 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi everyone!
I was hoping someone might be able to offer me some advice.
This coming winter I am looking to take an extended break, around 6-8 weeks (hopefully!) this winter and was after some recommended places. I would like to improve my skiing aswell as my off piste, so there would need to be a good range of slopes with some nice back country too. Where do you think I should base myself so that I would have plenty of terrain to explore? Im quite a good skier already, it would probably be January to March and I would prefer Switzerland or France.
Thank you in advance!
Mike
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Personally I'd recommend Chamonix - best off-piste in the World IMO  . I went out there for the season last year and I'm going back this year.
However a couple of warnings I'd give you is that your planned time spans February which is the half term month during which everything tends to be pretty crowded in France. Also January can still be a little early for much of the off-piste stuff, particularly the glacier skiing.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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the month from 7 March would be pretty good in Chamonix.....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Boardfluff, presumably you will have a car - yes?
Then also worth considering what other resorts are nearby.
No point in being there all that time and not trying out some other places.
Chamonix is quite good for other places within an hour or so: Courmayeur of course, and then La Thuile. Also Megeve and Les Contamines. I'm sure others here can suggest some more.
I'm a La Plagne fan. Within easy driving is La Rosiere, Sainte Foy, Espce Killy, Valmorel, Les Saisies and Espace Diamant, Val Thorens and 3-Valleys, Pralongan-la-Vanois.
Worth thinking about.
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Champoluc in Italy  . Great place, great people, great skiing...good value and lovely Italian grub. What's not to like?
As others say-you will probably struggle to find accommodation in France given that the dates sounds like they will straddle half terms. However, there is no harm in emailing local estate agents and looking on airbnb. As long as you have a car (which is essential for such a long trip) then you can consider accommodation a drive away from the slopes.
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Thanks everyone! I should have said already that I've done chamomix a few times already! La Plagne sounds like a good idea! I haven't skied the Paradski before.
Does anyone have suggestions for possibly staying in a smaller resort with good connections to other regions? I will most likely have a car some duration of the trip
Thanks again!
Mike
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Why not Austria Boardfluff?
Skiing that is as good as anywhere; prices for everything so much cheaper than France (large beer from €3.5); lovely villages; legendary apres ski; amazing value season lift passes to cover dozens of resorts (eg Tirol Snow Card at€700(ish) versus €1000+ just for Espace Killy); and generally easy road access to the slopes.
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