 Poster: A snowHead
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Im teaching a course in Pau In december and have managed to delay my return flight to alow me to venture out for a little slide on the Pyrenees.
Does anyone have any reccomendations for a good day. I could either simply travel from my hotel based in pau or could stay overnight closer to the slopes?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Close, you have Cauteret or Luz-Ardiden, or even Gourette (closer but smaller).
If you're prepared to travel east a bit you have Piau-Engaly.
There might be a few just the other side of the spanish border as well, but I don't really know them.
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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 recommend Cauterets. I used to live in Tarbes (a few miles from Pau) and we went to Cauterets more often than anywhere else.
Quite small, but really nice terrain - great, consistent gradient.
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kevindonkleywood, might be worthwhile PMing in garbure we trust who has run a skiing business out there (I think he's still there).
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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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in garbure we trust, nice to hear from you 
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Hello Freddie Paellahead, sorry been away wiping bottoms rather alot. The ski touring trip wasn't that scary - we have a new little daughter who just won't stay in the cuppoard when we want to chat or go skiing... But she is a year old on the 19th and big enough now to be wrapped up and brought out onto the pistes in the baby carrier so skiing might be back on the cards! Only managed a few outings last year (We did actually take here up carefully wrapped last season at about 3 months on touring skis to avoid the lift nazis - she loved it!).
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Yes sorry for the hijaking too - we will talk about poo somewhere else maybe  Looks like your baby could be a handy husky stand in mind...
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in garbure we trust, Thanks for the info. Im teaching some drilling courses In Pau itself and managed to delay my flight to allow me at least the saturday on the slopes.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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18 years ago I used to live in Pau, working @ Turbomeca. It's a massive place, looked like Butlins in the mornng with bus loads of staff being brought in from miles around. Havng so many employees, they had loads of clubs including a ski club, and as a foreign placement student they gave me skis and boots and told me where to get the bus each saturday morning at 7.30am: for 100 francs, I'd get taken to the slopes, get a lift pass and get freeinstruction from the club instructors.
Every friday I went out and got hammered and never did get to go skiing 
FOOL that I was.
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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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nbt, doh doh doh 
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nbt, arggggggggggg
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FAQ
The Tourmalet resort is the biggest and highest in the area, deffinitely worth a visit with some great off-piste around the Pic du Midi (2877m). Luz Ardidden, Gavarnie and Cauterets are all near by too, great for a weekend but not all that big. The local tourist office websites are great for a full idea and accommodation stuff. 
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