 Poster: A snowHead
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Doesn't seem to be anything up to date...
Thinking of Les Contamines for a day trip tomorrow, just for variety. Anyone been recently?
Also, tips for where to park and recommendations for a decent lunch?
Ta.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@under a new name, have always parked up at the gorge car park and gone from there
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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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Thanks Charlie, from Webcams today carparks empty (as are pistes) so I think we'll just park at the first TC we get to. 
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Not since half term.
I agree with Charlie - gorge car park is a bit better (parking easier, walk to lift easier, run down slightly nicer).
Loads of lunch tips for you! Actually, the general standard of mountain restaurant is pretty good and reasonably priced but my favourites:
Le Roselette - Roselette sector near the halfway point of the Buche Croissee chair. Everything good but the plat du jour is always the best option in my experience
La Taverne de Belleville - bottom of the Hauteluce bubble, you walk through a little tunnel, doesn't look promising but very nice people and good food
Auberge de Colombaz - off-piste option, need to book by phone. You can get there from joining the (summer) road at the bottom of the grevettaz drag and skiing the road (little skating or walk required) to Colombaz. You can join the road further along if you drop in off-piste from the Veleray area. After the (really excellent) lunch you can ski a combination of road and meadows and end up near the Signal bubble base station.
The two restaurants fairly near the top of the Hauteluce bubble are both nice and have good sunny terraces but I just prefer the options above.
BTW - just posted a TR in the off-piste section which might whet your appetite. For skiing I mean
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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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@jedster, Thanks. I saw your TR, very nice. I really, really want to properly get into touring. I say that every year...
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Haven't been for a while, but the Roselette is my favourite too. Very cosy. Not that "cosy" is that important at the moment.
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@under a new name, there are a couple of easy safe tours in Les Contamines, I'll be suggesting one to the cham massive if the snow brightens up a touch.
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@jbob, could be interesting!
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Another vote for Gorge parking and Roselette 
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So, for entirely boring reasons, we ended up in the Grand Massif.
Ho hum. Thanks, all.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| jbob wrote: |
| @under a new name, there are a couple of easy safe tours in Les Contamines, I'll be suggesting one to the cham massive if the snow brightens up a touch. |
Hopefully only once I get there!
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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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@Zero_G, of course.
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