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As the title suggests, looking for advice on where the best conditions are within a couple of hours of Geneva?
I’ve got a long weekend skiing in the middle of March and looking for the best snow recommendations. I understand things can be changeable but looking to get accommodation booked up this weekend?
We’ve booked flights and a hire car so will be driving to the resort/slopes.
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Verbier.
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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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Sallanches gives choice of Portes du Soleil, Grand Massif, Megeve, St Gervais, Les Houches, Chamonix and others within an hours drive
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| Timc wrote: |
| Sallanches gives choice of Portes du Soleil, Grand Massif, Megeve, St Gervais, Les Houches, Chamonix and others within an hours drive |
I think we’d rather be based in a resort, but have another close by as a back up. Not sure which out of the ones you mentioned has the best conditions though. We did PDS a couple of years ago, so probably not there again.
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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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@WillowWilson, hang on, don't book, no rush, wait and see on the snow ...
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Conditions look like they could change quite a bit in the next week - I'd leave it till a bit later if you want to be sure of finding the best available conditions. Snowfall can vary quite a bit between places which are quite close as the crow flies and altitude is going to be an issue too. But it's a risk - long weekend accommodation is always difficult in resort and if conditions suddenly improve it will become even more difficult. So you are going to have to weigh up the risk of missing the best conditions against the risk of ending up somewhere like Sallanches.
If I were you I'd do some research now about what accommodation options you have in some of the obvious resorts - the options two weeks out are not likely to be extensive as folk will be holding out for two weeks of bookings. They'll become less choosy nearer the time, especially if forecast snowfall doesn't materialise.
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Stay in Switzerland loads of great ski resorts in the Valais . Verbier , St Luc , Grimentz , Crans , Anzere , Zinal etc motorways most of the way to get there . However Friday afternoon traffic out Geneva is crap in every direction .
Another idea would be go through the Mont Blanc tunnel into Italy to La Thuile or Courmayer . Cheaper than France and Switzerland with great food .
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| WillowWilson wrote: |
As the title suggests, looking for advice on where the best conditions are within a couple of hours of Geneva?
I’ve got a long weekend skiing in the middle of March and looking for the best snow recommendations. I understand things can be changeable but looking to get accommodation booked up this weekend?
We’ve booked flights and a hire car so will be driving to the resort/slopes.
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Hold off. Lots of snow forecast / virus situation evolving. You should have no problem finding accommodation at last minute
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Les diablerets and Glacier 3000, always improves as the season goes on.
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10 days until we fly out to Geneva, has anywhere had any really good dumps in that vicinity recently?
I’ll probably book a few options with ‘free cancellation’, and see which is best at the time.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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It has been snowing all afternoon in Chamonix, 20-30 cms at 1,800 forecast today, precipitation all week ...
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| WillowWilson wrote: |
10 days until we fly out to Geneva, has anywhere had any really good dumps in that vicinity recently?
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I guess that pretty much everywhere within a couple of hours of Geneva has done well over the last week. I think if you aim above 1800m you can't go wrong.
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