 Poster: A snowHead
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@HammondR, earn your turns! Sounds 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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@under a new name, thing is, even 5 years ago in the good snowy winter, it didn't result in 24 hours of bed/feet up/Netflix/more bed after these types of days. Wanting to go up the other side of the Arpette Valley to the Genepi/Six Carro Col now. Having had a good day finding untracked cold snow at Le Tour today I realised yet another easy day is required before going uphill again.
As Bob Dylan said "time is a jet plane, it moves too fast"
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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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@HammondR, too true, too true 
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Thanks everyone. Had a great day (especially morning) in brevent /flegeres. Pleasantly surprised by the snow
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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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| HammondR wrote: |
Good, even great snow conditions to be had for a little (or lot) of effort.
Tuesday we had our first ever trip up the Arpette Valley. Going via Champex lift takes 300+ metres out of the climb. 1000 metres uphill (and lots of tea and fuel) later we had had enough. Pristine north facing fluffy snow. Very quiet and a top ten ever ski. Get there before the lift closes for the season. A future annual venue for us.
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That sounds like a cracking day!
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Went to the col between Génepi and Six Corro marked 2712m today, again from the Champex lift. Arpette valley north side.
Completely different experience from the north facing couloirs on Tuesday. A pretty hot day and unsurprisingly soft snow on the way up. We didn’t get quite to the top of the col because the snow felt a bit iffy in a big wet slide kind of way.
Point is, the skiing was still very good, very even, predictable and again untracked. I would heartily recommend it. Slight fly in the ointment being that I think that Champex Lac resort might have closed for the season today. I might be wrong.
Without the 300+ free metres courtesy of the lift, I am done here until next season.
@BobinCH, the quality of the snow was just such a surprise so long after the last snowfall. Only wish I could have climbed up quicker and got more.
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Hi!
Considering going to Chamonix this weekend for the last couple of days of family skiing of the season and I have not skied there for a while. Are snow conditions OK in Grands Montets and Brévent-Flégère ? Aren’ t the lifts horribly crowded during the weekend?
Thanks!
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I was at BF on Saturday. Snow coverage is very good for this time of year, though obviously slushy in the afternoon. No crowds whatsoever.
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rather humid this morning, not in a good way
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Thanks! All my skiing has been in les Trois Vallées, Tignes or Val d’Isere these last few years and I thought a weekend in Chamonix could be nice.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@snowfranck, I would expect the Grands to be fine and not very crowded..:
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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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| snowfranck wrote: |
Hi!
Considering going to Chamonix this weekend for the last couple of days of family skiing of the season and I have not skied there for a while. Are snow conditions OK in Grands Montets and Brévent-Flégère ? Aren’ t the lifts horribly crowded during the weekend?
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Very decent snow last Fri at Grands Montets - the steady snowfalls over the last few weeks have topped things up nicely.
Don't know if you're a tourer/off piste skier but conditions up on the glaciers (Argentiere and off the Skyway) were even better on Sat and Mon.
And it's been raining in town today which should mean even more snow over 2000m!
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Hi!
Considering going to Chamonix this weekend for the last couple of days of family skiing of the season and I have not skied there for a while. Are snow conditions OK in Grands Montets and Brévent-Flégère ? Aren’ t the lifts horribly crowded during the weekend?
Thanks!
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I've been here for the last two days and my experience has been... day 1 bright sunshine, good piste conditions from opening to about 11am on flegere/brevent. Today the weather came in with snow above 2000m but wet and heavy. Was "ok" on the piste and definitely reasonable for this late in the season. Tomorrow it is due to be clear in the morning so I envisage nice pistes up to about lunchtime, especially with the top up we had today.
So far as crowds go... zero queues on Easter Monday... I foresee no issues with too many people.
In summary, if you're after a bit of piste skiing then from what I have experienced it'd be worth a trip this weekend, so long as you're expectations are realistic... good but not high season good and also very changeable day to day.
I hope that helps!
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks all, very useful! Looking at the (somewhat gloomy) weather forecast now.
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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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Looking a bit mild and unsettled towards the end of this week 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thinking about doing last couple of days of season, at Grands Montets on Sunday and Monday 1st, with family (or part of it! )
Anyone been up there recently?
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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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@footsoldier, was up there on Sunday for an hour. There is plenty of snow and will be up until the close on the 1st.
It was warm and sloppy and no fun at all, but that is no indication of what it will be like at the weekend. Snowing lightly outside my window in Montroc most of this morning.
The quality (or otherwise) of your ski will depend on the weather gods.
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Unfortunately, my reading of the forecast sites is that it is due to warm up significantly this weekend, so if it was sloppy Sunday (when I think it was cold) then the fact that freezing level is due to go up to 3000m will make it worse? Unless it was warm on Sunday (seems to be cold enough now).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I was up there Sunday afternoon and yesterday. Sunday afternoon was as described - warm and sloppy. Yesterday morning was great - Probably 15-20cm powder which was lighter up top and heavier around Lognan but still a lot of fun and lots of fresh turns to be had. Freezing level seemed to be right around Lognan. Plenty of coverage.
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Next couple of days look ok.
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Great day at the Grands Montets today. As much snow as I’ve ever seen at the end of April. Everything skiable including Pierre Ric.
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Another great day in Argentiere. Avalanche risk 2. Everything is skiable. A couple of hours sunbathing at the end of the day. Lift ticket E32. What’s not to like ? 
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Skied quite a lot yesterday but the snow wasnt the best particularly below the Hearse chair. Pierre Ric is still skiable back to Argentiere. Heading up again today but it has rained all night with snow above 3000m. Not sure if the saturated snow today will ski better than the dampening snow yesterday?
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@Peter S, will be interesting to see. One of my trips this year it had rained high enough before more snow fell and there was this horrific layer of grey blue crud underneath the next layer of powder, was like a scar on the mountain.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Peter S, you are a braver man than I this morning! (If I was even fit to ski).
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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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The miserable forecast prompted the packing of the car and the driving home to sunny Halifax.
Hope it bucks up for the last day at GM.
Co incidentally, being home means that I miss coming a cropper on the water splash.....
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Have a great time. Shame it all ends. About as much snow now as all season above 2000m, I would imagine ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Did it really rain up to the Aiguille du Midi?
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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?
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Great atmosphere and conditions as good as can be expected - impressed by the pond-skimming performances we saw!
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@fixx, nice. I managed to miss the close for the 18th year in a row ...
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Just booked for 20th Jan, anybody any idea when the lift passes go on sale?
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is it snowing yet? 
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@ukoldschool, not so that it matters, other than beginning to look a bit wintery at altitude.
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Someone needs to open a 2024 thread.
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FAQ
topped off by too many (strong) drinks at Marmottons too 
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