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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Looks like summer is finally about to start here! Although 1st Sept is my traditional date for dumping summer hobbies and getting withdrawal symptoms for fluffy white powder.
So far the plan is:
Nov/Dec = Tignes bash
Jan/Feb = couple of "bunk off work at 4:30 on a Friday and do a weekend in Austria" trips
Jan/Feb/Mar = 1 of about 3 potential trips to Sella Ronda
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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'll probably just pop down the road every weekend 
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QB I really hope I get to ski with you this season!
My aim this year is to crack the 100kms in a day. I got pretty close last year, did 95kms. I also want to check out a few new areas, Großarl, Dienten , Sport Gastein and Krippenstein are top of my list. Also want to get more touring in, I only managed about 10 days last year but want to double that this season.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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kooky, yes I hope so too. I have booked flights to be in your neck of the woods Jan 25th to 29th. So assuming you're around and have survived the Schladming night slalom festivities, it should be game on. I think the 100km is way beyond me though. We did manage about 60-ish in Kitzbuhel last season (according to the website where you enter your lift pass).
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14th January 10 nights, at Jasper in Canada.
My desk top countdown clock tells me it's 133 days till I finish work to go!
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As posted elsewhere I'm trying Austria for the first time, and Feb half-term have booked holidayloverxx's new place in Flachau for my first solo ski sortee with my kids. I have plans to meet up with Samerberg Sue and I it would good to meet with any of other Austrian SH's who I might encounter over in that area - I understand there are quite a few in the vicinity of Ski Amade. Also planning on doing the family bash, but no-one knows where that is going this year yet.
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As soon as my ankle heals enough to get a boot on I'm off to the glaciers (Hintertux, Stubai and Kitzsteinhorn are all within a 90 minute drive of my place) to warm up on. Then it is skiing as much as work allows from the 5th November 2011 to 5th May 2012 when the season pass finally runs out.
Taking the Night slalom week off (last week of January) and probably a couple of other ones or part ones as I have so much holiday time accrued that I think I'll be made to use some as well as my overtime!
Potential skiing partners in crime: Megamum, queen bodecia, kooky, plus Frosty the Snowman, Scarpa, flangesax, skizauchensee, espri, robboj and a few others.
Like kooky, it is my intention to reacquaint myself with Großarl, Hochkönig, Gasteinertal as well as ski the Schneewinkl pistes which have been added to the Salzburger Super Ski Card. I may be able to ski the Krippenstein if don't bottle it And as for her 100km day, I will nobly assist with the training and the provision of support in the Apres Bar 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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100km sounds like quite a trek. Think my record is about 72km on the PdS circuit with all the bonus bits added, and it was getting concerningly dark on the last run down thru the trees to Les Lindarets and Ardent. I reckon I could push that out to 85km* or so, before "needing" glühwein.
(*) on a proper circuit/tour, not up/down 1 piste all day long until the GPS clocks over the 100 mark.
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Toying with Kitzbuhel for the second week in Jan.... 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Chasseur, That's the week I'm out that way hopefully.
Samerberg Sue, Is Kitzbuhel doable from Radstadt ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Samerberg Sue, You forgot to add me!
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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 I'm (semi-) retiring at the end of February I've got the whole of March to play with. We'll be looking for a late deal to Les Arcs, catered chalet preferred. Other resorts a possibility at the right price.
Chasseur - "Toying with Kitzbuhel" sounds like the title of an interesting video...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Looks like we can open a Boris's Bar outpost in Ski Amade
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I'm established in Iceland now so getting out touring is the priority I'll hopefully be skiing as much of Snæfell (http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/ROF.php?name=Snaefell) as I can in the next couple of weeks. Regular trips up to Akureyri and the West Fjords are on the cards when the snow hits. I also plan to ski Esja which is the mountain just across from Reykjavik itself but is tricky to time as snow to sea level is less frequent and it's only 900m high! We had a good few weeks on and off of snow to sea level last winter I just didn't have any stuff here. 
Abroad it's as many weeks in Revelstoke as I can manage as a mate is doing a season out there so I can crash on his floor. I'm also going to try to get back to Scotland for a bit as well. The Coe Cup is an intriguing reason amongst just getting back out with mates.
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Whistler 15th March for 15 nights. I cannot wait.
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Week up to Christmas, 1/2 term and Easter to Grand Massif out of Les Carroz (making use of discounted season pass again).
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meh, can you do an Icelandic thread for us please? I would love to see some photos from there from an insider.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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one week in end of january to pila italy .... coutdown on phone is 134 days! 
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You know it makes sense.
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My bookings so far...
First Half of the ESB
Val Thorens for a cheeky week in Jan; and
Whistler for Feb half-term with the family...
That leaves March and April free at them moment but I'm under orders not to look 
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The aim is to teach less and ski more....not really wanting to do the hour commute every day so may only teach part time (depending on other job situation).
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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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October: Tignes
January: St Anton
February: hopefully Dolomites
March: Les Arcs
April: maybe Val Thorens
That'll probably do for starters.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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queen bodecia, kooky, Samerberg Sue, Will be living it up with a couple of friends at the Palace Hotel in Bad Hof from 28th of Jan for a week if you want to meet up for a beer or some fast (for us) on piste stuff - rest of my season will be spent doing as much training and racing as possible while being a wage slave to pay for it and my 12 yr old sons fledgling but expensive career in the start gate - work to live people...
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Sept/oct/nov/dec/jan Hemel or MK which ever is cheaper(unfortunately MK is winning that battle at the moment)
Feb Les Arcs 1800
Hopefully Cairngorm at Easter time
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Kersh, There's nothing like perfect planning, and that's nothing like it
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Booked for Meribel for the quiet week in January with my daughter. Will grab a late deal for March when I see where the deals / snow are.
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December- a nice cheeky warm up in Ischgl or Verbier
February- Japan, will be my first ever trip there
April- yippee! my non skiing other half has finally agreed to take the kids for the first time so depending on snow will either be French Pyrenees or alps.
May- traditional end of season may day bank weekend, just a brilliant way to the end the season
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FAQ
How on Earth did I manage that? Senior Moment maybe? 
