 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All
Going to La plagne next week  , any recomendations on good off-piste guides there please, preferably British.
Also any recomendations for must do off piste routes?
Cheers
Neil
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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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Thanks altis
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If you don't need an English speaking guide, I'd highly recommend Patrick Jeannot http://www.patrickjeannot.com/
He knows La Plagne like the back of his hand. Spent a few great days skiing with him and a group last year - even after five weeks of no snow.
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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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N Face of Bellecote if you like long steep couloirs
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A snowhead offpisteskiing runs an off-piste guiding company, he is based in Bozel and knows La Plagne well. A few other snowheads have skiied with him in La Plagne in the past. Have a look at www.offpisteskiing.com
If he is busy another option is to look at the local ESF school, they run good value off-piste days throughout the season. In Champagny they host an off-piste day on a Wednesday, it is around 50 euros for a half day.
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Thanks guys, will be looking at those options, now hoping for some fresh powder!
Cheers
Neil
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I woild certainly recommend Olivier, he has a ski shop in Montchavin called Evo 2!
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Dont forget that New Generation operate in Paradiski, John Arnold is our off piste guru, check www.skinewgen.com for details.
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another recommendation for Evolution 2 in montchavin. Had some off piste lessons with "Aurelien" excellent english speaker, and some really enoyable afternoons. They also run morning guiding with olivier, but this is above my offpiste standard at present. Wearing an airbag made me feel like king of the mountain.
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waltond, well to pleased to hear of your haapy times, I know him well. So will buy him a demi when I see him bext in Camp de Base.
Coolio. 
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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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If you like to be challenged then Chris Harrop is fun. He has lived near Ste Foy for many years and develops new chalets and now just guides for fun.
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I spent a fantastic week skiing with Christophe Monet from Oxygene ski school, on one of their Steep and Deep courses. The terrain, conditions, and guiding were all excellent. I took a private guide for another day - which was also excellent.
La moyenne face nord of the Bellecote is quite superb, nearly 2000m vertical. Le couloir des cables has a traverse that you will not forget. Le Sablier, is an excellent couloir, of which there are loads.
There is a vast amount of wonderful off-piste, too much to mention here. La Face Nord of the Bellecote is the must do (for many people.) The book Les Cles De Paradiski describes lots of the off-piste available.
I hope this helps.
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You know it makes sense.
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I spent a fantastic week skiing with Christophe Monet from Oxygene ski school, on one of their Steep and Deep courses. The terrain, conditions, and guiding were all excellent. I took a private guide for another day - which was also excellent.
La moyenne face nord of the Bellecote is quite superb, nearly 2000m vertical. Le couloir des cables has a traverse that you will not forget. Le Sablier, is an excellent couloir, of which there are loads.
There is a vast amount of wonderful off-piste, too much to mention here. La Face Nord of the Bellecote is the must do (for many people.) The book Les Cles De Paradiski describes lots of the off-piste available.
I hope this helps.
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