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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Zero-G, And mono ski ! I like the suite though. I think that could catch on... Was that Le Tour in the last photo ?
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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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Looks like the Vallorcine side of Le Tour, only skied that for the first time the other day and it was great fun, was about three days after the snow but even then and on slalom skis had a bit of fun off piste, was thinking of whomever had posted about the powder fight when the clouds lifted on Easter Sunday. Definitely heading back there next time I'm stuck wth flat light but good snow.
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| Am heading over to GM to ski and also to enjoy the festivities for GM's 50th anniversary. Any other snowHeads heading that way today? |
Alas, I'm home and done with Chamonix and indeed non internet skiing for another year, enjoy!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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AndAnotherThing..,
i do believe you have managed to track down a hitherto unnoticed 80's classic.
The rear-entry Salomon SX 80 boot, didn't think i would ever see a pair of those again!!
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Second pair I've seen recently. Maybe the same person?
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Thornyhill, good spot, I was thinking of Lemmy from Motorhead. Don't know why I typed Lenny Henry... I'll just blame it on the iPad's predictive text... 
GM was sketchy today, to say the least...
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Zero-G, rubbish vis I suspect, despite forecast.
We got derailed by a bottle of Armagnac last night 
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I'm very close to booking a last minute, short trip to chamonix, leaving tomorrow back to the UK Friday morning.
Any reason why I shouldn't ? Looks to be warming up this week.
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| under a new name wrote: |
Zero-G, rubbish vis I suspect, despite forecast.
We got derailed by a bottle of Armagnac last night |
Vis okayish around the Magic Forest but it was all refrozen crud at that level. Just above was zero vis in thick cloud, scratching around on hardpack. Up top it was clear and sunny but not much soft stuff. Clouds only cleared around 3pm. We clearly weren't in the same place as BobinCH!
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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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sidlittle, depends on what type of skiing you have in mind... If you have skins, still plenty of good stuff. If not, be prepared for a certain amount of combat skiing.
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| Zero-G wrote: |
| sidlittle, depends on what type of skiing you have in mind... If you have skins, still plenty of good stuff. If not, be prepared for a certain amount of combat skiing. |
Never used skins. I won't take my skis but hire them out there if I go. Is there any particular ski hire shop I should use in chamonix ? Any particular ski I should consider for dealing with the conditions ? I'm level 2 csia.
I've decided to have a glass of wine to hopefully influence me to book this..
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You know it makes sense.
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sidlittle, conditions are variable depending on the altitude. At your level, you should be able to ski anywhere on any skis, so the closest hire shop to your accommodation is the best, to be honest. Most of the Cham hire shops have a good range, from piste to powder skis. Sorry, I'm know that's not the definitive answer you're looking for.
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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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sidlittle, Sanglard in town has a decent range and you can get a discount if you buy on line in advance. Also, if you ski Grands Montets ask for a Dynastar test voucher from the ski shop to the right of the lift base station and you can test out the new Dynastar range at the test centre at Lognan
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Poster: A snowHead
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| BobinCH wrote: |
| sidlittle, Sanglard in town has a decent range and you can get a discount if you buy on line in advance. Also, if you ski Grands Montets ask for a Dynastar test voucher from the ski shop to the right of the lift base station and you can test out the new Dynastar range at the test centre at Lognan |
Thank you very much!
The wine worked.. Flights booked
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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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sidlittle, looks like you time that perfectly! A few snowflakes falling in town this morning and 40-70cm predicted to fall overnight and tomorrow. That said, the temps are still very warm...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Arrive on Friday for 4 days..looks to be pretty warm. Don't really mind as long as there's decent coverage and some sunshine over teh weekend...
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Lovely spring corn snow above 2500m on Mt Buet yesterday
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Snowing heavily at GM. Top car closed all morning. Now Hearse and Bochard closed too. About 20-30cm of fresh snow on top of frozen crud and visibility poor. (via SMS)
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Skinned up above Col De Forclaz for 600m but then hit very high winds. Worse than a Tete Balme chair!!
Good descent amongst trees, amazing for April. Looks promising for when weather lifts but the wind had already wrecked the snow higher up .
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Dumped a load today. Pouring rain at 1,000m and transformed at 1,300m+ when it dumped most of the day.
They closed most if not all lifts at Argentiere / GM by 1 pm and so we raced over to Les Houches to be greeted by average vis, but powder up to our knees down a couple of red runs and the entire piste to ourselves. Got soaked by the rain at the bottom but well worth it to get what we did. Never skied powder like that on piste!
VB tomorrow.
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GM this morning😄😄😄😄
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I'm heading to the UCPA in Chamonix on Saturday for a few days, looks like it's going to be warm and sunny by then, any advice for an intermediate skier on the best slopes to head for?
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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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paule247,
Le Tour, more open than Grand Montet and will be less icy first thing than Brevent or Flegere.
We're still having fun, a bit more forecast for tonight.
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Thanks for the tip, I'll head to Le Tour on the first day and, hopefully, regain my ski legs.
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Took a chance and went to Le Tour today. Was a good call because there was hardly anyone there, the sun was shining and we got fresh tracks on every line we skied until 2.30pm (via SMS)
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Poster: A snowHead
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Update on conditions on Le Tour today: windblown, breakable crust on some aspects but mostly just creamy spring corn and hardly another soul there, so good for us! And that, dear Cham friends, was a very fitting end to my season (along with some aprés drinks with the Sole boys). I couldn't have asked for better, so adieu until next season 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Zero-G, adieu. I've enjoyed reading your reports very much. Bon voyage.
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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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pam w, I am sad to be going but also happy, if that makes sense. I like endings because they are the harbinger of beginnings.
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Zero-G, Safe journey home
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Zero-G, and we never ever drank together. This must mean you should do another season
Safe home, swiftly back,
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Good luck zero g, I like the thought of the smile on your face the next time your ski pass beeps past a sensor and you're on your way to your first run of a new season of adventures in a new resort. The rest of us will be in work, you can rest assured. Tis a great life when it's good...
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I don't do apres ski!
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CH2O, arrr!
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if Spar did apres ski...
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Anyone done the VB recently and if so would you like to guess at the chances of it still being skiable at beginning of May?
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Excellent jacket. He needed a Stetson though