 Poster: A snowHead
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pdx CHECK... they HAVE just closed the road to Bourg St Maurice for the night......... HIGHLY unusual and they have announced that schools will be closed 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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... the 'bars of Val d'Isere' as the literal translation says.... are ALL to close at 9pm tonight... they basically want everyone locked down for the night in their homes / chalets / hotels don't they.
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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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All the bars in Val are shutting at 10pm. Road between Val and La Daille is closing at 9pm
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my god, it must be really really bad for things to be shutting down like this. Stay safe everyone. I think there will be nothing open tomorrow at this rate!!!
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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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Blimey, I've never heard of this happening, it must be really REALLY bad! Amazing photos Steve, keep 'em coming and stay safe!
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I was just about to post that too, that lady has the most fantastic accent when speaking in English!!! 
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Steve Angus, looks wild out there. Enjoy your lock down! Can't imagine there's going to be much open tomorrow either.
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not sure what you mean Ricklovesthepowder by the ?
anyway if the link doesn't work then click through to http://www.radiovaldisere.com/index.php then middle left of page where it says 'safety measures.' - that is the video.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Steve Angus, nothing was working mate.
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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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Ricklovesthepowder, it's a video file with .flv format. You can save it to your hard drive then use a suitable video player, or visit the Radio Val website to watch it there. Shows some wild weather in resort.
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The link above does though. those videos are scary!
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You know it makes sense.
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Google translation from Radio Val.... the very latest:
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| Seniors in Val d'Isere are formal. A storm like that was current when they were little, then do not panic on board! Avalins memory, we will present the storm among the serious storms but not in the top 10 most beautiful storms. That said, things should still be considered seriously. The maximum gust was recorded at 7:41 p.m. with 201 km / h. A bus STVI was pushed on the road Fornet, breaking a window and creating a scare in his driver. Another was trapped with 5 people further up the road Fornet. The trackers had to get them. 6 people stuck at the bus stop of Fornet could not back down to Val. The result, after being greeted at the Restaurant Crozets, they spend the night with the locals. The school children living in Fornet could not go with the school bus due to the closure of the road and have all been relocated among friends. 400 people were evacuated from the center Aquasport through a tunnel leading to the Convention Center and then transported in a convoy to the center of Val. The road from Bourg closed, 130 people had to be relocated in the hotel or residence of the station and the places were pretty hard to find. |
...and there was me considering going to the gym earlier on (Aquasport Centre)... did not fancy having to be transported through a tunnel and then in convoy!
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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, will do steve, there's a group of around 30 of us going so i have no idea what we'll do if we can't get up there, stay ion geneva all night perhaps.. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Steve, sounds like snowmaggedon! Hope you all stay safe and can get dug out ok tomorrow. Sounds like you're getting the same winds we had in Scotland and ne England over the past day or so.... Must be even worse at altitude!
Have you any recollection of conditions being like this bad in recent times or is this exceptional?
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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, 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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Steve Angus, Bars and clubs closing at 9pm 
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Over in Tignes, things aren't SO bad. Certainly the winds are high, we've probably had 40cm+ today (I'm gauging that by the fac that we walked into The next door restaurant this morning with no snow on the groud but it's now up to above my wife's knee high boots!
Weather forecast is still saying milder conditions tomorrow. Let's hope so. Good luck to those in VdS
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So the lockdown in Val D is more because of the winds than snow?
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Piccadilly, more due to roads laying in wait of monster slides probably. Must be a he'll of a lot if snow being deposited in gullies and lee slopes.
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...both I would say but the compounded effects are that there is one hell of a lot flying around and settling... I darent open my door again this evening in case it all falls in and I will spend an hour trying to dog out my door matt. Supposed to carry on all night... don't think anyone will be going very far in the morning... we shall see.
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| Markoncarp wrote: |
Over in Tignes, things aren't SO bad. Certainly the winds are high, we've probably had 40cm+ today (I'm gauging that by the fac that we walked into The next door restaurant this morning with no snow on the groud but it's now up to above my wife's knee high boots!
Weather forecast is still saying milder conditions tomorrow. Let's hope so. Good luck to those in VdS |
Actually, im now in bed, overlooking the Le Lac main"square". Some of the gusts of wind are frankly, momentous.
Kids are already worried that the windows will shatter, obviously that's not going to happen but woah!!!
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obviously that's not going to happen
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hope not.... but given some of the windspeeds being quoted it's not beyond the realms of possibility. don't you have shutters?
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Wow! - we are coming over on the snow train tomorrow to Val - arrive in Bourg Saturday morning - how quickly are they able to clear the road?
Hope everyone there is safe and well.
x
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Steve Angus wrote: |
Google translation from Radio Val.... the very latest:
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| Seniors in Val d'Isere are formal. A storm like that was current when they were little, then do not panic on board! Avalins memory, we will present the storm among the serious storms but not in the top 10 most beautiful storms. That said, things should still be considered seriously. The maximum gust was recorded at 7:41 p.m. with 201 km / h. A bus STVI was pushed on the road Fornet, breaking a window and creating a scare in his driver. Another was trapped with 5 people further up the road Fornet. The trackers had to get them. 6 people stuck at the bus stop of Fornet could not back down to Val. The result, after being greeted at the Restaurant Crozets, they spend the night with the locals. The school children living in Fornet could not go with the school bus due to the closure of the road and have all been relocated among friends. 400 people were evacuated from the center Aquasport through a tunnel leading to the Convention Center and then transported in a convoy to the center of Val. The road from Bourg closed, 130 people had to be relocated in the hotel or residence of the station and the places were pretty hard to find. |
...and there was me considering going to the gym earlier on (Aquasport Centre)... did not fancy having to be transported through a tunnel and then in convoy! |
Ha! Would you like a better translation? I need to do some French revision anyway, sigh.
Seniors in Val D'Isère aren't worried. A storm like this was normal when they were little, there's no panic here! From memory, we'll put the ongoing storm in the range of serious gusts, but not in the 10 most powerful storms. Having said that, things do have to be nevertheless taken with precaution. A maximum gust of 201km/h was registered at 7.41pm. An STVI bus (I assume these are those brilliant shuttle buses?) was knocked up on the Fornet road, breaking a window and giving the driver a fair amount of fear. Another has stayed stuck further up the road, with 5 passengers. 6 people stock at the Fornet bus stop weren't able to go back down to Val. After having been welcomed to the Crozets restaurant, they will spent the night with the locals. The schoolchildren living at Le Fornet haven't been able to take the school bus due to the road closure and have rehomed with friends. 400 people have been evacuated from the watersport centre through a tunnel leading towers the Convention Centre then taken towards Val centre. The road to Bourg being closed, 160 people had to be rehomed in hotels or the 'stations residences'. Places (to stay) were quite difficult to find.
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WELL WERE STILL ALIVE... JUST OPENED THE FRONT DOOR - THE SNOW IS BELLY BUTTON DEEP... I REALLY need to get digging ... I cant really see over the mound of snow but I think it is still snowing and the wind gauge tells me there is still wind about - not as bad as last night but definitely wind to speak of.
Doubt anything will be moving for a fair while this morning but I still need to get to the ski school meeting point on time, JUST IN CASE.... to drink coffee for a couple of hours I would imagine.... if anyone can get to the cafes and restaurants in the first place that is.
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You know it makes sense.
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Steve Angus, wow! Stay safe, and warm
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I also have that "must get digging" feeling. Would like to get out and do some skiing but it'll be some time before the path clearers are around and the snow is so deep that I suspect I'd be worn out by the time I got to the piste if I fight my way out without a cleared path. I feel a wimp sitting here when there's all that snow out there but I'm glad I don't have to get to work.
Anyway, there are no lifts open yet, and avalanche risk is 5/5.
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Poster: A snowHead
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something to whet the appetite before I report all later on... heading up to the meeting point now as they MAY be opening something - just possibly:
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ker-RUMBS!
Love this thread, by the way, even though I'm not a particular fan of the EK. Like others, I will probably learn to be a fan in time, thanks to this thread.
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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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Steve Angus, Is that ALL fresh snow from last night?
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Steve Angus, Good job you've got that BCA gear, make sure you wear it in the room
Also what are those evil eyed looking gremlins under the table? Are they hiding from the snow?!!
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Fri 6-01-12 10:19; edited 1 time in total
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shoogly, assessing the photo and the gear around the door I would say this door is the main access point. Presuming the door was used last night then YES
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Well, I've been feeling a bit down because I'm going to the Dolomites tomorrow and the snowfall has not been fantastic - but now I'm starting to feel just slightly that I may have made the better (random) choice.
Thanks for the reports Steve Angus, stay safe.
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or the lights are in fact the UFO that they've just descended from 
Imagine being an alien on your first visit to earth and you land in Val D'Isere! You'd just get back on and leave.
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I am in Tignes les Brevueres and the road out was blocked last night with a wall. Of sniw.
A few mins ago a digger started to clear it , but the rest of the road up to the main road to Bourg is deep in snow.
No lifts running either so no way out unless you walk !
John
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