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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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What about Les Arcs? If you are catching the train you can get the funicular there from Bourg St Maurice
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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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Vail ticks more boxes than Tignes except the train bit.
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Had a look at Les Arcs, I've been over the other side to La Plagne and always fancied Les Arcs but it's quite tricky to work out what is in each of the villages and how easy it is to get around are there free buses linking all of the different bits? It's also quite tricky to see how they all are arranged on the mounain.
I should have specified the group a bit better...
we've got my mother at 67 as a non-skier, alongside 2 other younger non-skiers... they really enjoyed Tignes because of the free pool and easy walking access last time
we've also got a 9 month old baby which is another reason why easy access to the town and piste areas is really important for us
Vail looks amazing, but unfortunately USA and Canada arn't an option which is a shame, financially i think it would be a step too far... we are looking at around £8-900pp for catered accomodation and travel
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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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Have you thought about one of the Courchevel villages. Twenty minutes or so from Moutiers station (there is a bus that runs from there or you can get a taxi I think latania.co.uk has some info on transport). There is a free bus between the villages. There is a swimming pool at Courchevel 1550. Ice skating rink and ten pin bowling in 1850. There is also a luge from 1850 down to 1550 which may be fun for the non skiers. Although 1850 is expensive the other villages are more reasonably priced.
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How about Samoens?
I am not an expert, but have booked our group trip there for Jan. From what I have found out, the village itself is very attractive, and offers quite a bit to do for non skiers. There seems to be plenty of catered chalets around, and I believe its easy to get the train to with Cluses being the closest station.
The resort is not super high, but I history suggests it gets plenty of snow, and the accommodation will not be ski in ski out, but it looks fairly easy to get to the lifts.
As I say, I am no expert, but if I have made a good suggestion I am sure someone who knows more will have some information
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Tignes would surely be a bit grim for a non-skier. How many hours a day can you swim in those crappy pools for? As for les Arcs, Arc 1600 is the one with funicular but it males Tignes look like Manhattan there is so little there itself
One option would be Chamonix which will be snow-sure, there is skiing for all ability levels though quite sprawled out, and definitely loads to genuinely do for a non-skiers and non-skiers won't feel out of place because they're not skiing. The downside is meeting for lunch not gonna be an option
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Have a look at serre chevalier
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here are some more based on my wife's preferences (non skier and spa lover) and focussing on Swiss resorts which have train access and tick your other boxes: Crans Montana, Davos, Klosters, Leukerbad, Villars, Zermatt.
wtss.co.uk and brgfex.com can be helpful reference points, althogh none of these guides is really written for the non skier.
i found that going "off piste" when booking our family holidays (before we bought a place) was more fun eg Serfaus, Ischgl, Lech, San Cassiano etc (acknowledging that some of those are better known now than when we booked first) and, if you have done a lot of France recommend branching out.
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Get out a map and see where the trains go...then choose. The Swiss trains are every bit as good as their reputation.
Crans Montana is nice, good skiing and pretty as well. Zermatt, Gstaad, Chateu D'Oex etc work well on the train.
I am owner in Arc 1800 and there's not a lot to do there for non skiers (learn to ski????) but you could save some money by living in Bourg St Maurice and the skiers could get the funi up in the morning...
Kitzbuehl, Kirchberg in Austria, also Obergurgl. Chamonix, Megeve, Samoens in France.
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