 Poster: A snowHead
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The MD at work has offered me the chance of a weekend skiing at the start of December, either W/E 2nd or 9th. I had a bit of a look, but it seems all the high resorts are a bit of a pain to get to. Having to fly from Scotland also limits options. Don't seem to be able to do it without a 3 hour drive and when you couple that with the flight duration, faffing at the airport and car hire etc, that seems to add up to 7 or 8 hours each way for a couple of days skiing. Anyone got any miracle suggestions? Cheers.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Cairngorm / Glencoe / Nevis Range, Scotland.
Vinterpark, Oslo.
Chamonix, France.
Verbier, Switzerland.
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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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What airports can you fly to?
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@scotspikey, If you can fly to Zurich then St Anton and Davos are options. Nice easy train transfers
The later w/e would be the better bet for obvious reasons
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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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@Whitegold, idiot.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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@under a new name, you have to admire his dedication to being a complete tool across all areas of the forum. 
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If you can fly to Innsbruck-it's an easy hop to Obergurgl-which we did a few years ago for the first weekend in December.
Or...Cervinia with a flight to Turin or Milan?
If you can afford the time and the accommodation-fly to Geneva and get the train up to Zermatt-that bit is a bit of a faff, and you need to fly out early on the morning of one day (not skiing that day), stay 2 nights, ski two days, finishing about 3pm on e second day and then find a late evening flight back home. (Easy for us...we live 15 mins from Gatwick though!)
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Tignes will be the only place to be that weekend, use the company jet and helicopter.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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We're all at the PSB, some of us (me included) are doing a weekend Friday night to Monday night.
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Does it really matter if the drive is 1.5 hours or 2.5 hours?
Go where the snow is best.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I think you are pushing it anywhere home/work to European resort in under 7 hours
0.5 to airport
1.0 pre flight
2.0 flight
1.0 faff at other end
2.5+ hrs transfer/drive
That's minimum 7 hours assuming you are close to airport and no delays. It's just about possible to beat it e.g. if you work at Canary Wharf - City Airport - GVA - arrival timed nicely for shuttle van to CHX but even that would be 5-6
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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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lots open around these 'ere parts if you can get to Salzburg...
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Just fly to Innsbruck and stay there. Bunch of resorts within a 15-30 minute drive, most opening on the 2nd (with lots of snow already).
Or fly to Innsbruck and 1 hour transfer to St Anton or Kitzbühel, or 1.5 to Ischgl.
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