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Pamski, is that a barely-disguised chortle I can hear...? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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andyph, well no, not really, may yes! But we are not skiing now this week as lifts not open here or in Avoriaz - I will wait on here to find out any up to date info on that but appears so - we will put on the snow shoes at some point for a bit of exercise and fresh air.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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General question to anyone out there,what are the roads coming in from Geneva,is it tricky getting around the resort etc,first timer in the pds so everything is new to me
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tman80, We are in Les Gets, but I don't know where you are going. Plenty of snow around here and the roads are being cleared but depending on where you are going if you don't have winter tyres then you may need chains just depending on where you are going. There are quite a few French cars, local, driving around with chains on at the moment.
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Tman80, I've just arrived at the tunnel after an early start from Chatel (06.50)
I would say the village roads would have been impassable on summer tyres today. 5cm of fresh snow and -4C made it slippery. I was loosing traction over the Pas de Morgins with winter tyres.
Snow on the road all the way down to Lake Geneva level.
The section from Valorbe to Besancon was also tricky.
I have to say the roads are usually cleared quickly but they don't grit or salt them so if it is very cold or snowing hard you would have trouble on summer tyres.
Where are you travelling from and when?
P.s. Mrs DJL has been left behind in Chatel and reports that it was snowing heavily this afternoon.
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Pamski,Djl,thanks for the info,we are staying at the Brown bear lodge with reach4tgealps in montriond I think,sorry if it came across as if I was driving but the chalet people are picking us up from the airport in whatever transport they use,our flight gets in @ 9 on Saturday morning and all I was wondering was would they be delays in the roads getting to resort etc,can I ask,is it walkable from montriond into morzine,also would we be best just skiing avoriaz for the week of trying to get a day in over in les gets,thanks
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Pamski,Djl,thanks for the info,we are staying at the Brown bear lodge with reach4tgealps in montriond I think,sorry if it came across as if I was driving but the chalet people are picking us up from the airport in whatever transport they use,our flight gets in @ 9 on Saturday morning and all I was wondering was would they be delays in the roads getting to resort etc,can I ask,is it walkable from montriond into morzine,also would we be best just skiing avoriaz for the week of trying to get a day in over in les gets,thanks
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There's 6 of us heading to Morzine end of Jan. Way more excited to ski than Christmas! (And I love Christmas!!)
Can't wait!
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tman80, If you are being collected from Geneva I doubt you would be delayed too much unless it is snowing very heavily and is a peak Saturday (though you are probably early enough to miss the worst of the traffic).
I've never walked Montriond to Morzine but village to village isn't too far - wouldn't want to walk from the lake to Morzine though.
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tman80, don't worry about transfers - it's their problem. They know how to deal with snow and unless it's carnage on the roads then you'll be picked up on time. I think the most that even heavy snow has affected a journey to the airport is about 30 minutes.
The Brown Bear lodge is about a two minute walk from a bus that runs between Morzine and Ardent. Most chalets run clients to skiing in the mornings, but just in case...
You have three alternatives for skiing:
- bus to Ardent (10 minutes) - gives you access to a fast gondola that then gives you access to the Linderat bowl - from you which have direct access to Chatel (left); Switzerland (sort of straight on) and Avoriaz (right)
- bus to Morzine and get off at the footbridge over the valley (about a 5-10 minute bus ride), which gets you on to the Super Morzine lift and up into Avoriaz an alternative route
- bus all the way into Morzine (about a 10-15 minute bus ride) and get off at the last stop, which is Pleney - giving you access to all the Morzine and Les Gets skiing.
An alternative to get to Les Gets is to go to Ardent; go up the first chair on the right; cut through the snow park and over to Super Morzine; take the Super Morzine bubble down; take the petit train (or 5-10 minute) walk across Morzine and then up Pleney. From Ardent I could probably get over to Les Gets in 30 minutes.
Ardent is generally the local's choice
Morzine is a 15-20 minute walk from Montriond - maybe more if it's snowy on the pavements. It's further than I'd want to walk with ski equipment.
There is a hotel and a Tabac in Mondtriond, both of which are good for a quiet apres beer. There are also a couple of bars at Ardent where you can have a beer whilst waiting for a bus home.
The ski buses run until around 19:00 - so you can always get a bus into town, even if you walk back.
Alternatively, you can finish your day by skiing down to:
- the bottom of Prodains - take the ski bus into Morzine; have a beer and then bus back to Montriond
- Super Morzine - either walk over the foot bridge and get the bus home - or have a beer in town and get the bus from either Pleney or the footbridge - depending on where you end up.
Taxis are hideously expensive. Just don't. You'll feel violated.
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djl cheers for that,flyinstantoni really appreciate that indepth reply,yeah our chalet take us to the lifts in the mornings and pick us up in the afternoons,could you recommend anywhere on the mountain in avoraiz for lunch or more to the point,places to stay clear of??
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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tman80, I'm not very good at recommending places to eat in Avoriaz itself as I inevitably end up in Changabang (opposite the top of the (old) Prodains cable car and next to the ESF office) - good value burgers, etc served by friendly people.
under a new name is (one of our) resident restaurant critics and DJL will be able to comment on the Chatel side...
Over the last few years restaurant quality in the area, and Les Gets in particular, seems to have gone up.
La Grande Ourse on Mont Chery is worth the trip - although they are renowned for their slow service. Make sure you book and get an early table. It'll involve skiing over to Les Gets; skiing down into Les Gets itself; crossing town and going up. Worth it on a sunny day as smashing views and good food. (Shame about the endemically crap service, but I'd prefer that to crap food.)
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tman80, there are various restaurants in Lindarets/goat village - everyone has their own particular favourite - we tend to go to the Ferme which is no better than anywhere else but we like it, the Terrasse there is good and also one called something like Cremallerie which our neighbours like a lot.
Near the old Prodains cable car top you have the Trappeur and Chez Flo; we also go to the hotel Prodains if we ski down that way. Not sure if you have said when you are going to be in Montriond but at busy times of year its best to book.
If you are in Les Gets then La Paika which is on the run down to La Turche is good - we can't afford to go there very often!
Just back from Morzine - pavements there absolutely lethal so everyone walking in the roads. Sun coming out and snow stopped for a bit.
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You know it makes sense.
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tman80, I can't think of anywhere in particular to avoid. General quailty of food is high on the French side. Value for money and YMMV.
Lindarets (Goat village) has two of our favourites, La Terrasse (although do not let the prop persuade you to try his Corsican rosé - it's lovely but not at all cheap) and La Cremaillère.
Had lunch in Les Barmettes (Lindarets plateau) for the first time on Sunday and for a snack bar the food was generally well received. Burger had very good chillied onion relish.
Morzine, Coup de Couer is nice for apres ski or lunch. The burger bar opposite Francois Baud's (just down from Pleney lift) is rather good for stand up burgers.
In Linga (Chatel) la Tane o'Marmotte has a more eclectic menu.
Les Gets side, La Paika is very good but again you probably want to book. Can get very busy.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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"La Perdrix Blanche" at Pre La Joux and "Restaurant Self Plaine Dranse" at Plaine Dranse are both large and turn out big portions of good filling stuff at "prixs corrects". Gourmet they're not! We like "Chez Denis" at Plaine Dranse though it is fairly small and quite French with cheese specialities featuring home made cheese. And there is always "Le Vieux Chalet" (Chez Babeth) which is an experience! Lots of others at Plain Dranse.
There is a really nice little spot called "La Leche" just below the gondola arrival in Linga (pass the first restaurant and go to the right of the blue piste across the drag lift to access).
One of my favourite stops is at Les Brocheaux (bottom of the French Mosettes) half way down the Lindarets valley where there are a couple of restaurants of which I prefer "L'Abricotine".
Superb sunny terrace for a coffee stop just above the La Ripaille double drag lifts in Les Crosets. Can't remember the name but it is a frequent stop if we are doing the circuit. It is in Switzerland however which bumps the price a bit. We never seem to stop anywhere in Champoussin, Les Crosets or Champery so can't help on that front.
If you get to the Super Chatel area "Restaurant Portes du Soleil" is good - ski down from the gondola arrival towards the three drag lift departures. Avoid the big restaurant in the gondola arrival building. Also avoid "Chalet Neuf" half way up the double drag lift of the same name unless you plan to take out a second mortgage.
If you find yourself in Chatel village at lunchtime Le Vieux Four (50 yards down the road from the gondola departure) has a really good fixed price menu. 3 courses for Euro 14.50. Mrs DJL is in Chatel at the moment and had lunch there whilst I was skiing on Saturday. The apartment kitchen was ripped out this morning so I have an idea they will be getting some of her custom this week!
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Chez Nannon by the top of the Troncs chair on the Nyon plateau is very good. Fantastic grilled meats and Reblochon Aux Patates. Book a table inside. I've never eaten at La Paika but people do say that it is good. The group of restaurants and snack-bars at the bottom of the Charniaz Express always seem to do good-value nosh. I've always found the restaurants in the PdS to be of a very high standard
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I've always found the restaurants in the PdS to be of a very high standard
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And there are plenty of them so most of the time if you don't like somewhere or can't get in then there is somewhere else around the corner. We really notice it if /when we ski in other areas. Generally something for all pockets.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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tman80, +1 for Chez Nannon. We also like the Rossetaz, near the top of the Rosta chairlift in Les Gets, which does excellent pizzas. Don't be put off by the crowds - it's all cooked to order and is surprisingly quick (in a nice way). La Paika is lovely but not cheap. It's on the right of the Vorosses run as you ski down to La Turche - if you're going there, keep a look out as it's very easy to ski past!
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Lenny Law, I think you mean "Patates aux Reblochon"... although it's hard to know what is the dominating flavour. Tartiflette to anyone else. Beware of the pigs' ears in the soup. They are supposed to stay in the soup pot, not arrive in your bowl.
And very good, although I seem to recall that the original "Nannon" is no longer prop.?
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FlyingStantoni, i should really be fatter shouldn't I?
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| FlyingStantoni, i should really be fatter shouldn't I? |
You should be enormous 
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The only reason under a new name likes food so much is so he can fall asleep in it!
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I agree with DJL's recommendations re Abricotine and Vieux Four, and comments re the Super Chatel gondola (reminded me of a french League of Gentlemen).
Though I haven't been there, Chez Crepy in Plaine Dranse has been recommended to me several times.
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Hey guys once again excellent replies,thanks,I have just been quoted 180 euros for a pds pass for this coming week,I thought that it was only avoriaz that opened fully this weekend and the rest on the 22nd,am I right in thinking this,if its not going to be totally all open should I just go for the avoriaz pass which is 123 euros online????appreciate any info guys
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I am an early intermediate snowboarder and we are back in morzine in Jan for another week and we have full pds lift passes for then,so I'm asking would avoriaz be enough terrain for my first time in the area,thanks in advance
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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tman80, I'm assuming you mean next week (From 15 Dec). Chatel and the link to Avoriaz open on 15 December. Not sure about the Swiss side though.
From the Chatel website - looks like they are also opening tomorrow for the day!:
2012-2013 :Voici les prévisions d'ouverture pour la saison 2012/2013 en fonction des conditions d'enneigement:
- Le mercredi 12 décembre 2012, secteur Pré-la-Joux
Avec:
> les télésièges de Pierre-Longue, Chaux des Rosées, Rochassons et le téléski du Keyset.
> les pistes des Rennes, Rochassons, Pré-la-Joux (partie supérieure), Chesery, Blattins et Belette.
A cette occasion le forfait de ski journée est offert (1) aux enfants de moins de 16ans ! Et pour vous les autres il est à 15€ (2) !
(1) Le forfait journée est offert à chaque enfant de moins de 16ans accompagnée d’un skieur payant.
(2) Tarif unique le 12 décembre 2012 .
- A partir du 15 décembre ouverture partielle (secteurs Linga / Pré-la-Joux et liaison avec Avoriaz) tous les jours
- Ouverture intégrale du domaine à partir du 22 décembre 2012.
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Been a long while since I was there (in winter), and most of the places I'd eat at have been mentioned already (Nannon, Rossetaz,..). I don''t remember the names of the others, so someone more local might be able to guess and fill them in... (I'll take a look at a map later)
Restaurant at Champery Planachaux - had a big round fire/oven inside
Restaurant at very bottom of Chatel Linga (usually just a coffee stop there - Might be "Le Schuss"?)
Restaurant on the right heading down towards Morgins from Chatel (must be near top of chairlift)
Also used to ski over from Les Gets to Champoussin - Chez Gaby (think it has 2 names?), was OK, but seemed pricey as heck when I was there in July.
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Quick question, I'm out in Chatel with the missus and family for Christmas and we'll be tag wrestling skiing with childcare, i.e. one does one, while the other does the other.
Are Chatel or PdS 6 day passes transferable (i.e. they're just a magnetic hands free card in your pocket) or do they carry a photo ID?
Thanks in advance.
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snoozeboy, I suspect that the conditions say they are not transferable but there is no photo so you would get away with one pass between the two of you and a lunchtime changeover. You cold even do a change over at somewhere like Plaine Dranse or Super Chatel if you both wanted to be up the mountain as you can get pedestrian tickets.
We're out at Christmas as well. Might manage that beer (or a ski) this time!
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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?
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| FlyingStantonib]t wrote: |
| La Grande Ourse on Mont Chery is worth the trip - although they are renowned for their slow service. Make sure you book and get an early table. It'll involve skiing over to Les Gets; skiing down into Les Gets itself; crossing town and going up. Worth it on a sunny day as smashing views and good food. (Shame about the endemically crap service, but I'd prefer that to crap food.) |
We've never had a problem and been more times than I can remember 
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Pamski do you think it would be best for us to just get daily lift.passes At least that way we will know which area has more open each day
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DJL, sure, let's grab a beer at Xmas. Couldn't make it the other day - was too busy doing the flooring. Schedule to finish in time for the season is looking a little tight, but I'll get it done.
Thanks for the pass info.
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tman80, oh don't ask me things like that! According to the Les Gets site a daily pass is going to be 22 euros, not sure what the Avoriaz one is going to be. You are probably ok gettng the Avoriaz pass for this trip and then do more of PDS on your second trip. The links to get you to Les Gets may not work well next week. Are you staying in the same chalet in January?
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Pamski were staying in a different chalet in January,it's in the centre of morzine,avoriaz pass for next week is 123 euros
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Still quite snowy on the rue de la plagne, there making snow as fast as they can at the bottom of the plenay, lets hope this weekends warmer weather does'nt undo all that good work!
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marmotte16, you must have bought Speedx Boarding.
They have a dreadful reputation, and the few times I've been there lived up to it. Great food though.
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under a new name, We usually choose to book late when we go there and then just have to get home afterwards with no time pressure. All looking stunning today, clear blue skies and sunshine, warmed up to about -9 now, lots of snow blowing going on in Les Gets.
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