 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All
Considering a family trip to the PDS next year for a week. Due to school holiday contraints the earliest we can leave is on the last weekend in March (28th).
We would aim to be based in Avoriaz - are we likely to be able to get around much of the PDS circuit? I have been before in April about 3 years ago (the really bad snow year) and was staying in Morzine. Snow was poor there and in Les Gets but was better in Avoriaz although even here the snow was not great. I did manage to get across to the area towards Chatel and also over the Swiss Wall but much beyond there was closed. Confined us to the main Avoriaz bowl which was fine but with so much potential terraine to explore I was a little disappointed.
In a better snow year (such as this) most (if not all) of the main PDS seems to be open still. Would love to ski the main PDS sectors at least once !
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We are going to be in Avoriaz the week beginning 13th April - local lift pass booked at the minute but likely to upgrade to PDS pass. Will be keeping an eye on the webcam. Post a review when you get back please.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hi
Many thanks for your reply. I am not planning on being in the PDS until March 2015. Are you off there this April. If so be very interested to hear how your trip goes.
Griggs
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Griggs, I'd be very surprised if you couldn't ski at least Avoriaz/Les Crosets/Lindarets/Chatel (Pre La Joux and Linga). Probably some more on the Swiss side as well and a bit of Super Morzine.
I don't spend a lot of time in Morzine/Les Gets but the higher stuff there would probably be OK.
Bits which get a bit flaky include the Chatel side of Morgins which is key for a "proper" circuit, Torgon, the lower bit of Planachaux and the last bit of the run down to Prodains.
I'm sure you will have plenty to go at and they are remarkably good at farming what snow there is to keep it going.
If you check the threads in the Snow Reports section for the last few years you will be able to see the state of things each year on your target dates. A few threads here:
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=91247&start=240
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=55329
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=79025
Google should track down the rest
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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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Oops - misread it - thought it was 28th March this year. Will let you know how things go.
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Hi
How was your April trip to Avoriaz? Be interested to hear how it went.
All the best.
Griggs
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Some resorts around PDS are low. You should be able to get over to Switzerland though. There is still a lot of skiing to be done without going to Morzine and Les Gets.
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We live in Les Gets in the winter and we generally ski from Ardent most of the time in April. Easter Sunday was our last day this year and we spent a great morning over on the Chatel side.
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Had a great weeks skiing in Avoriaz. We were getting a bit worried as the coach made it's way towards Avoriaz - we passed through Les Gets, Morzine and no snow in either however it was a different story in Avoriaz. Great ski area - we only had local passes for Avoriaz which was more than enough for us for the week. It is a lovely ski area and there was plenty of lovely blue runs for us to be cracking on with and we moved on to the reds as the week ant on. Pistes were very all maintained and by the end of our week there was only one run in the Avoriaz area that had been closed. We stayed in one of the Ski Total chalets which was in a perfect location. There are not many chalets there - the resort seems to be a mass of self catering apartments. I should imagine at Xmas this is a great little resort - transport round the town is either on foot or by a horse drawn sledge. The horses all have bells and that is all you can hear around the town. We were there at Easter and all the trees still had Xmas lights on. I would heartily recommend this resort and would go back in a flash. Next time we will go for the whole area pass and spared our wings a little. This was a great ski holiday and I was so glad that I booked it.
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