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| Wrighty1994 wrote: |
7.5hr from Chambrey to Tignes le lac on Saturday for friends who landed at 10am. 7 hours for me, the mrs and the 7month old baby from Chambrey landing at 5pm. Potentially has put me off ever coming back to Tignes. I knew not to travel on a Saturday, but that was something else.
Pistes in generally good nick today though which was pleasant, but the drive has left for a real bitter taste in the mouth.
We fly home from Chambrey next Saturday at 17:10, should we leave on the Friday evening and get a hotel over that way just in case?
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Wow, just 88 miles, that’s a 2 hour trip on a non-ski travel day. A bore isn’t it.
Even ever conservative MeteoFrance are forecasting snow next Saturday, your plan is a sensible move.
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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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| Snow&skifan wrote: |
| Wrighty1994 wrote: |
7.5hr from Chambrey to Tignes le lac on Saturday for friends who landed at 10am. 7 hours for me, the mrs and the 7month old baby from Chambrey landing at 5pm. Potentially has put me off ever coming back to Tignes. I knew not to travel on a Saturday, but that was something else.
Pistes in generally good nick today though which was pleasant, but the drive has left for a real bitter taste in the mouth.
We fly home from Chambrey next Saturday at 17:10, should we leave on the Friday evening and get a hotel over that way just in case?
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Wow, just 88 miles, that’s a 2 hour trip on a non-ski travel day. A bore isn’t it. |
As pointed out above, Chambrey is a lot further from Tignes than that.
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@Wrighty1994, don’t travel on a Saturday - great plan to avoid that by going Friday.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Wrighty1994 wrote: |
7.5hr from Chambrey to Tignes le lac on Saturday for friends who landed at 10am. 7 hours for me, the mrs and the 7month old baby from Chambrey landing at 5pm. Potentially has put me off ever coming back to Tignes. I knew not to travel on a Saturday, but that was something else.
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Saturday had multiple French regions on holiday with Paris on both sides, so you would have had Parisians coming and going, as well as UK, Germany, Netherlands all coming or going. Plus lack of snow lower down would have meant people with flexibility heading to and from the higher resorts. If there'd been snow you'd probably still be here!
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Chambrey that is 662km or 414 miles? I don't think 7-8 hours is too bad for that distance...
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| mullins wrote: |
| Chambrey that is 662km or 414 miles? I don't think 7-8 hours is too bad for that distance... |
Chambery to Tignes is about 140km/87 miles, so 2 -2.5 hours is the normal transfer time. Not sure where you're getting 662km from?
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@thecremeegg, these are laborious references to a typo.
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Hah ok, laborious is certainly the word for it!
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On Saturday as i was leaving the "bouchon" started at Moutiers and lasted 100km to at least la tour de pin for those traveling to the mountains (2pm). It must have been horrendous. Traffic from the mountains was surprisingly light. Tignes to Lyon in 2.5 hours. It makes oe wonder why more don't take the train to moutiers, bourg etc and then transfer up to the desired location. Its got to be better than the 7/8 hour tailback? are the transfers that limited from there?
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Ski train has already stopped I think? Since covid the service is incredibly limited
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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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Hi there, I'm trying to reserve parking at P5 La Daille. We are using a hire car so don't know the registration and the hire company can't give it to us either. Does anyone know if you can amend your Val D'sere parking booking via your account? Don't want to spend 75EUR now if I need to rebook again!
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Hi all, I'm after a boot fitting in Tignes at the start of March. I've read on SnowHeads that Sebastien at Mountain Story is a good bet, but when enquiring about a fitting, I could only be seen by him the day after I arrive. They said I could be fitted by Valentin on the day I arrive.
Does anyone have any experience of fittings with Valentin at M/S? Or should I sacrifice the morning of my first day skiing and stick to Sebastien?
Thanks
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You know it makes sense.
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Or see if you can get to see Michel at Richermoz in Val Claret.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| winterstickboarder wrote: |
| Hi there, I'm trying to reserve parking at P5 La Daille. We are using a hire car so don't know the registration and the hire company can't give it to us either. Does anyone know if you can amend your Val D'sere parking booking via your account? Don't want to spend 75EUR now if I need to rebook again! |
Which week are you coming? If NOT in school holidays then you should be able to simply turn up... otherwise you cant change the reg number on the account I dont think but if you email them you might get a better outcome.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Steve Angus wrote: |
| winterstickboarder wrote: |
| Hi there, I'm trying to reserve parking at P5 La Daille. We are using a hire car so don't know the registration and the hire company can't give it to us either. Does anyone know if you can amend your Val D'sere parking booking via your account? Don't want to spend 75EUR now if I need to rebook again! |
Which week are you coming? If NOT in school holidays then you should be able to simply turn up... otherwise you cant change the reg number on the account I dont think but if you email them you might get a better outcome. |
Thanks, coming on Monday and I'm keeping an eye on the number of spaces left. Currently 28/200 available. Seems a bit silly that you can't change the reg. Would have thought a lot of the business would be from hire cars. I have emailed, so hoping for a speedy response.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Wrighty1994 your travel from Cham airport to Tignes sounds awful. Do not let it put you off Tignes. Unfortunately you were travelling on what is known to be the busiest month of the year at most French resorts and one of the two British half term weeks that coincided with 2 French regions on school holidays. I would always avoid Feb half term if you can because the slopes are busy and the lift queues long. Other school holidays are not as busy including Easter. Ideally dont fly - get the Eurostar or TGV to Bourg SM and then a 30min trip up to resort in a bus or taxi. If you have to fly try a transfer on a Sunday its a lot quieter. With global warming skiers will end up going high so it will get worse
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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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Thanks for the replies all, and the bit of sympathy. The great piste conditions have soothed my anger at the journey for now.
Anyone got any inkling as to whether this Thursday snow is likely to be a reality as if so, will change my flights to Sunday morning for and extra day on the Pow
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| Charlie333 wrote: |
| @Wrighty1994 your travel from Cham airport to Tignes sounds awful. Do not let it put you off Tignes. Unfortunately you were travelling on what is known to be the busiest month of the year at most French resorts and one of the two British half term weeks that coincided with 2 French regions on school holidays. I would always avoid Feb half term if you can because the slopes are busy and the lift queues long. Other school holidays are not as busy including Easter. Ideally dont fly - get the Eurostar or TGV to Bourg SM and then a 30min trip up to resort in a bus or taxi. If you have to fly try a transfer on a Sunday its a lot quieter. With global warming skiers will end up going high so it will get worse |
My point was similar above, Why do more french, Belgian, lux, dutch etc not choose to take the train etc. as happens for the Austrian resorts I know the connections are terrible form the airports - Lyon Grenoble Geneva(multiple changes etc.) but it must be better form the major centres?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Wrighty1994 id suggest you check the weather forecast on Tignes.co.uk Its usually pretty accurate. Its a good website by British team out there that do Accom and lots of other stuff . Thurs mix of snow/ rain cos its so warm and fri and sat snow/sun
https://www.tignes.co.uk/weather.htm
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Follow meteo tarentaise on Facebook for local forecast.
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Why do more french, Belgian, lux, dutch etc not choose to take the train etc
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I suspect because they're already full.
I returned from London to Tignes on Friday and took the direct train from Lyon airport to Bourg St Maurice (which started from Paris) and even on the Friday it was practically full, barely a spare seat. Plus, the line is single-track and certainly on Saturdays, saturated already so little scope for laying on extra trains.
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| mcg wrote: |
| Charlie333 wrote: |
| @Wrighty1994 your travel from Cham airport to Tignes sounds awful. Do not let it put you off Tignes. Unfortunately you were travelling on what is known to be the busiest month of the year at most French resorts and one of the two British half term weeks that coincided with 2 French regions on school holidays. I would always avoid Feb half term if you can because the slopes are busy and the lift queues long. Other school holidays are not as busy including Easter. Ideally dont fly - get the Eurostar or TGV to Bourg SM and then a 30min trip up to resort in a bus or taxi. If you have to fly try a transfer on a Sunday its a lot quieter. With global warming skiers will end up going high so it will get worse |
My point was similar above, Why do more french, Belgian, lux, dutch etc not choose to take the train etc. as happens for the Austrian resorts I know the connections are terrible form the airports - Lyon Grenoble Geneva(multiple changes etc.) but it must be better form the major centres? |
I'm based in Lux. Can only speak for myself. No direct trains. We would need TGV to Paris return first. It's mid-term, so school holidays, and prices would be insane.From home to train station would be an hour, with 30 mins arriving before train. 2h10 to Paris. Tromp across Paris, either options are Metro with luggage, or taxi in Paris mid-term traffic is an hour. Paris is same week holidays as us this year (and next year), so then join a train to BM. Price per ticket for a non-holiday Friday in March is between e150 and e330 one way, and we are a family of 5. Taxi up to Tignes (with all the luggage). So for me personally, it would be 5 journeys one way at ridiculous prices. In the car we brought skis, snowboard, boots, Thermomix, food, drink, other years we have brought slow-cooker etc
Potentially 2k return on the train only, not including taxi from home to train, taxi across paris, taxi from bourg to Tignes, and all of the above in reverse... Or on Train, Lux->Lyon->Chambery -> Bourg St Maurice-> Tignes...
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The snow/rain is about 5 hours away so here goes with a forecast. The jetstream is forecast to be over the Alps for the next few days, so it's going to be unsettled, with lots of weather. Again, the picture is unusually complex with lots of troughs and kinks in the pressure systems, so there is still a lot of disagreement on the weather for Saturday and Sunday between the varying forecasts. Standby for disagreeing apps on the chairlifts and in the bars. But tomorrow is going to be snowy all day and there will be a gusty wind especially in the afternoon, expect a fair few lifts to be shut later on. The all import snowline will start at around 1800m and could rise as high as 22-2300m in the afternoon, its going to be a bit grim low down. But on high, by Friday morning in the order of 20-30cm of snow or up to 25mm of rain. Through Thursday Night/Friday morning the snowline will drop to around 1400m. by breakfast time on Friday you should be faced with some sunny spells, an odd light shower of snow cannot be ruled out, but after the snow and wind expect a slow start as the pisteurs start throwing bombs around again. It will be a good deal colder on Friday, so depending on when the snow stops and the sky clears there may be some very hard pistes lower down. Saturday will of course be busy on the roads, but hopefully it will be dry with the odd sunny spell as I suspect there will be a lot of cars with no chains, so if any showers of snow do develop then it will only compound the queuing. Sunday could currently see almost anything, so I'll say no more! But the start of next week looks unsettled.
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thanks for the forecasting @chocsaway. Pretty Spot on!! Any ideas where will be good and quiet tomorrow to ski on some of the fresh powder? Really would like to do some off-piste without paying or a guide, not looking to go wild, just under a chair or two. Can you reccomend any lifts or areas for a nice line under a chair?
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@Wrighty1994,
The naturides.
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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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How and where do I find these !?
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Les pistes Naturides® :
Sur Tovière : les pistes Pâquerettes, Campanules, Envers de Campanules, Aster
Sur le Palet : les pistes Guerlain Chicherit et Golf
Sur l’Aiguille Percée : les pistes Aiguille Percée, Œillet, Epilobes et Silène
Sur la Grande Motte : la piste Leisse
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You know it makes sense.
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| Wrighty1994 wrote: |
| How and where do I find these !? |
They're all on the piste map. Black crosses. For Chicherit you'll need skins as Col des Ves chair is out for the season.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Big slide visible on the Motte webcam between 11:10 and 11:20. Good job it's closed.
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| VTSkier wrote: |
| Big slide visible on the Motte webcam between 11:10 and 11:20. Good job it's closed. |
On the WhatsApp groups this morning there have been loads of vids and pics doing the rounds of slides etc. The eye opening one is Diamond bowl after Grapillions - the whole hing was triggered by a lone skier who luckily skied out of it. Ill try and post it on my insta (@SteveAngusSnow) later this pm.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just the travel update this evening.
For the fliers, there is a chance of fog anywhere from Birmingham southwards. If it forms anywhere it will be thick so will slow down operations, especially at the busier airports as Lo Vis procedures come into play. Geneva will be fine for flying. Parts of Meteo France are on strike today so there will be no airport forecasts today, but looking at the overall picture it should be OK (always tricky to apply an area forecast to Chambery though).
The roads, well you know, big hold ups as the forecast is for 32k vehicles heading out, which may well not be tempered by folks leaving tonight as it’s a nice day after a poor one, and 38 k heading up. So same as last week be out of Tignes by 6.30 latest or after lunch. Coming up, you’ll have to be very early.
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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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Val dsere Instagram account posted a picture of a frozen waterfall today. Does anyone know where this is and if you can access it? Thanks
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Hi All - just a quick one for anyone out here over the next few weeks. There's an attempt to organise some Saturday morning race training (GS) in Val - but accessible from Tignes - over the rest of the season. PM me if you might be interested and I can give you more info.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@winterstickboarder, I can’t see it on Look at Megram, there are a few waterfalls, can you post a link?
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Not being signed up I’m not allowed to see it!
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| chocksaway wrote: |
| Not being signed up I’m not allowed to see it! |
Ah okay, I can't work out how to post an image unfortunately 
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@winterstickboarder,is this it?
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| @winterstickboarder,is this it? |
Yeah that's the one!!
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