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    No problem skiing without a guide Sent from my...

    No problem skiing without a guide

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    I know you're joking, but true, in France,...

    I know you're joking, but true, in France, espresso is terrible. Everywhere else in Europe is great.

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    Same in the pyrenees Sent from my moto g 5G...

    Same in the pyrenees

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    I skied there. For touring, mt fagaras. You...

    I skied there. For touring, mt fagaras.

    You can find guides on the web. Near sibiu

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    Is wepowder only for Switzerland? Sent from...

    Is wepowder only for Switzerland?

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    Yeah, it looks like a meter in the next 7 days ...

    Yeah, it looks like a meter in the next 7 days

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    Can't tell from this photo, but 30+cm of facets,...

    Can't tell from this photo, but 30+cm of facets, north facing couloir(Pyrenees).
    Pretty narrow, but it skied really well, at least once it got to be more than 2m wide....
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    Yeah, I'm based on Luz St sauveur and skiing...

    Yeah, I'm based on Luz St sauveur and skiing couloirs 4-5 days a week.
    Skied a North facing one there days ago, untracked powder, and a s facing two days ago, corn.
    All the n facing stuff is cold...
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    I'm skiing at bareges, and the couloirs are...

    I'm skiing at bareges, and the couloirs are fantastic, skied over today, w facing, untracked powder

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    Pyreneeshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230123/...

    Pyreneeshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230123/142260cde9d13db2a353aadc505b12b0.jpg

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    I'm pretty careful with avie danger. Study the...

    I'm pretty careful with avie danger. Study the weather and always check my predictions with digging 2-3 pits on the way up

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    The french pyrenees are skiing well now Sent...

    The french pyrenees are skiing well now

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    Not complaining Sent from my moto g 5G using...

    Not complaining

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    If you like skiing steep couloirs, French...

    If you like skiing steep couloirs, French pyrenees are the best. Barege/la Mongie, where i ski, has 80+couloirs, accessible by lifts.

    Lots of snow

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    I would fly to Toulouse. March has a lot of...

    I would fly to Toulouse.

    March has a lot of snow typically.

    Some of the huts are closed in the winter, but you can still stay in them, last have to bring a sleeping bag.

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    You should watch data avalanche video on you...

    You should watch data avalanche video on you tube, today, stability test. Looks frightening. And it's been this way most winter.

    Buried weak layer and it's only luck that the French Alps didn't...
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    Ok, maybe intermountain in Chamonix, but i see a...

    Ok, maybe intermountain in Chamonix, but i see a lot of videos with extended column tests that have a horrible pwl.

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    The Alps have a continental snowpack and the...

    The Alps have a continental snowpack and the pyrenees Maritime.

    And i think the pyrenees get more snow, certainly better, imo, more dense, which i prefer.

    But the best thing is that you can ski...
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    Pretty much. I skied the Alps quite a bit, and in...

    Pretty much. I skied the Alps quite a bit, and in my opinion, for steep skiing and low exposure, it's hard to beat the pyrenees. Plus lower avie danger.

    Trying to help people here.

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    If any of you like to ski steep couloirs,...

    If any of you like to ski steep couloirs, bareges/la Mongie in the French pyrenees is the best in Europe.

    I counted over 80 couloirs, with short approaches, 30m to 1 hour, all 40 degrees and...
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    In the pyrenees, shaded North facing, at least 25...

    In the pyrenees, shaded North facing, at least 25 cm of sugar snow under a crust.
    And we are getting 30-40cm fresh tomorrow

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    If you like to ski couloirs, bareges in France is...

    If you like to ski couloirs, bareges in France is fantastic.

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    Bareges has 2.5m on top another 1.5 coming ...

    Bareges has 2.5m on top another 1.5 coming

    Closed Sunday and Monday.



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    My wife met Bruno 20 years ago when she was...

    My wife met Bruno 20 years ago when she was competing in the extreme ski stuff, great skier.
    He went on to start black Crows, and my wife went on to marry me.

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    Bareges is at 200 cm Sent from my moto g 5G...

    Bareges is at 200 cm

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    Yeah, 150 cm on top of the 200 on the ground. ...

    Yeah, 150 cm on top of the 200 on the ground.

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    I'm still in California, leaving end of December...

    I'm still in California, leaving end of December for the pyrenees , kids finishing school here.

    But yeah, 1.5 meters by the end of this week, and snowing every day next week.

    Ski area opening...
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    This is not quite accurate. Many off piste...

    This is not quite accurate.

    Many off piste areas are avie controlled, because they are above groomed trails.



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    1.5 meters expected in the next two weeks,...

    1.5 meters expected in the next two weeks, starting now. In bareges.

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    In the Pyrenees, people are skiing, and there's a...

    In the Pyrenees, people are skiing, and there's a meter of new snow forecasted for next week

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    On the other hand, last two Winters had abundant...

    On the other hand, last two Winters had abundant snow in November.

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    Zach, nobody knows, just check the weather often...

    Zach, nobody knows, just check the weather often and go if there's snow.

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    I'm in Luz st sauveur. The reason I'm there...

    I'm in Luz st sauveur.

    The reason I'm there (winters only, a opposed to Squaw where I'm the rest of year) : steep couloir skiing

    I skied in many places in the alps including Chamonix.

    Cham...
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    I've skied in the Pyrenees for 6 years now. I...

    I've skied in the Pyrenees for 6 years now.

    I think every year but one we had snow before Christmas.

    At least where I am, barges, there are tons of couloirs, so you can ski early and late, till...
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    When you select a guide, make sure he skis steep...

    When you select a guide, make sure he skis steep stuff regularly, a lot of them do.

    You will find much more steep stuff in Chamonix, but it typically involves a suffer fest to get to them.
    ...
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    Not great snow, but great...

    Not great snow, but great skiinghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210311/594c3e9aad42825611e8b23251a067c4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210311/7cfe810677a58aa332e35225cd061843.jpg

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    Another fun couloir today. On the left almost to...

    Another fun couloir today. On the left almost to the top of the peak.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210307/739487875f34bd9382409e0457142614.jpg

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    Couple of days ago. Pyrenees,...

    Couple of days ago. Pyrenees,...
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    French Pyrenees couloir skiing...

    French Pyrenees couloir skiing today.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210215/6d913584f6954f8f0bab9c7f8f8db90b.jpg

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    Why? What's happening? Skiing is good in the...

    Why? What's happening?
    Skiing is good in the Pyrenees

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    Yesterday, in bareges. Untracked powder, and...

    Yesterday, in bareges. Untracked powder, and nobody skis it.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210117/b315640df00209f2b2c6bab31643e536.jpg

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    Last year, i think, there was a guy, steep skier,...

    Last year, i think, there was a guy, steep skier, that got hurt in a climbing accident.

    Anyone knows if he's ok?

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    Not in the French Pyrenees, no bc skiing or...

    Not in the French Pyrenees, no bc skiing or mountain biking allowed and there police are everywhere, even using helicopters to see if people are out.

    Someone's car at the trailhead got towed to...
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    Electro muscle stimulation to prevent muscle mass...

    Electro muscle stimulation to prevent muscle mass and strength loss

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    But the Pyrenees snow has more moisture, so it...

    But the Pyrenees snow has more moisture, so it covers better.

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    I lived near bareges for two years and, if you...

    I lived near bareges for two years and, if you like couloirs, it was incredible. Steep and untracked for a week after a storm.

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    Also, the Pyrenees get a ton of snow, just like...

    Also, the Pyrenees get a ton of snow, just like California.

    And steep terrain and low avie danger.

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    In a way, not surprising. In Europe, people put...

    In a way, not surprising.
    In Europe, people put the bar down Immediately, and i mean a second after you get on the chair, and forcefully. I've been hot a number of times until i learned to protect...
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    The dolomiti are in a national park and it's...

    The dolomiti are in a national park and it's illegal to use explosives to control avalanches. That's why it's illegal to do ski off piste

    Everywhere else in Italy there's no problem.

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    I had an Achilles tendon repair a few years ago...

    I had an Achilles tendon repair a few years ago and during 6 weeks i lost a lot of quad muscle.

    Then i used a compex electro stimulator and i gained 2 inches in s few weeks.

    Highly recommended....
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