 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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Fair play.
Lovely shadows of the Aiguille on town.
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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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Love watching it but it sh*ts me up which is why I'll never be a steeps monster. That and skill and a thousand other deficiencies.
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So how does that sort of escapade (and is that climb really worth it?) stack up against something like the avalanche thread running at the moment. How will the group in this video have determined that what they were about to do would not put them in the firing line for an avalanche any more than the group on the avalanche thread?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Bloody cheapskates - just to avoid the price of a lift ticket 
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yeah watching that makes me a bit nervous, the climb up looks pretty scary as well. I find that hugely impressive but have no desire to ski anything that steep, the jump turns don't look that much fun either but I guess it is a different type of enjoyment, just not one I really get.
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Idris, nice video.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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lynseyf, +1
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Traying with axes is cheating.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Whitegold,
For once I'm with you. If you want poking sticks get yourself some skis.
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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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Eh...... So some local peeps skied Mallory already this season !?
Current thought process is a combination of wow, seriously wtf and respect...
Is it becoming normal in Chamonix to go after the uber-steeps in the autumn now?
Instead of the classic window in late spring?
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You know it makes sense.
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Megamum, Climbing it first will have given some indication, and there'll still be a forecast for avvy risk for the area, if not a full assessment made on each particular slope - at the minimum there will be a published risk score for all aspects (north facing, south facing etc). After that you're on your own to mitigate best you can - early/low temp start etc. Just by looking at vid though, risk didnt obviously appear high (old snow, looks pretty consolidated etc.) - not a safety guarantee by any means, but it does look like they've been sensible.
all that said - HEEBEE JEEBEES in places for sure 
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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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The up looked  terrifying...
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Poster: A snowHead
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That is steep... VERY steep... Think they deserved their picnic at the end! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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humm Megamum, not a helmet to be seen
but they all had massive balls.
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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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The clue may be in his signature 
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| Haggis_Trap wrote: |
Eh...... So some local peeps skied Mallory already this season !?
Current thought process is a combination of wow, seriously wtf and respect...
Is it becoming normal in Chamonix to go after the uber-steeps in the autumn now?
Instead of the classic window in late spring? |
according to Facebook, a first descent went down on the Chardonnet in the last couple of days. mind boggling but I guess when the conditions are in you go for it
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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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barry, Megamum, On an avalanche note then if you watch carefully there was an avi, nasty little one by the look of it as it was very fast freeze at 2.34 and you will see it, not sure if they triggered it or was a natural avalanche
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| ed123 wrote: |
humm Megamum, not a helmet to be seen
but they all had massive balls. |
You would have to land very awkwardly for those to offer any head protection though.
*thinks* ...Buster Gonad on skis.... Ooh me plums etc
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