 Poster: A snowHead
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Apparently the snowfall of the last few days has been the largest recorded at Baqueira in the last decade!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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2.5m!! Blimey - still 4 weeks and 1 day until we make our annual pilgrimage to Arcalis.... Not that I am counting....
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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ive read that the border running from france to Andorra has been closed due to Avalanche risk. must be loads of snow for this?? i dont know if it is still closed, but check if you are heading that way??
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The snow is still dumping down, Peyragudes reported 50cm yesterday though high winds have closed many of the lifts today.
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^^ Baqueira.
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Ho Ho Ho couple of mates will be arriving in Bareges on Tues, one of them a very very good skier (some 14 seasons in Trois Vallees) and the other mate, who has rented a place for four weeks, will have three of his mates coming out on Tues to Sat, who like their lunches, so probably not much hard core skiing for them next week!
Then me and the Mrs arrive Feb 2 for a week so we'll be a group of four looking for a guide to do stuff be it touring or just finding powder off the lift; whatever we have to do to get to the untracked 
Any guiding recommendations ?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Weathercam, I might be able to show you about 
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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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in garbure we trust, ok will contact you and let my mate Tim who is out there this week have your contact details.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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And some of us had a VERY good day, just waiting for the video to upload whilst sitting here in the Hotel Tourmalet
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Total mayhem due to the amount of snow that fell Friday through to Sunday, with many resorts closed and some main roads shut.
Once we eventually made it to the lifts here in Bareges, only a handful were open and the crowds were massive, we paid a reduced price for the pass (though the day before we skinned up and found at drag lift that we could use) though still ended up skinning up as the lift queue was huge.
Then in the afternoon we hooked up with a Keith Richards look alike "guide" = "old school" instructor, he said he was 62, though we think more like 72, who proceeded to treat us like tourists and kept telling us every two or three minutes all about the area!
This was doing my mates head in and eventually dear Phillipe got the idea when Phil kept ripping past him and that we were not out for a Sunday afternoon stroll, that said he'd seen us skinning up in the morning so he knew we were not adverse to earning our turns!
He found us a couple of nice pitches and lines and also some good trees, as you can see in the vid.
Was an amusing afternoon, think he now knows what we want !
And we've woken to light drizzle in resort this morning as forecast, so might pass on today, some serious snow forecast again in the week, and now we know where to go !
Hunting for powder in Bareges, Pyrenees from Weathercam http://vimeo.com/58835102
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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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Looking good. Hope to be up for a couple of days piste bashing wed & Thursday 
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Just back from Formigal, excellent conditions, snowing heavily as we left on Sat
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Pressing issue!!!
I am skiing this weekend in the Pyrenees - flying to Toulouse and was thinking of going to Baqueira because I know that its the biggest and perhaps most reliable and at least the top has the most snow base. As with pretty much anyone i guess - i just want a weekend of powder and thought Baqueira would be the best bet.
Can anyone prove me wrong??
Big thanks.
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simonablake, Baqueira is a favourite of mine. 2hrs from Toulouse by car and an easy drive. Plenty of off piste.
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simonablake, there's so much snow everywhere - especially on the north side of the Pyrenees - that we don't know what to do with it! So snow cover isn't going to help you make your decision  .
I never imagined I'd complain about it snowing, but it's non-stop at the moment and the sunny spells are few and far between. You should decide based on the weather forecast. Check out this one which is usually pretty accurate.
Also, if the weather really is bad, Baqueira seems like an expensive option compared to French resorts (although well worth it when the sun's out). Of course, if you're interested in the valley life as well as the skiing then that's a different story and the Val d'Aran is great.
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Wed 6-02-13 8:21; edited 1 time in total
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You don't get snow in the Pyrenees!
We're going to have too much of the fecking stuff!
Evidently best since 1986 !
Going to have to stay in the trees again!
Mate* now getting very excited at the amount of snow falling!
Same mate commenting, "doesn't snow like that in the alps very often", another mate says like a typical day in Hokkaido !
*done 15 seasons
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Weathercam,
Great video Weathercam. May I also commend your taste in music.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Gutted my darling sister sold her gaff in Peyragudes 2 years ago 
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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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And its snowing again... 90cm expected this time  Then due to start again after a short break Thursday afternoon.... Ask Flowa (happy honeymoon - perhaps it is not so bad to be snowed in...).
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in garbure we trust, you got a good half page write up in the Ski & Snowboard magazine this month 
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You know it makes sense.
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Another bonkers day, we skinned up from the village (Bareges), didn't stop snowing, trees and trees, powder that just got deeper as the day went on, have probably the best vid ever, but have been having problems uploading
Amusing at lunchtime walked into the restaurant, still all hooded and goggled up and someone speaks to me, asking "are you WeatherCam" !
It was Flowa who somehow recognised my outfit from the video !
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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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RachelQ, Really! they never even told me, is there an online version of that about?
Weathercam, Chez Louisettes is the place to be - did you try the Garbure soup (its not my name for nothing)... Or even better the whole suckling pig roasted on that open fire...
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Poster: A snowHead
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Good vid Weathercam.
Don't know why you were skiing the tracked stuff on that face though.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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^^ Still coming down in Baqueira. They are digging to let the guests in !
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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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Mike Pow, don't worry we were thinking exactly the same considering we were with a guide (supposedly) !
Today so much snow resort was shut, so on with the skins and we climbed to the top of the old disused funiculaire and skied pow so deep on the piste as we weren't about to go venturing into any open bowls and the like as it was 5 out of 5 day, and when you'll see the vid it's hard to believe that it's a black we're skiing back down.
Vids of yesterday and today now being uploaded, will post them laters
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Weathercam, great videos. I am very envious 
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Bareges look epic in the videos!
I'm looking for advice here:
For this week end, which decent ski place in the eastern part of the Pyrenees is most likely to have its road access and lifts open given the weather forecasts?
My plan is to go to Baqueira, but the resort was mostly closed yesterday because of the strong wind and i'm scared of something similar tomorrow...
I'm loving it on good days and when there is no fresh snow anywhere else, but at the moment, this is clearly not an issue!
I'm just looking for a plan B.
Ah important point, we'll be driving from Catalunia.
FACT: Skiing in the Pyrenees this year is simply amazing !
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The Eastern end
Spain
Masella
la Molina
france
Eyne, Les Angles, Bolquere (google Neige Catalan)
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What size are you and your mates' skis?
Didn't you guys get 1m of snow?
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| in garbure we trust wrote: |
| RachelQ, Really! they never even told me, is there an online version of that about? |
It doesn't look as if the latest one is online yet, so I scanned the article for you.
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