 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
Going to La Plagne with the family on Sunday 23 for a week but the snow forecast looks grim so I'm looking into alternatives.
I was thinking of packing the axes etc and either trying to find someone to climb with, hook up with a guide or just look at a map and see if there are some suitably easy streams to solo. Anyone interested in a day or two climbing; got any recommendations of a guide to use or locations of some easy and short routes?
thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I live in Sainte Foy just up the valley from La Plagne. Snow conditions are pretty good, I wouldn't be concerned at all.
Not much powder left now as it's been a week since the last fresh snow, but there still good off-piste conditions to be found.
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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 guess we need to take the conditions as we find them. Remember the snow droughts of the 1980's?
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TheGeneralist, do not believe all that you read. We found powder today and I am sure we will do again tomorrow. As stevomcd, says, there is plenty of snow but if you are serious about some ice climbing. Send me a PM. 
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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 the replies. I guess i was just spoiled by the powder in St Anton in December. I'm sure there will be some good skiing to be had. I was just thinking that clear skies and no new snow would probably make for excelllent ice. And excellent ice is always worth a day out if the alternative is 6 days ok snow.
cheers
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TheGeneralist, theres an ice climbing facility in champagny. reachable on skis from plagne centre snow permitting.
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bertie bassett, The ice tower is in Champagny de Haut not Champagny and can only be reached on skis if you do a long off piste route from Roche du Mio or Bellecote area. Otherwise you must take a taxi or bus from the bottom of the gondola on the Champagny side. You cannot ski there direct from Plagne Centre.
TheGeneralist, Thanks for the PM, speak soon.
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