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Those winding ascents (and descents), how bad for driving?
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[quote="jimmybog"]" have even contemplated Pila, and me and the wee one getting off at the bottom and getting the gondola up!! , but that's ridiculous, isn't it?? "

If you don't like heights then you may want to avoid that gondola as it goes up a long long way. Think it takes about 15 to 20 minutes from the valley floor up to resort.

Yes I've been on that gondola and now you mention it, I didn't particularly like it either!!
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quinton wrote:
Gilly28, 'The Alps' is a broad concept - if you choose La Rosiere for example, then you'll be faced with the last 15km of your journey being an uphill hairpin-bend torture trail. If on the other hand you chose to drive to Austria, then the majority of your journey would be on excellent German autobahns, and as the resorts tend to be located along valley floors with no nasty ascents to negotiate, the last 10km will be a doddle as well.

[Stands back and waits for usual rubbish about Austrian resorts all being green fields at Easter ...]


Ha! Part of my job includes some transfers from Geneva to La Rosiere. Is it that bad? I feel I am a confident but safe driver. Not much snow driving experience mind. Some good advice on here I see.

P.S Whats a realistic transfer time from Geneva?
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We have been driving out to the alps from Scotland at least twice a year for the last 20 years - at all times from mid December to mid April. The roads are usually fine and we had only put chains on twice until last winter. Arrived just as the snow started to fall heavily in December and had the chains on for the full 2 weeks we were there. If you are nervous about driving up to a resort I suggest Brides les Bains. Many prople on this forum will knock it but it gives access to the 3V by gondola from the valley. The motorway stops at Moutiers just a few km before that. There is a free covered car park in the centre of Brides so you can leave the car there and plenty of appartments and hotels nearby. If we had stayed there last December we wouldn't have needed the chains - but we were in Meribel that time...
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mogulski,

Hi, we will also be driving from Scotland, how do you find the drive? Do you get the Hull ferry or Dover way?
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I have done both from Newcastle and TBH it depends on the sea - if you get a nice crossing then the Hull route gets you to Zeebrugge around 9am (by the time you get off the boat) nice and refreshed. However if it is a bad crossing - we had one last year where you could hardly lie in bed it was that rough - saw us 2 hours late getting into Zeebrugge very tired and for some nauseous. Boat can be more expensive depending on room quality your happy with - we always went for nice outside one (inside ones are bunk beds and quite claustrophobic) costs about 350 return.
Since then have left 9.30 from NCL drive to Folkstone - quick tunnel crossing drive to Reims (2hours ish drive) overnight in Reimes (IBIS 55 Euros) inc breakfast rest of way to les Arcs next day nice easy drive arrive in resort afternoon.
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migletski, Thanks for the heads up on potential rough crossings. We have done the Dover crossing, when going to Champagne region in summer, and just left here really early in morning, stayed overnight near the ferry, early crossing in morning and drove to the campsite which was not too far from Troyes, that was such an easy drive. Was thinking if the Hull ferry, we'd get an earlier start on the other side, but as you say, if the crossing is bad, we may not actually get much of a rest, so it is something to consider.

Price wise it works out eachy peachy, what we pay extra on the Hull ferry we save on overnights in hotel and diesel to Dover. Mmmm might just do the tunnel and use Tesco vouchers, save some money there.
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