 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm going for the season but flying. If you have space in your car for an extra suitcase I will be more than happy to pay 'carriage'.
It will contain some extra clothes, fitness gear, and a few months' worth of Quaker's oats and fresh coffee beans. I promise you will not be smuggling marmite across the border for me!
Edited to change thread title. Just because.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sun 23-09-12 18:32; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Assuming they're still running, might be worth giving Piste of Mind a look. Used them last year for EoSB, and I don't recall there being a weight limit or anything?
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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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At customs, "did you pack your bags yourself?" , " no a man called zero asked me to bring his stuff"
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| blahblahblah wrote: |
| " no a man called zero asked me to bring his stuff" |
...and when they ask, "so why is the bag full of women's clothes?" you find yourself having to explain about Zero-G being a transvestite: Tranny-G 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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adamantis, thanks I had already checked them out but they don't do Cham. There's always the option of using a standard courier but they charge by volume and weight. I anticipate the bag coming in around 30kg so that's a hefty courier fee.
blahblahblah, apparently, I am actually a lady. Although there are those who may disagree... 
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admin! What goes on a bash stays on a bash 
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I sent a 30kg bag by UPS to Italy for about £35 last Winter.
It's always cheaper to book via Pharos or Interparcel.
They may want it 'cartonised' - I had to wrap my wheely ski bag in cardboard so they'd take it 
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| admin wrote: |
I sent a 30kg bag by UPS to Italy for about £35 last Winter.
It's always cheaper to book via Pharos or Interparcel. |
Hmmm that's way cheaper than I thought it would be. Will check it out, thanks.
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Of course that was from North London. They may want danger money to pick up south of the river. It would have been a damn site more expensive to send back the other way: over £100 to pick up in Italy.
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| admin wrote: |
| They may want danger money to pick up south of the river. |
That's no joke. In the six months I've been south of the river, my neighbours on either side have each been burgled and a woman was raped in the mews outside my bedroom window. It's a looong way from NW1. Oh well, I only have to tough it out for another year then I'm gone 
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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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| adamantis wrote: |
| Assuming they're still running, might be worth giving Piste of Mind a look. Used them last year for EoSB, and I don't recall there being a weight limit or anything? |
Not sure what Piste of Mind are up to but Andy who worked for them last year has set up on his own, easiest is to contact him through Twitter https://twitter.com/deliveryandy
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Pedantica, where zone 1 meets zone 2, so not the deep South. But sometimes I do get that duelling banjos feeling down here...
Boredsurfing, ta, I'll give him a go (I get the warm and fuzzies from supporting small businesses).
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You know it makes sense.
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Apartment for the season has just been confirmed. I am excitement personified.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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A season in Chamonix would suit me nicely.....................................
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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 enjoy!
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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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Lovin' the new thread title. Good luck and I am well jel'. Watcha' doin' for the season? Working or just skiing?
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| Zero-G wrote: |
| admin wrote: |
| They may want danger money to pick up south of the river. |
That's no joke. In the six months I've been south of the river, my neighbours on either side have each been burgled and a woman was raped in the mews outside my bedroom window. It's a looong way from NW1. Oh well, I only have to tough it out for another year then I'm gone |
What was it like before you moved there?
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Heh, I'm pretty chuffed 
Was a bit of a last minute decision. Was originally planning on renting the apartment and commuting between London and Cham but I may as well just do the whole bang shoot... because life is short, yadda, yadda. And no, not working, just skiing and a bit of climbing for as long as conditions hold out.
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| Chamcham wrote: |
| What was it like before you moved there? |
It was less fabulous 
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Zero-G, There's a very excellent chap called Philip White who does a ~monthly run from the UK to Chamonix. He's currently building up orders for the pre-season drops. You can get him on +44 7767 887 494.
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Thanks under a new name!
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If I use each of the above recommendations, perhaps I could move the entire contents of my London home to Chamonix... and never come back
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Zero-G, are you fixed up with accommodation?
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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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| Zero-G wrote: |
, and a few months' worth of Quaker's oats and fresh coffee beans.
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You take coffee beans to France? Good coffee is one of the things I associate with France (and Italy).
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jbob, I am yes. One of Cham's finest closet-sized studio apartments.
| snowball wrote: |
| You take coffee beans to France? Good coffee is one of the things I associate with France (and Italy). |
Definitely with Italy but the French coffee is dire - to my rather unrefined palate, that is.
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You know it makes sense.
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I always take coffee beans - it's a myth you can get a decent supply outside any of the major French cities (and in precious few of those). However, all my suppliers are - happily - in North London .....
p.s. they name certain of the byways in south London after cat noises, hence 'mews' It's got nothing to do with the same designation used north of the Thames, it's just to remind them what noises their terrifed felines would normally make if they were not too terrifed of the local takeaway owners to let out a sound.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| RattytheSnowRat wrote: |
| they name certain of the byways in south London after cat noises, hence 'mews' It's got nothing to do with the same designation used north of the Thames, it's just to remind them what noises their terrifed felines would normally make if they were not too terrifed of the local takeaway owners to let out a sound. |
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Poster: A snowHead
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Can anyone recommend a guide book for non-glaciated off-piste in Chamonix? While I do plan on a using a UAIGM guide for the glaciated stuff, my budget doesn't stretch to doing that more than once every couple of weeks over the course of the season.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Zero-G, I have the phone number of a man that may be able to help you....
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Cheers jbob, I have that book... in French. Bought it last time I was in Chamonix and thought it only came in French. Had fun using Google translate to decipher it. Will order the English version!
AndAnotherThing.., cool, will take all the help I can get.
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I'm turning alternately the colours of bright envious green followed by the deep red of totally unreasonable jealous rage.
You do know you'll come back as something really, really horrible in your next life, don't you?
Have an utterly fantastic time!!!
(PS. A blog and lotsa lovely pics would be great for us deskbound flatland wannabes)
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Suddenly going for an early season trip to Cham to sort out my new touring boots sounds like an even better idea.
Enjoy the season!
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