 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All, flights all booked to Geneva for a four day weekend next week, just got to sort the accommodation.
Managed a day in Argentiere a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Spent a week in Flaine some time ago, also really enjoyed but from memory it's difficult to compare the two.
Just looking for on piste fun, good long reds and blacks.
Anybody spent and reasonable time in both resorts lately and have a preference or opinion? Or have another option?
Cheers Snowheads
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We are off for a long weekend on 1st April too! As you say, this is a bit like comparing apples and pears. For on piste fun, I think I'd take the Flaine option, though if the weather warms up the mush quota will be higher.
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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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Argentiere epic if you want off piste.
Flaine a better bet for on piste.
Why the binary option?
I'd go Morzine myself...
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Yeah, thought about Morzine, spent many summers there and loved it but never seemed to appeal as a winter option, maybe because it's even lower and I've tended to go away a Xmas recently.
Am I missing something? 
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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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@Coco, yeah but that time of year you just head up Avoriaz/Linga/etc. frankly you can probably still have a lovely day up Mont Cherie.
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I don't know Argentiere at all, but can confirm that the pistes in Flaine are still in really good condition. The snow top up earlier this month means there's plenty of snow for them to push around if any of the pistes get a bit thin, but really not much sign of that at the moment. Although it's reasonably warm, there is no slush at higher levels at all, even late in the afternoon.
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You know you've spent too long at work staring at a computer screen when you read this threat title as "Flange or Argentiere" !
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@sj1608, even it being a weird winter and all would you expect slush higher up?
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@Wrekingirl, I read it as Flaine or Argentina. Time I took my contact lenses out .....
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@under a new name, either last year or the year before (can't remember which), when the snow cover was much thinner, it was slushy higher up on sunny warm days. I guess that because there's plenty of 'bulk' to hold the temps down on the actual snow that keeps it firm.
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@sj1608, Yes, actually, southfacing I can see (have seen) that, even quite high up.
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