 Poster: A snowHead
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Agree on the above comments regarding the BBC interview..... I have heard that European Pubs Jack's Bar & Evolution in Meribel were shut owing to licence issues regarding complaints regarding noise and people jumping in the hotel pool next door when leaving the bar..... European Pubs have opened two new bars called Copina one in Meribel and one in Courchevel so not convinced of the comments regarding shutting Jack's and Evo owing to Brexit as they have opened two new bars ! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@GreenDay, @sugarmoma666, @thelem, @Steve Angus,
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.
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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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There are good and bad bars everywhere - in a ski resort some target a particular demographic or nationality, but regardless if you get it wrong then your stuffed.
As we are all in/approaching our 50s, we dont frequent places like The Loop or The Marmot in Tignes (despite them being "brit" pubs) any more, more likely to be found in The Pigs Tail (brit) in Lavachet or the Embuscade (french) up top of Rue de La Poste or the sadly departed Alpaka.
There used to be a big popular skandi nightclub on Rue de La Poste which we frequented in our 30s - its now a supermarket, despite being super popular years ago.
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| HoneyBunny wrote: |
| For me, part of the pleasure of going skiing in France is enjoying the French food and culture (and same for Austria). |
French food definitely but I prefer British ski instructors. Less jaded attitudes, generally.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@GreenDay, Ahhhh the days of the Yeti! Try Cave du Loop (underneath the Loop) sounds like your kind of place (and mine) now.
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| chocksaway wrote: |
| @GreenDay, Ahhhh the days of the Yeti! Try Cave du Loop (underneath the Loop) sounds like your kind of place (and mine) now. |
The Yeti, yes that was it, ta !
Clearly the old(er) age affected my memory - and cheers re the Cave du Loop tip - will let all my geriatric pals know 
Actually, another has just sprung to mind - the Wobbly Rabbit up Val Claret - spent many a mental night there back in "our heyday"..........
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@GreenDay, Now your talking, and a trip home to Lac in the Wobbly Van driven by Charles the oldest seasonaire in the village. Next time you are out PM for a beer - might be a good ole night! Given you have been to the Embu and the QDC I may well recognise you.
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@chocksaway, Will do, should be end of the month if all falls into place - cheers!
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A good 10 - 15 cams in Val this morning ... still lightly snowing
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Steve Angus, thanks for heads up about new Corner Cafe. Looks good value for EK!
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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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A freshen up
Im not sure I had a great nights sleep as I woke up feeling more tired than when I went to bed last night. I was more concerned though that my back was still rather tight and sore (all that racing yesterday).
Anyway as I write this evening I am pleased to say that it seems to have eased up nicely which is good news... tomorrow will be a full on day skiing with some off piste so I had better be fighting fit!
Alas it was not too early a start to the day thankfully as Clare and the kids were not going anywhere in particular. Ben seemed better too so I think one more night tonight and we will be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel - phew!
So we had about 15cm of fresh snow in town and about 20cm up high and it was still snowing but there was not too much wind... well relative little anyway! Up high it was quite windy though! So I met the same client as I have had the last few days (and have a few more times over the next week) and after dropping his kids of at the group lessons they are on we headed off to work on sagittal splits... a problem he was having with his long radius turns! So up top on the Bellevarde there was a punchy wind blowing but not strong enough to really affect the lift openings. With the fresh snow rather haphazardly spread out because of the wind effect some places were quite deep and others scoured. We hit the various easier pistes up top to do a series of exercises and finally we got some video footage and then watched it inside the exit area of the funi.
Clare took Olivia out for a ski when I got back and I had some luck as Ben had a mega sleep for about 2.5 hours... it meant I had a chill out time - a rare one at that during the Winter that is for sure. I even managed to properly watch the 2nd run of the mens slalom - yay. In fact Val d'Isere is a rather happy place this evening as Clement Noel who came 2nd today is a native of Val and is still part of the Club des Sports here.
Anyway it was a rather relaxing afternoon and after the kids were in bed it has been a relaxing evening too!
So the snow continues to fall intensely this evening and we must have had a good 30cm already in the last 24 hours down here in town and there could be a LOT more coming tonight into tomorrow. The temps have risen to a few degrees below 0 so it is not baltic anymore which is nice!
A full day including some off piste on the cards tomorrow before I head down the valley to do a food shop is the schedule for tomorrow which all in all means it will be a long day tomorrow. Better get some sleep then!
PBJ - it was and lots more tonight eh!
PeakyB - yup most certainly is. If you think about it its only 2 lift rides away from Val too! Bargain!
TTFN
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| HoneyBunny wrote: |
@swiftoid, it's a disgrace isn't it? I saw a quote from someone online the other day saying they like going skiing in Meribel "because it has a great British vibe". FFS.
For me, part of the pleasure of going skiing in France is enjoying the French food and culture (and same for Austria). I cannot stand the British attitude of going abroad and expecting everyone to speak English and serve pie and chips, and being offended when they don't.
Val d'Isere is overrun with Brits, hopefully not all rude ones. |
The irony of a Brit complaining of a ski resort being overrun with Brits. 
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You know it makes sense.
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| GreenDay wrote: |
There are good and bad bars everywhere - in a ski resort some target a particular demographic or nationality, but regardless if you get it wrong then your stuffed.
As we are all in/approaching our 50s, we dont frequent places like The Loop or The Marmot in Tignes (despite them being "brit" pubs) any more, more likely to be found in The Pigs Tail (brit) in Lavachet or the Embuscade (french) up top of Rue de La Poste or the sadly departed Alpaka.
There used to be a big popular skandi nightclub on Rue de La Poste which we frequented in our 30s - its now a supermarket, despite being super popular years ago. |
Seem to remember that the Grotte du Yeti was Flemish Belgian owned (but was frequented by loads of Scandinavians as part of 'all inclusive' trips)
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| Kenzie wrote: |
The irony of a Brit complaining of a ski resort being overrun with Brits. |
I wasn't complaining. It's true.
But I don't go to any French ski resort because I think "it has a great British vibe".
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Kenzie, I seem to remember a proper snowball fight taking place one night across the Rue d l Poste between the Yeti Bar and possibly the Angel Bar.
The Dutch and Scandis had a height advantage, both in location and stature 
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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?
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Steve Angus-hi Steve, do you know if STVI do a 'student discount' for large groups of students-I am looking to bring a school group of around 30 next December (week before Christmas so quite quiet) and wondered if it was worth contacting them independently? We've successfully asked for them before at other resorts during that week but never tried Val.
Cheers.
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Steve Angus-hi Steve, do you know if STVI do a 'student discount' for large groups of students-I am looking to bring a school group of around 30 next December (week before Christmas so quite quiet) and wondered if it was worth contacting them independently? We've successfully asked for them before at other resorts during that week but never tried Val.
Cheers.
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A vegetarian section on a menu in France, wow whatever next!! Good to see though, that along with the Corner in Tignes look to have a decent selection for mrs endo.
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Wow - that is the priciest menu I have seen for a while in a mountain restaurant - €28 for Iberico ham and bread starter.....it must have been fed on golden acorns.
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nemesys, you should try Courchevel then. Makes that menu look like the pricing at your local greasy spoon.
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| shannyla wrote: |
| nemesys, you should try Courchevel then. Makes that menu look like the pricing at your local greasy spoon. |
Ouch.
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| shannyla wrote: |
| nemesys, you should try Courchevel then. Makes that menu look like the pricing at your local greasy spoon. |
Agree.....there is one place on the Verdans run that my wife and I stopped at so she could book the kids into the school clubs.....€70 for hommus dip, calamari and water......
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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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Great day ... off piste most of the day - very variable ranging from knee deep in places to wind stripped icy pack in others. Generally superb as our guide Thomas picked the best lines and aspects.
Blue skies ... avi level 4 but felt like a 3
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You know it makes sense.
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Trying to post more photos ... intuitive ? Non !
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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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The video was in Grimentz, Val d`Anniviers, Valais, Switzerland.
Snow before Christmas; no snow, just sunshine for almost two and half weeks and then a dump over 48 hours of over a metre in 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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Le Dauphiné now reporting a guy survived a avalanche yesterday at 1700 somewhere in Val but it doesn't say where. None of the usual sources have any info yet (HAT, Radio Val etc)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Goliard, yes it is Grimentz and there are a couple of pistes below that slope too. It did snow Tuesday/Wednesday last week as well as the big dump at the weekend. Unfortunately we left on Saturday but friends still there tell me conditions are amazing. Interestingly the piste du chamois hasn't opened yet this season as there was evidence of a lot of avalanche activity in that combe even before this weekends snow.
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aAnother great day - off piste with Thomas from Alpine
Over to Tignes for Chardonnet couloir, Cocaine and Vallons de la Sache.
Snow certainly better on the Tignes side ... some lovely shin deep pitches.
Super late lunch at Marmottons - horse bourgignon 
then off to Glacier, Cugnai and home for more very average fare from Skiworld at the Lodge ... staff and facilities great food not so good.
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Need to sleep
Thanks Goliard - new someone would know where it was videod etc! Impressive non the less!
chocksaway - yea I meant to mention that on yesterdays report and forgot. I heard about it and I saw the PGHM chopper come in. Ive heard reports that it was 'just' some broken ribs but that doesn't sound like it would be a PGHM job necessarily so maybe there is more to it than that - who knows.
PBJ - sounds like a good day - I'm finally going to get some off piste in tomorrow - yay!
So folks it has been another full on hectic day... taking Ben to creche, getting over to Tignes for the morning session, quick lunch stop having gotten back from Tignes (bumped into Olivia, Clare etc as they were out for a ski)... so thanks Snow Trax for rustling up a quick lunch for me. Then seasonnaires this pm, down the valley to deliver the avalanche talk this evening and then back up... it has been a crazy busy day!
So forgive me for being so brief this evening... so very tired and must sleep. A full day off piste tomorrow.
Thanks Radio Val for this lovely pic!
TTFN
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Piste day in pretty variable conditions - flattish light and light snow from midday getting heavier by late afternoon and still moderate snow now.
Some really poor viz at times this afternoon.
We skied to Motte, Brevieres and Fornet ... by 4pm at Fornet I guess 10cm of fresh snow on the pistes.
Guide day tomorrow should be awesome.
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I'm sure some of those people at the Oulliette Plage haven't moved since I was there in April 2017! Looks stunning as always.
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@endoman, it does. But we were chatting about what it looks like in summer on the lift yesterday, a tatty shed on a slag heap was pretty much the consensus. Got to love snow!
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>>It will be the highest hotel in Europe when it opens!
The Berghotel on the Faulhorn does not have a swimming pool, but at 2619m is higher than anywhere on Solaise (2558m summit).
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| endoman wrote: |
| I'm sure some of those people at the Oulliette Plage haven't moved since I was there in April 2017! Looks stunning as always. |
Love that place. Wonderful for a sun-soaked lunch with a fabulous view.
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