Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Rob,
Snowsure + December = High
That's a start point I guess.
CP
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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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Obergurgl might be worth a look. Went there for my honeymoon although that was a few years ago.
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Whistler would be a good bet.
also try some of the smaller western US resorts - Winter Park, or... hold on, just realised... SUNDANCE. Definite winner.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You could look into Norway or Sweden. Guaranteed dog-sledding, and I hear their resorts are good for begs/intermediates. Should be reasonable snow in December, too.
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Snowsure's a bit of a misnomer by December - what tends to happen is a large dump of snow right across the Alps days before the xmas week starts and resorts above 1800m will have had enough snow to open most of the pistes. Occassionally that doesn't happen, and only the truely snowsure resorts of Tignes and Val T and Obergugl will be functioning and even then they'll only struggle to open half the pistes.
What I learned is that it's a good idea to book a package deal with a TO at that time of year - they have the accomodation and ability (and usually contractual requirement) to relocate you to a resort with snow if the one you've booked into doesn't have enough. Either they bus you to the snow every day from the resort you booked into (if this is feasible), or they completely move you to new accomodation in the snowy resort.
Alternatively, go independently - buy the plane tix for the week you want to go, wait till the snow drops and then book transfers and accomodation for the most snowy resort.
Of course this doesn't answer your question about WHICH resorts to go for, sorry.
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rob and sharon,
Zermatt..!!! Or St Moritz..!! Not sure about the dogs tho' but the taxis are horse drawn in the former..!!
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Try Chalet L'Oxalys in Val Thorens. Its very upmarket, with indoor pool Jacuzzi and huge log fire in the bar and a gastonomic restaurant. We stayed there with Erna Low and it wasnt ovepriced! They have hotel rooms and appartments and....... a bonus in Val Thorens their own underground car park.
Romantic in a high resort ? this is possibly the best chance in Val Thorens
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Jackson Hole, recommended to my brother for his honeymoon, he had a fantastic trip and he was a one week skier. Plenty of dog sledding to Yellowstone and many other things to do.
Recommended in many places as one of the top 5 romantic places to go.
Some pics of my trip here inc dog sledding. I did 1/2 a day, really wish I'd done the full day, it was awesome.
http://www.gregh.co.uk/html/jackson.htm
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regards,
Greg
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rob and sharon, Saas Fee.
Glacier skiing so snow should be good (we went in Xmas 02 and it was fine). Very pretty village so romantic, worlds highest revolving restaurant, ice pavillion cut into the glacier, and fun apres ski. Not sure about dogsledding, but there's a whole mountain with gondola access, just for walking and tobogganing - a huge long run right the way back down the mountain - sledges take 2, so romance and fun all together
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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rob and sharon, I would vote for Zermatt. Especially if you go with Scott Dunn.
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As mentioned above, a number of Austrian and Swiss resorts would be more romantic than most French ones (or at least, the ones that most English punters know about)
However, you might want to consider a romantic way of travelling - going by train in a proper sleeper compartment to the French Alps, perhaps with a day or two in Paris at one end of the trip? Next w/e I am off to Courchevel with my g/f by sleeper from Gare D'Austerlitz - i can tell you after that whether it is as romantic as the James Bond films make out!
I know that you can go dog sledding in Courchevel because we are doing it next w/e
The skiing in Courchevel would suit all abilities.
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You know it makes sense.
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I went dogsledding for the first time last month. I wouldn't class it as romantic as it's a bit cold for the passenger as well as being a little bumpy and smelly - but good fun to do once, and the children love it.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Thanks for all the ideas,
going to spend some more time working out budget and through all the ideas. Much as I would love to take her to US or Canada i doubt theres going to be the money. Am looking at Sweden / Lapland and short flight / break weekend too
Tony - Thanks for that idea, it might be a nice idea to go by train, hope your trip goes well
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Poster: A snowHead
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rob and sharon, for a really romantic train journey you could try the Glacier Express from St Moritz to Zermatt. I think that it takes about 7 hours, but it's meant to be stunning. It looked really nice when I was there, perhaps some snowHeads have tried it?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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rob and sharon,
Couple of thoughts: Lapland, Sweden etc will be cold and have very little sun at this time of year, unless you plan to spend most of the day indoors I would think strongly before heading north for the shortest days of the year.
Jackson Hole may be a great place but it has not got a lot of the blues and reds that you are asking for.
In December high isn't necessarily best often low is just as good if the snow has fallen and if it hasn't high can be just a bit bleak.
Personally I wuold give resorts such as Lech a thought, it has a reputation for plenty of snow including early season. It has some great gentle skiing ( and tougher skiing as well). It also does the Austrian Gemutlicheit (Spelling?) pretty well with sleigh rides etc. Plenty of other places though
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