 Poster: A snowHead
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Have they really shut Val T a week earlier than normal?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No? Said 8th May when I was out there and still says so on their website?
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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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If they have the Dutch week will be an interesting affair 
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Looked like it had shut yesterday, clearly not!
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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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stevew, was just storm bound for the day!
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Excellent stuff! And good to find something new in your own back yard too. But what happened to the "steady rate and steady rhythm" in #3?
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Val Thorens amazing this morning. Boot-deep powder, literally nobody around. Except me, Mrs Piehole and our 2 year old. Meaning all we could do was potter about on the magic carpets and the easiest slopes in the world. *shakes fist at heavens*. Still, mustn't grumble.
(I'm grumbling, a bit).
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Sad day today with the lifts closing even though it was snowing all afternoon. Lots of snow still. Resort had an end of season lunch party with lots of free food and beer/wine etc.
Offpisteskiing - I wondered who had made those tracks at the top of the Bouchet lift. Very keen indeed.
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Plan for Courchevel lifts for next 10 years?
http://www.ecosign.com/mtn-Courchevel.html
"After careful study, Ecosign and CIME proposed to retain 27 of the 57 existing lifts, remove 30 lifts and install 16 new lifts. The total number of lifts would drop by 25% thereby reducing operating and maintenance costs and at the same time providing greatly enhanced customer convenience and comfort."
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Tom W, looks interesting I'll study it when I get home but biggest change is lower lifts across from 1650 to 1850 and a lift up from St Bon area. Not sure whether the Bel-air will approve of the Aroindaz gondola not landing on it's doorstep!
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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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The Bel Air was one of our favourite restaurants, though not of my pocket, but we went over there this year nad the menu was completely different. No one wanted anything and we ended up using the takeaway/snack bar underneath. Does this plan lose pistes, move pistes or gain any?
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Reecie, blue dotted lines are 'potential ski routes' (ie proposed pistes)
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You know it makes sense.
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Not much happening on higher runs/lifts.
Only had 2 days in Courchevel and we did not explore anything below 1850 so can't comment on proposed changes there.
Replacements for drag lifts on top of 1650 will be nice though. Lovely runs but not good for repeated rides on the board
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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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Pity there isn't a PDF for this as it would make it a lot easier to look at in detail
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Poster: A snowHead
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Realised that this plan goes back to 2010. Since then the only thing that I can see that they've done i the Plantrey chair for this season. Does anyone else know if they've accepted / implemented any of this?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stevew, as far as I am aware the only lift changing this year in Courchevel is the 3 Valleys chairlift in 1650, though details are sketchy as to what & where the replacement will go.
Rumours have also resurfaced of the Bozel - Courchevel link (though these do come up every year or so...).
Sad to see so many of the shorter lifts being replaced - from a work point of view these are super-handy at times. Particularly worrying to see a proposed extension of the Foret bubble right up the ridge - all this would do is mean it would be closed on those stormy windy days where it is currently one of the only lifts that can stay open... Taking out the Stade button has already cut down bad weather day options as it is!
In Meribel/Mottaret the first section of Burgin/Saulire should be going in this summer, along with the new Plattieres - (replacing sections 1 & 2 with 1 single section going to just above top of Chatelet). Val Thorens are upgrading the cabins on Funitel Peclet but that is all I know of just now.
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Onnem, mmm, thats what i thought - a short lift linking Ariondaz etc buildings to the front de neige... great, even bigger queues for the bubble now 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Can't see what the advantages of a two stage gondola for Ariondaz, who'd want to get on / off at the middle, just seems a flat bit
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| offpisteskiing wrote: |
| stevewParticularly worrying to see a proposed extension of the Foret bubble right up the ridge - all this would do is mean it would be closed on those stormy windy days where it is currently one of the only lifts that can stay open... Taking out the Stade button has already cut down bad weather day options as it is! |
Looks like it's going to be a chair as well, that'll be mega long. Had't realised Stade had gone.
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stevew, re Ariondaz I believe it is being routed closer to the Belvedere chalets (or even via the bottom of belvedere button approx..)
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