 Poster: A snowHead
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Can anyone give me some info about Champuloc - what sort of level skiing, advanced or beginner, and any good places to stay? Looking to go out in a few weeks with the family but toss up between there or Cortina
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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From what I recall Champoluc itself is mostly intermediate skiing, as is Gressoney. Alagna is apparently an off-piste Mecca, but as I was having enough trouble coping with the red runs I can't provide any first-hand reports.
We stayed here: http://www.hotelleriedemascognaz.com/, which was spectacular but definitely not cheap.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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CorksK,
It's been 17 years since we skied in champoluc, so I don't doubt it has changed somewhat. It will be interesting to see the responses. I remember a rather narrow section between rocks when travelling from above champoluc to access towards gressoney. Most of the lifts were very modern (mafia money apparently), but there was a particularly quirky one that was V shaped that you accessed at the bottom of the V to go in either direction. The skiing was on long lovely pistes and it was very beautiful, quiet and charming. The valley was quite steep sided and there was only one run down at the end of the day which made things interesting. I remember getting a bus to somewhere about 10 mins away, to a small ski area which was fun but not thrilling.
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NE1: the two-way lift was still there when I skied in Champoluc ... (counts on fingers)... seven years ago.
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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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Two way lift there when we visited last March. We stayed in the Breithorn which was very comfortable - luckily we were just there for five nights as I couldn't have taken any more of the huge dinners!
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When we were looking at this resort recently we spoke to these guys and they were really helpful and knowledgeable.  http://www.ski-2.com
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We stayed in Gressoney last year, the whole area is easy enough, intermediate paradise. Alagna really has just one long sweeping run down from 2971 metres to 1212 metres. Gressoney steeper narrower valley, but Champoluc is a more open valley with a few more longer pistes.
Great chances to dabble in off piste within the area, great family resort.
Look up some of the videos on youtube to get some idea of the pistes.
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went there a few years a go, stayed in a hotel right next to the piste. the piste layout is basically like a one way system, 2 lifts to the top of champoluc, one run back, or drop down the other side for gressoney, its impossible to get lost. i went with a beginner which was a mistake, its rubbish for beginners, as theres no runs to progress on to. the scenery is exellent.
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CorksK, Was there 10 days ago. Great snow, no queues, bargain prices. You lucky fella!
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Visited last year with family, stayed at Relais des Glaciers hotel - great with kids as it has an outside hot pool .
They take you to lift every morning and you can leave skis at rental place there.
Family rooms very good with kids on Mezzanine level.
Skiing not perfect for beginners, but fantastic for all else. Food was great too.
We flew into Turin and got a private transfer.
Absolutely loved the place and would go back.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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compostcorner, we've been many times with beginners of many levels of aspiration and latent ability with no problems.
CorksK, probably more useful info on the Monterosa thread. Hotel or s/c?
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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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Thanks all for the advice - really helpful and now REALLY excited! skimastaaah, where did you stay?? Do you have to get a bus to the slopes (happy to do so if you do!) or are there places for ski in ski out? lizski, Did you get transfer with any company specifically - will probably look to do the same thing. compostcorner, What was your hotel, sounds good especially as its so close to the piste.
Thanks all!
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CorksK, will you be there for half term ?
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You know it makes sense.
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I think 14th to 17th March
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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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Stayed in Hotel Champoluc which I think is the only ski in/out one in Champoluc. It's right next to the main gondola up the mountain and ideal location. Food was good and the owners were really friendly. Town was very quiet but we were lucky with a great group (went with Crystal) so après was just in the hotel bar. I liked the ski area, never any queue (we went 1st week Feb 2012) and the runs are interesting. Lots of variety and the links to Gressoney were working well. One difficult run to access that side of the mountain mentioned above, but it's only about a 100 yard steep stretch that flattens out, a steep blue/mild red really for that one bit (called the goat) but doable for most people, and you can take the funicular from the other end of town and avoid it anyway. Worth the 10mins bus ride to ski Antagnod, we went as a group of 15 and on a bright sunny afternoon we were making fresh tracks on the runs, no-one ever ski's it. Lots of accessible off-piste as well if that's your thing, but as said before nursery slopes/beginners area almost non-existent.
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CorksK, I also stayed at the Hostellerie de Mascognaz like paulcl, but this is a snow-cat/mobile ride from the centre of Champoluc. Definitely only if you want quiet, upmarket getaway. Otherwise check out your possible hotels on Booking.com, as most are within sensible walking distance of the main Champoluc uplift that takes you to Crest. I was very impressed with the piste preparation and varied on-mountain bars and small food-eries. Value for money mountain food.
Go enjoy, I certainly did.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There is a funicular now! Wow
Antagnod, that's the place we got the bus to. Knew it began with an A
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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CorksK, try ski2.com website. they have a solid on-mountain presence in Champoluc. Ski-inSki-out hotels tend to be "on-mountain" like Frantze Rascard, Cret Forne, and a couple of others located at the top of the Crest lift.
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it was the hotel champoluc and we went with crystal
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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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NE1, it's not a very big funicular...better than the old dual chair, though little would be worse...
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bruisedskier, very nice! I'm there next week with my 2 boys and that's totally wet my appetite!
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We used www.findtransfers.com to make a request and took the quote of Europe Taxi di Mario Lonardo. It will depend on how many in group etc.
They were on time and took cash on transfer.
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Oh how I wish I had learnt to ski aged 4. I will never be that good. Looking at that film makes me want to return to champoluc/ gressoney.
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