 Poster: A snowHead
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So I have been given the go ahead by the "wife to be" that a skiing honeymoon would be acceptable!!
Thus I ask you good snowheads for advice/recommendations....
January skiing only
thanks in advance 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mrs Ansta1 and I had our Honeymoon in Vail, was lovely.
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Jackson Hole and do dog sledding, hot geysers etc
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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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We had a skiing honeymoon and went to Brekenridge for 14days in April '98 
Keystone and A Basin are only a bus ride away and we had a couple of days off skiing during the fortnight for snowmobiling and other day trips.
We really enjoyed the town as it felt more like a town in the mountains rather than a ski resort.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| Jackson Hole and do dog sledding, hot geysers etc |
Did dog sledding, balloon flight, and snowmobile as well as a bit of shopping plenty of skiing and the other required honeymoon stuff.. fnarr fnarr.
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Not sure that dogging is a regular honeymoon activity.
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I would choose Nozawa Onsen - a different experience and lots of spa for the wife.
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For our honeymoon we had a week skiing in St Anton staying here http://www.antonerhof.at/en/ and then flew off to St Lucia for a week recovering from the skiing on the beach.
It was pretty much the best holiday I have ever had and one I would love to repeat one day although I could do without getting married again.
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Depends on budget.
Zermatt is hard to beat for views/skiing/eating but will cost ya
Dolomites are beautiful too and great food... and much easier on the wallet
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Do you both already ski? If you are beginners be warned it's pretty tiring and you won't have a lot of energy left for Apres 
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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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Dolomites (Sella Ronda) has the advantage that you go via Venice so can spend a couple of days there if you want.
What is your ski standard and do you do off piste? This affects what places you might like.
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Zermatt....any number of stunning boutique hotels to chose from. If you fancy a double ended bathtub with a Matterhorn view...this is the place to go! You can justify the expense as it's not just any old ski holiday...great skiing, great food, and good "wellness" facilities in the posher places. I have always fancied staying at the Hotel Matterhorn Focus for the full on bathtub experience, though of the few hotels we have tried on short breaks (which is all we can justify and in the pre season), I think our current fave is the Europe Hotel and spa. Lovely service and a comfy but cool vibe.
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You know it makes sense.
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We honeymooned at jasper and Whistler.
Nice trip , with an overnight train between the two.
Jasper was really fab; got that whole cold, warm fires, stuff going on. Recommend the Park Lodge
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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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Get married in secret in Gsteig.
Most romantic place ever.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Jackson is a good call for somewhere totally different from most ski resorts. Friends of mine honeymooned at the Banff Springs and said they felt a little bit torn on giving up skiing to do other "experience" stuff like dog sledding and high tea at Chateau LL.
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We did Whistler for Honeymoon, staying in the Fairmont Chateau. Amazing !
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| SnowMonkey69 wrote: |
| We did Whistler for Honeymoon, staying in the Fairmont Chateau. Amazing ! |
And that was just the Aussie liftie girls getting their yayas out for free booze on payday Fridays at Merlins over the way. 
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A vote for Chateau Lake Louise. Sadly we only spent one night there (as part of a road trip) - it's absolutely amazing and great value as winter is low season.
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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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If you go to Chateau lake Louise do the high tea thing its fab the view is stunning, summer or winter.
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Another vote for the Fairmont Chateau Whistler over here. It was 10 years ago, mind, and we went early December on honeymoon. Had a week in and around Vancouver/Vancouver Island (float plane rides, Butchart Gardens, fabulous restaurants etc) then drove up to Whistler for a week. Fantastic deal for Fairmont Gold Floor rooms in Victoria and Whistler (ordinarily waaaay beyond our price range). Staff everywhere were unbelievable when they found out it was our honeymoon - really unforgettable. Beware though, the bar has now been set and wifely expectations are of something similar for all major anniversaries!
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It looking like 10 nights @ fairmont, whistler....
seems like a good deal compared to doing top end stuff in europe
thanks for all the advice SH's
on the verge of booking!!
cheers
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GlensheeFerg, I would have thought you would have something else in mind on a honeymoon rather than skiing, but each to his (or her) own !
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deerman, 10 nights in a 5 star.... rest assured its more than just the skiing!
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Ours was in Sauze, for particular reasons I wont go in to we spent a week with my parents and my (new) stepdaughter.
Still a good holiday though.
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