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Definitely Le Menuire - it looks a shamles and thrown together. And guess what, they are going to bulldoze it.
Any other candidates for the title?.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Flaine
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For me it's a close call between Flaine and Les Menuires but at least they're honest ski stations... the prize has to go to Val D'Isere for trying to stone-clad it's way out of ugliness.
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Avoriaz - mock cladding falling off run down buidlings, at least Flaine didn't pretend to be wooden.
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CP, I like Avoriaz. From the bottom of the valley it blends in (in summer anyway). The original buildings and concept work well for me, tho I can't argue they (as usual) sort of let it slip in the 70s-80s.
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| CP wrote: |
| Avoriaz - mock cladding falling off run down buidlings, at least Flaine didn't pretend to be wooden. |
Méribel - B&Q's Garden Shed section spread over the Allues mountainside.
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Flaine without doubt. Bloody awful. Tignes ain't so pretty either.
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Why has no-one mentioned Alpe d'Huez - a real eyesore
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Cervinia's not great either; but my vote goes to La Plagne, especially Plagne Centre.
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| davidof wrote: |
| CP wrote: |
| Avoriaz - mock cladding falling off run down buidlings, at least Flaine didn't pretend to be wooden. |
Méribel - B&Q's Garden Shed section spread over the Allues mountainside. |
Hear, hear. Avoriaz may be badly made, but it looks OK; rather that than mock chalets any day.
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| tessaventer wrote: |
| Cervinia's not great either; but my vote goes to La Plagne, especially Plagne Centre. |
Yeah, Plange Centre is awful, as is Avoriaz. Flaine is pretty drab - but has a certain Je ne sais Quoi 
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You know it makes sense.
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For me it's a toss up between Tamworth and Milton Kynes. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Aviemore Centre was never too pretty
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Poster: A snowHead
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tessaventer, Plagne Centre is paradise compared to Bellecote!
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Any resort with me and charlatanefc in it
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Actually Sierra nevada doesn't fall far short of Menuires either in appeal, and theres no snow there at the moment either on the webcam
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| tessaventer, Plagne Centre is paradise compared to Bellecote! |
All that is a question of point of view
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Arc 2000 is a bit of a 'blott on the landscape'. Fortunately it's very close to some brilliant ski terrain, so I can forgive the ugliness just a little 
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They could transplant most modern Tarentaise resorts to a British 60's urban horror development and noone would spot the difference IMHO.
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Martin Nicholas, its not that bad! Bergers is pretty ugly along with the Rif Nel avenue but the main body of the resort isn't on the same level as Les Menuires and the old part of the resort where the tourist office is, could even be described as pretty. Austria and Switzerland though are way out of our league!
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned Val Thorens! Concrete jungle.... nice
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| T Bar wrote: |
| They could transplant most modern Tarentaise resorts to a British 60's urban horror development and noone would spot the difference IMHO. |
Although not many of the 1960s British Urban Horrors offer world class skiing on their doorstep...
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Funny how (almost) all those mentioned so far are in France! Clearly architecture comes very low in the priority list as to where most of us choose to go skiing.
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| tessaventer wrote: |
| Funny how (almost) all those mentioned so far are in France! Clearly architecture comes very low in the priority list as to where most of us choose to go skiing. |
A higher preference for me is skiing convenience in a large and varied ski domain.
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You know it makes sense.
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tessaventer, I think that's because many of the big resorts in France were purpose-built, and therefore designed to be functional rather than atmospheric.
Robbof, I read somewhere that Val Thorens was designed so as to look attractive when seen from a distance, so when you're in it you're not seeing it from its best aspect.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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johno, I second that! Have you seen the French Families- 6 in a studio for a week and they pack EVERYTHING to take with them!
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Poster: A snowHead
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| johno wrote: |
| Val Thorens was designed so as to look attractive when seen from a distance |
Sounds like good marketing-speak to me!
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johno,
Let's put things into perspective, the only time VT looks atractive from a distance is in the rear view mirror. 
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| johno, I second that! Have you seen the French Families- 6 in a studio for a week and they pack EVERYTHING to take with them! |
Yes that's because French salaries are low and taxes are high so people have far less money to flash around.
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| johno wrote: |
tessaventer, I think that's because many of the big resorts in France were purpose-built, and therefore designed to be functional rather than atmospheric.
Robbof, I read somewhere that Val Thorens was designed so as to look attractive when seen from a distance, so when you're in it you're not seeing it from its best aspect. |
Really, I kind of see the point in a way as the ski down to it is not too bad.... I don't think it helps being to high for trees!!! Also the chair lifts above the car/coach parks make for quite a shocking view! Still, the run off the Peclet is awesome and makes the ugliness worthwhile! 
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I don't think Flaine is too bad. It's not big enough to be truly nasty. I wouldn't want to stay there, but the architecture isn't a distraction to the skiing.
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Most of the resorts in France are grim. Flaine, Isola 2000, Les Menuires, Avoriaz, Tignes and Alpe d'Huez will all be near the top of the list. It is the price you pay for the best and most accessible skiing on the planet.
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| Whitegold wrote: |
| It is the price you pay for the best and most accessible skiing on the planet. |
IYHO
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laundryman, the architecture in Flaine was (I think) designed to blend into the mountainside when viewed from the pistes. When I first went there, I couldn't believe how ugly it was as we descended down into the bowl, but from high up on the slopes, the buildings disappear.
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Helen Beaumont, I can well believe that.
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Not been to that many places but for pure ugliness it's got to be Alpe d'Huez or Les Menuires.
At least Menuires doesn't pretend to be pretty..
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