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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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Pics please patch, ESP of the snowmen 
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I'm off to Courchevel on 8th Jan, looking forward to getting out 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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Ski Tyke, haha, boxed red is the corner stone of any chalet holiday. Indulge to your hearts content, your dedication will be rewarded in the morning. Sort of.
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Dr John, it usually is. Sort of! 
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Meribel for a week on Jan 9th for me. In previous years I've purposefully avoided the 3Vs thread thinking to myself "ha, look at them, those herd-following gimps. There's more to skiing in France than silly overpriced old "Les Trois Vallees"... suckers!"
Who's the sucker now then eh? EH?
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paulio, it's a cracker mate, fill your salopettes full of some of the best fast cruising slopes in the world. You'll get a crack at creux and combes saulire before those pikeys from Coruchevel are even half way up, then end the day with a blast down mauduit, not forgetting to branch right for several sundowners at Ronnies. If you're in the market for tuition then drop Derek at Marmalade a line, I had 2 of my best days ever tuition with him, and he'll score you cheap drinks in the apres.
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The irony being that with the tiny, needy offspring coming along my skiing hours will be much more limited than usual, and I may as well have gone to some 45km of pistes el cheapo suburb somewhere.
That €12 beer is going to taste gooooooood though.
Is it snowing yet then?
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| paulio wrote: |
Meribel for a week on Jan 9th for me. In previous years I've purposefully avoided the 3Vs thread thinking to myself "ha, look at them, those herd-following gimps. There's more to skiing in France than silly overpriced old "Les Trois Vallees"... suckers!"
Who's the sucker now then eh? EH? |
Make sure to flash your iPhone around so you blend in well with the other gimps there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Waaaay ahead of you Rob.
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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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paulio, and you may get there with ski willy but on the other hand maybe pandora will be driving the plane 
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Hahaha, nice cross-threading. We're not using *TOUR OPERATOR X* any more
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You know it makes sense.
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paulio, curious where you ended up in Meribel for your cheap 10 man apt, who did you book it through agence neige?... beer prices came down quite a bit last year so shouldnt be too bad, stay out of barometer, a few do decent happy hours...
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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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paulio, aah, shame so much potential for p1ss taking
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Poster: A snowHead
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skimottaret, things change so fast in my crazy world that "10pax self catering" turned into "6pax catered" at the drop of a hat. The hat being about 45 email conversations, and a dozen hours' worth of phone calls. But we're holidaying like KINGS this year, rather than gypsies. I expect normal service will resume in 2012 though, if the Mayan prophecy doesn't come true and we all die first.
Boredsurfing, yeah sorry man 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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paulio, the joys of being the organiser eh? nothing wrong with living like kings in the mountains 
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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 had my cheapest beer of the season in Meribel. Problem is I then had a few more to celebrate the low price (I think €1.80 a demi) and now can't remember what the name of the bar was ... will have to go back and try again.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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ctskifam, shhh... you will ruin the rep that everything in the 3V's is stupid expensive and full of russians.
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skimottaret, indeed. As long as you avoid Courchevel 1850 and anything attached to a lift station, food and drink it isn't any more expensive than any other large French resort.
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| Dr John wrote: |
| As long as you avoid Courchevel 1850 and anything attached to a lift station, food and drink it isn't any more expensive than any other large French resort. |
Last time I ate in Kalico (on the piste in the centre of 1850, part of the main lift complex at Croisette) I thought the price of the pizza there reasonable enough.
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rob@rar, curse you and your exception to the rule. Yep, Kalico is reasonably priced, but I'm not too keen on it, they can be very lazy in service and food prep, but that's very much a personal opinion. If I'm over that side I'll always try and get up to the Bouc Blanc, one bubble and a quick skid from 1850.
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Dr John, 
I really like Le Petite Auberge pizzaria in Courchevel 1650. Great pizzas, sensible prices and a short walk from the piste down to the main road.
(Edited for dumbness)
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Fri 3-09-10 11:15; edited 1 time in total
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rob@rar, not tried that one, I've always used L'Eterlou in 1650, similarly on the road just off the piste. Another heroic lunch spot is La Dahlia in St Martin; blast the bejesus out of Jerusalem, cruise down, take your skis off, collapse and relax.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Dr John, only eaten in L'Eterlou once and thought it was nice, but prefer Petite Auberge.
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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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rob@rar, damn - you edited in time! I was just about to comment that even Snow Reports threads on 3 Valleys end up discussing where to eat in Les Arcs
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cathy, The clever thing is that Dr John knew exactly what place I was talking about despite me locating it in an entirely different resort.
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You know it makes sense.
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We went to Tignes last year instead of Courchevel to save money and ended up spending 50% more.
Slovakia this season for me!
PS has it snowed yet in Courchevel?
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| russ_e wrote: |
| PS has it snowed yet in Courchevel? |
Not in the village, as far as I'm aware, but certainly several sprinklings on the Saulire since late August
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Poster: A snowHead
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Substantial snow fall last night down to 1000m. Cols Madelaine and Iseran closed yesterday. Meribel under a nice blanket of snow. Will try to post pics later.
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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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Well, found a great deal to go S\C in 1650 so no Slovakia for me!!
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Meribel, Chaudanne, this morning
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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So it's snowing, cool, which of the 3 valleys gets the most snowz, historically speaking, and where would I go for good snow but few people first trip to 1650 in Jan, cant wait.......
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suziemoo1979, like cathy, says 1650 tends not to be too crowded as it is at one end of the Three Valleys. There are some great runs down from Signal and Chanrossa and don't forget to stop for coffee, lunch, tea/drinks etc at the Bel Air!
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Yay 1650 is great! Looks like a fair amount of snow there for end of October. Has it stayed does anyone know or has it gone away now?
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All gone this morning when I check the Web Cams.
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FAQ
. 1650 is normally quite quiet and gets good snow. You'll have a great time I'm sure 