 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd love to do xmas on the piste however I run a pub so it's spent on the pi55! 
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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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Boredsurfing, having done both, I am with you 100%
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We've got a grandma visiting for a good long spell this festive season. I think we'll probably ski *around* Christmas Day, and leave the Noel itself as a day of port-swilling gluttonous porkery.
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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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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| Boredsurfing, having done both, I am with you 100% |
The spare room is empty over Xmas, but didn't realise you were coming, yeah! its going to be fun!
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This'll be the first Christmas I'll be in the UK for since '06, first with family since '07 - really looking forward to a proper Christmas dinner! Cordon Blue (sp?) with the Dutchies became a bit of a Christmas tradition in Saalbach, not the same obviously, but the skiing made up for it.
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On the snow every time since the late 70s for me. Nothing to beat it! You can eat turkey any day, but quiet pistes and endless snow make it much more worthwhile.
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This year it actually falls on my day off, so I am ailing to be skiing with my OH if I get what I want for Christmas. 
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On the piste since 2005, with the exception of last year when we did New Year instead. Back to x-mas skiing this year
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I have never been in a ski resort over christmas, but at home the day does my head in without some kind of jog or at least a walk. If I was anywhere near resort of course I would go out for ski sometime between presents in the morning and dinner. Just an hour or two to build up appetite! In general my preference I'd for the dinner late- after 3- so would give enough time for skiing
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hate it.
Pre crimbo cheeky-break, trad crimbo with rellys, then early-Jan, blues-banishing getaway.
That's the way to do it. 
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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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Skiing first, then back on the 23rd in time for Christmas...
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Boredsurfing, my only reason is because we're still renting out the apartment and I can fill my apartment for Christmas and New Year, mid-January is more difficult. However, I will be out there next year.
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You know it makes sense.
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Pre crimbo cheeky-break, trad crimbo with rellys, then early-Jan, blues-banishing getaway.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Christmas in. UK for the first time in about 24 years so going to be quite strange - we started going away to Austria for Christmas the year after my mother died so we did not have to sit and look at her empty chair - three kids in tow together with Grandpa in those days. Once bitten we never looked back and so somehow managed to always scrape enough together to keep going - elder son got married, grandpa died, built our own place in France and we have continued to either be there for Christmas or some years in the States with married son, but never back here till this year after both of the other children got married this year and so its all change for a year.
But we are heading off for a couple of weeks prior to Christmas and then - utter madness -flying back to Geneva on 29th December along with the world and his wife.
I remember our first year away discussing with the children when they wanted to open their presents and they opted for Christmas Eve in the evening as the did not want to waste any skiing time. And we used to pinch ourselves as we sat on ski lifts on Christmas Day as we were not on the kitchen with the sprouts...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Definitely on the piste (and new year's too) every year. Next year I'll be attending a wedding in Cape Town over the festive season, so it will be the beach but I can live with that
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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 home and on the piste. Ski with the guesties, light lunch at Mamo's cafe in lindarets, then a beer before heading home to get christmas dinner on the go.
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Skiing on Christmas day is on my 'bucket list'. Unfortunately it would mean leaving the (non-skiing) wife and daughter behind so easier said than done. Hopefully junior will get a taste for it when she goes on her secondary school ski trip in a few years so then 'er indoors will feel pressure to come along with the majority in the family
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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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I can't get time off work over Christmas so it's boring motorway day for me every year. Once I have retired I shall remedy this... 
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Scarver, you could always find a chocolate-box sort of place, with pool, sledging, and hot chocolate in front of the fire for the two of them.
queen bodecia, do you have to work on Boxing Day?
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Hells Bells, not usually no but I do remember one crazy year when I worked both Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Barmy deadline to meet. Basically I get the bank holidays off but zero chance of getting any other days off.
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Scarver, I agree with Hells Bells - you can't get much more atmospheric than that! And if you can get them hooked on skiing while you're at it, well, the rest will be history.
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Marmotte16/Hells Bells, that's not a bad idea, ta.
Probably too late for this season, but I may have to work in that, starting with leaving some 'chalet porn' brochures lying around the living room with the pages open at the nicest chalets
Like you say, getting them on the first trip is the hardest bit!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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queen bodecia, Are you a brain surgeon?
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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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blahblahblah, a graphic designer. With deadlines to meet. Basically unable to take time off work during school holidays but not an issue for me as I'd prefer to go on holiday at a quieter time anyway. However, I do find Christmas Day rather boring so I could certainly see the appeal of going skiing rather than watching tedious TV Christmas specials...
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I have never spent Christmas away from home. Christmas = family, stockings, dinner, puds, The Queen on the TV, and the Xmas day movie - at home with my house decorated. New Year I couldn't care two hoots about, but Christmas is at home.
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You know it makes sense.
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queen bodecia, AH, I understand.Agree about the tedious TV specials, and would prefer to be skiing but my wife likes the "Trad" version with all the family, which I am no fan of.
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Hi guys,
Im new to the site, so firstly hello.
Strangely for me Xmas is our only chance of getting some boarding in this year as Ive started a new job. Now we just need to get somewhere booked. Hence why ive registered.
Thinking of the 3 valleys as been Courchevel and La Tania before.
Anyway Xmas on the slopes for us. hopefully.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Boardpaul, welcome to snowHeads!
I've never done Christmas in the 3V, but I'm sure it'll be lovely.
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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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We're at home for the first time in 6 years this year as OH felt we needed to spend Christmas with his mother - she doesn't want (not can't) come to the Alps. I am dreading, dreading, dreading it. One of the (many) things I love about the alps at Xmas is the lack of excess. We bung up a tatty xmas tree, get each other a small gift, probably have a steak supper and ski all day and generally have a super time If we get through this year without falling out bigtime it'll be a flipping miracle!
Definitely wouldn't choose to ski at New Year as an alternative to Xmas, but delighted that others disagree as it leaves the slopes nice and empty for me......usually!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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rob@rar, that says it much better than I every could
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rob@rar, love it!
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rob@rar, lovely
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On the piste in every sense
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rob@rar, That reminds me of the old joke...
One winters day, Fred's neighbour Sam, came up to Fred's door and started
pounding on it with a great deal of anger. Fred came to the door to see a
red faced Sam screaming obscenities.
SAM : That @#$%^&* son of yours has been pi**ing in my snow bank!!!!
FRED: How do you know it was my son?
SAM : He wrote his name in the snow!!!!
FRED: Well... I'll speak to him about it, but I gotta tell you, I'm not sure what you're so fired up about, is it really that bad?
SAM : It's in my daughter's handwriting!!
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As long as someone doesn't go offering the slot to another speciality 
But it's magical in the mountains, snowy, white and so pretty, and skiing on Christmas day is just the best (even if I probably won't be able to actually ski this year, at least I'll still be there). 
