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chamonix- dramatic
selva/cortina- v pretty mountains
zermatt-toblerone-
la grave- general atmosphere- but les terasse v.quaint hamlet just above esp good
Nastiest Resorts??(to look at- not skiing)
Tignes
LDA- sorry easiski
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See if I get this right
Chamonix is just a steep valley. Mont Blanc is too big or too close to see its peak from the valley level. So the dramtic description is really such steep valley is not usually associated by a skiing resort. Therefore visiting skiers can find plenty of challenge. Doing the Valle Blanche (not done it myself but I know enough of the place) is a dramatic experience.
The valley is not particularly beautiful when viewed from Les Houches end or Le Tour/Vallorcine end. "Dramtic" is a good word to describe it though.
Selva has pretty mountains and this is one of the scene. Personally it is the vast scale of the skiing domain that I feel most impressed as shown here.
Not been Contina, Zermatt (only in summer) or La Grave yet.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I don't think that LDA is that bad to look at.
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Alpach - Wonderful Alpine charm, shame about the skiing
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Valfréjus! Beautiful because there's not much there.
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brian
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edsilva, L2A is nowhere near as bad as Tignes but I can't see anywhere getting even close to Les Menuires in that category 
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brian, Apart from 1 hideous and huge block slightly up the hill, i didnt think Les Menuires was too bad. Great place to ski though.
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Fri 24-03-06 14:45; edited 1 time in total
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Berthoud Pass.
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Frosty the Snowman, the skiing is great, right enough. Maybe it's been renovated a bit, I haven't been there for a few years but the area around the Croisette used to look like Wester Hailes transported to the alps.
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Frosty the Snowman, Last time I was there there was just one huge arced building in the middle of no-where - no variety (only one building enayway), no chalets, no atmosphere - the pits of the world.
edsilva, Of course4 I disagree with you 100%. I admit we're not pretty of beautiful, but the way all the buildings are different shapes, with roofs of different shapes (also different colours), and are at odd angles to each other saves it to my mind - can't stant the prupose built places - no soul.
Prettiest place I've ever seen would have to be Gimenz or Zinal (Val d'Anniviers, Switzerland) , but I've never been there in winter.
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easiski,
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Prettiest place I've ever seen would have to be Gimenz or Zinal (Val d'Anniviers, Switzerland) , but I've never been there in winter.
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Grimentz is just as pretty in winter, and IMHO much more photogenic than nearby Zinal 
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easiski, See if you think it is any different at the Eosb.
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easiski, Les Menuires still isn't pretty but they're making progress slowly. The aesthetic weaknesses of one block were skillfully addressed with a fair amount of dynamite. I do think Tignes is worse.
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You know it makes sense.
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Helen Beaumont,
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the Val de Claree in Summer is GORGEOUS. Have you read Wild Herb Soup? The valley was saved by the author from being used for an autoroute.
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Sounds fantastic I have only been there spring and winter. I absolutely love the valley though, really stunning, great x country skiing and I believe some pretty good ski touring a the head of the valley though I have not been up that far. I haven't read the book but running an auto route through would have been a real act of vandalism. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Alastair, I hate Tignes just as much!!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Tamworth Snowdome must be up there. Incredibly beautiful, especially the view from the mountain restaurant (aka cafe)
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When I opened the shutters on my chalet in Verbier and saw the whole of the town ringed by mountains and sunlight - breath taking!
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Town / architecture - Adelboden
Mountain scenery - dead heat between Wengern and Madonna di Campiglio
Single feature - Zermatt
Jolly nice villageness to be in and walk round - Valmorel
Shops - Courmayeur
Sense of history, atmos and general all rounder - Zermatt
Put em together and some composite town that would be
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the most beautiful is Glenshee, which is in Scotland .
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I would put Whistler in there as it has the best transfer IMO.
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I think there's something magical about all ski towns.
I love Lake Louise... the view from the Larch chair as you look over the 10 peaks is just stunning... I probably need to wear my glasses more often though as there's an eagle-eyed bunch of you who claim to be able to see the enormous and grotesque chateau... for me it's just a small sand coloured blob... nothing more nothing less!
*should've gone to Specsavers* 
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Flaine 
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johnboy, the scenery in Flaine is stunning, the concrete awful close up, but from the slopes it melts into the mountains and you can hardly see it.
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Zermatt. Oh, and welcome to snowheads from me, as well, wombat200.
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You know it makes sense.
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I imagine that there are plenty of smaller resorts that may win the the most consistantly beautiful, but it must depend on viewpoint and conditions. For example, here's one of Champoussin I found (neverbeen though). Also, is it the resort of the views from it? Zell am See had some amazing views from the top of the mountain, but I wouldn't say the resort was the most beautiful (similar with Cervinia). Are you talking about being outside looking in, or inside looking out.
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Jasper, Canada
because the Canadian Rockies are beautiful and the resort has been well planned.
When you're at the top all you can are two ski lodoges, the rest is just mile upon mile of empty ski runs!
With the cloud sat in the valley first thing in the morning, it's a beautful picture.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Chamonix
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anybody skied in Sedrun, Switzerland? Drove through it last week and it was stunning in summer, must be similarly beautiful in winter
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Glencoe?
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marc gledhill, the snow looks pretty good too
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brian
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wistful sigh .......
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marc gledhill, brian, nice pics!
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brian, I think one of the other pics on your site is even better (apart from the funny black line that seems to have been drawn on in Photoshop).
Linked from http://www.anniviers.co.uk/
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brian
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ben wright, yes, but I didn't take that one !
Wonder how the line got there I'll have look when I get home 
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