 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
Does any one know if Alpe d’Heuz or Oz has some indoor picnic areas? Alternatively any good picnic table areas?
Thanks.
P.
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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 don't know of any indoor picnic areas, but there are a few picnic tables dotted around, not many. There's a red run if I remember from the top of Dome des Rousses down to the top of the Alpette lift, and there's a picnic table on the left towards the bottom, I think the run is called Rousses. Nice view. I couldn't remember any others, so just got the piste map out and it shows picnic tables Oz-Vaujany at the top of Montfrais 2 lift (but I don't recall it), and at the top of L'Alpette. At ADH, on the way down the blue run 'couloir', from the top of DMC2, in the blue run area off the run 'villard' on the back of Signal 2115 - I vaguely recall this this, and it is off the piste. A few on the blue/green runs down from the top of Romains but I don't recall them. If you can download a piste map online it should show picnic areas. However, they aren't great - just a picnic table. If you haven't been before, it's a great place to ski, we stay in Oz (back there for 2 weeks from 23/2, and have been going for 5 years, we love it. : )
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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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From sataski:
"- Deux salles hors sacs vous attendent pour les piques niques en famille : l’une située sur le Plateau de Montfrais pour les skieurs, l’autre sur la Place du Téléphérique."
There are also picnic tables shown on the piste map.
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| davidof wrote: |
From sataski:
"- Deux salles hors sacs vous attendent pour les piques niques en famille : l’une située sur le Plateau de Montfrais pour les skieurs, l’autre sur la Place du Téléphérique."
There are also picnic tables shown on the piste map. |
I got the idea that they have closed the Montfrais one now, could be wrong, know nothing about the other one.
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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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That's really useful, I've never seen anywhere at either of the locations, but will look out for them next time! We're taking friends with kids with us shortly so very handy, thanks davidof. : )
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| skitow wrote: |
| davidof wrote: |
From sataski:
"- Deux salles hors sacs vous attendent pour les piques niques en famille : l’une située sur le Plateau de Montfrais pour les skieurs, l’autre sur la Place du Téléphérique."
There are also picnic tables shown on the piste map. |
I got the idea that they have closed the Montfrais one now, could be wrong, know nothing about the other one. |
That's bad 
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| reneesb wrote: |
| That's really useful, I've never seen anywhere at either of the locations, but will look out for them next time! We're taking friends with kids with us shortly so very handy, thanks davidof. : ) |
As you get off the bubbles from Vaujany it is the building on the right, to the right of the beginner conveyor belt. I do have the idea they have closed it though.
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I think I know the building you mean skitow, it's part of the complex of the lift going up to Dome des Rousses? That's the only building I can think of other than the restaurant. There are loos there, but I'd not noticed anything else. We'll check it out and give an update : )
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It was the Salle Hors Sac because we used to go there, it has a garage underneath that they keep the gaitor half track in and the upstairs was split between a canteen for lifties and salle hors sac. There was a big sign on the gable end that has now gone. Entrance was on the top side, furthest from the bubble station.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Half way down chez roger run there's a fun picnic spot with a kids wooden hut and a few tables...great view up on a small rise overlooking pistes....we were there today in glorious sunshine!!
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Just back from staying in Vaujany. There is a Salle Hors Sac just at the top of the Montfrais gondola from Vaujany. It's tucked behind the bottom of the covered magic carpet. There are 2 picnic benches on the blue piste that traverses from the top of the Montfrais chair towards the Clos Giraud chair, as well as another 2 or 3 just further on where that piste meets the Chalets piste just above the Clos Giraud chair. The second lot are accessible from the Chalets piste which runs down from the mid station of the Alpette cable car to Montfrais. There are another 2, as pointed out above, on the left just above the Alpette mid station. There are 2 or 3 more at the Alpette mid station on skiers left as you reach the station next to a wooden hut, as well as some 'park benches' immediately beside the ramp walk up to the cable car.
We also picnicked on rocks on the Sarenne glacier and on also on the way down from the Alpette cable car (2800m) to the DMC 2/3 station (2700). Absolutely baking up on the glacier as it's sheltered in the top bowl (wind direction dependent obv).
There are 6 or 8 outside the entrance to the DMC2 above AdH.
Happy picnicking!
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@grazzenger, The salle hors sac definitely still open at Montfrais ? I must ave been mistaken then. Good if it is, great cheap alternative for families especially 
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You know it makes sense.
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It certainly looked so, although we only used it as a loo stop as the weather was far too nice to be inside!
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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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@skitow The sign on the gable end is back, hence we spotted it.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@grazzenger, OK great, thanks, handy to know that.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| reneesb wrote: |
| I don't know of any indoor picnic areas, but there are a few picnic tables dotted around, not many. There's a red run if I remember from the top of Dome des Rousses down to the top of the Alpette lift, and there's a picnic table on the left towards the bottom, I think the run is called Rousses. Nice view. I couldn't remember any others, so just got the piste map out and it shows picnic tables Oz-Vaujany at the top of Montfrais 2 lift (but I don't recall it), and at the top of L'Alpette. At ADH, on the way down the blue run 'couloir', from the top of DMC2, in the blue run area off the run 'villard' on the back of Signal 2115 - I vaguely recall this this, and it is off the piste. A few on the blue/green runs down from the top of Romains but I don't recall them. If you can download a piste map online it should show picnic areas. However, they aren't great - just a picnic table. If you haven't been before, it's a great place to ski, we stay in Oz (back there for 2 weeks from 23/2, and have been going for 5 years, we love it. : ) |
Thanks for the advice.
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