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STOP PRESS: For today......... Radio Val have just posted this photo of the chairs being hung on the new Fontaine Froide lift. Can't wait to use it in person.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Steve Angus wrote: |
| the new Fontaine Froide lift. Can't wait to use it in person. |
Where is that/does it replace any lift??
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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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Replaces the old Fountain Froide lift which was slooooooow.
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Piccadilly, ok I've not been to Val for eons, where was/is that lift???
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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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From bottom of Grad Pre run up to Bellevarde. Good laps for beginners & early intermediates
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Dr John, thanks 
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Pisteurs looks good to go in the above photo, though I suspect looks are being very deceiving here
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| rambotion wrote: |
| Pisteurs looks good to go in the above photo, though I suspect looks are being very deceiving here |
Yes me thinks looks are rather deceiving even though coverage up high is good for this time of the year!
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Lets hope that this chair has a seamless entry into service unlike the Marmottes which was carnage initially untuil they got the timing of the gates and the chairs synch'ed!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hi Steve,
Here we go again, I wonder how many pages you will be up to by the end of the season?
The I phone 5 photos look much better by the way.
15 Euros for a salad, roll and coke that's got to be over a 1000% profit, the Columbians will be green with envy with profit margins like that.
Enjoy the snow.
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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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Steve Angus, don't apologize, we're so lucky you find time at all! Much, much appreciated. Are you going to come over to Tignes for a drink with the PSBers? Hope so, it would be great to meet you.
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Thanks for all the updates Steve. Now I'm going to be glued to this thread daily for the next 10 weeks.
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You know it makes sense.
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GLORIOUS
It really is some of the best Autumn conditions I have seen for a long time - the snow (for general skiing purposes) is just PERFECT.... grippy and great coverage all the way down to Val Claret.
Dominic and Rachel skied really well again today as we worked on short turns... some good stuff going on.
One of the great things as far as I am concerned about the Autumn is that you catch up with just about everyone in the industry on this side of the Channel.... whether it be national team members, colleagues in other ski schools / other resorts or just people that you meet along the journey through this wonderful industry / life.... today as no exception... good to see Del, Mike, Phil, Jaz, Rupes, Stu, Lee..... the list goes on.
It is quite puzzling but the Autumn this year is not really that busy at all up there.... I do remember in previous years that the queues could be 20-30mins long for each t-bar ride (well it was when I was doing Eurotest training all those years ago). Anyway there does not seem to be that many people around this Autumn!
When we got over to Val Claret this morning we got geared up and just as we arrived at the bottom of the Les Lanches chairs it ground to a halt... no surprises in that. However it soon became apparent that there was no power anywhere at all. The people were being turfed out the waiting area for the Funi.... there was a COMPLETE power cut everywhere in Val Claret........ after a quick bottle of coke (the coffee machine was not working in La Carline - shock horror, because of the power cut) the power came back on and we were able to get up..... but it was a case of crisis averted.
On the way back to Val from Tignes we saw (and I am scanning Radio Val website for more info but haven't got anything yet) what I think was the emergency services PRACTICING a rescue from the side of the dam.... looked pretty epic....... however further up the road towards Val there was a BIG smash up.... not sure what was happening!
Anyway more sun forecast for tomorrow.... see you then.
Chris ski H its an Apple 3GS not a 5 (or even a 4) but glad you like the pics. Lunch today minus the coke (tap water instead) was a much more manageable €10. You would have loved it - the pisteurs were practicing a crevasse rescue up there today.
Pedantica Yep planning on coming over for a drink at the PSB at some stage - several people planning to meet that week. We shall see.
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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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Steve Angus, let me know if your heading over for a drink at the PSB, as you know I'll be in La Daille for 2 weeks from the 2nd, and homework permitted may be able to come out
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Poster: A snowHead
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Not my pic but from Radio Val.... conditions looking good for opening in 10 days time up on the Bellevarde... there really is great coverage up high.... just from the resort level it looks not so rosy.
Carving was the topic today (even though Dominic felt a little under the weather and didnt ski after lunch) and some great improvements were made. Dominic had never tried carving before and looked pretty good at it after only a short period of time.
Some of the French junior team were up there doing a Super G today... pretty impressive speeds they were attaining.
The sun shone once again and we are hoping that we may have a little snow coming our way still but there really is no sign of it yet.
Not much to report today.... have a day off tomorrow and will be waiting in for a few parcels that are due.... a couple were due to be delivered today but in France I forgot they will not deliver unless they have a telephone number which I have just spent a couple of hours providing online to various companies. Most exciting (its a sad life) of the deliveries will be a new Sky+ HD box..... a new toy to play with!
Clare has a timed run in Eurotest training tomorrow so she has been working hard on her skis this evening.... good luck!
See you tomorrow.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snow looks great high up for mid Nov, good luck to Clare......
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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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Least it's cold enough for the cannons! Looking good 
Good luck to Clare x
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Good luck Clare!
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More good luck wishes for Clare!
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Well quite an up and down day really...
It was nice and quiet in resort this morning first thing (just a few deliveries here and there taking place)...
Thanks everyone for their wishes towards Clare..... apparently she skied well but unfortunately there were some major problems with the timing system and no-one got any times all day..... oh well as long as that does not happen on the real thing that is OK!
The good news around town was that the Criterium de Premiere Neige World Cup show is coming to town for sure after FIS visited today and were happy with progress towards making the pistes ready therefore as long as the snow does not all melt it should be full system go in a few weeks time.... yippee..... and after all the disappointment of last years cancellation that will be very welcome.
The excitement for me as I said today was the arrival of my new Sky+ HD Box - have been waiting for ages to get around to getting sky+ (yes I know I am years behind the times) but it is very exciting for us non-the-less.
The BAD news today was that after dropping Rachel and Dominic over in Tignes for their 'free ski' practice day was that Rachel managed to take a huge crash. Cutting a long story short she seems to be OK (no broken bones or anything) just very shaken up and likely to miss the rest of skiing this holiday which is a real shame. Lets hope she has a restful nights sleep so that Dominic is OK leaving her to come skiing with me tomorrow!
Going over to Tignes to help bring her back and check-in the Centre Medical etc for a couple of hours reshaped my evening so I never got around to completing everything that I wanted. However Clare and I did manage to go to the Blue Note and see some friends who have just got back to town.... great to see Scott and Becki and Gav and Lou.... everyone was on fine form.
OK folks back to the sliding tomorrow.....
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What sad news she was really looking forward to this week. Hopefully she'll feel better after a day or two rest and get back on the horse. Good to here Claire skied well.
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Steve Angus, just dropped TDC a mail about private lessons in Val.
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Finally a change in the weather - but it did not deliver the goods - YET. It was a weird mix of cloud, whiteout (a couple of times), and a little bit of blue sky (very occasionally) today. The FIS Super G race was cancelled (not surprising) as it was way too dangerous to run it.
Rachel had a good nights rest so Dominic came skiing and WOW he did well..... the topic was moguls and he worked very well on the drills I gave him and was able to link in the fall-line about 8 turns on the big moguls up on 3-5! WELL DONE DOMINIC.
The weather forecast may be for a little more snow but we shall see if anything comes of it.
Not much else to report really.... one more day with Dominic tomorrow then they are off home.
Dr John - thanks for letting me know - will keep my eyes open.
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Steve Angus, we're hoping for snow next Tues-Thurs
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red 27 yes but the longer range forecast has been hinting at snow a lot recently - yes im hoping that next week it really will happen!
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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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Steve Angus, true - they tease us with their forecasts, it's too easy for them. But the various 'ducks' do seem to aligning...
And yes I am touching wood, (quiet at the back there)
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You know it makes sense.
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forecast also hinting at some more pulses of snow after next weeks dumpage!
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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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Steve Angus, very useful information on the Gva car parking, thanks. What a pain. I have often seen P26 showing "complet" signs. Could be a fair amount of chaos. I am doing my first (of quite a few) airport pickup on 23 December and might explore options on the French side. The departures car park will become impossible too, I imagine, as it's the obvious first option for arrivals. Might have to direct fit folks without stupid amounts of luggage down the road to the big supermarket.
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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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Well this has been the general view of sunny skies around town today..... the ice-rink does not look quite ready though does it. However as I start writing this it has just started to spit with a very slushy form of snow which is a step in the right direction. It has been threatening for a couple of hours now therefore lets hope that this is the start of the 'big' one!
Have had a pretty lazy day - catching up on some emails and watching tv.... but a busy week of admin coming up... boring but necssary!
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As always, great reports.
Agreed, YSE are a great company - stayed with them a few years back and they were a great bunch.... John had me in stitches on the coach transfer as he proceeded to take the micky out of us snowboarders. Hoping we can grab a bargain to get back to Val sometime in January
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Hmmm im sure someone said it was gonna dump all day..... well perhaps it did at the tops of the mountains but there has been sweet f a down here in town. It looked very grim up top all day.... even when I popped out earlier it was pretty windy and miserable down here in town.
Anyway as you can see in the picture the clouds are up there hopefully depositing lots of nice snow.
I spent most of the day doing the dreaded annual Fresh Chalets accounts - boring but its gotta be done.... nearly there..... a few more hours on it tomorrow morning and we should be OK!
Clares massage bed arrived with the courier today... takes up most of the living room.... will need to do some swapping around tomorrow to find somewhere to put it but it can't stay where it is now... in the middle of the living room.
Not much else to report today im afraid.
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HOLD YOUR HORSES
Just as I was writing this storm off as having missed Val in large part we woke to this this morning (not my photo but my next door neighbours).
YIPPEE.
The flakes are HUGE and its settling nicely with very little wind. Supposed to carry on like this all day and tomorrow - fingers crossed.
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Looking nice Steve Angus, not exactly what they were predicting but better than looking at bare ground! Lets hope it continues all day!
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Ricklovesthepowder, almost exactly what the Val disere web site forecast
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welove2ski.com's forecast has a fair bit of snow heading your way today by the look of it. Let's hope it comes good.
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