 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
A quick query I hope someone help me out with this.
It is my first time to Morzine. I haven't bought life passes with the tour operator. Instead my plan was just to buy them when I get there this Saturday.
Just wondering are the prices the same when buying them at the ticket office in Morzine vs buying them before hand online? The 6 day pass in 242.50 online.
Thanks in advance.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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try to avoid buying at a lift pass office on Sunday morning, when there will be big queues (it's a busy week). Probably busy Saturday on arrival too - a lot to be said for not having to stand in one of those queues.
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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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Unless they're claiming special online prices I'd assume the same on-line and in person. Unless there are dedicated collection lines or machines you may still be queueing up with everyone else to collect.
The TO may still be selling them on the coach, in which case depending on their exchange rate or if you've got euros you may be similarly off buying then and having it delivered at breakfast.
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We've been to Morzine three times now. Prices are the same where ever you buy the passes.
My advice is get your TO/Chalet/Hotel to get your passes. The queues at the weekend are pretty bad, especially the Sunday, so bypass these buy already having your passes.
Enjoy
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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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Same as above, get them booked in advance. Queues can be a nightmare and its such a breeze to skip past everyone and head straight up the lift.
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Don't forget that there are two different passes. One for complete PDS and one just for Morzine/Les Gets. Depending on how much you ski, there's enough on the Morzine/Les Gets side to keep you going for a week. Last time I was there a few years ago, it was cheaper to get the Morzine/Les Gets weekly pass and buy a single day pass for the other side.
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Is there a separate counter for collections of pre-paid as opposed to those buying on the day?
I seem to remember pre paying for Les Gets one year and I just turned up Saturday afternoon and collected from the counter. No queue and no hassle.
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We booked in advance and were able to take advantage of a 50% discount on one of the PDS passes.
Think we bought them via ski-morzine.com
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Buy from TO. Save epic faffing. @squigo,
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I wouldn't trust the tour operator. They usually find some way to screw you for a few quid on tbe exchange rate.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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a few quid or a lot of queuing/time not skiing - time vs money 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| madlondoner wrote: |
| They usually find some way to screw you for a few quid on tbe exchange rate. |
That, and/or a card fee. But buy them in euros on the bus and they are, (in my experience) the same price as advertised on the net.
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| martinm wrote: |
| a few quid or a lot of queuing/time not skiing - time vs money |
Agree. Normally let TO sort it. One lift pass served up with my eggs at breakfast. Ideal.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thank you for your replies
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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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What do folk do if you aren't going with a TO? Presumably even if you pre-buy online you will have to que to collect?
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Poster: A snowHead
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I ordered my EK one online and it arrived in my post 4 days later - no postal charge either 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@SkiG, some ski resorts now have machines where you can buy passes automatically from machines (similar to cash machines) in resort. You choose your language, what sort of pass, how many days etc, and insert your credit card. And out pops a pass! Obviously, no queues as it's open 24/7.
Problem with this is you won't know it's there until you are, unless a helpful snowHead tells you  .
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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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There's one of those in the high street in Beaufort for the nearby resort of Areches-Beaufort. If Areches, which is tiny, can manage this, it ought not to be beyond the wit of the PDS.
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@SkiG, Hotels can normally print up lift passes - often get a decent discount that way too.
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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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There are some automatic machines in the PDS (in Chatel at least) one each at Barbossine, Pre La Joux and near the new lifts at Vonnes. They often seem to be out of order though.
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@pam w, it ought not be, but is 
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You can reserve online, but you'll need to collect from the ticket office. This may not help.
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For your first time if the TO is selling them on the transfer bus at the same price then I would just go with that option, the queues on busy Saturdays at the lift pass offices can be awful.
For the "smart" passes there is usually a 3 euro refundable deposit for the card as well.
In Les Gets all online ordered passes are collected from a special desk in the tourist office avoiding queuing at the main lift offices or can be delivered to hotels/rental agencies, probably not TO accommodation not sure about Morzine.
As regulars to the PDS we "recharge" our electronic passes online for each trip and never have to visit the pass office. We also accumulate points which will eventually reward us with a free day.
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if the TO is selling them on the transfer bus at the same price then I would just go with that option, the queues on busy Saturdays at the lift pass offices can be awful.
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and what if the TO is selling them at €3 more? Would you stand in a queue for an hour for €3?
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@pam w, I wouldn't stand in any queue for €3 especially not on a ski holiday. In the context "same" meant acceptably close. There are similar threads quoting £30 differences between TO and local prices in which case I would stand in the queue.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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We diy so no TO option. I've never had to queue for very long buying passes on a Saturday. Variety of resorts but not PDS. Recently Christmas and Easter but prior to that any time. But not February half time. At most I'd say 10 minutes but often less or none. I've never bought passes on Sunday morning.
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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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PDS passes are plastic cards that can be topped up online - just enter the card serial number - done this for years
If you don't have a card you can still buy online but need to allow a few days. Theres an option to have the cards posted to your home address, collect at the Caisse, collect at the tourist office and also to have them delivered to your accommodation - but this is restricted to accommodation that are registered with PDS.
I did this the first time and when I checked in they had an envelope for me containing my lift passes.
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You know it makes sense.
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@ropetow,
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need to allow a few days
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Yep,
Although I wasn't reading the conditions in too much detail. Collecting from the O.T. should be pretty queue free.
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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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I've never been in February half term but in all my ski weeks including a few weeks in Morzine I've nearly always bought Sunday morning at 9.30am and never had any problems. If you think it will be really bad and you are within an easy walk of the ticket office, nip down When they open before breakfast.
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Poster: A snowHead
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One thing to bear in mind with PdS passes, if you top up on-line, the bonus points are NOT cumulable with Over The Counter purchases.
If you can, use 2 seperate cards for internet and OTC so you don't lose out on your bonus points.
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