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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Rude lodge Morzine? Or try airbnb?
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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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Nothing on airbnb! Rue lodge sold out 
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Vagabond in Chamonix? Or are hostel out?
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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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I'm of no help to you, but I'm surprised there's nothing available. Feb is the busy month so there should be stuff somewhere - I'm sure someone will be along shortly to tell you how to find it.
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There is stuff available but it's all around £500 for 2 nights...which is more than I would like to spend
Chamonix Lodge is available which is a hostel, apparently it's quite far out though?
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The great snow over the past week or so has brought the guys who were 50/50 about skiing this season into the market, hoovering up the remaining accommodation. I'm one of them.
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Might be worth trying Skifusion for Les Carroz - http://www.skifusion.co.uk/availability/
We've rented from them before we bought our own place and they were great.
Snow here is good here at the moment and it's less than an hour from Geneva.
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Take a sleeping bag, hire a car, sleep on the backseat.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Various small hotels in Le Chable where there is a train station that goes to/from Geneva Airport and a Cable Car direct to Verbier.
It also has a few nice bars and restaurants, but if you want a night-club you'll need to go to Verbier and get last bus (about midnight) or a taxi.
They are quite OK, 2 or 3 stars, and not overly expensive.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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look at Les Deux Alpes
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You know it makes sense.
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@mojitogirl, sorry, can't help with advice on those, but it looks as if Chardons have avail in Chalet Amelie Val d'Isere this weekend. It's £650ish for chalet board for the week, but in the past they did shorter for us if they had availability, and didn't load the price at all to take account of it. Don't know this chalet, as we stayed in Tignes with them, but it looks great.
http://www.chaletchardons.com/en/hotel-prices/
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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130 CHF for two nights single room at Hôtel de Torgon for skiing PdS.
160 CHF for two nights single room at Hameau les Clèves for skiing 4 Valleys.
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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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@mojitogirl,
Of your 2 options I'd take the Verbier village private room over the Cham sud dorm. We have friends down in Verbier village and it's a nice walk up to town or grab the bus.
Verbier has great après! Stop for a drink on the pistes at Mouton Noir or 1936 and head for the Farinet as you walk back through town. You won't be disappointed!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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try hotel Regina at Les Gets
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How about this: http://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/hotel-saint-hubert £91 for 2 nights
You can be skiing at Mijoux in 40 minutes from Geneva airport (get the car from the french side, Ferney)
And then it's only 6 miles to St Claude to the hotel. I just looked at the webcams, the Jura looks brilliant at the moment
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Try the Tignes Chalet Company
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@andyrew, +1 seems ideal 
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Try Hotel Christiania in Les Gets - they had a single room on the top floor - Scottish owned - so should be able to point you in the right direction.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Forgive me, you're worried about cost but thinking Verbier?! I haven't been, but on reputation I'm not convinced that adds up?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I managed to find a really good deal at les deux alps! 
However, can't seem to find a transfer back to geneva......
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You know it makes sense.
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Bens Bus?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| mojitogirl wrote: |
I managed to find a really good deal at les deux alps!
However, can't seem to find a transfer back to geneva...... |
What about all the sensible suggestions above that are far closer than Les Deux Alpes? That's a stupidly long transfer for a weekend trip.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Great deal, until you can't get back! Why ask?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@mojitogirl, yeah 2Alpes a very poor idea. The idea at weekends is minimal transfer e.g. Sub 90 mins.
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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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@mojitogirl, Our studio in Champagny is still available, the one andyrew found on booking.com. We've recently had a cancellation for the next two weeks due to illness so it has only just become available again.
There is also an altibus connection from Geneva to Champagny, with a change at Moutiers.
If you want any more info just get in touch via the contact details on our website
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| sugarmoma666 wrote: |
| mojitogirl wrote: |
I managed to find a really good deal at les deux alps!
However, can't seem to find a transfer back to geneva...... |
What about all the sensible suggestions above that are far closer than Les Deux Alpes? That's a stupidly long transfer for a weekend trip. |
Troll flag has gone high..
As I sit here in Edinburgh, we'll think of you tomorrow, when we're skiing at noon in St Jean d'aulpes. Remember, the six Ps...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Why why why would you book 2alpes and fly to Geneva 
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@mojitogirl, I hope you will have worked this out by now, but there are three basic things that need to be kept in balance, especially for a weekend:
- accommodation cost
- transfer cost
- transfer time
It is very easy, if you choose the wrong place, for the transfer to cost way more than the accommodation.....and to waste half your day each way as well. Even at this late stage (assume you are on a plane right now) you may be better off to ditch whatever cheap accom you have booked in LDA and go for something where transfer cost/time/ease are much better.
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So, @mojitogirl, we're all wondering if you made it out skiing last weekend?
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Yeah what happened
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The idea of only ever driving 90 minutes for a weekend is a bit silly.
If the driving is in the evening, such as Friday night flight out and Sunday night flight back then a 2.5 hour drive offers a massive increase in the quality of the skiing available.
The forecast this weekend for PdS is for it to be really warm and to rain. Personally, I would head to a higher resort.
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