 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello all skiheads.
Writing this in mid-June the winter is a bit remote. However I'd like to hear your your resort /center recommendations for following ski team: Son 13yrs, athletic and experienced skier. Dad 48yrs, fairly experienced skier and good physical fit. Last 3 years skiing trips have included Chamonix, Avoriaz, Cervinia and Zermatt. Slopewise big fans of Chamonix but not big fans of commuting with buses. However willing to sit in a bus/car to get proper ski.
Would like to try some guided off-piste besides the regular ski. Travel time is around week 8 / 2015 ie. mid/late Feb.
Any recommendations and advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Kartsa66
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Maybe Verbier? Big ski area without buses, and a 6day+ ski pass will let you do a trip to Chamonix too if you fancy it, and can be bothered with the travel across.
Excellent offpiste options, itineraries etc for challenging skiing, and quite a few snowheads who could no doubt recommend you some excellent guides.
I was also very impressed with Serre Chevalier when I was there last winter (snowheads bash) - again big area, plenty of challenging skiing, lots of offpiste, and plenty of local snowheads to point you to the best guides. And not far from La Grave for an offpiste day trip 
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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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fixx, thanks a lot. Will start digging.
Best,
Kartsa
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Kartsa66, I'm with fixx for the Serre Chevalier option.
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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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Check out Gressonay. Great skiing especially off piste. Some ski in ski out. No nightlife.
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Hells Bells & jbob - thanks for feedback and opinions. Will continue studying the options  .
Best,
Kartsa
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Kartsa66, While I second Monterosa as an excellent choice, I'd stay in Champoluc not Gressoney. That is not entirely because we have an apartment in Champoluc that you might like  I have PM'd you on that.
Champoluc is a proper village, has a good selection of excellent restaurants at good prices and a few bars. My OH tells me that the prosecco at Lo Bistrot (ex-Galion) is excellent value at €8 the bottle. The Monterosa skiing is good itself and there are very good off piste opportunities. I'm afraid I have no particular guide recommendations.
Italy in general doesn't suffer from UK over crowding at half term (I can't recall exactly which week that is) and does in general offer good v.f.m.
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Under a new name,
Thanks for tips, comments and PM as well. Nice apartment. Still studying the options which all seem to be excellent.
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Geneva flights and Verbier apartment booked. Thanks & Cheers for all.
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