 Poster: A snowHead
|
Hi all
I wonder if some fab snow headers can help me out.
We have booked to go to terrasse de Helios in flaine in Feb. I am worried now that you cannot ski down to flaine forum but need to take the Gerats lift which would then mean we were late for ski school.
So question is can you ski from that area of flaine to foret / forum without getting a chair lift and if you do need to get gerats lift does that open in time to get to flaine forum for 9am ski school
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
It's the route you describe via the lift as far as I remember.
But close enough just to walk in ski boots along snow path to forét level, or just the bus outside direct to piste / snow front at forét.
I wouldn't worry as it's pretty easy and shouldn't give you a problem. Also from forét you can use beginner area rope tow ( maybe conveyer now) to get to the top of yoghurt pot lift down to forum if you are not at a level to ski down main piste initially. Nice place to stay too, very good outside pool.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
Thanks that is helpful - ski level isn’t a problem as kids are good skiers but hate walking in ski boots and can’t face the bus! Sounds like we will need to either get bus or a short trek unless the gerats opens early. Does anyone know what time it opens ?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
Welcome to the forum by the way @Mumof5, to clarify, you ski down to base of the chair and if it's not yet open just walk across the access road to the snow at the nursery slopes of forét as it's only a couple of hundred metres.
If you've five with kit to carry though that may by a bit slow.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
I think glaciers might move faster ! Although good to know that we can walk it. Has anyone used the nursery in flaine - we are considering it for our 2 year old
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
I think glaciers might move faster ! Although good to know that we can walk it. Has anyone used the nursery in flaine - we are considering it for our 2 year old
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You may be lucky and Gerats opens a little early but it will be a struggle to get to Forum for 09:00
Only other options is skiing to the bottom of Gerats and then walking to Foret or getting the skibus from outside Terrasse de Helios
Two problems - it will take about 30 minutes to walk with 5 year olds (been there, done it) and/or the bus will be busy at that time with everyone trying to get to ski school - so allow plenty of time for both
Once in Foret, take the Bissac travelator (which does open earlier) to the top of the Telebenne yoghurt pots and take the lift down or you can ski the green Epicea to Forum or the red Azurite if your kids are capable (there's also the red Satan but that is quite steep)
One question, why are the lessons in Forum? Both ski schools also run lessons from Foret which will save some time
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thanks for the info- lessons are in forum as clues competition only goes from forum - I have got two in competition, one in freestyle , one in 3 star and one at the nursery in forum. No prob with the red slope though down to forum it’s getting to foret that I think is going to be the issue. I’m abit fed up as powder beds assured me you can ski to foret/forum without needing the chair lift as we wouldn’t have booked it otherwise and now there is no other accommodation available.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
@Mumof5, Pinched this from another thread - may be of use to you..
"...Eos is ski-in/ski-out (unless there is a serious lack of snow) via a cat-track at the back that runs down to the short Gerats chair. From the top of Gerats you join the bottom end of Tourmaline piste, which comes out at the main ski school meeting point for Flaine Foret. Be warned, it will likely take you 15-20 mins to get there. If your child is in morning ski school then get to the Gerats chair for about 9 (when it opens) and you should be okay, as ESI morning lessons start at 9:15...."
https://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=148911 (author - Ingemark Skidmark)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Was there Xmas 2016 and there was hardly any snow and the cat track was closed, which meant we had to catch a bus to ski school every morning.
Hopefully you'll be fine in Feb
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
|
@Mumof5 Yep definitely no way you can ski to Foret/Forum without using the Gerats lift but it will be just about possible to get to Forum for 9:15 if you push it. If there's a kind lifty they sometimes let you go up Gerats before 09:00 but it's quite slow and takes at least 5 minutes from top to bottom. If you decide to take the bus timetable for last year is here - https://formulaire.flaine.com/medias/documents/documentation/documentation-30PARKING-FR.pdf - takes 5 minutes from Eos to Foret
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
For the past few years Gerats Chair Lift has opened at 8.45 during Feb half term so you shouldn't have any problem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
