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Val Thorens ~ January 15-22 2011
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Just back from Val Thorens. The resort desperately needs a sizeable dump of snow. All pistes are hard packed, even with icy patches, and are worn. A few pistes are closed and a few more really should be closed. The best skiing I found was in the Boisemint area and also on the La Masse but even there it has been better. Best to stay away from the west-facing slopes above Les Menuires. I can't reconcile my experience with the snow report on the Ski Club of Great Britain website!
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parrotman wrote:
I can't reconcile my experience with the snow report on the Ski Club of Great Britain website!
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, the SCGB snow reports are about the most widely circulated in the UK and yet every single Winter someone (and often a few people) post saying exactly what you have here.
It's not really their fault: the SCGB reps are usually staying as guests of the tourist office or lift company and hence, as 'kept men', are not necessarily free to be impartial or objective.
Some make a better job of 'slipping the truth under the radar' than others.
Sadly though, the worse the situation, the less accurate the story is likely to be.
A friend of mine was at an industry meet in France last week and was told by a resort rep in the Tarentaise that conditions were excellent but to steer clear of the Southern Alpes where things were bad.
Funnily enough, a representative of one of the big Isére resorts told exactly the same story - in reverse!
IMHO the only way to get a truly accurate picture is for snow-heads far and wide to post their own comments that describe their own experience. That way, if any bias does creep in, there's always someone else to provide redress
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