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Baqueira at Easter?
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Hi All
First of all thanks to everyone who gave invaluable advice on our plan to go skiing at half-term. We settled on Baqueira. Then the cost of flights and accommodation got real ugly, so we've made the decision to change our holiday date to Easter - w/c 26th March - even though it's far less convenient for all sorts of reasons.

We're still enticed by Baqueira though, what with cheap flights, a scenic area and affordable accommodation.

While it's obviously impossible to predict weather and snow conditions in late March, has anyone got experience of the place at Easter?
At 1500m it's not the highest of resorts. Is it all rock hard ice in the morning and slush in the afternoon?
It coincides with Spanish school holidays, so would it be really busy at that time?

Appreciate any advice.
Very Happy
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I spent that exact week there with my son about 4 years ago.It hadn't been a brilliant snow year.rock hard groomers for first couple of hours then softened up for an enjoyable 2/3 hours but home runs were slush by 3pm.It was the last full week of the season .However the last two seasons there has been so much snow that I am sure the season was extended by a couple of weeks.I can't imagine it will be too busy ,Spanish holidays may be the week after.I would stay down the valley in Arties or Vielha as roads will be clear at that time and there is more to do at night.
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I spent that exact week there with my son about 4 years ago.It hadn't been a brilliant snow year.rock hard groomers for first couple of hours then softened up for an enjoyable 2/3 hours but home runs were slush by 3pm.It was the last full week of the season .However the last two seasons there has been so much snow that I am sure the season was extended by a couple of weeks.I can't imagine it will be too busy ,Spanish holidays may be the week after.I would stay down the valley in Arties or Vielha as roads will be clear at that time and there is more to do at night.
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Thanks Angus og, those were the sort of snow conditions that I had in mind. But I suppose unless we go somewhere very high (Val Thorens?) everywhere would be much the same at that time of year. Trouble is, budget is limited and last time I looked, the higher resorts were pretty expensive.

As you say, snowfall will vary from year to year, so it would be a gamble.

So long as there's some sort of snow cover.
The 4 kids are all complete beginners, so cover on the nursery/green slopes is going to be pretty much vital.
The rest of us can ski further afield.

Interested in why you suggest staying in Arties or Vielha? We won't have a car with us and to be honest, the kids will probably be ready for bed by 9pm, so I can't see us doing much in the way of nightlife. Perhaps a bottle of red back in the apartment? Very Happy
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Arties has some good restaurants and a really decent tapas bar on the Main Street. Vielha is a fair sized town with big supermarket ,lots of bars and restaurants and I think there is a swimming pool,also there are lots of apartments for rent there and will be cheaper .
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Ok, thanks, fair point. Is there not much in the way of restaurants in Baqueira itself then?
Tbh, we're planning on self-catering to keep the cost down, so doubt we'd be eating out that much.
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Can't offer advice on Baqueira (though I want to go there!) but you may not need Val Thorens for good snow at Easter. Going further East (Austria) may be an option.

I'm hatching a plan to ski at Easter in St Anton, for instance. You could try Serfaus given your requirements? Pretty high and comes highly recommended for families.
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Ok, thanks for the tip Horizon. Flights to Munich are rather more expensive for the week I'm looking at unfortunately.
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