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According to the Flaine FB group, they’ve enjoyed a very nice dump of fresh snow over the last 24hrs.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Spend Thursday morning skiing in flaine, and it did snowed but it was very wet snow  It was ok just at the top, but after like 200m it was very heavy, bumpy and sticky snow. Visability on top was not good as well wich off course didn't help. My skis were waxed but it was just really sticky snow even when you picked up speed and try to cutt it you felt it stopping you. I was in a lesson and my instructor kept looking for nicer snow, with no success, and even him struggle with it and was frustrated. A lot of people on the ground.
Was it just me feeling this? Anyone found decent snow yesterday?
Today it's still very warm and humid and I don't expect today to be any better....not sure if I'm coming out if it's raining....
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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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Rained overnight in Flaine: suspect most of the lower runs will be badly affected.
Hopefully 2000m+ runs it will have fallen as snow
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Anyone knows how Marmotte (just above Samoëns 1600) and especially Calcite (in Flaine) are doing? There I was hoping the snow line would be a bit lower before the weekend...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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On the PdS thread someone summed it up with "off to Aquariaz".
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@calinca, suspect not given similar reports from elsewhere in France
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@calinca, suspect not given similar reports from elsewhere in France
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You mean everywhere in France is the same, right?
I was not being critical about grand massif specifically, just the weather in general.
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@coldrainsnow, I have a vague idea it was open very very early season but then closed when the rain wiped out the lower reaches
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| patrick! wrote: |
| On the PdS thread someone summed it up with "off to Aquariaz". |
Ironic but Aquariaz is an indoor swimming pool complex in Avoriaz.
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| zzz wrote: |
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| On the PdS thread someone summed it up with "off to Aquariaz". |
Ironic but Aquariaz is an indoor swimming pool complex in Avoriaz. |
It was literal. Rain meant people just went swimming instead.
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Lot of doom n gloom on here . Skied Flaine this week and after the snow fall on Wednesday night the piste skiing has , imo been excellent. Some light rain at resort level hasn’t helped but snowed higher up keeping things good .
Off piste ok at top but quickly becomes heavy and sticky on descent .
More snow forecast should help but temps need to drop .
Should be a good week for the half term 
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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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I've also been here. The top of flaine was decent despite heavy fog, some fresh snow I think made the difference. Overall I will have had a decent few days, however there are some negatives which are mainly around piste conditions. The lower slopes at flaine and samoens are riddled with moguls and they haven't seemed to bother grooming some of the key pistes. On Thursday one of the chairlifts at samoens was closed which meant having to take endless moguled blue pistes round the mountain to get back, this was beyond tiresome and not particularly enjoyable. Without flaine the grand massif would be distinctly average.
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I think I'm gonna sit out the weekend and plan on heading over on Monday. Wife is out of town so I get three days to ski ski ski!!!  It looks like we'll get a bit of a refresh, although total numbers keep going down.... Meteo Alps is predicting 15-25 cms which might make for some good conditions over the bulletproof base if it comes in light. Temps beginning to drop tonight.
My other thought is to head over to Courmayeur for a day because it looks like they will get dumped on a bit more... but I've never actually skied over there. Spent a lot of time in Aosta in the summer but never the winter!! Is it worth paying for a day over there? Are there any places that would feel similar to Flaine in terrain and options? Hard when I already have a forfait at GM....... but I am definitely considering it.
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You know it makes sense.
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Snow at top of Faust is pristine today.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Snow at top of Faust is pristine today.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Think Faust was my favourite slope, must be cracking with fresh snow 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ooops, double post 
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Sat 10-02-24 21:58; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Just back home tonight and have had a good week, although I'd have to say there has been a considerable deterioration over the week and afternoons were not so great for me, although the better skiers blasted through / over the lumps.
Only made it to Flaine one day which was the best conditions. I would expect the runs back to Le Carrox to get shut soon without snow, but I'm no expert.
Smashing ski area though, if that's it with poor conditions it must be great normally.
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Plenty of fresh in Flaine today.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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It seems to have snowed almost down to samoens town level, which wasn't forecast. A nice wintery scene now compared to drab drizzle.
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Snow in Flaine very inconsistent.
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@Onmebum, yes, the GM is a great ski area imv and possibly underrated by many.
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@BAN,
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Snow in Flaine very inconsistent.
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tell me more....
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Smashing ski area though, if that's it with poor conditions it must be great normally.
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yeah it's a great spot, although after two seasons living here i've spent 80% of my time in Flaine because the snow's just been so much better up there. It's a shame because I think the other stations have a ton to offer!!
Heading up tomorrow with the teenager, i think it will be a good day!
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Spent most of the day in Flaine - fresh snow, even a bit of sun by midday... and I didn't ski.
Enjoy GM if you're lucky enough to be there this week.
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@coldrainsnow, Yesterday a number of well used stretches which didn’t appear to have been pisted so fresh over invisible ruts. E.g. skier’s left on last bit down to Desert Blanc lift. Almost no fresh on firm at top Serpentine. Lots of irregularities half way down Mephisto Inferieur which was tricky in flat light. Yet pristine untracked on right under yoghurt pots at 9.15 and extreme left of Pin near Pente à Jules restaurant at 9.45.
More relevant, some great untracked on skier’s left of Grand Grenier lift, and both sides at the top thirds of Aujon.
And between Faust and Diamond Noir.
We had great morning doing laps between G. Grenier and Aujon.
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Yeah @BAN was up there today and I immediately got what you were saying haha. I was expecting more snow but the mountain got a strong refresh at least, enough to open up the off piste stuff again today, so I will not complain!
But you are right, inconsistent snow even after last night all across the mountain. On average I'd say about 10-15cms of snow on top of a crust, with quality depending on how high you got. Above 2200m and it was nice light powder today. We warmed up on Pente a Jules which had pretty good snow, although a hard crust under it all, and by then Gers was open so we high-tailed it over there. Fresh tracks for 5 laps and it was phenomenal - amazing snow on the top half of the bowl, bottom half was fine but not as light. Easy to find lines because most people seemed to be staying on the marked "piste" which was not great tbh, quickly tracked out and moguled at the bottom. Skier's left and right side of the bowl were phenomenal though.
Finished up on Pente a Cailleuses, which had good snow but also some slide debris so got a bit chunky halfway down. Back to Grands Vans via Faust and the snow again was good on the top half. It was getting slushy by the time we got back to the car at Les Carroz 1500.
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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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@coldrainsnow, you mean today?
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Mental snow conditions today. Samoens got almost nothing on Sunday night and yet we had a cracking time in Gers today. Nice 20+ pretty much everywhere and got to make fresh tracks all day pretty much. Overall - early mornings are great. Post lunch time - lunch is for wimps - not so great and a bit slushy…
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You know it makes sense.
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It was lovely as we drove to GVA this morning. Sounds like a ripper off piste!
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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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@cheburator, any chance you were the couple that dropped in off of the intersection at Zeolite and said something like "they told me in London the snow wasn't any good?"
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Small world indeed - yes, it was me and the 13yo daughter
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Small world indeed - yes, it was me and the 13yo daughter
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haha that's awesome, that was me and my 14yo son that dropped in right behind you. Glad you all made the most of the day and caught the fresh!!!!!
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If anyone is coming next week - snow is holding up remarkably well considering that it feels like April rather than mid-February. Most runs are open and we have managed to bag fresh tracks every day since Sunday, but I won’t gloss over the fact that the resort needs a top up. Not badly yet, but it would not go amiss either. Lift queues have been mostly manageable and the slopes are busy, but I haven’t felt like strangling anyone… yet…
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| cheburator wrote: |
| If anyone is coming next week - snow is holding up remarkably well considering that it feels like April rather than mid-February. Most runs are open and we have managed to bag fresh tracks every day since Sunday, but I won’t gloss over the fact that the resort needs a top up. Not badly yet, but it would not go amiss either. Lift queues have been mostly manageable and the slopes are busy, but I haven’t felt like strangling anyone… yet… |
Thanks for the update. Flying out Sat morning with Crystal with the wife and 18-month old. Is there any snow on the horizon? What time are you out at for first tracks?
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Is there any snow on the horizon?
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Maybe a very very small dusting Sunday/Monday. Then it looks like it might get more interesting weekend of the 24/25....
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Is there any snow on the horizon?
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Maybe a very very small dusting Sunday/Monday. Then it looks like it might get more interesting weekend of the 24/25.... |
fingers crossed x
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Hi all, first post!
Been there this week. Snow at the top of Flaine is ok, a bit crunchy in places. Bottom is soft and slushy. Bottom of busy runs like Serpentine are total slush moguls by the end of the day. Veran side faring well later in the day. Ski in/out round P&V still fine but snow looking a bit dirty in places.
Haven’t been to the Villages for a couple of days, but Marmottes, Dolomie and Tourmaline were trashed by lunchtime.
Weather last couple of days was forecast warm, but didn’t really feel particularly warm. Sun hasn’t been out much, so has probably helped. Flaine definitely doing much better than the others, but in need of new snow.
On a non weather point, didn’t feel that busy.
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Snow-forecast showing good dump on Thursday.
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Hi all. Returning to Flaine, first week in April for a long 3 day weekend. Just my 11 year old and I, as my two older boys are staying home to revise for GCSE and A level exams.
Hoping to book him into, at least, a morning of 1:1 lessons. He is at deuxieme etoile level - whilst I browse internet for options, any instructor recommendations from Snowheads ?
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