 Poster: A snowHead
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Well now I've had a poke around etc I can say the ground is now frozen, I increasingly harder frosts over the last few nights. Snow in a week?
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Daleskier, any chance you could find out (while you're waiting) if the Ranfolly lift in Les Gets will be operational this season? Pretty please 
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| marmotte16 wrote: |
| Daleskier, any chance you could find out (while you're waiting) if the Ranfolly lift in Les Gets will be operational this season? Pretty please |
Think the general consensus with colleauges is that it will have been fixed, if I hear anything to suggest otherwise I'll let you know!
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Daleskier, thanks, New Year has been getting silly busy and would have big impact on the bowl. And I quite like the run too....
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According to the webcam it looks like they have now replaced the 'Swiss Poma' (Cubore) at the top of Linderet valley that they took out last season, and it my may be my imagination, but have they also straightened it out at the bottom?
http://portesdusoleil.livecam360.com/
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FreeBeer, Yes, I spotted that (and there was a sign last season saying it would be reinstated for the start of this season). Can't really say if it has been straightened as we never used it!
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| DJL wrote: |
| FreeBeer, Yes, I spotted that (and there was a sign last season saying it would be reinstated for the start of this season). Can't really say if it has been straightened as we never used it! |
I wouldn't bother either, the powder either side is rubbish. Best avoided.
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Totally rubbish. I won't be skiing there at all.
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I won't be skiing there at all
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Me neither. In fact I make a point of avoiding that whole area 
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Excellent news.. will be just me and my sledge this season then, and no strange looks to worry about..
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Anyone out in avoriaz now can give a heads up what's temps are like,any sign of snowfall or cannons being switched on,15th Dec is getting close
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tman80, I am not out there but temps appear to be falling a dump due this week 
Fingers crossed
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Still raining in morzine, it was still 7* driving up from Thonon this eve.
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You know it makes sense.
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Fingers crossed indeed sunshine81,roll on the 15th for the first sliding of the season,daleskier keep us posted on any changes please....
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Sleeting this morning.......
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Poster: A snowHead
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Excellent news,cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just had a look on the avoriaz webcam and snow is def starting to stay on the ground,
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Avoriaz looking tasty. Looks like around 5cm or so on the roofs at present. Morclan webcam is snowy. It has started!
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Snow line roughly 1400m and getting colder as evening draws on.........
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If anything it looks a touch lower than that on the Chatel side (based on the webcams). I'm out this weekend so will post on-the-spot updates. Not sure I will get any skiing in but fingers crossed.
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Daleskier do you think they will put the cannons on or is it still too far from opening weekend yet,temps being low enough ofcourse
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Odd big snowflakes have fallen during the day mixed with rain over here. About 5 we had a bigger flurry which settled on the cars and road. Stopped now but more due in the next 48 hours, looks about 10cm in Les Crosets from pictures.
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FlyingStantoni, no clocking up miles aint my thing, im interested in the off piste you mentioned though, tell me more? and how much of an effort we talking?
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One more question, I'll have wheels out there so what's the parking situation like when i want to drive up to morzine or avoriaz? Or am I better to catch the bus?
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Huckacliff duckabranch, You probably don't want to drive to Avoriaz itself.
Driving to Ardent or Prodains is much more sensible, parking pretty easy.
For Morzine, there are two underground parks now, should be able to find a space, Pleney one is right under the lifts.
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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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| Huckacliff duckabranch wrote: |
| FlyingStantoni, no clocking up miles aint my thing, im interested in the off piste you mentioned though, tell me more? and how much of an effort we talking? |
It very much depends on how much attention you pay and how much of an effort you want to make(!)
If you follow the circuit around then there are some absolutely obvious 30 minute skins that will give you freshies days and days after everything else is tracked out - skin up from the piste and ski back to piste stuff.
If you're feeling energetic then you can skin up the Roc d'Enfer.
Alternatively, there are places that you "just head off and hope for the best". For example, if you take the gondola up; then the drag; head across the top to the chair - on that path you can hang a left and ski off-piste all the way down to Grande Terche. If you can find the way. (The wrong way lies misery and lots of hiking / skinning out.)
As I say, buy a (proper) map. 
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I have been woken by the sound of snow ploughs in the village...yippee ! It's snowed here all night and still snowing. About 10-15cm I reckon, although I am tucked up in bed and tricky to see in the dark this morning. Looking good and maybe a run or two may open this weekend
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You know it makes sense.
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Excellent news,two weeks on Saturday til I'm there,get in
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Looking good if it stays and keeps on coming
Roll on Jan.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Still snowing like crazy and about 20cm today plus,
More due tomorrow then a big temp drop for the weekend with more forecast next week
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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summer, sounds good to me. Hope you get skiing this weekend
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Hey summer or anyone else who is in resort,since its been snowing and it looks like continuing doing so well into next week do you think there is any chance they will open morzine/les gets on the 15th the same day avoriaz opens for the season
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tman80,
It's not really down to the amount of snow, it's down to the staff contracts. I'd be surprised if Morzine opens before Dec 22. Les Gets in the past has opened earlier than that. I'm sure the various resort websites will tell all.
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My plans have changed a bit as the kitchen is now being fitted w/c 10 December so I won't be out this weekend. I'll be out from Thursday 6th for a bit of decorating and then hopefully a ski over the weekend before heading home Monday 10th.
Originally the Chatel website was suggesting weekend opening at Pre La Joux on 1/2 December and 8/9 December before progressive opening from 15 December (including link to Avoriaz) and full opening (Super Chatel etc) from 22 December. The mention of 1/2 December has now been dropped but otherwise as above.
I also see that Avoriaz is planning to open for 8/9 December. Does anyone with previous early season experience think the link Avoriaz-Chatel will be running 8/9 December? It only needs the Chaux Fleurie chair to work and we are in business.
If it is not running I will be faced with choosing a day in Chatel or a day in Avoriaz (with an hours drive each way). If I decide on Avoriaz will I be likely to get access from Montriond?
Obviously this is weather dependent (and dependent on me being a good boy and finishing the painting quicky so Mrs DJL stamps my ticket!) but recent snowfall suggests it might just come off.
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They will often open the Chaux Fleurie chair from Linderets but not from the other side.
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Ps. Yes, they normally open the Ardent bubble early, but you better check.
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Ok, so I've not been to the apartment for 8 weeks and find that we no longer have a rubbish collection three times a week.
Does anyone know where the heck I take my rubbish...??????
WTF???
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| tman80 wrote: |
| Hey summer or anyone else who is in resort,since its been snowing and it looks like continuing doing so well into next week do you think there is any chance they will open morzine/les gets on the 15th the same day avoriaz opens for the season |
Hi there were mutterings on Thursday this week about opening a couple of lifts this side this weekend 1st. However I spoke to a liftie yesterday and they are expecting more snow after this weekends cold spell. So felt that they could get a better base and work with the snow next week for ano opening here on the 8th. With Planachaux cable car, Planachaux chair and Crosets 8 man being open and possibly Mossettes Swiss side. These will then stay open assuming the snow hangs around for the season! I will try and post as soon as I hear more 
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In 1988 avoriaz fully opened in Dec 15
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