Poster: A snowHead
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Looking like France again this year (keep investigating Austria but just can't seem to find the right thing for our group, but that's another story - St Anton parked for another year)....
My question is (this is not a troll), snow conditions, Morzine, 10th March. I understand nobody has a crystal ball, the season runs til April etc...
But I also understand many of you spend a lot of time out in the PDS, and I have never been, so looking for some very general experience and advice as to whether a week here in March is a sound decision.
That group criteria by the way, is:
Traditional village with good apres
Catered sole occupancy ski chalet within a leanish budget
Enough piste variety to keep happy everyone from complete beginner to progresser (which must be easily accessible), to expert (mainly interested in mileage), and boarders (who like parks)
My thinking is, Morzine and Les Gets excellent for beginners/progressors, Stash in Avoriaz for the boarders and we can clock some good miles round the PDS.
I have found somewhere, collected deposits and about to press go, so really I want to tap into the collective wisdom of SH to check my decision making..
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In general, and with the caveat that you can't predict snow, you should be absolutely fine.
However, be warned that that is the last week of the Parisien school holidays. Generally to be avoided, high accomodation prices (although the chalet market is predominantly UK and Dutch) and much busier that would be normal...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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We've done that exact week twice in Les Gets. One year amazing snow, year later quite poor and had to get up to Avoriaz for quality stuff. We stayed in Chalet Flora which is a good sized self catering chalet and if the snow is good it's ski-in/ski-out. Can also strongly recommend LGS if you are looking for a ski school, we found them far superior to ecole 360 for our kids
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be warned that that is the last week of the Parisien school holidays.
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the following week would be much preferable, and snow should still be same (with usual caveats....)
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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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bagginsmum, Yeah, but while it may gave been exactly the same week, it probably was minus the hordes of snotty Parisiens and their grotty enfants.
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I didn't have a huge problem with the Parisiens being in resort this year - more cars but the slopes were ok, unless it was so horrific I have blanked it from my memory....
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Was there in March this year, in a bit of a heatwave... Snow was great though - perfect corn snow first thing, slush surfing around lunchtime, soft bump demolition towards the end of the day. Great fun!
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Been for last few yrs with large group, similar to your requirements and it's been great. Snow was amazing last year in early march, but it is hard to predict. Avoriaz is high so if morzine is bad you can go there
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sanman wrote: |
All we need now is for Peter Hardy in the Telegraph to take his blinkers off ) |
er, no we don't. I'm quite happy for him to direct the punters to those 'high' resorts
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I was there first week in March this year (well, in Avoriaz). Snow was a bit slushy on the Sunday, but we had a dump on the Monday and it was topped up a couple more times through the week and it turned out really well. Was still very spring-like down in Morzine, but certainly wasn't bad.
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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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Thanks for all the advice everyone - really useful.
clarky999, I have wondered this before - what is corn snow?
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leedssteve, it's a stage between the transformation of hardpack/ice to slush, perfect 'velvety' feel without being too soft, limitless edge grip. Other than powder, by far (really far) the nicest type of snow to ski on.
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You know it makes sense.
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clarky999 wrote: |
leedssteve, it's a stage between the transformation of hardpack/ice to slush, perfect 'velvety' feel without being too soft, limitless edge grip. Other than powder, by far (really far) the nicest type of snow to ski on. |
Cheers - I will know to look out for it now
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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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leedssteve, in Spring you can chase the corn around the mountain - start out on South facing slopes in the the morning, finishing on North facing (shade means the transformation will happen later in the day [obv temp dependent too]).
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Poster: A snowHead
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clarky999, But you have to gget your timing jusssttttt rightttttt.
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