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I'll be in Gressoney with my daughter from 16-23rd Dec. She'll be in ski school all day so I'll be on my own and I'm keen to do some off piste, but I can't afford a private guide.
Does anyone run group lessons/guided sessions (i.e. sign up as an individual and they make a group to share costs)?
If not, how much lift served, easily visible off-piste is there? I don't mind venturing off on my own, but there are the obvious safety concerns when you can't be seen and don't have a buddy. I went to L2A last year and it was awesome because there was a lot of terrain where you could be clearly seen from pistes/lifts, but some other places I've been the off-piste is much more isolated and I wouldn't feel 'safe' going it alone.
Alternatively, any other Snowheads around that week and want to pair up? I'm an 'adventurous intermediate' off piste - happy on steep terrain when things are fairly open, but I don't like confined couloirs where tight, precise turns are necessary.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@tccambs, google gressonney guides and see if the locals do that? I don’t know.
Otherwise, the marked descents from Punta Indren are more or less “inbounds” - if they are open that early in the season. I think there are some open routes down, but the marked ones definitely go down a couple of couloirs.
I don’t think they’re that tight...
Otherwise the Alagna bowl nice and open.
I presume you have the required avvy kit?
But it is very early to get good conditions.
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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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Yeah, I'll make sure to bring shovel, probe, transceiver, but with the best will in world they won't be much help if no-one sees you fall.
I know it's not the best week for conditions, but the other school holiday weeks are much, much more expensive. Hopefully I'll be lucky.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@geoffers, odd chart that. We were in Champoluc weekend of around Dec 15 and it was pretty much man made only until really quite high.
Both Alagna bowl and Punta Indren skiable and fun but fairly firm snow.
Still a nice weekend, but not awesome off piste. Tip top lunches though  as usual.
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@tccambs, add yourself to the snowbuddy with a comment, as it's there to help snowHeads discover each other in circumstances like this.
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Not sure how accurate this is but I once read in a travel guide that Gressoney's slopes are quite rocky. Not sure how this affects early season off piste
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Thanks Admin, that's a great feature and I've added myself to the list.
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@cameronphillips2000, I'd kind of think that any mountain above, say, 2,000m would be quite rocky?
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Have a look at the Fatmaps Monte Rosa guide. It has lots of interesting 'side-piste' routes. The area is due a metre of snow or more this weekend, so you're off to a good start in covering the rocks!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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Whereis this 1m snow forecast?
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You know it makes sense.
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@BobinCH, Snow Forecast not the best, IME.
But MeteoBlue suggesting a reasonable fall but only higher up... Encouraging perhaps for a Dec 1 opening...
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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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@under a new name, just trying to keep it simple for you old boy 😉
You good with this one?
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Poster: A snowHead
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@BobinCH, that's better!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@tccambs, My friend and I will be in Gressoney that week. I'm keen to do the off piste and conditions should be good. We are staying at the DuFour hotel. Perhaps we can meet up to discuss?
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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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| warrell wrote: |
| @tccambs, My friend and I will be in Gressoney that week. I'm keen to do the off piste and conditions should be good. We are staying at the DuFour hotel. Perhaps we can meet up to discuss? |
That's great, but I don't know what makes you think the conditions should be good. So far the webcams look dismal. I'm really hoping that next week's snowmageddon makes it to the southern alps, but the current forecast is only for 30-40cm, which I would guess will be enough to open the pistes but not the off piste.
I'll be staying at the Valverde, which is about 20 metres away from you!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| tccambs wrote: |
| warrell wrote: |
| @tccambs, My friend and I will be in Gressoney that week. I'm keen to do the off piste and conditions should be good. We are staying at the DuFour hotel. Perhaps we can meet up to discuss? |
That's great, but I don't know what makes you think the conditions should be good. So far the webcams look dismal. I'm really hoping that next week's snowmageddon makes it to the southern alps, but the current forecast is only for 30-40cm, which I would guess will be enough to open the pistes but not the off piste.
I'll be staying at the Valverde, which is about 20 metres away from you! |
I'm an optimist 😎
There's always something to discover in a new (to me) resort and with the snowfall promised the piste will hopefully be like off-piste.
Hopefully we can meet up!
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