one visible from the top of the Derby chair that looked really impressive - a real challenge for climbers I should think.
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Sun 7-02-10 12:41; edited 1 time in total
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Beautiful!!! Great idea for a thread.
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Hear, hear. Thanks for sharing such wonderful photos.
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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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some of these are calendar worthy! wasn't there a call towards the end of last year for pics? maybe for next year's one.
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Gorgeous pics!
I can't wait to see something like that in the morning rather than dreary grey skies over a dull derbyshire town, lol!
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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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Wow, some great photos on this thread. That first one from firebug has a quite extraordinary atmosphere - almost unearthly.
Sunset seen from the Lagazuoy Refuge (Dolomites) 2007
(photo: Horizon)
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Poster: A snowHead
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I love the one of the skier on their way from the refuge 2 above
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Some amazing photos here, hope this is good enough.
Taken this morning and shows exactly why I sleep with the curtains open; only annoying thing is that mast which is a navigation tower for the approach to Sion airport (and has a flashing red light at night).
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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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firebug, that shot from the Berthol is quality. I hope you skied some of that powder! You take some great photos. What camera do you use?
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