 Poster: A snowHead
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Wife and I are there Saturday- Tuesday, 28th-3rd. This is on a recommendation based on wife's ability from an instructor we had in January at meribel. I'm a 'good beginner', but wifey is a nervous almost total beginner with about 9 hours one to one. She can go, turn and stop on gentle slopes. We plan to get a local ski lift pass. She's getting 90 mins one to one Sunday pm.
Questions:
1. What are THE simplest, flattest slopes there that we can go round and round on to build her confidence.?
2. Is there a Procleu green, as well as the blue? Is it appropriate for a real beginner?
3. If we get turfed out at 10am Tuesday (Saskia), will they or someone keep our bags so we can do an hour's skiing? Lockers in the village?
4. Nice quiet resturant for a romantic meal. (Soppy git!)
And any other info will be most welcome. Thanks all.
Charlie
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 4-03-15 16:14; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi,
I've been to Avoriaz a couple of times. There is a green that runs along the Proclou Blue, very flat and easy, sometimes too flat! The blue is easy as well, and on from there the Super Morzine slopes are nice and easy - Tetras, Serassiux (sp?) Zore is good but can have an icy bit at the bottom.
We had a wonderful meal at Les Fountaines Blanches halfway up the main street, very busy so probable best to book.
It's a great place for skiers of any level - you'll have a wonderful time 
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Thanks for that Pepper. Wife is desparate to 'do a run', rather than just instruction, so that's the aim.
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My vote would be for the runs around Super Morzine. Tetras especially is a nice run - it's where I 'learnt' on my last day after a full week of lessons many years ago. Tends to be quiet in the mornings, as most people either head up from Super Morzine and over to the top of Avoriaz or use it to head down to Morzine.
Also, the restaurant at the bottom of that slope, just before the Super Morzine bubble (I think its called Les Trappeurs) is affectionately nicknamed by my ski gang as 'The best burger in the world', based on about 6 years of going there...
Linderets bowl is good, but more one for later in the holiday when you are a bit more confident. Some of the slopes that drop down into the bowl can get a bit busy and chopped up, bit then the actual slopes in the bowl are good for progressing skiers in my opinion.
Good luck - you'll enjoy it!
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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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Agree 100% with pepper67 and Shawsy, the runs across to the top of the Super Morzine will be perfect for both of you. The only scary bit will be on the way back getting from the top of the Proclou chair down in to Avoriaz - just try and avoid it in the lunch/late afternoon rush when it can get busy and the crowds can be intimidating.
Picking up on the restaurants at the end of Tetras/Zore there's 2. One's literally opposite the entry to the S-M gondola and known to us as the cat-and-dog/home to the best vin chaud. The other is just before the end of the Tertas run/S-M gondola and I think that's the one for food.
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Thought I'd follow up the advice I had with a quick report...
We had a great time- 2 days of poor weather, but we still di 5 hours a day each day. We also had a 90 min thrash around before pickup in glorious sun on the last morning. Wife skied more on her own (as in, no instructor) in the weekend than she did in a week in Meribel. It was an excellent choice of resort for that alone. We thrashed the Proclou, Tetras and Sarussaix runs, including the steep bit home at the top of the Proclou lift. Wife is now chairlift qualified too- only ever been on a bubble or CC before the weekend. We bought beginners' passes, so didn't go very far afield, but I knew that wasn't going to be the plan.
Accom (1 bed appartment in the Malinka block) was as we expected- basic but spottless and recently redecorated. Pefect for 2, even for a week, but not for 4 adults in my book. Clearly a family orientated place, but great for our purposes all the same.
Thanks again for the advice.
CG
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Sounds like you both had a good time  I agree re apartment sizes, we only just fitted the two of us in one for 5!
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