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Hi, I am hoping to go to get in some early skiing at Cervinia this November provisional booked hotel 5th Nov to 12th Nov, i am having trouble with transfers to the resort from the Turin airport, getting silly quotes of £400 return, it has been said on another site to fly into Milan as the Cervinia tourist bard run a ski bus from there at the weekends, has any body heard of this or ideas of getting to Cervinia, looked at bus and train but times are difficult on the return.
Another thought is What is Austria like for November skiing?
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welcome to snowheads, @Phill207  Can't help with Cervinia transfer (though at that price a hired car could be cheaper). But for low cost November skiing, with transfers and lift pass included, you could try Mountainsun, in Tignes. They do minibus pick up and transfer back to Geneva. The glacier in Tignes is usually pretty good in November.
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I think at that time you'd be better off staying in Zermatt, as the skiing is unlikely to be open on the Cervinia side that early so you will have to travel over to the glacier on the Zermatt side. That of course brings with it extra costs as accommodation is not likely to be such good value and the lift pass costs more when you buy Zermatt side. Having said that, there are often good deals via the local tourist office. We have been going every year for about the last 6 at the end of November on their ski test package (by which time the Cervinia slopes to midstation tend to be open).
The bonus is that you can get a cheap flight to Geneva and the train to Zermatt using the Swiss Transfer ticket.
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Hi everybody, thanks Pam w and Perty for your speedy replies, i have never skied this early in the season before so your input is very useful i shall give both options consideration, i am not committed to anything at the moment so all comments and opinions are welcome.
Its great to be here 
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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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What they said - Zermatt can be sketchy low down early though, and the last time I went it takes a fair while to get up to the top there. Not sure that would be my first choice, but that wasn't the question.
Hire care is obviously the way to do.
If you don't want to drive... Zermatt makes more sense as you can easily get there on the train from GVA.
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The mountainsun chalet hotel in Tignes is not up at Val Claret (where you catch the funicular up to the glacier) but they do shuttle you back and forth, which is very convenient.
Details of their short November breaks here http://mountainsunltd.com/specialoffers/autumn-ski-board-camp-tignes/
Hintertux in Austria is another possibility, but I've not been there and have no info. Lots of Snowheads know it, though.
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And here's another suggestion if you would like to combine a pre season holiday with top class tuition in small groups. http://insideoutskiing.com/holidays/preseason.html
Personally, I think the terrain available in November is too limited to spend a week just cruising around on your own. It's an ideal time to focus on skills improvement and the Inside Out formula is sociable as well as very effective - ideal for somebody travelling on their own. You can share rooms (cheaper) or pay a supplement for single occupation, which is what I've done in the past.
There are a good few Snowheads who have experience of this formula - and all rate it highly. I have no personal interest here, just a satisfied customer.
Tignes, as a resort, is pretty well completely dead in November - so the sociable centre at Les Melezes is good to have.
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@Phill207, I skied Cervinia a few years ago and one of the chaps I met on the slopes had taken the train, from Turin I think, to Aosta then bus to the resort.
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@Phill207, I skied Cervinia a few years ago and one of the chaps I met on the slopes had taken the train, from Turin I think, to Aosta then bus to the resort.
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you could do that certainly, but there's a lot of changes and it's more expensive. The Turin - Cervinia bus is direct, goes about six times a day and I'm guessing it's about €5 - €10 (that's how much the Turin - Aosta bus is)
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Once again thank you to everyone with all your advice and suggestions, there is a fair amount to mull over. The bus and trains are cheaper but It would be any early return flight which makes things awkward. Some of the suggestions about short tuition courses sound good worth looking into. ⛷⛷⛷🎿👍
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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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I think the tourist office have a direct bus in high season but we normally go in April only to be told its too late & so I expect November is too early. The best we found was a small hire car.
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@Phill207, if you want some instruction, check out the Snoworks course in Tignes for that date. You can also book accommodation and transfers from Geneva through them.
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