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Hi, I love to ski but am afraid of steep bits, ridges and edges.
Love a long, slow, tree-lined blue run where you can't see too far ahead and there aren't any drop-offs.
Our group of four consists one expert skier, one brave intermediate, one less brave intermediate and me (the total coward).
So can anyone recommend a resort where we can all enjoy skiing at our own level?
Thanks for any suggestions that you can offer.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Corvara, Italy. Lots of variety, something to suit everyone. 
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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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Some resorts have virtual tours now. May be worth looking at any resort on your short list to see how they look to you.
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| NeddySkiGoon wrote: |
| Corvara, Italy. Lots of variety, something to suit everyone. |
Thanks
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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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La Plagne, lots of long cruising blues and a good selection of more difficult piste for the more adventurous. Its above the tree line, but as you can see the whole terrain there are no surprises in terrain, or "sides" of mountains to worry about. Ive been three times with a very mixed groups, from novice skiers to advanced, and all have had a great time. Ive had some of my best skiing in La Plagne
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It depends how much skiing you want to do and how far 'off piste' from the usual suspects you want to stray?
A few years ago we skied here:-
http://www.lesangles.com/en
It's in the French Pyrenees, not too far from Andorra. 3 Vallees it's not, but its very easy (they even have some green - lower than blue. runs), only about 80km of skiing and its a cheap place for lift passes, ski hire etc.
Cheap flights to Perpignan or Toulouse, easy taxi transfer and possibly enough to keep you amused for a week without scaring yourself to death.
The snow record can be unpredictable and as it's French some apartments are small but overall you get what you pay for.
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I think the Vallandry area of Les Arcs would be a better option than La Plagne for you. Vallandry is pleasant tree lined crusing with access to a larger ski area.
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La Plagne is great - not many trees, but ideal terrain for building confidence and plenty for everyone else. In my opinion, though, Serre Chevalier would be absolutely perfect.
If Switzerland is an option, the Zweisimmen side of the Gstaad area sounds perfect for you with lots of gentle runs in the trees, and good runs for the others on the hills.
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| snowymum wrote: |
| I think the Vallandry area of Les Arcs would be a better option than La Plagne for you. Vallandry is pleasant tree lined crusing with access to a larger ski area. |
+1
Add to this there are some easy cruising runs over to Arc 1800 and to 1600, Arc 2000 bowl also is straightforward
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I'd recommend the Vallandry/Peisey area of Les Arcs over La Plagne as well. I was in La Plagne last year with a nervous skier and we found there was a wide range of difficulty of blue runs and it was pretty difficult to predict what they'd be like without actually skiing them. Les Arcs had more tree lined runs and it was much easier to see from the map which ones were basically flat and which were a bit steeper.
Alternatively, Courchevel 1850 and down to La Tania are great for nervous skiers and there is plenty of skiing in the 3 valleys for the more adventurous.
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Yep vallandry a good choice, also les arc 1600, flaine is also pretty tame iirc, andorra (any), had a good week for the nervous in valloire too. Anyone got thought on sauze doulx or montgenevre? My memory is a little old but i though both were pretty friendly. Late season val thorens is remarkably benign, no trees but massive wide pistes. Jess
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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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Can't beat Soldeu for long cruising blues some in trees and some not. Long cruising reds are there for the intermediate skier plus there are some very good black runs for the expert. Good thing is it is possible to start at the top of the same lift, take all these options and arrive back at the bottom of the El Tarter gondola together.
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limited alps experience but had a wonderful day in courmeyer years ago when the snow wasnt great in chamonix. Marveled at how many tree lined runs there were. and the food was incredible. I was able to cut into some cat tracks and find steeper untracked stuff also, but my blue/red wife was very content on most of the runs.
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You know it makes sense.
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Wengen, Switzerland has a good range of long cruisey blues through the tree both down to Grindelwald and back to Wengen from Kleine Scheidegg. Youve got some good reds too, plus of course the chance to try the Laubergorn World Cup downhill run, and for variety, a trip to Murren is easy enough (mountain railway down to Lauterbrunnen, then funicular/train towards Murren) where you can mix it up nicely. The Jungfrau region must be one of the most picturesque ski areas around too.
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