Snow watching in October is a waste of time people, you know it!

And yet, we all do it!

Les Arcs is thick with it (up at the top top)! But we aren’t going to France this year – we are off to Austria which thus far has none 😆

Some in Claviere now

I started watching cams last weekend. See a nice fall in the morning only for it to be gone by the evening. Eventually one will stick. I get excited when I see a mound of man made underneath a snow cannon, at least it means it’s staying cold for long enough.

Nice vid Up and on Snowheads

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Liked that a LOT! Some great “real world” skiing. The sort of stuff that I like to do, just done a whole lot better! A nice change from all the loony tunes huckfest and cliff drop stuff, just back to the basics of having fun across the whole hill.

The groomer sections were delicious.

Not exactly marginal conditions but not the stellar conditions you usually see in these vids.
That’s how I think I look, I do not.
You can tell he has done his time on the race piste.

That’s how I think I look, I do not.

Same!

How fast!!??

That’s the first skiing video in a long time that actually tempted me to try skis again after 24 years on a board.
Won’t be this year though 🙁 . 6MO MiniMissTTP has stopped play.

Nice vid, as you say, that’s pretty much normal skiing. Very good balance though and a man that can use his ankles *thumbs up*

That’s how I think I look, I do not.

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Me three, so far from this!

I don’t even think I look that smooth. Or quick. Or effortless.

TheTallPaul – http://www.skifamille.co.uk

It’ll be fine. Just mortgage a kidney.

^ That’s who we are going with, wasn’t as bad as I feared given its all inclusive.

This will be our 8th year with them.

No adults lunch so not quite all inclusive, but they’re pretty good.

When you there / which resort NZCol?

igm – true, as all inclusive as I have ever had (we don’t really do holidays but with a small one a break where someone else cooks and cleans is gold!) Les Gets 11th march.

Nice time of year there. We’ve had 20C skiing and fresh snow in the same week in previous years in early March.

Les Gets February 1/2 term for us.

K2 for a very good burger.

Ta- last year we can avoid school hols for us !

@igm – Wish I could, but it’s been an expensive year, and Mrs TTP has just entered the skint part of her maternity. Even bike purchases have been curtailed 😀

NZ, enjoy it while you can. We did and Esprit all inc. last year, Brilliant but expensive.
Our school hols were the week before the rest of the country last year so it was only my wifes kidney we sold, this year we are going at Easter as the half term week is F*$king crazy price..For our group of 5 adults and 5 kids it is £3k cheaper at Easter than half term (Tignes 1800, Self catering, Driving with flexi-Plus chunnel) Not inc. any Lift passes or lessons for our two kids)

Fair bit of snow over the last week in Whistler, even down to the village (though not sticking) a coupe of times. About 75cm or so in the alpine, about 2 or 3 weeks earlier than normal. Not enough to ski on yet, and mountain still due to open in late November, but it’s getting the juices going!

One for the Gapers Skiers ,Bobby Brown’s latest

[video]http://vimeo.com/187819553[/video]

Snow down to about 1500 in Austria last night, here’s the view up our road.

Balcony beer fridge is fully operational.

Got the offer of a cheap trip to Bardonnechia in January – will there be snow?

Crystal ball? 😀

Indeed – maybe thinking about sestriere too?
mmmmmm

Got the offer of a cheap trip to Bardonnechia in January – will there be snow?

It’s quite low so who knows. Also, it’s a nice enough resort but small and definitely not masses for better skiers (which may or may not suit you). You could pretty much ski every run in a day.

It’s quite low so who knows. Also, it’s a nice enough resort but small and definitely not masses for better skiers (which may or may not suit you). You could pretty much ski every run in a day.

Yep. I’ve done both Sauze (nearby) and Serre Che (just over the hill) around Christmas and have lucked out doing that. It is a bit of a lottery though.

Also, as above, Bardonecchia doesn’t look huge.

Montgenèvre or Serre Che would be a better bet, I’d say. Bit higher. Bigger.

Mmmm
*heads back to Crystal website*

When in January Geoff? January isn’t usually the busiest times so if you’re travelling as a couple then you can probably find an offer closer to the time.

Looking at beginning of January for a 5-dayer to fit in with inlaws and shook hols.
Sestriere looks like a decent option. It’s quite high which will improve chances – the village looks a bit soviet era, but as we are with kids, the need for swanky bars and restaurants is much reduced 😕
Serre Chevalier is an option, but the 3+ hour transfer from Torino is putting me off a bit.

First dusting in Avoriaz. And so it begins 🙂

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Finally a group decision has been made, three generations of the Taylor family will be taking to the slopes together in Tignes 1800 at Easter.
Phew. Now just need a short trip to tide me over till Easter…

I’m a snowhead. don’t visit very much anymore.

Myself and girlfriend went to Alpes d’Huez last year and she didn’t like the ‘manufactured’ look of the resort and wants to go somewhere a bit more ‘villagy’, can anybody recommend a good beginner/intermediate French/Italian snowboard resort that will tick the box?

If you want “village” then go to Austria. italy can be ok, but many (not all, bu many) french resorts are purpose built and can be a little bit soulless

datsunman – you could try Sauze D’Oulx. It’s got quite a nice cobbled street villagey feel, especially the older part of town. Good skiing/riding too, links up with Sestriere, so plenty to go at. Cervinia is not as pretty but it’s a pretty good place to gain confidence, it has some super wide cruisey pistes. Links with Zermatt, so again lots to ride.

.. and what ntb said, Austria is more picture post card.

Thanks both, will go and check them out. 🙂