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Hi all, newbie here so please be gentle. One of my colleagues at work introduced me to Snowheads and I’m hoping you can help me with my dilemma.
Its quite long winded so please be patient. I’m a reasonably good skier but my wife is not, she doesn’t hate skiing but anything more than a snooker- table with a beer mat under one end is steep for her......
She loves the ambience and atmosphere and enjoy easy slopes but doesn’t like to be pushed or stress on the slopes. She had private lessons before and said she would really like to get better.
Also have two kids (1y and 5y) which we need to cater for. We will be taking the grandparents along to look after the one year old – they don’t ski but are happy pottering about, meet us for lunch, do shopping and so on.
If possible I want the other-half to have private lessons in the morning, and then for us to ski a few hours in the afternoon on a snooker- table with a beer mat under one end but hopefully not on the nursery slopes to get a sense of travelling.
Looking thus for:
1) Good lessons in English for wife and also good group lessons for the 5y.
2) Quite a few very easy slopes for us to ski together
3) Something for me to do in the morning but this is not the main priority
4) Something to keep grandparents amuse for a week
5) Nice hotel, the grandparents rather not go on holiday then self-catering
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I only know the “mega” resorts but I’m sure there must be other hidden-gems out there. My snowhead friend suggested La Clusaz. We went to Cervinia last time and a lot of the lifts were shut due to high winds and I didn’t feel the slopes were that easy and it wasn’t easy with the kids.
Maybe Courchevel but is there enough to do for the non-skiers at 1650 as 1850 may be out of our budget?
Many thanks in advance
Nick |
A good resort for you would be Monecampione in Italy as it is less well known than the otehr mega resorts but still has great ski for beginners. Normally you would stay in the spa town of boario and get a 15 min ski shuttle to the slopes and this way there is plenty to do in the town such as visitng the spa.
You will be able to get this at a good price for b&b and even half board and it is in a good locaion as its only about 50 mins from Milan Bergamo.
You can see great montecampione deals here that even include ski hire and ski passes - http://www.activitybreaks.com/search/search_country_name/italy/search_country_id/10/search_destination_name/montecampione-%28bergamo%29/search_destination_id/419/datecloseness/0/
cheers!
Allan
Ski Specialist
ActivityBreaks.com
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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For another idea try Superbagnères out of Luchon in the French Pyrenees:
http://uk.luchon.com/
This is an old spa town with a gondola up to the resort. You can get the full spa treatment and, although there are not loads of attractions, the town offers lots of 'rummaging'. Most of the skiing is tree-lined biliard table stuff but I've no idea about lessons in English.
For more non-skiing options I'd suggest Briançon. Again, a gondola takes you into the ski resort - this time Serre Chevallier. This offers plenty of skiing at all levels and lessons in English can certainy be had.
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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 would recommend Paso Tonale in Italy, we went there with our kids when they were younger and there are plenty of easy slopes to practise on aswell as some more difficult ones if you want a bit more of a challenge. The instructors spoke good English and there were a shops to look around as well as the hotels having leisure facilities if your g/parents want to take the youngest for a swim. But I would really recommend getting your wife to have some lessons at your nearest facility (not sure where you live) Milton Keynes Xscape, Tamworth Snowdome, Manchester (one near the trafford centre what ever its called) it will be much better to get the skill levels up here rather than be learning from base one on the slopes whilst on hols. Cheers.
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I have been following this thread as I got the same problem , few interesting suggestions.
Never heard of Macugbaga, Monecampione and Luchon/Superbagneres. Better hit google
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Never heard of Macugbaga
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Try macugnaga
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pam w, Ah, sorry
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