 Poster: A snowHead
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There's not much, if anything, at the top in the way of easy runs but that's only a relatively small part of the ski area. There's an awful lot below that and you can go on journeys i.e. off to other bits of the area for lunch etc. and not just up and straight back down. When I was there we had a great ski guide who new exactly which area to hit at what time, made a big difference to conditions skied. I now pay much more attention to where the sun is when deciding where to ski.
The easy runs back to base can become quite slushy/cruddy towards the end of the day, particularly when it's warm. From memory the run to the right, as you look up the hill from the base, was the run that got less travelled and hence stayed in better condition.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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sarah@alpedhuez, What it's lacking is a centre, somewhere people congregate, a heart, umbrella bars at the bottom of the piste, music playing outdoors, a traffic free zone, and street cleaners. I don’t really want to feel that I have to “hunt out” places to find somewhere to eat at a reasonable price, when I’ve still got my ski gear on. Some of the hotel staff live there all year round, so I would have thought they knew plenty about the place. The staff at sport 2000 were very helpful with regard to equipment and which runs to avoid, so you are spot on there. Bar prices I believe are even higher if you venture into a Disco/Club. I’m sure the resort will meet the approval of many, it’s been expanding for years, so numbers must speak for themselves, but I wonder how many are repeat customers?
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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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I don't remember prices being high. For a meal out, I can recommend La Pomme de Pin, very French. Great food. Reasonable wine list. We discovered it having a beer there after a day's skiing. There's a very nice salon du thé next to it, too.
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I guess all you can say is each to there own - I didn't think there were any Hermitage staff that lived here all year round - to my knowledge were are about 15 Brits full-time. The really strange thing is that the big TO's have the most repeat staff - more so than anywhere else in the Alpes which I guess must say something!!
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rickyday33, some good tree skiing above Monfrais - and I would guess down to Vaujany when conditions are good.
The Hermitage had a children's sitting at about 5pm for its residents. It did seem to be a very child-friendly place. I didn't see a high chair at La Pomme de Pin (the only restaurant I tried outside the hotel) - but did see youngish children at dinner time.
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I went and had a great time.
Highlight was the snow which fell all day on Monday 10th April and all night too. Total Powder on Tuesday. Absolute Heaven.
Low light was the service in the Plage de Neige which is a restaurant at the top of the Babars run. It's the worst dining experience I have had in any restaurant anywhere in the world. The staff just didn't seem to give a damn. An hour and twenty minutes wait for a nicoise salad made up of 3 green leaves, 4 bits of anchovy and some tuna flakes. To be fair the waitress did change it when I complained but by then I was beyond feeling anything positive towards the place. It's the first time I have needed a muesli bar to get me through a visit to a restaurant. It was a shame as I have read recommendations of the place in other peoples entries.
Anyone else had any bad experiences there.
I will never go back to that restaurant but I will go back to ADH.
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kevins1966, It is funny how experiences can differ so much. I too was in Alpe d'Huez that week and the Plage de Neige was the restaurant whose service was so good that I nipped in there for a departure day lunch on the basis that I would get good, quick service that would not delay my pre-coach departure skiing. I was not disappointed. Were you out on the terrace maybe? I dined inside on both my visits there.
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Yes it is odd how the same resort can seem to be a different place to different people. I can only compare to other resorts we have been to in Austria and Italy, but if this an example of a "good" resort, then either others haven't been outside of France, or perhaps expectations are lower than mine. I know that many feel the only important thing is the snow, but it's still a holiday, and not a cheap one at that, so I expect better than, or at least equal to, the standards I have at home. When I have to pay to use a stinking, dirty toilet, that's in a cable/gondola station, I think that's taking the p**s 
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wish I has seen this befor i posted a question today about ADH. Thanks
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Renry, hi, well it's always worth doing a search, I often find what I'm looking for is already on here somewhere! Having said that though, new threads often get new responses - avoid Crystal Club Hotel Hermitage, unless you are taking small children and need the facilities for them.
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