 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi - firstly I'm new here after just finding this site in the last month or so. I've been skiing for a number of years but I've found so much useful information on here so ... thank you.
Anyway, after starting to pack the cases this afternoon and also after reading the earlier 'flask' post, this has got me thinking about what to do about lunch on this year's February trip.
You see, before we had a family my husband and I would stay in a hotel on HB basis and at lunchtime stop wherever we fancied in one of the cafes/resturants. Money was never an issue.
As soon as both children were old enough to ski (2012 season) we took them. We booked self catering, so we could cook most nights and put them to bed early and then enjoy the local vino! In the resorts we have previously stayed at we have always picked somewhere in the centre at the foot of the nursery slopes/ski school. This has meant at lunch time we have been able to go back to our accommodation and have lunch before heading back out in the afternoon.
This year, as they are both reasonable skiers I haven't booked somewhere near the centre so going back to the accommodation will not be an option. I'd thought now that they can ski we can just stop somewhere suitable for lunch. However if we eat in restaurants/Cafes everyday the cost for a family of four will be expensive.
So if you take a packed lunch do you just find a quiet spot somewhere to eat? I'm assuming you can't use any of the tables/facilities at any cafes/resturants etc. I would expect these to be only if you are buying food and drinks. Are there any picnic facilities?
Sorry if this is a really stupid question, I'm just not used to the packed lunch thing. I'm sure we will eat in the cafés/restaurants most days, it would just be good to keep some of the cost down if we did packed lunch on a couple of days, especially if the weather is milder.
I'd be really interested to hear what other do at lunch time.
Thanks Joanna
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sun 4-01-15 19:44; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Bianchigray, some places do have picnic places - where are you going?
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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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Sestriere, not been there before. 
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It's good practice in any event to take a bit of food and drink in case someone in the group is getting hungry and tired. We usually pack a baguette, some meat and cheese as a contingency. You can be sure that it'll get eaten on your return to the apartment anyway, and sometimes it can be a lifesaver. So we always take something and can then opt for a café lunch if we want. As mentioned, Italy is usually relatively cheap for Pizza and Panini. If the weather is bad, you may find a picnic room is available at the bigger gondola summit stations, which can actually be preferable to queuing and table-hunting in the main restaurant.
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Sun 4-01-15 19:32; edited 6 times in total
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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 it's sunny, sitting in the snow (or on a log/rock etc) is great for le picnic.
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@Bianchigray, prices shouldn't be too bad in italy. Maybe if you amend the title of your thread to something like "picnic places in Sestriere" someone who might know will see it
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There's a pizza bar a few doors down from Hotel Du Col and looking onto the nursery slope and button lift which serves slices of pizza from 2-3 euro.
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My memory is that there were plenty of reasonably priced fast food places in Sestriere.
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@Bianchigray, Unless you're in a swanky restaurant I doubt any of the mountain cafes will bother you eating your own sarnies. If you're worried buy a coke/coffee/beer/water etc.. and eat your sandwich.
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Thanks, some good ideas 
If you can buy a slice of pizza for 2-3 euros then that wouldn't be too much more than buying food for apartment.
I'll pack some snacks too, that sounds good.
I have edited the title, so hopefully we'll find a picnic area too.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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For the past couple of years we have opted to take a packed lunch, find a sunny spot somewhere off the piste & eat our baguettes etc, the main reason is time... considering when you stop @ a mountain restaurant, order, pay an arm & a leg for pretty basic quality grub it will take over one hour. We would rather be slipping down the hill, apres can wait!
When the kids were younger & in ski school I remember a few 2 hour lunches with beer, heaven but priorities change with age 
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