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I see the Refuge du Galibier is reporting that their kitchen has been avalanched. You couldn't make it 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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^ the video of the kitchen is nuts. It’s waist to chest deep inside the room!
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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 saw col du L shut until 10. I suspect we will be going around. Frejus or N85, which would you suggest?
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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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My ex sister in law who is French and lives in Grenoble but no longer has a car has hired a car to bring her daughter and granddaughter (my niece & daughter) from Grenoble airport to here, and we've agreed that via Gap is the best option as hire car does not have winter tyres and only socks, so as Lautaret will still be snow bound that's the best route, it's going to be an interesting week !!!
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We have winter tyres and socks, so think she should be able to get through if it opens, but if not probably go via Frejus. Concern traffic via Gap could make it a long detour?
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@Gilbotron, depends where you're coming from, as they're leaving Grenoble then GAP is best alternative plus theyll know how to avoid some of the Grenoble traffic hopefully rather than slap up to Frejus which will be busy anyway, this Saturday will be bonkers busy anyway.
Looks like we had another couple of cms overnight?
And think I've just worked out why the parking at InterMarche is busy and yet supermarket was calm, maybe people leaving their cars there rather than get snowbound further up the valley?
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Dijon at the moment, about to get on the road! Guessing best case is to get on with it and see if it opens!
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And eastbound traffic is already significantly backed up on the A43 motorway, so for those heading there it looks like the Grenoble-Gap route is the way to go for now. Possibly going via central Lyon, Vienne and St Jean de Bournay to avoid all the mess on the A43 around Bourgoin.
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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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Thinking of Serre Che for the week starting 28Feb. It’s the only week that works for my son but I noticed that this is the second week for French zone C (Paris) holidays. How much does this affect the slopes, i.e. will the ski area be crazy busy, or just busy? Also the option I have found is to stay in Briancon, happy with that as a location for accessing all the piste areas but is the Prorel gondola queue likely to be a problem first thing for getting started.
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Good post.
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You know it makes sense.
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@BRG, it should be less busy as there will only be Zone C, all the rest will have completed their holidays. Use the &joy option when you buy lift passes to skip the main queue.
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@Hells Bells, thanks for the reply , I hoped that it would be less busy with only one Zone on holiday. I looked at &joy and I also looked at using the line 6 bus for getting up the valley in the mornings which looks like another good option for getting around the whole area if we stay in Briancon.
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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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@Weathercam, must try Chalet du Lac next time we're out.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Waist deep in the trees today, untracked 100m from the resort…… really quiet on the hill. People just don’t seem to want to go out when it’s snowing here. Really great day lapping my favourite tree runs.
Looks like a good day tomorrow too. 
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It just doesn't stop snowing, and also quite windy, hence the Col is closed.
Still some top lifts closed, think Yret hasn't opened for five days now, as well as the Mea drag.
They're not opening at 08:30 currently due to the conditions.
We're doing first lifts but skiing en famille with the little one as she skied all the way down yesterday on the Frejus Chemin and wants to do it again before her lesson.
With this snowpack it's piste or side piste and the trees and they're controlling the lifts as to what more suspect terrain can be accessed.
And next week looks like the start of Spring maybe, which I have to say I'll almost be relieved at the prospect, if only as the terrace is getting harder to clear the snow off !!!
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Another day of tree based deep snow bliss.
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Could be the best day I've had in SC!
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many thanks for the updates and sitreps - heading out to SC on the 28th for a week - bringing five newbies out for their first SC trip after I visited last year for the first time- looking to be EPIC 
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question : Ive been looking at using the phone app for the ski pass- any reports whether it works well or otherwise? cheers
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| question : Ive been looking at using the phone app for the ski pass- any reports whether it works well or otherwise? cheers |
It works really well. Someone else had asked about it in another thread.
It probably makes sense to use it to charge up a ski pass (think they have uncharged ones at the gondolas). But the phone app (which uses Bluetooth so it doesn’t have to come out of your pocket) works really well by itself
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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.
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email this afternoon to say they have suspended new applications for the &joy lift priority pass. No change if you have already bought it though.
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@Hells Bells, I'm not surprised, we were not impressed by the &Joy queue at CDB yesterday for first lifts.
Trouble is looked like the main queue was moving faster as the &Joy is only one line!
Normal service resumed this morning at Pointless as we arrived early and the queue was not as bad, but we were at the front.
Scored a superb BlueBird morning for around 45mins and untracked, even Gauthier, where I think we did four or so runs then afterwards a couple of hikes, but I broke my niece, but she's riding so well 
Though, every time I videoed her, she stacked it most impressively 
Lightly snowing tonight, though a little heavy and then it looks like Spring is on its way!
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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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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?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Another fun day. Today my boss shared a couple of his secret ‘lunchtime laps’. Shaded tree areas where the snow is still really nice, especially compared with the snow way higher but exposed to the sun…..
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Col du Lauteret is open at the moment , but route is closed tomorrow from the border of Hautes-Alpes with Isere due to avalanche risk at Les Freaux (below La Grave) from 11am to 5pm. That should cause some chaos.
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Twas a crazy day yesterday and really thought at one point could be in the deep mire as wind kicked in big time all of a sudden.
Gauthier was running and there were the usual gusts and I decided to take niece, OH and daughter off where we'd been day before but once there I didn't like the look of things and thought best strategy to ski down to the piste but wind kicked in to insane levels and didn't let up, so guided them down to the gazex control hut, which I thought if conditions become really bad could sit it out there and would be a solid reference point should it get serious etc
Wind did ease a little along with viz and then with some long traverses we escaped, by which time they'd closed the lift!
Lower down snow was getting heavy and one pitch I thought would be sweet was horrendous and then back at Pointless queue was across the car park but NJoy was empty and some Dutch in our gondola said they'd waited 45mins!
Back up there my niece and I lapped Pikeys shoulder 4x whilst OH and daughter sat it out at the Alpage and snow became progressively heavier but was fine for the board.
Little one had her last lesson and got her flocon, then they went up again for a couple of hours which I sat out.
Then last evening big end of holiday dinner at Équilibre and then I ended up in the 1420 with my niece getting home at 01:30.
Famille are now cleaning apartment and were taking the Gap route anyway which took them six hours last week from Grenoble.
Temps now getting warm and with strong winds still you can almost see the snow disappearing.
All credit to those with kids handling all the necessary logistics of ski school etc though I really question how one instructor with 20 kids in tow accomplishes anything but they've been doing it for donkeys.
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Evidently last week saw record numbers up the hill with nigh on 28k on the sunny wednesday.
And judging by my simple barometer of parking, think this week could be busier looking at the parking below and next to me, but maybe just that more people can drive up here now?
Temps nigh on hit double figures yesterday and my niece, once back in Grenoble said it was 16°.
Then depressingly last evening, it was stubbornly remaining at 6° so quite pleased this morning to see its -2 and I've just nerdishly been out on the field next to me testing the snow to see how frozen it is at various gradients and encouraging for Spring snow here on the South side so I'll monitor that more through out the day, and might even try it with my skins etc
That said it's meant to get warmer and freezing levels be circa 3k
Will hit the XC for some gentle cardio (no such thing as gentle in XC skating) around 09:00 and think OH and daughter planning to go up the hill mid morning which I think is madness!
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Hi all. Looking for a bit of advice.
We will be staying in Le Grande Aigle hotel in a few weeks. Any suggestions where to park our car?
Also any recommendations for nearby restaurants please.
Tyvm
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@RickBoden, I think there's a car park right next to it. Not been down there for a while, but sure there is.
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@RickBoden, what data are you arriving?
There is a car park next to the hotel, which I think must be for guests, and then another one which now has a barrier, and I believe is for locals, then there is another one further down next to the cemetery.
There is a very good restaurant right next door, which ironically we are going to next Tuesday as my daughters B'day but it is haute cuisine L'Orée du Bois
Most of the restos are in the old village (ten min+ brisk walk) and we use La Manouille, as well as Pastorale and then the Equilibre, the first two have two sittings 19:00 and 21:00.
And the bar we frequent the most is the 1420.
Back to the Cross Country today, and conditions were absolute perfection for an 18km round trip up to beyond Le Casset, though getting through the hordes at Monetier was akin to running a gauntlet and not getting taken out
Snow in the field and on the steeper bank is doing its thing, now will have to wait to see what the overnight temps will drop to, and if I do a guinea pig ski-tour tomorrow
Shorts & T's on our terrace this afternoon and the first fly's of the year!
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[quote="Weathercam"]@RickBoden, what data are you arriving?
There is a car park next to the hotel, which I think must be for guests, and then another one which now has a barrier, and I believe is for locals, then there is another one further down next to the cemetery.
There is a very good restaurant right next door, which ironically we are going to next Tuesday as my daughters B'day but it is haute cuisine L'Orée du Bois
Most of the restos are in the old village (ten min+ brisk walk) and we use La Manouille, as well as Pastorale and then the Equilibre, the first two have two sittings 19:00 and 21:00.
And the bar we frequent the most is the 1420.
Hi, sorry for delayed reply. Things are a bit manic here in the UK getting everything ready for 2 weeks in Serre Chevalier.
We arrive on the 6th or 7th. Hotel booked from 7th. We're being a bit flexible on the journey down and taking our time. Might even stop somewhere en route for the night of the 6th and a ski on Saturday 7th if we can find somewhere suitable.
TY for car park info. Do you know if the one near the cemetery free? I remember using a free car park in Monetier last year on the SOPiB. There won't be anything left in the car.
TY also for restaurants and bar. Might see you in the 1420 as we'll probably dine out most nights. Can you recommend a decent pizza restaurant btw?
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