 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
I’m looking into a ski trip this spring with the family. With kids, we no longer need to be on the resort for night life etc, and are happy to forgo the charm of being in the resort to save a few pounds. Does anybody know of good European resorts where it is viable to stay out of the main resort, but get to/from the ski lifts easily each day? Ideally, this would be a long gondola from lower down the mountain or something, so we don’t have to deal with car parking etc.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You could try Brides les Bains for the Trois Vallees (gondola connection to Meribel) or Bourg St Maurice for Les Arcs (funicular connection).
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Mrshinobi, BTW - Welcome  to snowHeads.
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Bourg St Maurice into Paradiski
Brides les Bains into Trois Valleys.
Just two that spring to mind
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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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Orelle in the 'fourth ' valley. better village feel than Bride Les Bains.
Morzine
Bourg St Maurice
Les Contamines
Courmeyeur
Alta Badia there is another possibility at the bottom of the Marmolada but Alta Badia is better.
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Langenfeld in otzal valley. On the bus route to soelden, obergurgl, hoch oetz. Easy drive and parking to all those resorts. To give an idea of price, we have a 3 bed apartment booked 9-16 March for €750 all in for the week. 1 hour ish from Innsbruck and 3 ish hours easy drive from Munich.
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@Mrshinobi,
How old are the kids and what kind of other skiing do you need?
Don't forget that wherever you stay you will still need to get from your accommodation to the lift even if the lift is down the valley.
If you are wanting to save money you may well find that a smaller cheap resort saves you a lot more money.
Somewhere like Valfrejus with its very inexpensive lift pass offers great family skiing all be it not hugely extensive but not bad probably significantly cheaper than staying down the valley at Orelle and going up to Val Thorens.
You will also be much closer to your accommodation if you forget something or need to go back at lunch or grab something for a cheap picnic.
Having said that I have heard Vaujany is highly recommended for what you want and is a back way into Alpe d'Huez.
Or slightly different Briancon is a cheap way into Serre Che.
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1. Bourg St Maurice.
2. Davos.
3. Chamonix.
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To narrow down the search we'd need a bit more info. Do you plan to fly or to drive? The former is not necessarily more expensive if you are able to choose your dates (I don't know if the kids are at school) and your destination wisely, and you could then narrow your search to resorts close to your destination airport. E.g. Briançon for Turin.
Also, don't underestimate the hassle of moving from accommodation to the slopes and back with kids in tow... Kids will get cold and tired, gloves will be forgotten/lost, etc. so being able to pop by your accommodation during the day is useful. Hence, I'd rather go for a smallish place close to the slopes than a nicer place further away - my parents did that for years until I was 10 or so, even though we had free family accommodation 10 miles down the road, and it worked so much better.
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Lauterbrunnen - scenic 15 minute train ride to either Wengen or Mürren.
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Hotel Au Bon Accueil in Venosc ...the hotel has a minibus to take you to the bubble up to L2Alpes ...I enjoyed my stay ..a few years ago mind you.. but its easy to get to ..no trip up the hairpins and great food..about £50/night half board
https://www.hotelaubonaccueil.com/
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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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@Mrshinobi, how old are the kids (in some resorts, kids ski free even up to age 10). And how will you travel (if flying, which airports?)
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@Mrshinobi, how far into Spring will you be going? That will dictate which resort may likely have reliable snow in the late season. Most resorts have satellite villages from which you can commute.
Do you also have a preference as to which country you want to visit? Will you be driving from the UK? Will you be flying? Which airport? Will you be hiring a car? Relying on public transport/Ski buses? What ability level are the members of the family? Beginners? Intermediates? Advanced? Will they be needing Ski School?
All these questions come into play, the more info you give, the more focused the answers will be.
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You know it makes sense.
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We stay in Ossana in Trentino, near to a decent Gondola called the Daolasa, 10mins by car. Some hotels will have a private bus to the nearest lift, or of course a car can be used too. I have learn the value of a secure under hotel car park. We leave our skis helmets etc in the car, saves taking them out every night. I reckon one can save approx 40% per night, assuming you are ten minutes from a lift. When hiring we elect to hire an estate car, much easier to stow everything.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Look at Les Brevieres too nice little village or a little over to Val D there's La Daille.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Why not Aosta, really nice old town in the valley. 10 minute walk from the centre brings you to the Bubble up to Pila, nice quiet family resort. Great and cheap bus links from Aosta to Courmayeur, La Thuile etc father up the valley.
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