 Poster: A snowHead
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Passed into Austria around 5:45am and quite a queue at a stand still to get out of Austria at Keifersfelden (sp.)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just got on the 7.30am tunnel on the way to Chamonix all good so far.
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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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@johnE,it is only around 2€ extra for each month you use the badge, but (on my account) there's a maximum of 10€ per year. Can be a lot more than 15 seconds saved if it is busy.
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Arrived cham. The yellow vests let me thro the toll near geneva saved £20. No hold ups bit plenty of traffic.
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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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Driving down on Saturday, does anyone know, if there is more GJ action, if my doofer has scanned through the "first" toll and then the GJ let me through the "charging" toll whether I would be charged? Effectively I wouldn't be ending my journey as far as the tolls were concerned? Thanks
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Just setting off for the return journey. After clearing the fresh snow off the car this morning we set off at 10, though the tunnel is booked for 21:50 We hope to get there for 8pm and hopefully get an earlier crossing or at least not be too delayed.
The traffic is pretty heavy but I suppose that is the downside of doing the drive during the day
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Just picked up the first peage ticket. Managed without stopping. My son has long arms
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It just took a minute to pay at the chambery peage. Wow it's busy
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Just got past rheims and my wide has taken over for a stint of driving. After Lyon the traffic has thinned out quite a bit so we are making reasonable progress. Should make Calais about 8. It would be nice to get across the channel before 10.
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Today involved lovely soft powder then a smashed ACL. Will be interesting to see how insurers respond to getting our car home from Austria... hoping I get flown home on Friday.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Inboard, sirry to hear that. Do you have overseas breakdown? Mine paid for the vehicle to be repatriated on a loader. the insurance might expect any driver with you to drive it home...I was the only driver that year
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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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@Inboard, OMg, bad luck From others experience on here, their travel insurance didn't cover repatriation unless there were other passengers unable to drive. Have you asked your breakdown company or car insurer about repatriating it if it isn't covered by travel policy ? Is there another driver? If so, they may be expected to bring the car home without you. I know when my hubby was injured and had to be flown home, I was expected to drive the car back. If I had no licence it wouldn't have been a problem, they would have sorted it.
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@Inboard, oh no. As tot he car. When my other half was in hospital one summer, I drove home with the kids. But when we broke down in the South a few summers later we negotiated to have it brought back on a loader rather than going to collect it. So you might be alright. All the best with the ACL.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks folk, that’s really useful to hear your varied experiences.
My wife is prepared to drive, although she hasn’t driven in Europe before (my fault for always hogging the driving...lesson learnt!), and we have other options for support/ co-drivers. Will certainly take advantage of a vehicle repatriation if available though. Insurance say they’ll be in touch with decisions re me and car tomorrow.
On the bright side it was my 11th day skiing this holiday and at least 9 of those were thoroughly memorable- we’ve seriously lucked out on the fresh powder/ nordstau lottery this year  .
Had just been on verge of committing to eosb (our first bash!) but will hold off pending more thorough UK diagnosis and treatment/ recovery prognosis.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@inboard same thing happened to me on Xmas eve. Luckily my other half was happy to drive back to calais from kitzbuhel. It was actually an OK journey home. I hate flying so I was determined to get in the car to avoid the alternative option. Good luck with the knee. I'm still waiting for a proper diagnosis but had an mri in Austria to speed up the process back in the UK. Keep positive 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Sorry not to report much on the journey, but apart from a very busy section to Lyon it was very uneventful. My wife drove from Les Arcs to Bourg en Bresse where we had a toilet stop and I took over the driving to just north of Rheims, where we refueled and bought sandwiches. I don't remember ever changing gear and listened to a lot of the tattooist of auschwitz. My wife then did another short stint and I finished up driving to the tunnel. We arrived at 19:30 a 9:30 drive for just over 600 miles.
The queues to the eurotunnel just about the best I have encountered and two and a half hours later entered the UK. My wife drove to Oxford and I continued home, getting home at midnight.
Door to door in 15 hours wasn't too bad compared to the 9 hours it took in November flying.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Drive home tomorrow......from La Plagne
The busy A6 with the Paris traffic
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A39 towards bourg en bresse
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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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@stefoy4me, I always take the A39. Similar distance but quieter roads.
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That’s what I was thinking....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have always taken the A6 .... Lots of the French seem to have left today in any case....
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Yes didn’t t have to queue for rossa or borseliers today
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@stefoy4me, I always do the A39. I think it is a tad longer and more expensive, but the traffic feals quicker and the drive easier.
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So considering going from Morzine to autoroute early
this Sunday via Thonon. Is this a bad idea ?
I find the drive through les gets taninges and cluses v slow and frustrating. We also had some bad traffic last time.
Google says thonon adds 25 min is it really that much more on what I’d think is a peak day?
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@MHskier, don’t go through Cluses. At Taninges go straight on towards St Jeoire - much quicker and easier than Thonon route too which has a longer windy bit than Les Gets route, when getting stuck behind buses etc is more of a time killer
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Thanks nadenoodles
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Driving back now from Chatel. Currently at ayre on A40 near Bourg en Bresse having a breakfast stop. Started at 6:00 and went via Anemasse, no traffic to speak of. Hoping to hit the Chunnel around 16:00
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Sat 5-01-19 12:41; edited 1 time in total
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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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Lunch stop at Troyes le Plessis. Not much to report, a lot of traffic on the autoroute but moving fast
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Long delays at peage after Reims
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You know it makes sense.
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@Nadenoodlee, ssshhhh.........
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Google maps took us on a short diversion around that jam just past Reims, apparently saved us 1hr 45mins.. was it that bad anyone who stayed in it?
Eurotunnel the epitome of efficiency this evening. Arrived 1hr 35min before departure, on a train 30mins later than booked. They don't even seem that busy!
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Poster: A snowHead
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About 25 min delay at Riems. Slow but moving.... gillets jaunes our so only two lanes at the peage open. Can imagine the jam got worse later on.
Yes eurotunnel amazingly good as opposed to expectation. Turned up at 6.50 and went on the 8.02.....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I missed all the fun at Reims apparently by passing it too early.
Checked in to the shuttle at 18:20 after a bit of queuing just in time for our 19:06 crossing.
UK side motorways were a bit busy, but moving smoothly, so arrived home in 1.5h as planned.
All in all 1300 miles round trip including a couple of local trips in Chatel. Very happy with my first ever drive down - so much more flexibility and less stress than even with eurostar ski train, let alone flying. I think I am a convert
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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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@Oleski, I have a 2k round drive & I still prefer driving, I’m currently sat in Geneva airport with a wife that’s not speaking to me due to the chaos of this place
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V v quiet so far up from Morzine today. 60miles from Calais and 3.5 hrs ahead of our booking
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Will try and get put on an earlier one.
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I'd probably choose to have a nice lunch in Calais.
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On our way home. Traffic light. Gilets Jaunes at Vizille roundabout. Just heading onto Rocade round Grenoble.
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@Hells Bells, in case you don't know, if you are back to UK this weekend the M20 is closed from junction 11 to junction 9 until 6am Monday.
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That nearly caught us trying to make our early shuttle on Tuesday. Luckily we took google maps' projected journey time seriously so were OK. Don't rely on your usual timetable. We took 40 minutes longer than usual in the early hours of the morning on empty roads...
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Sat 12-01-19 19:50; edited 1 time in total
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@knackered knees, thanks I was aware but haven't got round to checking alternatives yet.
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