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Hi, I've made some enquiries at travel agents and they tell me the resorts have eiether closed as seasons ended or are open but i'd be risking not having enough snow to ski. my preference would be to go to europe but not france or italy (simply becos i've been there before, and i like to go to a new country when i can). Was hard to get annual leave before now, plus a ski-trip that was tentatively planned a month ago fizzled out when some flaky friends dropped out. so if i can get 1 or 2 friends to commit is it too late to go? If not is it too late to book? And if not, WHERE?
I'd ideally like to travel the Good Friday morning, and return Easter Monday evening.
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Ridha,
Welocme
Of course, its not too late....but you will have to get looking in earnest now...
Look at the snow reports here for L2A or ADH...Tignes/Val or anywhere high-ish. but by ruling out France you are ruling out a lot of good skiing. Besides, they are the places that you can get to easily as you go independant... Also, look at the chalet section for people with apartments that may do ad-hoc days...!!
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thx for the reply, wot do 'ad hoc' days mean?
I'm new to the webiste, so have no idea what it offers! Ok, if i was to think about France, which resorts do u recommend? One of my friends who's at St. Antons may be able to extend her stay if I come up. What do u know of this resort - does it have long seasons? What's the nearest airport?
I don't even know how to begin looking at snow reports!! Besides, is it really useful? Cos I remember 2 years ago when I was in Vermont, for the beginning of our holiday the snow was slushy, and on the 2nd last day there were even bit of mud and grass dotted all over the slopes, and then one the last day we had a thick blanket of overnight snow!! So can snow reports really give you an indication?
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Ridha, chalets / hotel bookings normally run Saturday-Saturday, ad-hoc means they will take guests for the specific days they want.
The resorts JT mentions are a good bet (Les Deux Alpes, Alp D'Huez, Tignes/Val D'Isere) you might also add Les Arcs and Val Thorens. I normally check www.snow-forecast.com or www.skiclub.co.uk for snow reports. They're useful for getting a general idea of what's getting on.
I believe Friedrichshafen is the closest airport to St Anton (but I'm not sure about that)
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Ridha,
If you want a flight to St Anton, you can also try Zurich and then catch the train right into the village... I don't know what the snow is like there but the TO is very good - e-mail them and see what they can offer. I would also do that with the other resorts mentioned...
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Ridha, get out to Austria. Accommodation won't be an issue...just roll up to the tourist office and they'll do the rest.
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Ridha, hi, we've just got back from morillon (les esserts) which still has quite a lot of snow (we could ski back to the apartment) and loads of sunshine. morillon is quite quiet, but the skiing is ok, (flaine area). there is a website called ownersdirect.com (top apartment listing is in a great location & quite cheap) and geneva airport is pretty close. hope you sort something out.
rebecca
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Hi guys, thx for all the responses! Eeeeeeee Good news as i've just crossed one hurdle, which is i've found a couple of friends who are interested in a ski trip over easter from 14th - 17th, so am now onto the minefield of actually booking. Problem is when i went to the travel agents today they were all totally discouraging about my chances of a. there being snow anywhere on easter weekend, and b. booking this late. And although i've been to lastminute.com, i find that site utterly contradictory and difficult to navigate. Heeellllp! I'll be working between Monday and Friday so won't be able to make any more phone calls or attend at Thomas Cooks, but am also really wary of just booking a flight and rocking up blindly to a ski destination. Any other suggestions? Basically we will take anywhere that still has great snow, and accomodation for 3 or 4 people. And as all in one of a trip as possible. i.e flights, accomodation, transfers, lift pass and equipment hire all included in the package, cos to organise those things separately seem overwhelming!! Any suggestions for good travcel agents, or online packages that u've seen? I might try the chalet section now, but say if i was to find some kind soul who would rent us accom between 14th and 17th how would we get from the relevant airport to the chalet unless it's part of a package? (None of us can drive btw)
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Ridha, how would we get from the relevant airport to the chalet unless it's part of a package? (None of us can drive btw) New postSun Apr 09, 06 20:27 Reply with quote
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taxi's are pretty cheap now - www.diy-hols.com are an example of a cheap taxi co. think they are just geneva though. but if you put in a resort name onto google, taxi co's will come up.
rebecca
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Hi there... I can recommend a really good place called Auberge Sur Le Montagne -- "auberge" means inn, and it's like a cross between a chalet and a very friendly small hotel. It's near Ste Foye resort, which is a great place, still has tons of snow, and is very uncrowded and laid-back compared to places like Val D'Isere, but the great thing about the auberge is that from there it's easy to drive to Val D'Isere, Tignes, and Les Arc (access is 10 minutes away in Viller Rogier (sp?)).... Andy and Sue, the people that run the auberge, are super friendly and will help you to get to wherever you want to go to (they have a mini bus and I think they do runs to other resorts at a small cost, but there is a free bus up to Ste Foye throughout the day which takes approx 10 minutes). They will also do transfers from Geneva or Lyon, or you can get a bus from the airports to Bourg St Maurice and they can arrange transport from there (it's about 20 minutes away). They even have a really comprehensive ski workshop downstairs with a great range of hire equipment so you can try different skis if you want to (they also have snowboards).
So all you would have to do is book the flight and organise everything else thru them... www.auberge-montagne.co.uk.
I am nothing to do with the auberge by the way, just a very happy punter! Really can't recommend them highly enough.
Em x
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Ridha, you could try www.skiweekends.com I know they did an Easter package for those days, but don't know whether that is still available or not. They go to Brides les Bains (for the 3V) or Chamonix.
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rihda, i think the best way is france and driving, me and missus + maybe 1 other would deffo be up for it if you have a few people who cna drive lets do it and share the costs of the motor. Meribel has had lots of snow and at mo has 220 at top, with val thorens even higher.
Basically london to alps includign boat is 12 hours drive (hammerring it) with 4 drivers or so we can share responsibility and leave thursday night around 8 and get back tuesday morning around 9
phone me today if u think this idea has merit
07799832145 rik
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You know it makes sense.
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just got this email, if it helps, nowt to do with the company involved at all.
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last minute cancellation in chalet beaumont - 2 apartments available (numbers 3+5) this bank holiday weekend, just 195 euro for the apartment for up to 7 nights enquire
Best regards, Jenny Avent, chamonixweekends.com"
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Hope this helps!
Greg
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