 Poster: A snowHead
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We've just booked there and wanted some info regarding apres, local shops, proximity to Chamonix. etc
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Never stayed in Les Houches but ran a mobile home in Chamonix for a number of years.
It is the first resort to greet you when coming into the valley. It isn't a part of the Chamski pass and they sell their own ski pass.
Not a big resort but has a good variety of runs, some of them among trees.
There aren't many local shops either but the restaurants at the top do offer great view of the valley.
I always had my own wheels so not too sure about the bus service. My guess is Chamonix town centre is 17 miles to Sallanche, the largest town in the area, and Les Houches is somewhere in the middle, possibly 5 miles to Chamonix.
I would say the apres activities are concentrated in Chamonix.
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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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There is not much in Les Houches regarding apres. There is a nice wee bar in the village where most people go for a beer after skiing Les Houches, but it's a quet beer ... nothing like the madness in Cham.
However, you will most likely ski up the valley. Get off the bus when you are in Cham, park your skis outside any bar and away you go, dancing on the tables in ski boots 
You will be able to get busses down to Les Houches until about 10 as far as I remember. The bus will take about 10 or 15 minutes.
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Les Houches is currently going through a period of transition. Price of living has shot up in Cham' over the last few years at the cause of second ownership. The bedrock are now moving out to get better value for money. Try the 'Delice' in Les Houches, Fred and Katie are Old Skool Cham' and do some great food and Parties. Otherwise, yep Cham' is the place for apre's ski. Given the logistics of the valley, it's inevitable you'll find out just how good. Hope you have a great time. 
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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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Les Houchessssssssshhhhhhhhh.......they don't even need a curfew.
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Are we talking about the Les Houches up from St Gervais? 
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