 Poster: A snowHead
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| Newbie50 wrote: |
| davidof, I think you are agreeing with me (?) |
I probably am. I checked the local paper and the snow depths at LDA and ADH are just slightly below the other resorts I quoted, but you have to remember that both resorts top out at over 3000 meters whereas the other resorts are closer to 2000. Although I love the sunny aspect of alpe d'Huez. I will ask my parents in law who are up there most days at the moment what it is like.
There is a strong wind from the North at the moment, yesterday what had been perfect powder on my local mountain had all been blown away (except on a steep and sheltered north slope) and what was left was monster sastrugi about a foot high!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| davidof wrote: |
what was left was monster sastrugi about a foot high! |
Another stupid question from a newcomer.
But aren't sastrugi fun? I'd have assumed it made skiing a 'powder' experience with deeper bits ?
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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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| marc gledhill wrote: |
| Ski Bunny, are you there for a week? I'm out there from 17th to the 20th and Ise may be around then too. |
Yup. Going on 12th coming home on 19th
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Ski Bunny, Good stuff! If Jayne gets there too we could well be organising a decent sized snowHeads meeting 
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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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thanks for all the help.... Not sure how far we will get towards ANYWHERE - now I find that P & O have suspended ferries for 24 hours coz of French industrial action
David - I tried to email you but it bounced back - we have now booked this weekend - but your contact details would be useful for the future.... We are possibly going somewhere late april - how late does your chalet stay open?
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Don't know about Europe, but Snowbird/Alta in Utah would probably be a good pick, as would Vail. Mammoth has had a ridiculous amount of snow this year (14-16 foot base!!!), but it's pretty warm there at the moment, so probably a little slushy.
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I'd grab a flight to Zurich, kip on a mate's floor, hire a car for 4 days and try Engelberg, Andermatt and some more local places...a bit like I'm doing in 2 weeks and 1 day...
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jayne durham, late April ? Are you kidding ? End of Season bash in BsM, the only place to be. Drive out and bring me a case of beer and Daily Telegraph 
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Mauritius
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Straight back to StAnton, where I spent the last 2 weeks - Excellent!
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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 skiied Alpr d'huez earlier in the week and conditions were perfect with plenty of snow on all the runs.
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ise - we cant get out that week - would love to come... work does soooo interfere with the skiing doesnt it!
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