 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Craghopper, where? have you tried Booking.com?
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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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@Craghopper mountain sun may be able to accommodate you...
Otherwise DIY is normally easy via booking.com or similar but you'll need to think about transfers
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DIY works.
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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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@Craghopper, Yes, probably DIY would be best. Rent a car. Ring tourist offices of the places you fancy about availability of accommodation but if you want one of the major French resorts you might be out of luck as French school hols won't finish until 7 March. And French places tend to stick inflexibly to the Sat/Sat (or if very avant-garde Sun/Sun) bookings. Might get a better response from one of the Austrian resorts.
Alternatively rent a cheap studio for 2 weeks and don't occupy for the whole time (though it won't be very cheap for the week ending 7 March in France).
Find accommodation first - that'll be harder than flights.
Mountainsun is a very good suggestion, if they have space. Can do transfers from Gva too.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Italian also.
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Switzerland is usually good for midweek bookings though the currency might make it a bit frightening at the moment.
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Tignes Spirit have some Wed-Wed apartments.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Alpine Elements, casey@igoski.co.uk, have just arranged a Wed - Monday trip for some of the OHs in La Tania during March, and appear on their blurb to specialise in short break holidays.
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Many of the Hotels in L2A take bookings of any length starting any day you want.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Craghopper, definitely look atone of the Austrian resorts, that is the beginning of the low season because all the major school holidays are over. I've had no trouble booking a Thursday to Wednesday trip over Easter with my usual hotel in Altenmarkt. I won't get my regular room though as it is booked for one of the weeks, the owner did apologise! 
With a car you should be pretty flexible as to where you can ski - loads in the Sportwelt Amadé or even more in the Salzburger Super Ski area for example. Fly into Munich with Lufthansa or one of the other carriers with free ski carriage and a decent baggage allowance and pick up a hire car. You may even get flights directly into Salzburg but I'm not sure if they include free ski carriage. There's always Saalbach (on the Salzburg Super Ski pass) as well or the whole of the Zillertal, and SkiWelt or Kitzbühelem Alpen
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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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I booked a DIY mid week to mid week trip for March for Austria dealing with the hotel direct. Transfer booked via one of the companies on the Salzburg airport page. Worth contacting a few hotels direct particularly ones which are not in the main travel brochures.
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@Craghopper, 8've sent you a PM
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You know it makes sense.
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SkiWeekends do week long departing Monday or Thursday in amongst their Mon-Thur and Thur-Mon offerings. I went with them a few years back and had no complaints. Their search engine is a bit of a faff but I just looked and they do have plenty of availability for the week you mention Thur-Thur.
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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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Could try Hotel Le Chamois in Alpe d'Huez, (http://www.holidayalps.com/), they price by the night as well as by the week, so obviously not restricted to Sat-Sat bookings. We stayed there last New Year - it's a no frills hotel, but we thought it was ok and good value.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Thank you, everybody, for your responses and assistance. I've been away mountain-walking and potholing in Wales for the weekend so my apologies for a slight delay in replying. Should be able to find something amongst that mountain of ideas!
Best Regards
Arthur
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Craghopper, I could do something for you either in Sainte Foy or in our chalet just outside Bourg Saint Maurice (ski at La Rosiere, les Arcs, Sainte Foy, etc. all in the same week). PM me if you're interested.
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