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dan100,
As stated above we have had lots of success with Buisonniere with our children, they are based in Villeneuve though a bit of a hike from Le Bez. My own recommendation for adult privates from them is a guy called Phillipe. Excellent instructor, nice guy and speaks decent English (His wife is English).
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| T Bar wrote: |
dan100,
As stated above we have had lots of success with Buisonniere with our children, they are based in Villeneuve though a bit of a hike from Le Bez. My own recommendation for adult privates from them is a guy called Phillipe. Excellent instructor, nice guy and speaks decent English (His wife is English). |
Not for me but for the others where do the ESF meet? We're based pretty much at the foot of the pistes in le bez? Thanks
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dan100, ESF meet closer to le Bez, we have used them once in the past and the lessons were good and the instructors pleasant but they tend to have very large classes and use more crowded nursery slopes and tows. Personally I would take the extra walk or ski across to Aravet to do Buisonniere.
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dan100,
No problem, if we get over to SC..maybe a beer or something.
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| JT wrote: |
dan100,
No problem, if we get over to SC..maybe a beer or something. |
Great
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dan100,
Le s Bez is a good position IMV..not that I have great knowledge of the place, but we always used that lift up into the main sys'
The Pontillas and Frejus lifts..on your doorstep, get you right into the heart of things, just beware of the 4 o'clock run...it is a bit fraught, IMV.
I am pretty sure we will be over that way some time or other.
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snowangel.,
We would probably get to Villeneuve/Pontillas but if we went to Monetier, is the the natural divider for the lifts the Cucumelle ridge? We could go up to the ridge but would have to ski back down again, instead of going up and over?
If we went down Cucumelle and had to get the Barres lift, that wouldn't be allowed. That would seem the natural cut-off as far I can see.
How much for the area pass then and do you do a freindly discount..? 
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JT, an area day pass is €38 euros. The Monetier and Briancon pass prices are not even on the website. I thought they had been discountinued all together, but as Snowangel. is working for the lift company, she probably knows better than I do. I don't think you could get the Balme lift back on a Monetier pass last year. I may be wrong, but the Cucumelle chairlift was always the cut-off point.
Link to prices
http://www.serre-chevalier.com/Winter-2007-08-prices
edit-thought I'd better answer as I think s/a is off to Morocco
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Helen B, No real change for us then. I think they should spilt the aear into two...but then if they want to push the area pass, then they aren't going to do anything too convenient.
I am sure we get over again this year anyway.
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Helen Beaumont, thanks am still here till 4pm!
prices are as follows.
briancon 1 day = 25e there is no 6 day pass. 3 hr pass is 20.50
chantemerle/villeneuve 1 day is 35, 6 days are 175 3 hr is 29.50
monetier 1 day 29.50 6 days 159 and 3hr 25.50.
serre chevalier 1 day is 38 6 days are 181.
I would have to advice anyone thinking about getting just the chantemerle/villeneuve pass to seriously think that for 1 euor more per day you have the libery to roam the whole area, start where you want and not get stuck anywhere. It seems plainly obvious to me! You also get the galaxie card only with the serre chevalier pass and the night skiing too (only in hoidays but again not on any other pass) The free navet, i believ, isn't free with a briancon pass.
hope that helps every one
see you in serre che!
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You know it makes sense.
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snowangel., sorry thought you had gone off to Morocco today!! 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I never saw the point in getting anything less than the full area pass for anyone except a complete beginner.
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Helen Beaumont, i am in 4 hours! plane is at 8 from Turin. Am so excited but gutted to be leaving all this snow behind and all my mates are riding at monty at the mo
Lizzard, me either! Even for beginners i'd recomend it, at least then they can go to the green runs in all the different areas, ok they would have to start from a different place, but variety is the spice of life if you ask me!
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snowangel.,
1 eu or 3...?? not that it makes much difference with those figures. I forget what we paid last year.
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181e for a 6 day pass for everywhere
ch/v is 175e for 6 day pass, so it equals 1e extra per day!
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snowangel.,
only interested in the dailies.
thanks
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| Lizzard wrote: |
| I never saw the point in getting anything less than the full area pass for anyone except a complete beginner. |
I agree entirely.
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snowangel.,
Not much luck with organising lessons with Davina, bit disappointed, so now I'm back to square 1!
Recap - staying in Chantemerle - w/c 23rd Feb -
private (group) lessons for a group of 4 (all level 2/3) plus
group lesson for my daughter's friend - 2 weeks skiing.
Any suggestions anyone? Prefer something from Chantemerle if poss.
Thanks everyone
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shockingmoment, when we have people staying who require lessons, we always recommend Darren Turner (Davinas brother) for Chantemerle and Eurekaski for Monetier. Pm with details on the way.
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chris, Thanks for the info
I'll chase tomorrow
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Great news. Davina (www.snow-connections.com) has come up with the goods. She's set up a new ski school so has been a bit busy....
Anyway, from what I gather, the lessons will be based in Villeneuve. We are staying in Chantemerle. I'm hoping Davina will be able to collect us from Chantemerle. If not.... how do we get there?
Lessons start at 09.30. Don't want to drive (parking, have to drive back, load car with skis / boots, etc etc pita).
Is there a bus between the two villages? Really don't want to drive.
Lastly - what's the ski run from Villeneuve back to Chantemerle like? We have a 2 week skier with us.
Thanks,
SM
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shockingmoment,
There is a free bus between the villages (Can get crowded). The ski ing between the two is very easy if you take the right route. The skiing down to the bottom at Chantemerle is not that easy though and downloading may be necessary.
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shockingmoment, definitely a chair or cable car down to Chantemerle for your beginner. The bus is every 15-20 minutes Timetable here. You will have to walk up to the main road to catch the bus along to Villeneuve.
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Kust a restuarant reco for SC if anyone's interested. We ate twice in Le Tryptique in Chantemerle last year and loved it. Great Cocktails too!
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We're going to claviere, montgenevre in Feb but plan on spending a day at Serre Che. Can anyone tell us thee single best place to go and ski in the serre che area? We won't have any beginners with us so any options are ok with us.
Cheers muchly
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You know it makes sense.
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shoogly, im thinking of doing the same. we have friends who are staying in serre che, but we dont know where.
what is the best intermediate area? with trees?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Christopher, best for you to probably ski around the Villeneuve/Chantemerle area then. Lots of trees in Monetier though.
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what about me? Looking for more testing stuff. I've been on the main Serre Che website but i can't see a piste map there.
Also, I notice on the serre che website that it's possible to give you a day of skiing in the milky way (montgenevre etc) included in the price of a 6 day ticket. Anyone know if there's a pass like this sold in montgenevre that would do up there for 6 days and allow us to ski serre che for the 7th day?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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and where is pixieland?
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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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shoogly, you could get a 7 day pass, which would include a day in Serre Che, but I am not sure which one you would have to buy in MOntgenevre. I assume you would need a full area (Via Lattea) pass. Piste Map
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cheers for the info. the vialattea site is only in italian so i don't have a clue what it's saying about passes. nice site though!
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T Bar, Helen,
Thanks for the info. Just need to get the address for where we're staying!
Looks like - bus over, lessons, easy ski back, lift down. Hopefully by the end of the week our novice may ski down....?
Quite looking forward to it....
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shockingmoment, the green run back down crosses the black Luc Alphand piste several times, and the bottom bit of the run is on the black piste itself. As it gets crowded in the afternoons, I would say only if he/she is fearless. I don't like taking it back down to Chantemerle in the afternoon now, although it is fine earlier in the day.
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shoogly, let me know when you are here. I'll show you some interesting (skiing) stuff. 
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Christopher, Les Valons is a pleasant intermediate run down through the trees. It can get a bit chopped up late on, but it's a nice run. It starts at Serre Chevalier (2500m), down through a bowl before dropping through the trees into Serre Ratier at 1900m.
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| shockingmoment wrote: |
Great news. Davina (www.snow-connections.com) has come up with the goods. She's set up a new ski school so has been a bit busy....
Anyway, from what I gather, the lessons will be based in Villeneuve. We are staying in Chantemerle. I'm hoping Davina will be able to collect us from Chantemerle. If not.... how do we get there?
Lessons start at 09.30. Don't want to drive (parking, have to drive back, load car with skis / boots, etc etc pita).
Is there a bus between the two villages? Really don't want to drive.
Lastly - what's the ski run from Villeneuve back to Chantemerle like? We have a 2 week skier with us.
Thanks,
SM |
do you where the new ski school going to meet?
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