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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Barring Snowmageddon3, I think you'll be surprised at how quiet the roads are. It'll still take a while back to Modane but, after that, I'm sure you'll be flying along.
For places nearer Chambery, Orelle is the obvious choice with the lift right by the old road. But remember you'd have to spend time in the gondola going up and down. A little more adventurous would be Les Karellis, which, although up a side road, is right by the snow, is probably nearer a motorway junction and also offers easy parking for day visitors.
Also consider:
Albiez-Montrond which is up a long and windy side road but is particularly pretty with very easy parking - often directly opposite lift!
Valfrejus which is back near Modane up a short side road. Easy parking and decent area.
St Francoise Longchamp is furthest down the valley but up a long side road. Big area and enclosed carpark.
There are other stations but none of them strike me as ideal - mostly because of the parking and/or access road.
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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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it's about an hour from Mondane to Chambery outskirts - given airport is the other side I'd leave 1.5 hours. . . . so from Val Cenis leave 2 hours.
With needing to be there 2 hours beforehand with time for car drop off and a bit of contingency say leave 4 1/2 hours
I think you are being optimistic around skiing on day of travel as you'd probably need to be off the slopes for say 10:30 to be in the car moving for 11 to give you just over 4 hours before flight. Not sure you should venture from Val Cenis on day of travel - Orelle would be great if you had more time but a 15 minute bubble ride to get up to 2500
Good news is rarely gridlock around so be relaxed about that.
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@mountainaddict, I might see you there, we are staying at Termingnon. The Intersection on the AutoRoute with Albertville can get busy, leading through Chambery.
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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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Ta for the very helpful responses.
As we have previously skied twice for an hour on departure morning (well worth it - so much better than an hour at Xscape etc!) - I would think we will go for it - especially as an extra day's ski pass (IIRC) for Val Cenis (if we decide to ski there on departure day) is only about €14.
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