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.....I was interrupted in my epistle on Tuesday ......someone asked me to sing ......
.... anyway as easiski, mentioned, the luck that follows us Irish in our travels, remains ever present. The first Remontees Mechanique that I set foot in in La Grave on Tuesday contained easiski, and the Vikings and we had a spectac. day. I must be one of the luckiest could almost burst with excitement ......
Signed: BernardC - age 7 3/4 .....
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Hi Chris,
Thanks for looking after us so well....... and then the lovely meal afterwards
best regards to Lynn and tell Terry I will pass on his goodwill to MIF.......... he will know what that means
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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..... still bursting with excitement .......
and there's TOMORROW......!
Music great here in Auberge Edelweis .....JT, is gigging with the local ...how shall I say ...... eccentrics ....great stories .... do remind me to tell the 'Fawlty Towers' - 'Basil' getting shot of complaining guest - you won't believe it ....but it's true JT, and GrahamN, will testify.
Skiing is awesome ! JT, and GrahamN, are mighty fine comrades, we have had an absolute ball.
I must protect my voice as I may be called upon to sing at any moment ( 's will be pleased to note that my voice has now been trained - an intensive 'Learn-by-mail course by Marguerite Crackataun has been attended to) ....
JT, is still strumming and Joe Suitcase is on a roll ......a Calvados beckons ......
I remain,
Your La Grave correspondent......
bernardC- age 7 3/4 ..... + one day ......
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bernardC- age 7 3/4 ..... + one day at a time!!! Have fun fella
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Its raining in the village and we are unsure of the FL............ we would ike to spend our last day up there
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brian
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JT et al, so the end of a long thread and a good time had by all. Where to next year ?
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Next year ? Mrs Ski is off to LG again later this year................
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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well, there's still plenty to do at LG...
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You know it makes sense.
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Bearing in mind we'd be fortunate to luck out with similar conditions ever again I'd still say LG at a similar time of year. (Note to self to maximise fitness, minimise knee injuries, find a pair of skis where I really have no regard for the bases, hire small rock wallah to run ahead of me etc etc)
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brian
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Arno, JT, good points, have to say I am rather itching to get back there .... I think we owe it to Manu to give him the 1st day next time.
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brian, fatbob, deal......!!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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........did I mention that Tuesday, February 27th was the best day of the entire season at La Grave ........ ?
.....It must have slipped my mind.......blue skies, powder half a metre deep ..........
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I would have to agree with JT, - La Grave .... & as he mentions, knowing the area better gives a lot more scope - Serre Chevalier esp. is an excellent Plan B if conditions are not so good in LG.
PS JT, ..did you get text re BD poles?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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... and i still need to show you lot around alpe d'huez
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BernardC,
Yes thanks, I will follow that up...
Arno, Certainly... I will be up for a 4-5 day trip
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Hello, this is my first post on
I've been inspired by your trip to consider going to LG in April and wondered if anyone here has experienced skiing LG late season, and if so would you recommend it?
Cheers.
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balernoStu, lifts stay open into May. You probably won't be able to ski all the way down, but taking the lift from the first intermediate station is no great hardship IMO
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balernoStu,
Welcome to 's, I have skied powder at the top and had snow all the way down to 1300m in April before. Much of the area is north facing and there should be plenty there in april if it was half as deep as it sounds.
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brian: that would be great, but I've heard you'll be skiing with your family elsewhere the week I can go (7-14 April). Mine will be visiting granparents in the Midlands so I hope to make best use of the opportunity
Arno & T Bar: Sounds like it could be fine at LG, ta.
Cheers.
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balernoStu, i'm back in la grave from 15th (for a tour starting there) so there better be snow
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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GrahamN, ......cushty......
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I thought I would post this as Brian was too modest about it.
It is just a tidy up and puts things in the right place
Brian's LG trip report
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You know it makes sense.
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And I am going to dust of the video and any pics I have...sorry it has been a while...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hi, last years' ski-bods
We have a date for next year... based around the weekend of the 8th Mar.
Arno has an Eagles bash that week skiing from the sunday so can ski with us upto that day..
I suggest a thurs evening dept to Lyon and ski fri, sat, sun and mon. That would be my choice.
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brian
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JT, put me down as a definite one way or another
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Preliminary yes from me & my bro too. Just need to work out when to take the big trip....cursing early Easter big time here!
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fatbob,
Where's that then...?
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Dunno yet - storm chasing in N america somewhere probably rather than a 2 week hut to hut epic though I imagine
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What's on the table so far... 8th Mar for 3-4 days. I'll suggest 4. Depart thurs, ski fri and sat with Arno who then has Eagles duties ..we could join the Eagles with our group and pretty well make up a guided Grp ourselves altho' I don't know how Ian will see this... or go it alone for the sun and mon.
Or go 1st or 15th mar, for the 3-4 days...???
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JT, obviously this winter's schedules aren't out ... but easy typically have some late flights (>9pm) back Sunday night from GVA. So out Weds, ski Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun, leave about 4pm gets 4 days skiing for 4 nights away.
I had a quick scan at BA, same flights as last year, seem to have hiked prices a bit. LHR->LYS return 6/3 - 10/3 is £150. Goes down to £119 for 5/3 - 9/3 or 7/3 - 11/3.
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Think when I looked at BA a week or so ago Feb was OTT out Thurs night, back Early Tues as last time seemed to be the best ski-time/days off ratio. For brian obviously eschewing the joys of the sarf east may be different. First weekend in March was most attractive to me as it still enables me to squeeze another decent trip in before Easter, my bro I think is similar as he usually takes a late March hol as his leave year turns around.
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