Euro MicroMini Summit - Chamonix , Jan 25/26/27 or 28

[wildstyle]

Ok,

So I'm planning a one / 2 day hook up for euros for a proper micro summit. One day of turns in the Chamonix valley, the day being dependant on conditions and confirmed as late as monday of that week via txt/mail/TGR thread.

The plan for the day is up for discussion so suggestions please.

the following have confirmed/tentative/maybe.

Wildstyle
Lostinthetrees
Ripzalot ? tentative due to injury
Hayduke
Train07
Mrs roo - Apres drinks only as its a school night/week
redskea - work dependant
idris - work dependant
Mulletizer - dependant ....
Tectonically_neglected
TeleAl ?


All are welcome including :

Huckers/splatters/jumpers/inverters/cruisers/tele-stylers/tourers/carvers. I'm sure there will be plenty of variety on the day and plenty of people to kick about with.


Pm me with your details and i will PM back.

I'm sure it'll be fun....followed by beer fun


http://www.chamonet.com/webcams/jpg/chamonix-panoramic-cam.jpg

[Hayduke]

Excellent. You've got my numbers, just tell me when and where.

[Tectonically_Neglected]

I'm tentative but follwing this thread like a hawk.

Dunno if I have time yet -that and the time to drive a 1000k for 2 or 3 days on the snow.

[shirk]

I'll be there for beers on the 27th and skiing on the 28th. Ohhhhhh yeah.

[Arno]

clashes with my long weekend in Alpe d'Huez :mad:
looking forward to seeing the TRs

[wildstyle]

if people need to stay somewhere for the night , ttry the hotel belvedere which is very cheap and cheerful .....

http://www.gitebelvedere.com/bv_uk.html

[train07]

I leave early on 26 so 25 is what i'd be looking at but i plan on trying to touch base with anyone there throughout the week, arranging things around my hosts plans (which ain't too shabby from the sound of things).

[wildstyle]

I leave early on 26 so 25 is what i'd be looking at but i plan on trying to touch base with anyone there throughout the week, arranging things around my hosts plans (which ain't too shabby from the sound of things).

Whatever happens, i'm sure we'll hook up ..... What sort of skiing you going to be doing in the cham valley ? full extreme ski touring / mountaineering couloir destroying or slightly more sensible off piste mania with a bit of hucking ?

[train07]

i'll be hucking 70 footers and destroying mountains

[verbier61]

hey unless it will be a super-pow day I can't take a full day off from work on that week, but.... I am considering to join you for a beer in late afternoon (after all, Milan it's 2 hour driving from Cham....). I'll stay tuned and, again, in case of nuking I'll defintely take a day off to join you mags

[train07]

honestly, i don't know where i will shit my pants but hopefully not on a groomer.
i will, however, be destroying some beers somewhere.

[Mrs Roo]

i will, however, be destroying some beers somewhere.

Yay! Boozing!

Don't shit your pants while destroying beers.

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Looks like I'm out... :nonono2:

No time. Maybe later in the year, eh?

[wildstyle]

Someone at my work had booked a 2 bed / 4 person apartment in the centre of chamonix from the 17th to the 24th of January that they've had to cancel. They're allowed to transfer it into someone elses name. It cost them £800* for the week and i think i may be able to get it off them for a steal . It looks like a luxury pad.

Anyone here looking for a cham pad for a week / long weekend in this period ?

Train07 ?

[train07]

Don't shit your pants while destroying beers.


Wise words, Mrs Roo...



Hey wildstyle, i'm all set in the apt. dept..this could encourage someone else to pull the trigger though.

[wildstyle]

Hey wildstyle, i'm all set in the apt. dept..this could encourage someone else to pull the trigger though.

The accomodation is mint and includes a £220 transfer to and from Geneva airport ... Is someone interested ?

Here's the apartment.
http://www.bigfoot-travel.co.uk/show_accommodation.asp?id_acco=281

I should be able to get hold of it for peanuts (less than £200 for the whole £1000+ deal)

[shirk]

Post up the offer in the main forum. It gets way more traffic than here in Summit land.

T-12 days till depart for Cham :)

[bbirtle]

I should be around the whole time. Look forward to destroying a few beers at the least. Wildstyle as the date approach why don't we set up a time/place to meet the first evening? Here's my Chamonix favorites:

Chambre Neuf (classic apres ski spot)
Elevation (after around 8)
Goofy's (after around 10)
MBC (after around 8 - micro brewery with snacks like hot wings, although kind of a hike)
Vegabond (after around 9 - also a bit of a hike though)
South Bar (after around 10 - Swedish chick central)
La Cantina (starts around midnight)

There's also the British ghetto places on the Bar de Moulins (Cybar, Bar'd Up, Queen Vics) although I'm trying to avoid them in my (failing) quest to learn some French / pick up Swedish girls....

[wildstyle]

Weather looks to be improving on the snowfall front. Here's hoping for a bluebird one day that week.

I'm not going to call the day until the Monday 23rd so i can get a good assessment of the weather or the week. I'm goiing to try and pick a good day for us ....

Shall we start discussing an itinerary ? Grand montet off piste mission ? vallorcine tree runs ? Maybe even do grands montet in the morning and vallorcine off piste / tree running in the afternoon ? we will have a range of abilities by the look of it so we need to keep the terrain varied rather that super hardcore ....

Beers sound good but i will be coming into chamonix for one day so it will be for beers in the evening after turns only .... When i/we call the day on the monday, we can firm up the beer drinking location ... ( south bar gets my vote for eye candy alone ..... i always feel old and ugly in there though :nonono2: .. l).


Updated roll call :

Wildstyle
Lostinthetrees
Ripzalot ? tentative due to injury
Hayduke
Train07
Mrs roo - Apres drinks only as its a school night/week
redskea - work dependant
idris - work dependant
Mulletizer - dependant ....
BAILED - Tectonically_neglected -- BAILED until march summit ?
TeleAl ?

BBirtle - tentative ... deffo beers
Horizon - in the area, still tracking down.

[bbirtle]

Shall we start discussing an itinerary ? Grand montet off piste mission ? vallorcine tree runs ? ...


Just depends completely on the conditions so suggest you leave it up to the last minute. What I generally do is have my in-bounds pow day fun at La Flegere, then leave the sloppy lift accessable seconds to others and move on to the Midi runs, the way-off runs (Pas de Chevre, etc), and ski tours of varying lengths.

All subjective though. Idris is crazy about the Chamonix Shrubs for example and probably knows some stashes I don't.

- Brian

[Tectonically_Neglected]

Weather looks to be improving on the snowfall front. Here's hoping for a bluebird one day that week.

I'm not going to call the day until the Monday 23rd so i can get a good assessment of the weather or the week. I'm goiing to try and pick a good day for us ....

Shall we start discussing an itinerary ? Grand montet off piste mission ? vallorcine tree runs ? Maybe even do grands montet in the morning and vallorcine off piste / tree running in the afternoon ? we will have a range of abilities by the look of it so we need to keep the terrain varied rather that super hardcore ....

Beers sound good but i will be coming into chamonix for one day so it will be for beers in the evening after turns only .... When i/we call the day on the monday, we can firm up the beer drinking location ... ( south bar gets my vote for eye candy alone ..... i always feel old and ugly in there though :nonono2: .. l).


Updated roll call :

Wildstyle
Lostinthetrees
Ripzalot ? tentative due to injury
Hayduke
Train07
Mrs roo - Apres drinks only as its a school night/week
redskea - work dependant
idris - work dependant
Mulletizer - dependant ....
BAILED - Tectonically_neglected -- BAILED until march summit ?
TeleAl ?

BBirtle - tentative ... deffo beers
Horizon - in the area, still tracking down.

March summit??? I ain't saying no...

I'll proably be in Zermatt beginning of febuari

[train07]

... ..... i always feel old and ugly in there though :nonono2: .. l).


Updated roll call :

Wildstyle
Lostinthetrees
Ripzalot ? tentative due to injury
Hayduke
Train07
Mrs roo - Apres drinks only as its a school night/week
redskea - work dependant
idris - work dependant
Mulletizer - dependant ....
BAILED - Tectonically_neglected -- BAILED until march summit ?
TeleAl ?

BBirtle - tentative ... deffo beers
Horizon - in the area, still tracking down.


ahhhh, I am not alone

[wildstyle]

Ok, its looking more and more like thursday or friday of that week.

I'm hoping there will be more snow than the measly amount between today and thursday.

http://www.chamonet.com/snow_report.php

http://www.chamonix.net/english/snow_reports/latest.htm

[bad_roo]

I have personal gear & 40m cord.

Your cord is long.

[TeleAl]

My best days are Monday, Thursday, Friday.
Say one of those, and I am in.

Wednesday not possible. Tuesday a stretch.

Weekends work fine, but crowds might deter the rest.

Edit = late reply because I just heard about this thread. Sorry.

[hemas]

If it's later in the week, I might be up to it. If I can make a reasonable connection from Verb. Though not certain if I can track this thread on the road.

[wildstyle]

I'm leaning towards thursday to avoid any crowds at all...

I'm making a guess that there will be no powder inbounds at all so most of the main areas will be boiler plate pistes by then ...

The weather should be good if a little cold so a mer du glace mission and/or a bit of touring looks to be the order of the day. If so, we're going to need some locals to show us the way...

i have never skinned in the cham valley , only alpined there ... i have touring equipment and a mellow skin in the sunshine would be nice ....

I'm still hoping for a mad snow dump to happen but its looking less and less likely.


Updated roll call :

Wildstyle
Lostinthetrees
Ripzalot ? tentative due to injury
Hayduke
Train07
Mrs roo - Apres drinks only as its a school night/week
redskea - work dependant
idris - work dependant
Mulletizer - dependant ....
BAILED - Tectonically_neglected -- BAILED until march summit ?
TeleAl
hemas - tentative

BBirtle - tentative ... deffo beers
Horizon - in the area, still tracking down.

[bbirtle]

Glaciar tours including Vallee Blanche still need a little more snow for the General Everybody although it is possible and could be nice if it snows signifigantly more. Requires a signifigant amount of gear rental all around and the guide assumes quite some responsibility... but if the weather and conditions pan out I can lead you all on a non-glaciated ski tour or at least point you in the right direction. Just have to see what the skies bring!

[Lostinthetrees]

Your cord is long.

and time is money. get back to work, minion.


btw. u been quiet lately...big brother recording your keystrokes? :wink:

[train07]

It's looking like I might miss most of you out there (other than beers hopefully) due to my departure on 26. I almost hesitate to list the equipment i am bringing but i don't relish going thru the rental scene and don't wish to get left behind. I also don't have time right now to send a bunch of pms..maybe later. I say I hesitate because other than trekkers and skins my experience with said equipment puts me in newbie territory (notice lack of jerk off). If my host cannot spend all his time entertaining me (and after two days he may find reasons not to:) ), then i will be in search. My list so far is this: Da kine Frontier pack
BCA tracker beacon
Trekkers and skins
BD crampons
Raven pro axe
Probe
Shovel
Explosivs

My host is suggesting renting a international cell phone...anybody do this?

I'm doing my snow dance... hope to catch up.

[bbirtle]

As far as the phone, you just need a tri/quad band phone and a geek to unlock it, then just buy yourself a prepaid SIM card for around $50 and plug it in, done.

I think if any touring does happen during this summit, it won't be the glaciated type so just bring the basic touring gear and avo stuff (and of course know how to use it).

It's snowing buckets now but keep dancing - the more the better.

[train07]

:D i feel like the elder version of Max Gosey

[TeleAl]

Alright, I'm calling it Monday.

Monday anyone?

[train07]

i'm getting confused when you guys don't use dates.....and uh, i would like to claim somebody stole my login for that previous post of mine ... uh..i mean not mine

[TeleAl]

I messed up the dates. My fault. I do that often. Just say no.

Monday is my best day.
All this is next week, not this week.

[TeleAl]

Alright, I am good to ski Monday or Thursday.
Just got an update from maggot who ain't showing.

[Mrs Roo]

How will I know when people want to meet for beers? Will we have a cell number swap or what? 'Tis a big valley, even maggots could miss each other.

[wildstyle]

pm sent Mrs roo

If teleal is going to be in cham on monday, I'll try and make it into cham for monday to take advantage of some good snow..... but this is completely dependant on snow conditions in the grand massif.

If its v.good there, i will be staying put .....

thursday of that week is still looking like the most likely day for the summit though ...

[Lostinthetrees]

i'm getting confused when you guys don't use dates....

My Call: Thursday 26th (arrive ~8 AM to meet everyone and bolt a grand cafe and croissant.)

If conditions & camraderie warrants I would stay overnight and ski Friday, 27th.

Megeve anyone? What about that Flerge-thing?

[train07]

I rented one of those international cell phones which is not a bad deal as long as I don't make any calls or receive any calls:D
trying to get my shit together to send this number out...lots to do tonight and tomorrow am

[train07]

all right ...i just did a blitz pming and don't think i'll be on much more
i leave tomorrow ..be in Cham 20 - 26....if i missed ya on pm stuff sorry i'm rushing.

[wildstyle]

cheers train, we'll try and just send you txt messages to keep your costs down.

see ya in cham.....

[Hicks]

I'm gonna head that direction on Jan 26 or 27, exact date still pending. If on the 26 I prolly could hook up with you for beers or even some turns the other day as long as hangover isn't too bad. Will keep it posted on here.

[Hayduke]

Thursday 26th's good for me.

[train07]

Still here...check your pm wildstyle....no need for text i'm illiterate. If anyone is interested in this phone deal ( I heard ya bbirtle but i don't know any geeks to unlock anything and my phone is incompatible vintage)....i set it up thru verizon/WorldRoam...basically it will cost $52 for the six days I'm there($4/day and it cost $28 to have it shipped to me). All calls are $1.49/minute and any calls i receive in the states on my normal cell # will be forwarded free except for air time. I can't afford to be out of touch with a dad who is squeaking out his last years.
Seriously....never did text... don't know shit about it and am not shaving pennies on this trip.

[bbirtle]

train07 - text messaging is the way to go in Europe, because it's like $0.25 to send one and usually free to receive.

As far as the unlock, if you're going to do international travel fairly often, try to get a tri/quad -band phone that supports SIM cards the next time you get a new phone. I think most of the mid to high end ones do. Then it takes 10 minutes in the nearest phone shop and $10-40 when you arrive in Country X to get a prepaid system and a local phone number. Won't work out much cheaper on this trip of yours, but if you stay a couple weeks on the next trip it sure will.

The bastard phone companies always "lock" your phone so that you can't change SIM cards though... so then you need to find a way to get it unlocked. Sometimes after you have the phone for a year they will unlock it for you, other times you can find somebody to do it for you, or search on the Internet.

[Hayduke]

.........and am not shaving pennies on this trip.

So, beers are on you & expense account then?;)

What's happening weather-wise Brian?

[Ripzalot]

So, beers are on you & expense account then?;)

What's happening weather-wise Brian?
lookin bluebird and beautiful from across the lake (and border). unfortunately, it's quite warm. i just got back from a walk/jog in tshirt and shorts. i love the looks i get from the swiss who are bundled in full length coats, scarfs, and gloives.

[Hayduke]

Are you going to come over next week and exercise that drinking arm of yours Ripz?

[bad_roo]

The bastard phone companies always "lock" your phone so that you can't change SIM cards though... so then you need to find a way to get it unlocked. Sometimes after you have the phone for a year they will unlock it for you, other times you can find somebody to do it for you, or search on the Internet.

www.trycktill.com/eng/unlock_swe.asp

You can thank me later. ;)

[bbirtle]

What's happening weather-wise Brian?

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showpost.php?p=614572&postcount=931

You coming over too then? Cool...

[horizon]

Is anyone meeting on Saturday?

I'm coming there with Roo (he'll be driving! :eek: ) and the plan is to arrive only Saturday evening, but I'm still trying to twist his arm so we leave Fri evening, drive at night and meet for pre-straightline warm-up turns on Saturday...

help please.

[bbirtle]

www.trycktill.com/eng/unlock_swe.asp

You can thank me later. ;)

Thanks Roo, but they seem to want $20 to unlock my Motorola V3 with their "special software via cable". Might actually take them up on the offer though next time I do some travelling...

Hey train07 and others in your situation, also a lot of cellular providers allow international roaming, although you might have to call them up to enable the option. I traveled in the US for a week roaming on Orange France and calls were around $0.50/minute. You just need a tri/quad-band phone for that.

[Redskea]

Is anyone from the UK coming to Cham from anywhere near the Daventry area? I've got a Xmas present and some books I need stuck at a relatives place there.

Cham today: knee deep pow in easterly aspects :) , warm temps (above freezing most of the day) natural avis have run on many windloaded aspects and still instabilities on windloaded slopes.

[Hayduke]

I think we're all either London or Bristol based. Can you get them to post the stuff to one of us? (Roo or Horizon best as I'm leaving this Saturday). They could then bring it over in the van.

[shirk]

I'll be there for pre straightline warm up turns Friday and Saturday. Tell Roo to leave Thursday night :)

[Ripzalot]

Are you going to come over next week and exercise that drinking arm of yours Ripz?
i'm thinking about it. need to get my shifting arm working so i can drive first. i really have zero use of my right hand at the moment. :frown:

[wildstyle]

We need a docu-photo-digi-cam-man.

I'll be that man.

I have a semi SLR and a pocket vid cam for action vids.....

Its looking very much like thursday is the day ....

[Hayduke]

i'm thinking about it. need to get my shifting arm working so i can drive first. i really have zero use of my right hand at the moment. :frown:

Doooo it..... although this wouldn't be such a problem if you all drove on the correct side of the road....;)

[Ripzalot]

The ride is on me.

Take a train from Lausanne - can you get down to Versoix ~ 6:45AM on Thursday?
Or, Cornavin (Geneve's central station) at 7AM.
Most likely return that afternoon/evening apres-ski.

We need a docu-photo-digi-cam-man.
thanks but there aint no possible way that i'm getting up that early (and not boarding). what am i gonna do all day? photog not really practical. i was thinking more like arriving late, like 6pm, and meeting up for din. unfortunately, no drinking for me, it inhibits bone healing. at this point i need all the help i can get. :(

[train07]

found cybar tonight...and oh yeah we skied:biggrin:

[bbirtle]

Wildstyle - you seem to be the Leader on this one... maybe we should set up some dates, times, and places? Seems quite a few people will be / are here in town...

I've got climbing Sat/Thurs/Mon 7-10 PM, other than that nothing in particular in the evenings free anytime. May do a multi-day tour sometime in the next couple of days but drop some times and let's go from there.

How about Thus 1/26, 6 PM at Chambre Neuf? Wear your pink TGR headbands so we all know who's who.

[bbirtle]

found cybar tonight...and oh yeah we skied:biggrin:

You might try "Le Bureau" too - along the little river kind of in the same building as Cybar in the back. My pick versus Cybar, mainly due to my aversion to British pub culture and cigarette smoke.

[wildstyle]

thursday still on .... Location looking to be grands montet depending on conditions.

Can anyone chamonix based fill us in on the snow conditions of the areas please ... ?

Whatever happens it will be an 0900 roll cal at one of the lifts in the cham valley

chambre neuf at 6 sounds good after our day.

[bbirtle]

OK then sounds like 6 PM at Chambre Neuf see ya then! I'll have a few drinks, do my 7 PM climbing, and maybe meet back up after at 10...

Sorry to say conditions aren't that great however we can hope a storm passes through soon!

[wildstyle]

Ok, so we're all meeting in chambre neuf in Chamonix at 6pm on thursday evening....

It looks like we will have some light snow all day in the cham valley. Its going to be cold too.

I'm saying 9am roll call at the bottom of the grands montets lift.

[bbirtle]

See you guys at 6pm.

Sunny on Thursday according to chamonix.com - http://meteo.chamonix.com/MetPreE.php3

(Snow-forecast.com is usually less reliable)

[Lostinthetrees]

Ok, so we're all meeting in chambre neuf in Chamonix at 6pm on thursday evening....

I'm saying 9am roll call at the bottom of the grands montets lift.

You da ringleader, I am reporting for duty. Check your PM. Will ring u ~ 8AM.

Hemas on his way w/ me.

Redskea, you in on this, too? Can pick-up chez-toi on way into Cham. Call u ~ 7:45.

hasta!

[Redskea]

Yep, a pick up would be cool.
I will be ready tomorrow am.

[hemas]

Yep, Hemas singing in... from Verb. The weather is fine, sun shining etc.


Had fun at the Tele-fest in Slovakia, a few pics can be seen here (http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=17512).

See ya tomorrow...

[Hicks]

Looks as if I'm not going to make it into Cham before Sat morning.

[Redskea]

You da ringleader, I am reporting for duty. Check your PM. Will ring u ~ 8AM.

Hemas on his way w/ me.

Redskea, you in on this, too? Can pick-up chez-toi on way into Cham. Call u ~ 7:45.

hasta!

LITT are you reporting for duty on touring gear or alpine?

[wildstyle]

see you guys tomorrow 8.30-9. I'll be in my gun labs with alpine setup .......

[Lostinthetrees]

LITT are you reporting for duty on touring gear or alpine?

Use alpine, but I am always ready w/ trekkers and skins.

Since I have never skied GM, I am happy to ride lifts all day and ski every piste.

[hemas]

Juat got an opportunity to log some time online. So Muchos Gracias to LITT for picking me up an giving a lift to Cham, and more gracias to Wildstyle for getting this done, and last but not the least to Redskea and Idris for letting me crash at their place...

And let's not forget the others we met for beers and food in the evening.

I had fun, even though the weather nor the snow wasn't that great.

Henkka

[Mrs Roo]

Juat got an opportunity to log some time online. So Muchos Gracias to LITT for picking me up an giving a lift to Cham, and more gracias to Wildstyle for getting this done, and last but not the least to Redskea and Idris for letting me crash at their place...

And let's not forget the others we met for beers and food in the evening.

I had fun, even though the weather nor the snow wasn't that great.

Henkka

It was good to meet you too.

Thanks again to Redskea for the lift home when Petra and I were losing the will to live. Don't let the bawdy Brits get you down. F*** 'em and enjoy your season. Most of them can't ski for shit anyway.