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Hi guys, as the title says really. Me and the Mrs are going to Pila on the 20th for a week and wondered if anyone else will be around at that time for a few drinks?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Me! Will be out with some Interski instructors, are you staying in Pila or Aosta? We're down in Aosta right by the gondola.
Any other  around, always up for a drink and/or slide.
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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 up the top in hotel pila 2000. Should be a good one. Can I take the gondola down to Aosta?
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Philib, You can but you'd prob need a cab back, I'll ask my mate who's over there now what time they've been closing it back from Aosta, but it's usually 5. If you want some more happening apres there are some good places in Aosta. The Gondola is about 20 mins but I like being in Aosta as it makes it easy to get to a number of other places.
Drop me a PM if you fancy meeting up.
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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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OK would really like to do that. Maybe my first day as we're getting there pretty early and will need something to do for the day. Will PM you.
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We might be in La Thuile that week, awaiting confirmation from himself  will deffo be over to Pila for a day and probably Courmayeur too if you fancy meeting up for a beer/ski/lunch whatever.
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Philib, No worries just drop me a PM and we can exchange details.
lilywhite, If you're going to be around we can organise a mini bash....
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Grizwald, cool. 
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lilywhite, Grizwald, im out in La Thuile with Interski that week too, never been so haven't got a clue where anything is or where I will be staying but can try and meet up
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Curtains, I'm in Pila with Interski are you working or is it a holiday? Le Thuile, Courmayeur and Pila all pretty close. I'll hopefully make it one or both of the others. Le Thuile is great.
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How can I get from Pila to Courmayeur? The reason I ask is that when I went before (11 years ago whilst at school) we done a day trip over there as well. Obviously this was all organised by the school and I cant really remember how we done it. Is there a way I can get there? I really want to go. aaaagggghhhhhh getting excited now.
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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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Philib, If you're on package deal chances are they'll offer a ski aware day, otherwise the cheaper choice would e to get the bus from Aosta. If you want to try something different (if you haven't been) Le Thuile has some good terrain and you can get over to Le Ros although I find the link pretty tedious. Getting to Cervinia is also do-able, well worth it just to ski Zermatt!
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Will have to speak to the rep when I get there. Actually cant wait. Never been this excited in my life. That's no joke. Sleeping has become an issue lol
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You know it makes sense.
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I'm going to be there 20 - 27th, my pass is for the Courmeyer area, Le Thuile, Pila too - not skied there for yrs, is it nice? Like reds, some challenges and easy reads too... ?
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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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Im using Thomson Ski. Need to start organizing a meet. Will PM everyone soon.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Philib, Will be Crystals in resort service i.e. reps. Doing one of their escorted ski days may be an idea for you? From memory they do a days aimed at blues, and another at reds.
My mates, mate is out there working at the moment. Although it hasn't skied for a while things are in very good nick in Pila according to him. Watched some of the racing in St Anton on tv. Some of the alleged 2 foot they had last night would be nice if repeated in the Aosta valley....
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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 are in Pila that week, and most of the season.
That week we have eurotest training running most mornings.
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OK I think its about time we organize a meet. I havnt been there since I was 13 so I cant exactly be the one to sort out a meeting point. Would be cool if we could meet up with lilywhite and her gang.
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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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Philib, Replied to your PM. I'm tied to certain places where I can have lunch through my Interski vouchers, but the Yeti bar is good.
On a seperate note its just started snowing at home.......
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Grizwald, instructing with inteski first time
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All was well with my trip until I started getting various emails through with revised itineraries, where my hotel was kept changing and eventually resort. So now it looks as if I'm going to be in courmayeur rather than Pila. No biggie but seems very odd when the bus full of school kids is going to Pila still.
So I'm afraid it's unlikely I'll be in Pila unless I do an away day.
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Philib, my travel has been screwed up too. Now will be going away a week later , have fun x
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| Grizwald wrote: |
| .. but the Yeti bar is good. |
I will differ. No red wine (and so no vin chaud) and beer served in plastic glasses yesterday. We'll not be back despite it being the closest (piste-side) bar to our hotel and so theoretically the obvious location for apres-ski.
Have been in Pila all week with a group. Treated like royalty at the Chatelaine lunchtime Monday/Tuesday when hardly anyone on the mountain. Societe has also done us proud lunchtime/morning stop - well worth the extra for lunchtime restaurant service rather than the bar.
Nuova lift has been suffering for a few days: down from 6-seater to only 2 or 3 per chair and only every other chair in use. Totally closed today (hope they were fixing it!) with a result that that part of the mountain was empty - hard to get to from the other lifts.
But it's cold. -22 C in the village last night. -13C at 3pm mid-mountain today.
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hope the Nuova is running next week - hope they are not running it just because its quiet, that's really annoying!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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What't the Nuova?
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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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Philib, A chair lift.
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Just checked with friends who've been in Pila today (we did a day trip to La Thuile/La Rosiere) and the Nuova chair was still very sick today: running, but only running at half-speed, only 3 people per chair (instead of six) and only every other chair. Likely to be chaos tomorrow when the locals arrive...
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You know it makes sense.
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| RobW wrote: |
| Just checked with friends who've been in Pila today (we did a day trip to La Thuile/La Rosiere) and the Nuova chair was still very sick today: running, but only running at half-speed, only 3 people per chair (instead of six) and only every other chair. |
Not sure which lift your friends were using but the Nuova chair was running sweet & true today 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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stewart woodward, In which case that is very good news for tomorrow.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Philib, How did you enjoy Pila?
Everyone else who was away last week have a good one?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It was awesome. Didnt queue for a lift at all during the week. Done a day trip to courmayeur where I found that loads more busy. Apres was a bit poor but I didnt exactly go looking for it. After hours of skiing I was more then happy to hit the sack.
Will do a little review at some point so people can read up on it in more detail.
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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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Philib, What day did you get up to Courmayeur? Friday and Saturday were busi(er) but not what I'd call busy. Did you make it down into Aosta? Yeah up the moutain in Pila is pretty dead.
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hurry up with the review Philib!!we are off to Pila in March!
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