 Poster: A snowHead
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Long-time reader (2 wks) & 1st Post
2 part question - sorry
a) Geneva airport -> Tignes Driving Route any ideas ?
Get into Geneva Airport at 10.30 am on Friday 18th Feb, and final destination is Tignes, but we may try & go to a close resort to Geneva (1hr or so) so that we can have a bit more slope action on the Friday afternoon, then do the rest of the journey after playtime therefore :
Any tips for the route to tignes ? various route planners give different options and so could effect which resorts we end up at on route ?
i.e. via Annecy & Albertville OR via Cluses, Italy & Mont Blanc Tunnel
b) The accommodation we have booked is only available to us from the saturday (19th) afternoon
and so looking, begging, pleading for 1 nights accommodation
just need somewhere to lay our weary head for the one night otherwise it could be 6 lads in a mini-bus !
we don't mind if it is just floor space - and a tip to the staff
could well be on route to Tignes see part a)
ta for your time
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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welcome to 
sorry I can't answer as i don't know - but hopefully someone else can!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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a) Definitely go via Albertville - don't try to go via the Mont Blanc Tunnel & Italy unless you want to ski from La Thuile to La Rosiere - the Petit St Bernard pass will be closed in winter!
b) Not sure about accommodation but I'm sure the tourist offices in Albertville/Moutieres/Bourg/Aime etc will have somewhere.
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sbgmky, not sure about the best route but i am sure others can advise.
For one night's accommodation, I would have thought that your best bet would be to find a cheapy hotel in Bourg St Maurice and then do the drive up to Tignes early on Saturday morning. The only problem being that the world and his dog will also be driving up the hill on Saturday morning.
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sbgmky, Be aware it's half term---so make sure you book !
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Try the Formule 1 website for cheap enroute accommodation for single nights. Click here.
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David Goldsmith, just what I was going to say ! 
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sbqmky, welcome to snowHeads, only one sensible way Tignes, via Annecy & Albertville. I would try to get accommodation en route, there are a number of good value hotels in Albertville or you could try this hotel, La Petite Auberge in Bourg St Maurice, tele 0033 4 79 07 05 86. The owners are English and have helped us out with odd nights for guests. Your dates are, however, in the middle of French 1/2 term holidays & most resort hotels will only take 7 day bookings at that time.
It will take you at least 2 hrs to get to BSM from Geneva, similar time to 3 valleys, closest resort, in time, is Chamonix & it's virtually all autoroute, but that gives you a long journey to Tignes, either back via Geneva or down to Megeve & via Arly to Annecy/Albertville etc. Good luck but I feel that Albertville will be your best bet.
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sbgmky,
1. As everyone else has said go via Annecy and Albertville
2. I know a hotel in Moutiers called Hotel Le Commerce. It's not glam but it is absolutely ideal for a night. I am paying 34 euros a night next month for a double room with bathroom and small balcony. It is a small hotel with no frills but it does have character and is right in the middle of Moutiers. It would be about and hour and 15 minutes I reckon up to Tignes from there (perhaps a little less if you get lucky and leave early). As everyone else has said Chamonix is your best bet for the Friday's skiing.
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If one want to ski near Geneva then Flaine, Morzine and La Clusaz are the logical choice. All accessible from the motorway from Geneva to Chamonix.
I would book the Ibis hotel in Sallanche (1 hour from Geenva airport) so that there are plenty places to eat after skiing and then head for the hotel for a good night sleep. Next morning it will be a relax drive of about 70 to 80 miles to Tignes. Albertville also has Formula one and several economic hotels which I have stayed. Moutier also has a limited choice of cheap hotels bookable via the Internet.
It is over 2.5 hours drive from Geneva to Bourg and the quickest route is go round the Annecy Lake. The road from Mont Blanc side via Petit St Bernard only open in summer as many snowheads already confirmed.
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