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Méribel VIP Early Morning Ski
Ski the pistes before opening time and be the first to put down tracks on freshly-groomed snow. Then enjoy a gourmet breakfast at the summit of Tougnète amongst spectacular scenery and a 360° panoramic view of the Alps - guaranteed to be the most exceptional coffee of your life!
Every Tuesday from 22 February to 29 March
Book at Méribel Alpina liftpass offices : Price €18
Offer restricted to holders of a six-day (or longer) 3 Vallées pass or 3 Vallées Liberté pass
Limited number of places |
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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As in a big fat boy fry up?
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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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Freddie Paellahead, Yeah, cold fry ups are rubbish.
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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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They are doing this in Tignes too. You get the funicular up to Grande Motte and ride Double M back. Then it's breakfast in VC and all for 15 Euros. it happens every Weds and you can buy tickets at VC lift pass office.
We got given free tickets but cried off because it was cloudy and this made it very dark in the early January morning.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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| bar shaker wrote: |
| We got given free tickets but cried off because it was cloudy and this made it very dark in the early January morning. |
Obviously only worth doing when condition is favorable.
On a powder day, the first track privilage would be priceless! (might ski through the breakfast part though)
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On a powder day, the first track privilage would be priceless! (might ski through the breakfast part though)
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I thought that, too. I wonder if other resorts will follow suit?
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They have done it at Whistler for years - called Freshtracks. Very handy to get another hour in on our last day before the bus at lunchtime back to the airport.
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Thursdays in Les Arcs.
Either to top of Transarc or Arpette. Hoping to give it a go with our Resort Manager (only time of the day he can get to ski...) in 12 days time.
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| On a powder day, the first track privilage would be priceless! (might ski through the breakfast part though) |
Not priceless actually, just 18 Euros.
I've seen this concept before & I hope the idea doesn't spread too far or daily because we already pay around 35 Euros for a day's lift pass and currently, we all have the option of getting out of bed early to get in the front of the queue for first lifts. If it ended up deliberately targetting cash rich corduroy or powder hunters it would just smack of a gimmick to milk a few more quid from those with more money to burn than me. I know that view won't get much sympathy from many in our good ol' go-get-it world but I do have a point, don't I ? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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It's not a matter of lacking sympathy. It's just your wish of it not spreading is rather short lived. It's already quite a common place in N.A for mountains to offer early lift privilege for an extra on top of the day pass.
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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 don't think the cost is an issue at 15 or 18 euros. Numbers are limited and it's more likely that the elitism will go to those that take the time out to buy a ticket, rather than those are richer than you.
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| bar shaker wrote: |
| I don't think the cost is an issue at 15 or 18 euros. Numbers are limited and it's more likely that the elitism will go to those that take the time out to buy a ticket, rather than those are richer than you. |
When I ski in Euroland, I always get up early and will always arrive 10 or 15 minutes earlier than the lifts open so as to get first tracks. Numbers are limited to those that can be bothered. It costs me no extra. In your world, the first tracks go to those who pay an extra 100 Euros per week and just royally wave their tickets at the pleb on the barrier.
That's not elitism ? It doesn't favour those richer than me ?
I don't understand. 
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You know it makes sense.
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I think moffatross does have a point. It limits "first tracks" to those who are prepared to pay extra - if it was generalised it would mean no "ordinary punter" had much of a chance; just being energetic and being out of bed early wouldn't be enough. However, I think the chance of its catching on enough to be a regular nuisance is slim.
In our area, except at holiday times, you can get "fresh tracks" for an hour or more every morning anyway, the place is so quiet out of season. My son and his cousin spent the entire day a couple of years ago, after an epic snow fall, boarding on one steep drag between two reds and a black which had not been pisted. They found fresh lines all day.
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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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the fresh tracks thing at whistler doesn't get you access to the whole mountain - mostly blue runs below the tree line; in merrible you get a head start on one lift. in fact blasting will probably still be going on after a decent dump so i wouldn't think you'd miss out on too much at all
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Poster: A snowHead
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in merrible you get a head start on one lift.
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well it had better be a damn good breakfast then!
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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, maybe they have more than one lift running but i wouldn't bet on it. it's not like the whole of the meribel valley will be shredded as a result of these people
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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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Exactly, although this has been marketed in the US for many years now, it's subscription is relatively low. In fact, it's catered more to the season pass holder who have limited time but have a bit of extra cash.
A couple of my friends fall into that catagory. They're working stiff like most here. So they only got time to ski...on weekends, when the lifts are crowded. Since they've already paid for their season pass, they don't mind occasionally pay extra to ski that extra hour when condition is good and the mountain is empty!
As for the rest of the vacationing tourists, since the fresh track offer is limited to a very small number, it's as if it didn't exist. You might come across a few tracks but that could have been the ski patrol for all you know.
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abc, I wouldn't like to see it happening in Scotland where most of us have to ram our skiing into the weekends too ... a few folk sleep in cars & vans to get the earlies & miss the morning traffic, not the monied types but just the ones who love the sport.
Despite my half a rant above (sorry bar shaker  ), in all honesty, I've no particular problem with this occasionally being offered in a few holiday resorts. If it became pervasive & regular though, I think you'd end up with lift pass options being two tier & you'd actually put a lot of real enthusiasts off visiting.
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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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| pam w wrote: |
just received this by email
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Méribel VIP Early Morning Ski
Ski the pistes before opening time and be the first to put down tracks on freshly-groomed snow. Then enjoy a gourmet breakfast at the summit of Tougnète amongst spectacular scenery and a 360° panoramic view of the Alps - guaranteed to be the most exceptional coffee of your life!
Every Tuesday from 22 February to 29 March
Book at Méribel Alpina liftpass offices : Price €18
Offer restricted to holders of a six-day (or longer) 3 Vallées pass or 3 Vallées Liberté pass
Limited number of places |
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Do you only get one run? or can you have as many as you like before brekki?
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