Forum: European Ski Resorts
November 1st 07, 09:51 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,191
HeliSki in Europe: where is cheaper or better?
Excess wrote:
I just remember how it happened in cheerful French comedy of 70-ties
"Les Bronzes font du skis", where skiers asked local dude to organize one
flight+drop from helicopter.
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
July 7th 07, 08:18 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,069
Snow in Val Thorens
wrote:
http://livecam.valthorens.com/
There's snow in Val Thorens in July! This seems crazy to me. Though
the weather has certainly been freaky over here in the UK...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
June 29th 07, 10:09 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,406
google earth ski descents? I've got a few
wrote:
Is there a link started that documents some routes with named THs and
photos? If there isn't, I'd be happy to start one up. On a related
note, I'm living in...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
May 8th 07, 06:30 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,004
TR: It ain't over till it's over
Although the season is tailing off rapidly this year we managed a little
tour around the Glandon road pass, scene of many a Tour de France
showdown.
The tour is pretty gentle stuff, slopes...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
March 30th 07, 05:51 PM Posted to uk.rec.motorcycles,rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,230
Call for motorbike speed limiters
Matt T wrote:
Only got a few years to go on, but comparing this season to last,
certainly anywhere below 1600M in the local area had a worse time of
it than last year, but up here at 2100 it's...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
March 30th 07, 10:36 AM Posted to uk.rec.motorcycles,rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,230
Call for motorbike speed limiters
Ace wrote:
Sure. I agreed that this has been a bad season, but it's not like
every ski resort had brilliant snow cover from start to end ten years
ago. I remember my first time on snow, which...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
March 25th 07, 11:04 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,620
Off to La Grave tomorrow
Weathercam wrote:
Been having a discussion back here, and is McNab a UIAGM qualified guide ?
He, or his guides, must be if he is in la Grave or the Gendarmerie would
McNab him faster than an out...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
March 23rd 07, 05:21 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,620
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
March 23rd 07, 10:03 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,620
Off to La Grave tomorrow
la Grave and the Grandes Rousses (ADH) have missed a lot of the recent
snow. Andorra is the place to be at the moment. There was about 10cm
during wednesday at la Grave and 5cm last night. Biggest...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
March 21st 07, 08:34 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,720
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
March 20th 07, 07:04 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,720
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
March 7th 07, 10:19 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,009
Weekend ski trip to France from the UK
john elgy wrote:
I have just noticed that this trip will not be possible in the future.
After BA transfered its European operation to FlyBE, FlyBE have closed
the Birmingham to Lyon route....
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
March 1st 07, 08:31 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,495
Snowing again?
Ace wrote:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6219366891253956812
At least this guy could ski. Do we assume that it was you behind the
camera and a guide in front?
Guide... I like...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
February 28th 07, 08:10 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,495
Snowing again?
Ace wrote:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6219366891253956812
How nice was that?
Not enough cliff hucking for the uk.rec.motorbike folk
More importantly, how long was...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
February 27th 07, 09:24 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,495
Snowing again?
more beta from the "waggle arsed eurofags"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6219366891253956812
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
February 26th 07, 06:41 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,639
thoughts after Alpe d'Huez
Champ wrote:
On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:23:41 +0100, davidof
wrote:
The big minus points for me a-
* the whap,whap,whap of helicopters towards...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
February 26th 07, 08:23 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,639
thoughts after Alpe d'Huez
Paul Richardson wrote:
Nice town though, nice older part lower down where had a couple of
excellent French meals - Le Genepi and Edelweiss.
I've not tried those but here are some other ideas...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
February 26th 07, 08:15 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,639
thoughts after Alpe d'Huez
pg wrote:
Sum up the courage to go high where the snow would
have been much easier to ski on (better snow, less bodies to avoid) - or
pick a resort with blues accessible by gondola at...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
January 30th 07, 07:53 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,240
Mud Report - Alpendorf - 20-01-2007
funkraum wrote:
Excellent coverage lower stations, but patchy higher up. Long
stretches of required use of skis
oh no! Did you find wide skis better for the mud?
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
December 27th 06, 10:08 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,417
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
December 13th 06, 06:44 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,815
Pretty grim start to season
They've just built the lifts in the wrong places! We found some nice
skiing last Thursday, 800 m of vertical from a summit of 2550 m without
touching a stone, we could have skied a bit lower but it...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
December 12th 06, 06:56 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,076
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
December 5th 06, 02:15 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,076
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
December 4th 06, 09:31 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,076
Best route from Geneva to Boug-St-Maurice
davidof wrote:
Whichever route there are quite a few speed cameras now.
and before Bruce says he has a Swiss registered car there is a
cooperaton agreement between the Swiss and French on...
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Forum: European Ski Resorts
December 4th 06, 09:28 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,076
Best route from Geneva to Boug-St-Maurice
pg wrote:
It's always a touch quicker using the motorway unless you're traversing
Annecy in the dead of night or before 6 am, but obviously a lot more
fuel + tolls.
Last time I went to...
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