 Poster: A snowHead
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The sache gondy was rarely closed due to winds but was often closed or late opening as some of the terrain it accessed is avalanche prone. Now at least the brev folks can ski a bit earlier or get the navette up to Lac. Granted that will be a bun fight!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The link has disappeared! How strange.
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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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| HoneyBunny wrote: |
The link has disappeared! How strange. |
They have a problem with the 4G and are waiting for someone to go up and fix it.
The Front de Neige webcam was damaged by the works going on but seems to working again today.
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Next week is looking unsettled, the weather models are not agreeing in detail, but it's going to be a lot colder and its looking increasingly showery towards the end of the week, as it will be cold enough for snow cannons in the main villages (they are gong at full tilt tonight on the Tov) there should be a meaningful number of pistes open on Sat 24th  It may mean a trip up in a gondola to ski Creux, Marmottes and the green triangle, or up to either glacier. Skiing there will be, whether down to Tignes at 2100m and Val at 1850m remains to be seen!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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For the non skiers/riders/cr@ppy days the resort has announced a new synthetic indoor ice rink in Tignespace. Its 300 sq metres and all types of skates can be used (evidently). It will be free to those with 2-15 day passes.
For ice rink spotters the details on the system that is being used are here:
https://xtraice.com/fr/patinoire-ecologique/
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As long as there's skiing for the first two weeks of December I'm happy
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The only possible reason for the new Sache gondola is to provide a high capacity transfer between Brev and Lower Boisses. The old chair allowed foot passengers but this finished just above the bus stop (near Melezes).
I suspect the lift will run into the evening and the bars and restaurants in Brev will see the new gondola as a way of Kalinda residents getting up and down for apres. It would then also link Brev residents to the Lac/VC/Val buses.
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Excitement is building as I sail past Spurn Point........
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@chocksaway,
Enjoy your evening cruise  hopefully the north Sea is not too choppy 😵
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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This is good news! I hope you're encouraging them to do all they can to get it ready for the Snowheads preseason bash? They should know we're big time
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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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Nice to see a bit of snow creeping into the forecasts for next week.
I'm guessing that unless there is a significant dump, it won't be enough to open the Palafour/Tichot side next weekend, seeing how bare they currently are!
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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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@chocksaway, great to have ‘our man in resort’ broadcasting live! Just dithering about pushing the button on an early week 8th Dec, so watching with interest how the snow shapes up. ......
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@chocksaway, welcome home! Looking forward to another season of brilliant updates.
I hope I can get out there this season but if not I'll just have to live through you and Steve (which means you have to go the new Cocorico for me).
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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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I'm out this weekend. It's starting to look a bit white!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Quite chilly today, and a dusting of snow above about 1800 metres, nothing to change the price of fish though. Have been a bit busy shopping and unpacking so I will have a full look at the weather tomorrow (dinner in Val Claret looms and the buses have stopped for the evening) and but some piccys up, including the arrangement of the new gondolas at Brev/Boisses.
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It's going to be EPIC! Just what Tignes needs.
Hope they'll have enough loos though.
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where abouts is it?
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Looks to be near the bottom of the Double M in Val Claret. Between there and the pass office.
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@Mark1863, ok tah
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@stevew, Its the old Carline restaurant and terrace, that used to have the worst toilets in The EK bar none, so I hope @HoneyBunny, is right!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| chocksaway wrote: |
| @stevew, Its the old Carline restaurant and terrace, that used to have the worst toilets in The EK bar none, so I hope @HoneyBunny, is right! |
Now I've seen the video clip on a proper screen I can see exactly where it is, good position.
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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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@mountainaddict, Pure speculation on my part but Double M doesn't look too far off being ready to go. (assuming Launches chair lift is in good order). Vanoise is running higher up. Snow cannons are running all the way from the top of Toviere, down Piste H to Val Claret. And Tignes.net is forecasting snow for Wednesday. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Double M normally opens this weekend. With temps this low, the cannons are going 24/7 so no reason it won't open.
| chocksaway wrote: |
| @stevew, Its the old Carline restaurant and terrace, that used to have the worst toilets in The EK bar none, so I hope @HoneyBunny, is right! |
The ones in Coco Val aren't brilliant. Us blokes have to go down into the Doudoune night club. It seems a low priority.
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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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Never used the toilets in the Carline, what is wrong with the public ones next to the bus stop ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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| HoneyBunny wrote: |
It's going to be EPIC! Just what Tignes needs.
Hope they'll have enough loos though. |
Not much chance of après ski sun; IIR that location is the first to fall into shadow. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Piste map updated on the Tignes map. Update includes the ‘new’ tunnel piste. Hopefully less carnage than the one in Alpe d’Huez!
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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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@hodgkins Is it online somewhere? The ones I've found haven't been updated.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ah, I meant Tignes App on iOS.
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Pressed the button on a return to Val on Saturday - w/c 5th Jan, so this has now become my most important page on the whole of the internet yet again
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Cheers chocksaway
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